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LivePlan LivePlan software simplifies business planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking for small businesses and startups.

Easily write a business plan, secure funding, and get insights to help you reach your goals - all with LivePlan!

09/01/2026

Can you actually build a financial forecast with AI? Yes, but only if you can defend every number in it.

Skip the "grab 1% of a billion-dollar market" math. Help Me Forecast in LivePlan asks you specific, guided questions, like units sold per month times price per unit, plus every other revenue stream you run, so you land on real numbers you can stand behind and explain line by line, not a vague guess from a general AI tool like ChatGPT.

This is part one in our four-part series breaking down how you can build a forecast with AI that holds up.

Try Help Me Forecast in LivePlan. Get started using the link in our bio.

08/30/2026

Knowing how to open Word and Excel isn't the same as knowing how to build a plan and forecast that actually work.

In Word, it's not just formatting a document. It's understanding what a lender or investor expects to see in a business plan outline.

In Excel, it's not just entering numbers. It's linking your revenue to your expenses and building out cash flow with actual accounts receivable and accounts payable, not just a rough guess.

That's a different skill set than knowing how to use a spreadsheet. Business plan software handles that structure and those calculations for you, so you're not learning financial modeling from scratch.

Write your business plan and build your financial forecast with LivePlan. Get started using the link in our bio.

08/28/2026

Healthcare is projected to grow faster than any other industry in America through 2034, adding roughly 2 million jobs. Not AI, not tech broadly, healthcare specifically.

AI's growth shows up inside other categories, mainly Professional & Technical Services and Information, since the Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't track AI as its own industry. But healthcare still comes out on top of every industry BLS does measure.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.
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08/27/2026

There are only around 17,000 laundromats left in the US, and that number is shrinking by about 1.5% a year. The industry is still on track to pull in $7.2 billion in 2026.

Many coin-operated laundromats are unattended, poorly maintained, and give customers no way to check machine availability before they show up.

Staff the location, add an app for real-time availability, and offer wash-and-fold pickup and delivery, and you've built something people actually want, especially renters near apartment complexes with no in-unit laundry.

Our free laundromat business plan breaks down exactly how to get started, including energy-efficient machines and a full $180,000 startup cost estimate.

Get our free laundromat business plan using the link in our bio.

08/26/2026

There's a pattern to business plans that actually get funded.

Specific sections lenders want to see, specific ways numbers need to be presented, specific language that signals credibility versus language that raises red flags.

A business plan writer who has done this for years has watched plans get funded and watched plans get rejected. Over time that turns into a pattern they've internalized just from repetition.

This is part two in our series explaining when hiring a plan writer makes sense, and when it doesn't.

Whether you want to write your plan yourself or hire a plan writer, create your lender-ready business plan in LivePlan. Get started using the link in our bio.

08/25/2026

You don't need to be an accountant to catch the biggest problem in a ChatGPT-written business plan.

The draft looks finished, but each section was written on its own. Nothing checked whether the numbers on page four agree with the numbers on page nine, and the figures ChatGPT filled in are just the numbers that usually show up in a plan like yours, not your actual prices or your city.

Pull every number into one place and ask the simple question, "Do these numbers agree?" If they don't, you just found something you need to revisit.

Write your business plan with LivePlan. Get started using the link in our bio.

08/23/2026

FedEx paid $466 million across two settlements after calling its drivers contractors when the courts ruled they were employees.

The IRS, not the business owner, decides 1099 vs W-2 status through a three-part control test that looks at behavior, financial arrangement, and the working relationship. If a worker's day-to-day looks like what your business actually does, that's a strong signal they're an employee, not a contractor.

There's no such thing as a 1099 employee. The Department of Labor lists that exact phrase as a myth on its own misclassification page.

Go through your contractor list and flag anyone whose hours you set, whose tools you buy, or whose work is your core product. If you're still unsure, IRS Form SS-8 is a free way to get an official answer before it turns into a settlement.

This video is for general educational purposes only, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and doesn't create any advisor relationship. Laws vary by state and change over time. Consult a licensed attorney, CPA, or financial advisor about your specific situation before acting.

08/21/2026

Before you spend time and money building a business, see if your idea holds up. Our Idea Canvas helps you work through the details and see whether it could become a viable business.

Click the link in our bio to give it a try.

08/20/2026

Agent commissions were supposed to shrink after the 2024 NAR settlement. Instead, the average total commission climbed to 5.7% in 2026, even as the median home price hit $440,000.

That's because a dedicated agent still beats a rotating call center. Pair that with AI-assisted pricing and a referral network of lenders, inspectors, and title companies, and you're competing on service, not just price.

Sales commissions cover the busy years, and rental property management income covers the slow ones, so one bad season doesn't sink the business.

Our free real estate business plan lays out how to build a brokerage that lasts, with $430,000 in funding, insight into which neighborhoods and submarkets to target, and a real strategy for competing against national franchises and online buyers.

Get our free real estate brokerage business plan using the link in our bio.

08/19/2026

A lender might only spend twenty minutes with your business plan before deciding yes or no.

That's not much time to explain what's obvious to you but unfamiliar to a stranger reading about your business for the first time. You know it so well that you skip explaining certain steps without even realizing it.

Some founders bring in a business plan writer to help close that gap. This is part one in our series explaining when hiring a writer makes sense, and when it doesn't.

Whether you want to write your plan yourself or hire a plan writer, create your lender-ready business plan in LivePlan. Get started using the link in our bio.

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