Do You Have A Written Business Plan?Written by Robert Wardrick
Do you have a written business plan?Are you following your plan? You are operation manager of your business, how do you operate without a plan? Your business plan is road map to success, without it you're on blind side. Its akin to driving your car down a dark road with lights out. While researching your market niche you will most likely gather more information than you'll ever use. Your original business concept will go through several changes before it becomes a reality. Example; an idea to operate a single online storefront became what is now know as capcitymall.com, (but thats another story within itself.) After researching your market niche and forecasting financial needs, next step is to prepare a detail business plan (how you plan to reach your goals). Also include strategic operating alternatives, i.e. your Backup Plans.
| | TALK IS NOT ALWAYS CHEAPWritten by Chris Bradford and Brande McCree
Recently a member of our organization (let's call him Bob) had a hot prospect. Bob had spoken to this prospect several times. And, Bob and my partner, Brande, met for over an hour in a private chat room explaining products and opportunity. The prospect was ready to go and was going to sign up next day. That night, Bob told his wife Suzie (name changed to protect guilty), who is also his partner, about prospect. Suzie was beaming with excitement. As soon as she could, Suzie got on-line and went to introduce herself to prospect and welcome him to organization. A conversation ensued, and when done, Suzie had talked prospect out of joining organization. Suzie was embarrassed, and worried about what Bob would say at her dispersuading prospect. It certainly was not her intention to do so. She wanted sign-up! But it just turned out that way. She couldn't think of anything in particular she said that was wrong, it was just that by time conversation was over with, prospect was no longer interested. What did Suzie do wrong? The only mistake Suzie made was to contact prospect to begin with. The guy was sold! He was ready to turn loose of
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