{"id":4404,"date":"2010-10-22T17:02:22","date_gmt":"2010-10-22T21:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/?p=4404"},"modified":"2010-10-22T17:03:23","modified_gmt":"2010-10-22T21:03:23","slug":"business-planning-not-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elasticmind.ca\/innerpreneur\/index.php\/2010\/10\/22\/business-planning-not-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Business Planning, not Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Planning\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I don’t believe in plans. But planning is essential.<\/h3>\n

Plans<\/strong> involve making educated assumptions on what the convenient future could entail for your business<\/strong>. But why plan for a future that isn’t going to happen the way you planned it to? In most instances, people think predicting the future is hogwash, but strangely not when it comes to business.<\/p>\n

Planning<\/strong> involves educating yourself on where you are going, developing a strategy for how you are going to get there, and a vision of what you want to experience along the way. You don’t need to predict the future, you just need to know there is a route.<\/p>\n

Process, not Product<\/h3>\n

I’ve found answering these 10 questions on business planning<\/strong> is a solid foundation on which to build a sustainable strategy for growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

10 Questions for Planning Your Innerpreneurial Business<\/h1>\n

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A. What You’re Getting Out of It<\/h3>\n

1. Why are you starting the business?<\/p>\n

2. What will sustain you in the business?<\/p>\n

3. What do you need (physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually) for the business to optimally work?<\/strong><\/p>\n

B. What They’re Getting Out of It<\/h3>\n

4. Describe your product\/service.<\/p>\n

5. Who would want to buy your product\/service?<\/p>\n

6. What is their painful problem?<\/p>\n

7. How do you solve that painful problem?<\/strong><\/p>\n

C. The Logistics<\/h3>\n

8. How will you create your product\/service?<\/p>\n

9. How will you get your first customer?<\/p>\n

10. What will need to happen to take your business further?<\/strong><\/p>\n

photo credit: Brian Lane Winfield Moore<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Planning\"<\/a>
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I don’t believe in plans. But planning is essential.<\/h3>\n

Plans<\/strong> involve making educated assumptions on what the convenient future could entail for your business<\/strong>. But why plan for a future that isn’t going to happen the way you planned it to? In most instances, people think predicting the future is hogwash, but strangely not when it comes to business.<\/p>\n

Planning<\/strong> involves educating yourself on where you are going, developing a strategy for how you are going to get there, and a vision of what you want to experience along the way. You don’t need to predict the future, you just need to know there is a route.<\/p>\n

Process, not Product<\/h3>\n

I’ve found answering these 10 questions on business planning<\/strong> is a solid foundation on which to build a sustainable strategy for growth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The Innerpreneur’s Guide to Planning Your Business<\/h1>\n

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A. What You’re Getting Out of It<\/h3>\n

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