Business Plan Lesson 10: Closing Thoughts
This is the last post in a series on how to write a business plan. If you are just joing us for the first time, you can still see all the posts sign up for the Free Weekly Business Planning Series and recieve a blank business outline too! As you finish your business plan draft, remember, it doesn’t matter how simple or complex your business plan is. The process, not the finished product, is what’s important. A good business plan is never finished. The best business plans are not beautifully bound documents gathering dust on a shelf. They are tattered and smudgy from frequent use as...
read moreBusiness Plan Lesson 9: Appendix
This is the ninth of our 10 part series on business planning If you want see all the posts sign up for the Free Weekly Business Planning Series and recieve a blank business outline too! Embarking on a long trip, it is wise to pack an extra bag, taking along things you might need along the way. In your plan the appendix is your extra bag. It contains anything else you would like to share with your readers. The appendix is where you put all the other “stuff” which is important, but doesn’t seem to fit anywhere else. For example: Expanded product descriptions, technical...
read moreHope Always Finds a Way!
For a change of pace, I watch Video’s from the annual TED event. The range from interesting, thought provoking, and funny to completely over my head or simply inspirational. I found this one today, and and was inspired by the story of Becky Blanton. She was a writer, photographer and former journalist who planned to live in her van for a year and see the country. Instead when her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this short seven minute video, she describes her experiences, and the path back to mainstream society. Her closing words, Hope Always...
read moreFriends Don't Let Friends Buy Starbucks
The other night, I think I surprised a number of people with my presentation at the Rainmakers Main Event. Folks in the audience who are familiar with my typically motivational, marketing and personal development messages, were introduced to my other passion : local business! In a brief 15 minutes I advanced the argument that as business owners, we need to go out of my way to support other local business owners. If we don’t support and promote these companies, they may not be there when we need them. Asking the audience to think about the companies they would miss if the...
read moreFriends Don’t Let Friends Buy Starbucks
The other night, I think I surprised a number of people with my presentation at the Rainmakers Main Event. Folks in the audience who are familiar with my typically motivational, marketing and personal development messages, were introduced to my other passion : local business! In a brief 15 minutes I advanced the argument that as business owners, we need to go out of my way to support other local business owners. If we don’t support and promote these companies, they may not be there when we need them. Asking the audience to think about the companies they would miss if the...
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