Comments on: How To Non-Plan Your Business

By: Jennifer Carter

Jennifer Carter — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:59:12 +0000

Hmmm, interesting article Yaro! I know of too many clients who took forever to get “lift off” because they had trouble filling out all of the ideas of their business plan… So, just getting out there to “just do it!” is a good momentum-builder. I also think that some initial planning, especially the “researching to make sure that you have a market for your products/ (or products for the market you’re reaching out to)” is always a good idea. It doesn’t have to be complex. Keep the business plan simple: with your overall vision, your market-research, your research on how you will market (I agree that blogs are a growing and profitable medium- and appreciate all of your tips in this area!), growth and implementation plan (i.e. the “just doing it!” part). When you do this, you’re bound to get lift off. ‘So glad that you’re getting lift-off in this industry ’cause you’re a great addition to it! Keep the good stuff coming!
-Jennifer Carter
p.s. To get some great tips on simple business plans and ideas on empowering women in business, go to http://www.empoweringwomeninbusiness.com

By: Oscar Toscano

Oscar Toscano — Sun, 18 Mar 2007 05:25:16 +0000

Shawn, thanks for that

By: BootStrapMe

BootStrapMe — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 06:10:13 +0000

How sure should you be about your business plan?…

A few years ago when I first wandered into a satellite of the Small Business Development Center at Wilkes University, it was to seek help drafting a plan for purchase of an existing business. Later with a business partner……

By: Shawn Hessinger

Shawn Hessinger — Sat, 29 Jul 2006 01:26:23 +0000

I have for some time subscribed to the philosophy expressed by Greg Gianforte, CEO of RightNow Technologies who observed “You only have a business when you have paying customers.” I think this helps streamline the question of how much planning to do before starting up. If you have money coming in, you’ve got a business. If you don’t, you don’t. Growth and focus are different issues, but bootstrap start-up is about cash flow.

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:16:55 +0000

Yaro, thank you for posting my article! Dave, Clair, thank you for thoughtful comments. Entrepreneurship is harder than it looks. I’m finding the best help comes from people like you, who “walk the talk”.

By: Clair

Clair — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:54:25 +0000

Figuring out a business plan is something important when you want to starting out. I guess that in this case, there is already some ‘shape’ as to what the business will be like though it wasn’t totally concrete in the beginning. Working out what that ‘shape’ would finally evolve into would take a bit of time though. But if people see you work at it, I guess you will be rewarded as in this case

By: David Bain

David Bain — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 06:39:04 +0000

Good articles, Brad.

I came accross these 2 quotes recently that might interest you:

You can’t overestimate the need to plan and prepare. In most of the mistakes I’ve made, there has been this common theme of inadequate planning beforehand. You really can’t over-prepare in business!
Chris Corrigan

I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. It’s done on gut feeling.
Richard Branson

For the average business, it’s about finding the happy medium between these 2 polar opposites. And it’s for the business owner to recognise their natural tendancy, and try to make themselves do what they don’t like to do.