If you are in business for yourself, you need a business plan!  I have been coaching business owners for many years.  One thing almost everyone of them has in common is that they haven't put a plan to paper!

This is true for the solo-preneur who is struggling to maintain a part-time practice as well as the forward thinking business owner whose business grew leaps and bounds over night.  You might think, "I can understand why the struggling business owner may need one, but why does a successful business owner need a plan?"

Everyone needs a plan.  If a business does not have a written plan, they don't know where they are going.  The very busy organization may be drowning in unprofitable business and be too busy to manage the highest potential client or proposal. 

The clients they do have may not be receiving legendary customer service.  The principles of the business without a plan typically look like they are running around with their hair on fire.

With out a plan you don't know who your best client is, who your competition is, what type of marketing is most effective.  Heck, without a plan one doesn't even know what effective looks like!

Not every business requires a comprehensive Business Plan.  If you are not seeking start up funds, venture capital, or loans, a basic business plan will do.  However, if you are seeking funds, you will want to go the comprehensive route.

Many an entrepreneur could have saved their life savings had they invested their time putting their plan on paper before going out and blindly starting up a business!  In fact, several of my clients changed their minds about the businesses they thought they were hot for once they worked it all out on paper.  They are still thanking me for insisting on the development of a plan.

I hope you will join me each week as I coach my readers in a step-by-step process for starting a business, making money, and achieving their goals!

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I invite your questions via email at Sheri@ThePPGinc.com