Small Business Planning Archives

Tim Berry 08/28/2008 President of Palo Alto Software As you're doing your business planning, how important are projections? Tim Berry talks with Jim Blasingame about how to use projections in the planning process and then extend that capability to the actual operation of your business.

Paul Casey 08/27/2008 CEO, Casey Communications; author of Is Self-Employment for You? What do you need to know BEFORE you start your business plan? Paul Casey talks with Jim Blasingame about the five most important questions you should ask yourself before you actually write your business plan and start your business.

Tim Berry 07/15/2008 President of Palo Alto Software Your business plan is important to your small business, but your planning is more important. Tim Berry and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the issues that are involved in successful business development, including some tips and examples of start-up opportunities.

Tim Berry 05/08/2008 President of Palo Alto Software What does it take to successfully hand over the small business you founded to one of your children? Tim Berry has done this and he talks with Jim about how to do it. They also talk about small business development in Mexico, as well as what Tim has learned as a business plan judge.

Jim Blasingame 03/11/2008 Creator and host, The Small Business Advocate Show Do you have a business plan? Jim Blasingame talks about how to not be intimidated by the business planning process by just writing down what you already know in your head.

Tim Berry 01/30/2008 President, PaloAlto Software Stop the presses: Tim Berry has a new method for business planning. Tim joins Jim to talk about his new approach, which is what he calls "plan as you go" business planning.

Tim Berry 11/13/2007 President, PaloAlto Software How would you like to create your business plan as you run your small business? Tim talks with Jim about what he calls, plan as you go."

Tim Berry 09/25/2007 President, PaloAlto Software When you want to do a business plan, where do you start? Tim talks with Jim about this and explains why and how you can start wherever you want.

Tim Berry 07/31/2007 President, PaloAlto Software How does a family business make the transition from the founder to the next leader? Tim talks with Jim about how he accomplished this critical step in the life of a family business, how his decision is working out, and why he thinks it's going to be a success.

Tim Berry 05/15/2007 President, Palo Alto Software Tim has been judging several business planning competitions and he joins Jim to talk about the ones that won, the ones that didn't, what was the difference, and what can we learn from this.

Tim Berry 01/12/2007 President, Palo Alto Software What's important, the plan or the planning? Tim talks with Jim about why the plan isn't as important as the planning.

Tim Berry 11/15/2006 President and founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, the Book on Business Planning Joining Jim during his 9th anniversary week, Tim offers a few of the biggest mistakes small business owners make that could put their ventures in jeopardy.

Andrew Sherman 10/05/2006 Partner at Dickstein, Shapiro, Morin & Oshinsky, LLP; author of many books, including Raising Capital Andrew talks with Jim about the importance of innovation and innovative thinking in the growth plans and future health of a small business.

Tim Berry 09/27/2006 President & founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, the Book on Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about the many different variations of business plans and how to know which one suits your objectives.

Tim Berry 08/28/2006 President and founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book on Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about how to think about the projections element of your business plan, where to look for help and where not to look. They also identify a great way to minimize the truth that projections are always wrong.

Tim Berry 07/26/2006 President and founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, the Book on Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about how small businesses gain an understanding of how much capital they need to start and grow their businesses, plus how to get the capital they need, including borrowing, bootstrapping and investors.

Tim Berry 05/15/2006 President and founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, the Book on Business Planning Tim joins Jim to talk about the different ways to develop a business plan for different end-users.

Robert Tomasko 04/19/2006 Co-author of Bigger Isn't Always Better Bob and Jim talk about the most successful ways for small businesses to think about how to grow their businesses.

Tim Berry 03/29/2006 President of Palo Alto Software and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about three key elements that must be addressed when growing an existing business.

Tim Berry 02/01/2006 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim on the 8th anniversary of Tim's first visit on the show to talk about some of the greatest mistakes small business owners make when preparing a business plan. Specifically cash planning and how to treat sweat equity on your financial statements.

Tim Berry 12/19/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about the importance of the strategic element in your business plan. Tim says growth does not happen unless you have a definite plan for growth. They go on to talk about the concept of displacement, and how it impacts our growth performance.

Tim Berry 11/14/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim to help him celebrate his 8th anniversary week as they talk about a kind of fear factor: the four reasons why people fear doing business planning. Take a listen and see if you recognize any of these fears that might be holding your small business back.

Dr. Catherine Gira 11/04/2005 President, Frostburg State University Dr. Gira talks with Jim about how a state university can be a partner in economic development. This interview is part of Jim's visit to Garrett County, Maryland, a/k/a Deep Creek Lake Maryland, where he is broadcasting live for two days, and delivering two keynote speeches at the Our Story Conference.

Tim Berry 10/10/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim talk about a few of the biggest business planning mistakes small business owners make, beginning with not doing a business plan.

Tim Berry 08/31/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim discuss what happens when your plan meets reality. Tim talks about how to make sure your planning process is flexible enough to adjust to the reality you couldn't see coming or didn't plan for.

Michael Hepworth 08/30/2005 Revenue Growth Strategist; partner The Results Exchange Michael and Jim talk about the concept of small business leverage as it applies to our time, our marketing efforts, our own assets, and the assets of others around us.

Tim Berry 06/21/2005 President of Palo Alto Software Tim and Jim talk about the three essential questions that all business owners need to ask themselves, in order to be able to create and execute a successful business plan.

Tim Berry 05/17/2005 President of Palo Alto Software and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim disuss how to use the SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats) method of determining which direction your business should be going.

Tim Berry 04/22/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim and Jim discuss some of the most important things to consider when planning to start a new business.

Tim Berry 03/15/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Now in his eighth year as a member of our brain trust, Tim helps Jim understand the difference between an idea and an opportunity, how to turn the former into the latter, and then how to turn opportunities into success.

Tim Berry 02/16/2005 President of Palo Alto Software, and author ofHurdle, The Book On Business Planning Now in his eighth year on Jim’s Show, Tim Berry and Jim begin a new series on how to begin and build a written business plan.

Tim Berry 12/20/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Jim and Tim talk about what has changed in business planning because of technology and the changes that are coming in the next year.

Terry Levine 12/14/2004 Owner, clair de lune; Grand Prize winner of the Palo Alto software, Inc. 2004 Business Plan Competition Terry joins Jim to give an update on how her small business is running two months after the opening.

Tim Berry 11/17/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Jim and Tim celebrate seven years of being on the air and talk about what happens when your business gets the seven year itch.

Tim Berry 09/29/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim from New Orleans at the National Convention of Small Business Development Centers to talk about the importance of planning for your small business.

Richard Galen 09/22/2004 Publisher, Mullings.com Jim and Rich discuss the Republican and Democratic parties' campaign strategies and talk about what the candidates will need to do during the debates beginning later this month.

Terry Levine 09/22/2004 Owner, clair de lune; Grand Prize winner of the Palo Alto Software, Inc. 2004 Business Plan Competition Terry shares with Jim the benefits of having a good business plan.

Tim Berry 08/31/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Jim and Tim talk about the different ways you can develop a business plan depending on the specifics of your business.

Tim Berry 07/18/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim to talk about Palo Alto's annual business plan contest.

Bill Doerr 05/12/2004 Director, Small Business Owners Advisory Association Bill joins Jim to talk about developing your ideas into a reality.

Tim Berry 04/28/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Jim and Tim talk about what to start with when making a business plan and why starting with your customers is important to the success of your plan.

Tim Berry 03/23/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim to talk about the changes to business plans over the years and how the computer makes the plan come alive.

Tim Berry 01/28/2004 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Tim joins Jim to explain the buzz-word "SWOT" and how to apply it to your small business.

Tim Berry 12/12/2003 President of Palo Alto Software, and author of Hurdle, The Book On Business Planning Jim and Tim break down how to start a business and plan for the long term into three lists.

Tim Berry 08/20/2003 President of Palo Alto Software Tim has just returned from working with small business owners in South America and he reports to us how fertile the entrepreneurial soil is in that region.

Tim Berry 07/11/2003 President of Palo Alto Software Jim and Tim talk about how to make your business better through business planning.

Tim Berry 05/23/2003 President and founder of Palo Alto Software, and author of "Hurdle, the Book on Business Planning." Tim and Jim talk about the different ways to get capital into your business, and how to allocate ownership when you take on investors.