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And, in today's Internet-paced world, speed is more important than ever in business planning. Here's an assortment of inc.com resources to help you get a quick start on your business plan.]]></brief><brief-nohtml><![CDATA[A business plan is an essential document not only for raising capital, but also as a roadmap to your start-up's success. And, in today's Internet-paced world, speed is more important than ever in business planning. Here's an assortment of inc.com resources to help you get a quick start on your business plan.]]></brief-nohtml><owner><id>15</id><production>1</production><name>Inc.com</name><address/><city/><state/><country/><url>http://www.inc.com</url><ticker/><relationship><name>No Relationship Exists</name><id>1</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name>Division</name><id>6</id></companytype><image><name>No Image</name><id>14</id><width>1</width><height>1</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy><![CDATA[Inc.com is an Internet company serving the small-business market. Inc.com's mission is to select and present the best information, Web-based applications, products, and research available to the small-business market, regardless of source. Inc.com has relationships with more than 80 Solutions Providers and content providers (including <i>Inc</i> magazine).<p/>Inc.com LLC is a Delaware limited liability company, headquartered in Boston, Mass.<p/><b><font color="#993300">Inc.com: Where to start and run your business.</font></b>]]></bodycopy></owner><pagetitle><![CDATA[Inc.com:Guide:Business Plans at Internet Speed]]></pagetitle><articletype><id>0</id><name/></articletype><pagenumber>0</pagenumber><legacyid/><byline><author><id>461</id><firstname>Audra</firstname><lastname>Mulhearn</lastname><username/><email>audra_mulhearn@inc.com</email><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author><author><id>0</id><firstname/><lastname/><username/><email/><phone/><url/><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><company><id>0</id><production>0</production><name/><address/><city/><state/><country/><url/><ticker/><relationship><name/><id>0</id><bizrel/></relationship><companytype><name/><id>0</id></companytype><image><name/><id>0</id><width>0</width><height>0</height></image><imageurl/><bodycopy/></company><title/></author></byline><bodycopy style="simple"><text><![CDATA[In the July 2000 issue of <I>Inc.</I> magazine, Joel Burtman, president of a seven-year-old construction company, asks a question that's probably on many entrepreneurs' minds: <a href="/incmagazine/articles/19560.html">"Should the planning process for an Internet-related company be different from what I went through when planning my first business?"</a><p>Yes and no, concludes  <I>Inc.</I> finance editor Jill Andresky Fraser. <!-- (To find out more about the ways in which business planning has &#151; and hasn't &#151; changed in the Internet world, read Fraser's story in Inc.'s July 2000 issue.) --> One point made in Fraser's article: The sheer speed of business in the Internet world means that business planning has to be quicker, too. <p>But the very force that's driving the need for acceleration &#151; the Internet &#151; also helps you achieve it. The Internet contains vast information resources that can make writing your business plan faster and easier. So, at inc.com,  we've collected a series of articles and resources to help you with both online and offline business-planning research. We've also added links to articles that can help you use your business plan as a tool for your financing efforts.]]></text></bodycopy><subjects/></document></content>