The Lean Business Plan Template

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Here you have it!

On the latest episode of The Perspective by Asia McMillan, Asia goes over the lean business plan and how she used the one page template to start her latest company BeyondFour Foundation. Take a look at the template below and feel free to download it and use it to start your next business or project.

Special thanks to Bplans for the inspiration. You can find them and the link below.

Bplans: https://articles.bplans.com/an-overview-of-lean-business-planning/

Lean Business Plan Template: bit.ly/LeanBusinessPlan

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A Reliable Company Database

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Being an alumna of Full Sail University, I know a thing or two about resources and how to properly use them. Full Sail equips its students with many of the top research tools and databases to use for scholarly research and for researching companies, their founders and their staff. While these tools are invaluable throughout your time at Full Sail, once you become a graduate many of those resources are no longer available.

One of the research tools that I found most helpful during my time at Full Sail was LexisNexis. Lexis Nexis is a great tool that can be used for academic research as well as sourcing company info. But like many other tools, Lexis Nexis is not available to former students. However, I stumbled upon a great tool that can substitute for LexisNexis, so I thought I would pass it along to the SMP community.

via TechCrunch

via TechCrunch

This tool of choice is known as Crunchbase. Crunchbase is the leading platform for users to discover industry trends, investments, and news about global companies—from startups to major Fortune 1000 companies. Crunchbase has been featured in many of the top tech and business publications and remains a staple among the innovative tech industry. Crunchbase is a free platform to use. However, there are many options and features that only come with a paid subscription.

via MUX Awards

via MUX Awards

In addition to their web-based platform, Crunchbase has a pretty amazing app that has been featured and recognized as the "Silicon Valley in your pocket".

Check out the links below to discover what Crunchbase has to offer.