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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!

10/13/2026

A pledge to act responsibly only matters if the behavior behind it holds up. That’s true for the biggest companies in the world, and it’s true for yours.

Your ethics show up in the decisions you make every day, especially in how you serve your customers. Those choices shape the reputation your business carries.

Pick a mission you actually believe in and hold to it. A business run on strong morals and ethics ends up better off.

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10/11/2026

An idea can sound great on paper, but is there actually a market for what you're selling? Before investing your time and money, research your target customers, competitors, and overall market potential. LivePlan's Market Research feature helps you dig into the details before sinking money into a business that might not succeed.

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10/09/2026

Landscaping is now a $189-billion industry in the US, employing more than 1.4 million people nationwide. In an industry that big, specialization is what helps a new landscaping business stand out.

Homeowners who want landscaping done well are looking for a team that can handle design, installation, and ongoing maintenance so they don’t have to manage separate vendors.

Our free landscaping plan, Emerald Outdoor Design, walks through a $150,000 launch budget covering tool inventory, marketing, and a year of operating costs. It also sets a first-year goal of 30 or more residential accounts and three to four commercial accounts.

Get access to our free landscaping business plan using the link in our bio.

10/08/2026

LivePlan customers can now save up to $10,000 on business expenses through exclusive discounts with brands like TikTok, T-Mobile, DHL, and more. Our full library of perks is included with your subscription at no extra cost.

Many of these perks cover costs you'll pay anyway, so you'll simply spend less.

Start and manage your business in LivePlan to unlock every perk. Get started using the link in our bio or comment "perks."

10/07/2026

A business plan keeps changing long after it's written. A lender might come back with a different number, you might move to a new location, or a partner might join the business, and those kinds of changes need to show up in your plan.

Long-term control means getting a plan you can edit yourself, ideally in software where one change to your business flows through the rest of your plan. That's the difference between a business plan you file away and one you'll actually use.

Plenty of founders write their own plan, and many should. But if you do hire help, a good plan writer brings funding and lender expertise, takes the work off your plate, and leaves you with a great plan you can keep updating yourself.

Book a free conversation with our team to see if a business plan writer is right for you. Use the link in our bio or visit https://hubs.la/Q04zmK8p0 to get started.

10/06/2026

Knowing what your business made last year and knowing what it's worth today are two different things. Your balance sheet shows you what it's worth on paper.

It breaks down into what you own (your assets), what you owe (your liabilities), and what's left over (your equity). Equity is what your business is worth once you subtract everything you owe from everything you own.

Keep in mind that buyers usually price a small business on a multiple of its cash flow, so your equity doesn't tell the full story of what your business would sell for.

Build your financial forecast in LivePlan, and your balance sheet updates with every change you make. Get started using the link in our bio.

10/04/2026

Showing up to a business meeting without doing your homework is a completely avoidable mistake. The company across the table expects you to know who they are and what they do.

AI has made research faster, and it has also made it easier to walk in with facts that aren't true. Check every claim before you say it in the room.

Preparation is what gives you the best shot at landing a big opportunity. Skipping it rarely works out.

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10/02/2026

Before you spend time and money building a business, make sure your idea ACTUALLY works. Our free idea validation tool helps you work through the details, identify potential issues, and validate your idea before you invest in it.

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

10/01/2026

Online shoppers returned 19.3% of everything they bought last year, well above the 15.8% return rate across retail. For most online sellers, returns are one of the biggest hidden costs in the business.

Your return rate depends heavily on what you sell. Apparel, for example, gets returned far more often than electronics. Every return also carries a processing cost, which adds up fast when you're moving a lot of product.

Treat returns as a line item from day one. A smooth return process protects your margins and gives customers a reason to buy from you again.

Get access to our free e-commerce business plan using the link in our bio.

09/30/2026

Good business plan writers charge the same flat fee whether you're raising $50,000 or $2 million in funding. The work behind the plan is often about the same, regardless of the size of the ask.

The better question is what the plan is worth relative to what you're raising. Put the flat rate next to your funding goal and see how the math looks.

Book a free, no-commitment conversation with our business plan writers to see if professional help is right for you. Head to https://hubs.la/Q04ytmFY0 to get started.

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