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The 5 Stages of Entrepreneurship

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Stage 2: Planning Just as architects need building plans to construct a new building, entrepreneurs need business plans to create successful businesses. Developing a business plan helps you estimate costs, identify risks, and set up risk mitigation measures. You desire to expand faster.

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Social Entrepreneurship: What It Is and Why Everyone's Talking About it

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They wrote a business plan, circulated the document to a bank, and worked tirelessly to scale their company and drive profits for themselves and their investors. Entrepreneurs have different motivations for starting a business just as consumers have different motivations to buy. But in 2018, we’re a startup nation.

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