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20 Strategic Planning Models to Consider

ClearPoint Strategy

The chart below, for example, demonstrates the difference between the projected and desired sales of a mock company: See Also: Gap Planning Template (+ Seven Other Strategic Planning Templates). Blue Ocean Strategy is a strategic planning model that emerged in a book by the same name in 2005. Planning and strategy.

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The Ultimate Guide to Startup Accelerators

Hubspot Sales

From nearly zero programs in 2005 to almost 200 in 2015 (and even more in the last few years), the number of startup accelerators in the U.S. In theory, you’d apply to and attend a business incubator prior to a startup accelerator. Business idea or business plan. Established business model and MVP.