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The Almighty Business Plan
The Almighty Business Plan From the ebook, Micro Loans: Finance Your Dreams By Darrin F. Coe, MA
According to Richard Greene, in his book, From One Entrepreneur to Another.How to Start, Manage, Grow and Exit Your Own Small Business,
“The business plan is a guide toward achieving profitability as quickly and economically as possible. It is a plan for orderly growth. It is designed to help you raise capital.”
And according to the Black Enterprise Guide to Starting Your Own Business by Wendy Beech,
“Every business owner should craft this important document before hanging out a shingle, but few do. Instead, many business owners fly by the seat of their pants and manage to successfully sail through the first few years of their operation without a plan. However, when major problems crop up and threaten the life of their company, the owners must scramble to find and apply quick fixes.”
According to the Oakland Business Development Corporation, a micro loan application should include a business plan that incorporates the following information
– use of funds requested – cash flow – income statements – balance sheet – assumptions as to how you arrived at your numbers
Wendy Beech again writes,
“Creating a business plan will force you to think through all of the essential factors that will impact the success of your operation . . . Drafting a written plan will help to ensure that you have not omitted any significant factors that could kill your business. With a plan, it will be easier for you to communicate your ideas to potential investors, suppliers, partners, corporate boards of directors, and employees.”
Before you write your business plan
1. Identify the audience to whom you’re writing – Internal audience – employees – co-owners – board of directors – partners – External audience – MICRO LOAN LENDERS – bankers – venture capitalists – vendors/suppliers – family members – friends
2. Specify the type of business that you’re seeking to start
–will your business be providing a product? – develop statements concerning the uniqueness of your products – why is your product worth
caring about? – what is your product’s unique selling point? – will your business be providing a service? – consider customer service – consider presentation of services – will your business provide both product and service? – consider what makes your combination of product and service unique and superior to the competition – consider your market niche
3. Gather available resources to help you write your plan
– marketing research – business records – review your personal circumstances – analyze personal assets and liabilities – analyze financial assets and liabilities – do you have or can you develop collateral?
4. Set a planning timetable – beginning plans generally take a five year viewpoint – develop a system so that you can review and modify you plan every 3 to 4 months.
5. Consider possible outcomes about your business – research all possible types of sources of information about your type of business – consider the external factors that will be beyond your control
6. Schedule time to write your business plan – identify a writing start date – set aside 15 to 60 minutes per day, at the same time everyday to develop your plan
== Note == A personal friend of mine, Mike Phillips, started the company Rock Solid Health and Fitness. He spent hours everyday writing his business plan and it took him about 2 months to complete. It was easily over 50 pages long. So expect to put in some effort when developing a great business plan. == Note ==
In conclusion, business planning is vital to the long term success of your entrepreneurial endeavor. Whether you’re planning a small home business, an internet-based business, or a larger project, business planning will help you develop that project and protect the success of that project for the long term.
Darrin F. Coe, MA is the author of the E-book, Micro Loans: Finance Your Dreams. Available at http://dcoe1.tripod.com/microfinance or you can contact him at coe@ris.net or at http://dcoe1.tripod.com
About the Author
Darrin Coe is a weekly columnist and author of "Micro Loans: Finance Your Dreams" available at http://dcoe1.tripod.com or http://dcoe1.tripod.com/microfinance
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