Aside from using radios to communicate directly with most of its tenants, the port has a business recovery plan to ensure business would continue to flow as much as possible.

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With a healthy pipeline of business and a plan to continue investments in sales, marketing and product development, we are well-positioned to continue to gain market share and grow our business.

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In view of the recent global economic turmoil and our limited financial resources, our business plan for 2010 has been to continue to focus on the marketing and distribution of energy efficient products in China.

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Many small business owners fail to plan for what will happen to their business if they are not able to continue to work due to death or illness.

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Comb through your network to find appropriate investors you are connected to, introduce yourself or get a warm introduction from mutual friends or lawyers, send over your executive summary for consideration, schedule a phone call with investor (if you peaked their interest), submit your business plan (pitch), wait for investor consideration, continue the dialogue, investor due diligence, and finally, receive an investment.

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It now needs to apply for grants and lottery funding and have its business plan approved by an independent third party to pass council stipulations to continue with the project.

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Creating your business plan at the beginning will help guide your vision and direction as you continue along you entrepreneurial journey.

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