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Last Updated: November 09, 2023

Gale Business: Plan Builder- Create Your Account

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Gale Business: Plan Builder provides you with a step

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by step guided path to developing

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a business plan.

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To begin, select the orange get started button

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in the middle of the page. If you have an

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account sign in now, if you don't

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select, get started and enter the required

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information,

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after you enter your information, you will be

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launched to your dashboard. Click through

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the prompt to orient yourself.

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A new company is defaulted to the for

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profit model. If you are developing

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a nonprofit, select nonprofit in the

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your company section

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to enter your company information, either

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select the edit button in the top left

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corner or select edit company

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in the your company section.

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Enter your company information. Some

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basic information is required, but

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this can be changed at any time as your company

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progresses.

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select optional to enter more detailed

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information, including identification numbers

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and licenses.

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You have the ability to create scenarios

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that allow you to edit your business plan based

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on different variables like funding storefront

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locations and goods sold. Each

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scenario will allow you to change aspects

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of your business and build different plans

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to create a scenario. Select the edit

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button in the top left corner, select

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the drop down button next to the company. You would

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like to add a scenario to

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select create scenario and name

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it. You can toggle between scenarios using

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the change company scenario button in the

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top left corner

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to learn more about scenarios and companies

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scroll down on this companies and organizations

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page for FAQs and helpful

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information.

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You are now ready to start your business planning

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process.
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