http://businessonthemound.com/2008/07/21/ifyouwantbusinessplanforitin5steps/ Helping You Pitch Your Business! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:14:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://businessonthemound.com/2008/07/21/ifyouwantbusinessplanforitin5steps/#comment-8 Chuck Frey Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:58:30 +0000 http://businessonthemound.com/?p=69#comment-8 A few more details on how to use a mind map when developing your business plan: You can utilize your mind mapping software to do a "brain dump," capturing all of the ideas you have in your head, and then rearrange them at will until they make sense. As you alluded to, you can make some topics into tasks, tracking start and end dates, and percent complete. You can also filter the contents of your map to display only the tasks. In addition, most mind mapping software allows you to add links to files, e-mails and websites - basically all of the supporting documentation for your plan. You can then export your visual map to Word or other application for further refinement. For more applications of mind mapping software for business, <a href="http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/" rel="nofollow">please visit The Mind Mapping Software Blog</a>. A few more details on how to use a mind map when developing your business plan: You can utilize your mind mapping software to do a “brain dump,” capturing all of the ideas you have in your head, and then rearrange them at will until they make sense. As you alluded to, you can make some topics into tasks, tracking start and end dates, and percent complete. You can also filter the contents of your map to display only the tasks. In addition, most mind mapping software allows you to add links to files, e-mails and websites - basically all of the supporting documentation for your plan. You can then export your visual map to Word or other application for further refinement. For more applications of mind mapping software for business, please visit The Mind Mapping Software Blog.

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