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| About Business Plans - The Most Important Document You Have To Present To Investors |
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Angel Investor Funding Your business plan is the most important document you have to present to investor prospects and funding sources. Having a professional investor-ready plan is always important but even more important now with current market and economic conditions. In fact having a solid and professional plan is critical to your success in raising capital or finding money or investors for your business.
An Important Note: There are plenty of business plan “writers” that offer “cut-rate” prices who have zero business experience or they outsource the work on your plan to the lowest-cost provider to actually do the work - that's a couple of reasons why they can offer a "cut-rate" price. Often, they load up your plan with standard boiler-plate business plan template wording to make you think you are getting a lot for your money. Investors and funding sources dislike business plans made up with boiler-plate wording that were churned out by “writers” who use business plan templates that fail to address the important things that they want to know about the business and about the principals involved in the business. My philosophy on crafting strong business plans and preparing entrepreneurs for what is important regarding their plan, is covered in the following articles on my website. If you get a chance you might want to read these to get a sense of my perspective on the type of business plans that clients really need as opposed to what someone “sells” them at a cut-rate price: The Business Plan You Need, Depends On What You Want What Doesn't Matter And Should Not Be In Your Business Plan The 5 Most Important Things Your Business Plan Should Contain That Investors Want To Read About How To Write A Business Plan That Really Gets Noticed By Investors And Funding Sources The Money Call - You've Prepared Your Plan, Now Prepare Your Self We believe that your business plan is too important to short-cut or to do a poor job of it. Our business plans are custom created for clients by myself and when creating and developing them I tap my 26 years of real-world business experience. That creates a superior plan. The components in my business plans are outlined, a price and delivery are defined for you and a payment plan is included in the written proposal I send to those interested in our business plan services.
If you you don’t need help with a business plan and are just seeking funding; please visit these pages of my site to see how we can assist you: http://www.adducent.tv/capital-advisory http://www.adducent.tv/how-to-find-money-for-your-business
Now more about our business plan/planning services... We work with entrepreneurs who have a business concept or established business and need help in creating or improving on their business plan. We can take what information they have collected or created about their business or venture and turn it into a polished and professional Investor-Ready Business Plan. The type of plan that they need to have when talking with funding sources and investors about their business and the opportunity it presents. We also work with those who have not created any supporting data for the business launch or the business plan (market research, cost & expense analysis, base data for pro forma financials, operations & procedures definition, management structure etc.). We help develop that information and provide consulting to the entrepreneur / owner to help launch their business which includes developing an Investor-Ready Business Plan for their venture and and provide project management (if needed) of their business web site development. We can help them turn their "idea" or concept into a real business; using our experience to help them minimize costs, launch their business the most efficient way possible and prevent mistakes that can come back to create problems later on. Here's just a few comments about our help with business start-ups and planning:
Dennis,
Let me begin by saying what an absolute pleasure it has been working with you so far. I have been impressed by you since day one and feel very privileged to have found you. I know without a doubt that my business would not be on the path that it is without you. Every step so far you have done exactly what you said you were going to do. I don’t know that I have ever worked with anyone as professional as you. You have completely understood my vision from day one and have put my company on the right path for success. I also appreciate all the encouraging words you have given me so far. Anyone can attest that starting a business can be a stressful venture with all the uncertainty involved. Having you by my side gives me great confidence in knowing that I have a true experienced professional with me every step of the way. I’d like to think of you not only as a business professional but a mentor and a friend. I can’t thank you enough for what you have done for me so far and I look forward to building on our relationship in the years to come.
Many Thanks,
Josh Kennedy
Hi Dennis, You really know your stuff! Lucky for me!!! ... I thank you so much for all your insight & advice so far - it has really helped me define my position on the Art & Frame Shop. - Thank You so much! Best Regards, Dennis, Thank you for your response. You have given me baby steps which is exactly what I need right now because I can be a little compulsive. You put me on check and are making me slow down. I think your feedback is priceless and is better than any "How to start a business" book I've ever read. MaggieC I feel very fortunate to have information from someone that knows exactly what it takes to be successful in this business. Successfully, Dennis, I wanted you to know that I am truly grateful for having been connected to you and your association I have found just following the guidelines you set up that this does in deed work. I just wanted to say Thank You to you and let you know I am making great strides and building something I never thought possible now. I wanted you to know that I am grateful to you for starting this and allowing me to obtain something which I can be proud of and in the process make a living at. I know you are busy with life's demands and I just wanted to let you know. Take care, Dennis, Thank so much for your reply - super insightful for me. You have asked some great questions ... I will definitely write you when I know about the cash flow. You were a tremendous help, you gave me alot more to think about which I need to think about. Best Best Regards, Contact Dennis Lowery if you would like to discuss our help with your business plan. You can see more about those services at: http://www.adducent.tv/start-up-and-business-planning
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