Entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs pay attention: it may be time to ditch your business plan. In this Entrepreneur article, the venture capital firm ffVC gives advice for bringing your future business into the world in the twenty-first century. This article is especially useful if you’re outside the main VC hubs like San Francisco and New York.

Entrepreneurs are expected to be renaissance men and women, but the fact is that not every entrepreneur can be skilled at all aspects of starting a business. Many of us struggle with busting out a comprehensive, well-formulated business plan. But all hope is not lost. You can easily put together a decent proposal with one of these templates, all of which you can access online for free.

Young entrepreneurs have a great edge when it comes to drive and optimism, yet the experience necessary to make a success of that glimmering small business idea is still sitting out there in the future, so what’s a budding business person to do? The staff at YFS Magazine has six tips for young entrepreneurs gleaned …