Writing A Complicated Business Plan? Become A Detective! Biz Plan Hacks
Writing a business plan is a dynamic process and hard work. The best business plans are those that closely examine every assumption. Think of yourself as a business plan "detective". When a detective begins to work, they do not know what they are going to uncover. They just start probing for answers. When they get a piece of information, they examine its impact on their investigation. This may lead to seeking [...] Read More
Common Errors in Writing a Business Plan Biz Plan Hacks
VentureBeat had a useful piece a few days ago on common mistakes that get made in the process of writing a business plan. The top of the list is a mistake people make even before they start writing: they procrastinate.It's easy to find distractions (such as your busy schedule) to prevent you from creating a plan. Resist them. And realize that without a document detailing plans for the future, your company [...] Read More
Get Help at SCORE Biz Plan Hacks
Are you familiar with SCORE? SCORE works with the small business administration and has retired executives volunteer to help small businesses. From the New York Times comes the article: Starting a Small Business which talks about what SCORE is and what it is designed to do. Starting out it is important to find good mentors to help you along and help you in areas that you may be lacking. SCORE is [...] Read More
Business Plan Writing Tips Home Based Business
Writing a home business plan may not be an immediate requirement since many startups can be started without having any business plan document at all. But for those who can't start on anything without a well-written or just a business plan draft, Michelle Goodman, Anti-9-to-5 Guide's author, got some business planning do's and don't's for you: Business Planning Do's: Flesh out everything but the executive summary of your plan first: the numbers, [...] Read More
Basic Business Writing Tips Bizinformer
Have you ever sat starring at a blank screen, deadline looming and no words would come? You get so caught up in creating a master piece that you can't think of the first word. My son, eleventh grader, was struggling with an essay last week because the teacher told him he needed to write at a 10th/11th grade vocabulary level. He was so focused on the vocabulary he totally missed the [...] Read More

