Dreaming the Dream

Perhaps you have a business already and are now thinking about a business plan, or perhaps you have yet to start a business.  Either way beginning your plan requires a little dreaming.  Where will you be in five years time?  Can you see yourself doing this?  This is the time to determine your objectives, dream the dream. The business plan is the way forward – do you have to follow it?  Of course not.  Does it have to be set in stone? No -  it’s a working “idea” that sets the stage and lays out possible “viability” of the dream.

There are 3 distinctive types of the basic business plan. The working plan, the presentation plan and the strategic plan. Each plan can be different depending on your purpose for creating it. They all tend to have similar elements however, they each look at your business from a different perspective – what you are doing – what you want others to know about what you are doing and what you plan to do in the future.  Many phenomenal businesses have started without a business plan – but all have come to embrace one or all of the types of plans I have mentioned. 

If you don’t have a company yet, try FormACorp.Com they will get you going quickly.  Looking for more ideas or some software to help with a business plan try Entrepreneur.Com for excellent business plan tips.    Oh and don’t forget there are always consultants (Fathom) to help.  Of course, you don’t need anything if you have the vision and the drive!