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Published: May 8, 2023, 9:45 a.m.

b'Business planning can feel like an intimidating process. If the very thought of writing one makes your eyes glaze over, fasten your seat belt as certified SCORE mentor Carl Baumann explains why crafting a business plan is a dynamic roadmap to more business success.\\xa0\\xa0What You\\u2019ll Discover About Business Planning:

• How business planning leads to more achievement and success\\xa0
• The essential elements of a solid business plan
• Where entrepreneurs often get stuck in business planning process and how to get unstuck
• The amount of detail your need for business planning
• The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make in business planning
• PLUS much more to increase your business planning success

Guest: Carl BaumannCarl Baumann is a certified business mentor with\\xa0SCORE\\xa0specializing in counseling in business planning, strategic planning, general management and management finance & accounting.\\xa0Carl has an impressive track record in helping clients successfully launch their businesses and create hundreds of new jobs in the local community in the process.\\xa0Carl teaches business planning courses and seminars for SCORE at various continuing education venues in the Chapel Hill, NC area and his practical, down-to-earth teaching style has made him a popular mentor.Carl\\u2019s work with SCORE is the culmination of a 34 year career, some of it in commercial banking with First Citizens Bank and most of it with the Miller Brewing Company in numerous financial positions including Brewery Controller, Corporate Controller and Group Director \\u2013 Sales & Marketing Finance.\\xa0Carl earned a bachelor\\u2019s degree in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill and an Executive MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.Related Resources:If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other\\xa0Entrepreneurship\\xa0episodes.Contact Carl and connect with him on\\xa0LinkedIn,\\xa0and\\xa0Twitter.Carl\\u2019s suggested resources for effective business planning referenced during the interview:

• SBTDC Business Start-Up Resource Guide
• Building a Sustainable Business \\u2013 A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses\\xa0developed by the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.\\xa0Co-Published by The Sustainable Agriculture Network
• Strategic Thinking for Smaller Businesses and Divisions by William Lasher

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