Writing Your Plan
 
Get a template and fill it in. It's that simple? In fact it is.
 
The problem is of course that, while writing the first paragraph, it dawns on you that, like the song says, "There are more questions than answers". It also strikes you that having a first paragraph that extends over three pages, might not make your impressive idea look so good after all.
 
In fact a business plan, while serving as an introduction, discussion and evaluation of your business, is essentially a list of answers. What is the business? Who are you? What are your strengths? And how much are your telephone bills? – They will all be in the plan.
 
There are actually only two types of questions, those you answer in the plan and those you will answer face-to-face. It may be argued that there is a third; those questions you hope are never asked, but even these questions can be addressed.
 
So how do you identify which questions should be answered in the plan and which should be answered in the flesh? Go back to the ten reasons why plans fail. If a question can be answered which will prevent one of the ten reasons for failure and which, by answering it, does not contradict other answers, then it should go in the plan.
 
It is better to put independent information about the industry, actual figures you have achieved and details of your marketing and selling skills in the plan rather than answer them face-to-face.
 
Alternatively, your thoughts about the industry, your more fanciful financial projections and thanking the investor for giving you a booklet on "how to sell in today's market" are better done in person.
 
We have written plans for you that make the starting of your new life easy and available. For the cost of a good meal for you and your family, for the cost of a weekly shop, you can get a template that will help you change your life forever.
 
Learn to listen. Opportunity could be knocking at your door very softly.
Frank Tyger
 
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