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When I was a young soldier I learned: "There's the Right way, the Wrong way and the Army way!" The implication here being that the Army way could be right, but……
We also learned The 6 ‘P' Principle – Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. This has been genteely modified to The 5 ‘P' Principle for drawing room society!
Starting a home based business without a plan is like choosing the Wrong way.
Do You Have a Plan
By Dirk Wagner Writing a business plan for a home based business is every bit as important as writing a business plan for a conventional outside the home business. The lack of a concrete plan can be..
By Dirk Wagner Writing a business plan for a home based business is every bit as important as writing a business plan for a conventional outside the home business. The lack of a concrete plan can be..
Starting any kind of a business requires a "plan of action". This is doubly true of home based business ventures if for no other reason than the added complexities of home based business operation.
You are starting your business. You need a plan.
What business are you going to be in? Are you selling apples, oranges, pencils on the corner, what?
What kind of space are you going to need for your shipping? Inventory? Office? Pick-up and Delivery?
We've already jumped the first big consideration. What kind of zoning exists in my residential area which might affect my home based business?
Effectively Completing the Operations Plan Section of Your Business Plan
By Dave Lavinsky The Operations Plan is a critical component of any business plan as it presents the Companys action plan for executing its vision. The Operations Plan must detail 1) the processes t..
By Dave Lavinsky The Operations Plan is a critical component of any business plan as it presents the Companys action plan for executing its vision. The Operations Plan must detail 1) the processes t..
Do you need a comprehensive 500 page business plan full of color graphs and charts and color 8 x 10 glossy photographs, going into gory detail and providing a 5-year and 10-year projected income statement? No, not really.
But you do need a business plan which is complete enough to anticipate typical problems you will face and provide solutions to overcome them.
About the Author:
Loring Windblad has operated his own HBBs for nearly 40 years, is a published author and freelance writer. Loring has written grants, business plans and resumes that got the job done right. His latest HBB endeavor is [ http://www.organicgreens.us]