Renegade Planner

[...] My business plan has two parts – my local consulting work and my online strategy. I’m working hard on the [...]

[...] market is important, but that’s still too many people to effectively market to. Writing a business plan that talks about your target market in general terms doesn’t help you at all. You’re never [...]

[...] All About Money. Access to capital is a huge barrier for many new entrepreneurs, and yes, a business plan will help you move towards getting funding. But it’s not the only variable in the equation. [...]

[...] ’s the Most Important Action you can take in the next two weeks to help reach achieve your 2015 business plan? [...]

[...] or Problem. If I can only solve one big problem for my best clients this year, what is it? Ideal Customer. Is my ideal customer the same person he was last year? What have I learned about him? Do I [...]

[...] , and not so much the pitch decks, even though the same approach – my focus on finding your Ideal Customer and building a compelling plan around that person – applies. So you should all know that [...]

[...] – what are you comfortable spending to make this happen? You need to understand your ideal customer – whose problem will this business or product solve? You need a clear plan – what are [...]

[...] get this catch-22 you’re in. I still sometimes take on clients who aren’t quite my ideal customer, because I’d like a revenue boost that month. Or I just choose to ignore red flags [...]

[...] scratch. Most times, my clients don’t have a clue about budgeting, cash flow management, marketing strategy or funding when they first approach me. So that’s what I teach them while writing their [...]

[...] My business plan has two parts – my local consulting work and my online strategy. I’m working hard on the online part right now and bringing almost all of my business [...]

[...] the tools and resources I need to achieve my goals? Do I need to hire people? Buy an online product? Contract someone out for a project? Timelines. December 31 is the worst deadline you [...]