One consulting job I will never take, no matter what the fee, is writing a business plan for someone else. John at new dog old trick offers his take on outsourcing business plan writing.
“Even more importantly, the entrepreneur must own the process of planning. The plan document is an artifact – an output of the planning process. Nobody can own the content, the substance behind the planning process, except the entrepreneur. That’s where all the time and energy need to be focused. On the process of planning, not on the document itself. Yes, the document is important, but confusing the plan with the planning process is a triumph of form over substance that too many entrepreneurs fall victim to.”
Well said!
Dr Jeff Cornwall
Co-founder of The Entrepreneurial Mind, serial entrepreneur and professor of entrepreneurship.
Write your own business plan — on an index card
Every business needs a business plan. Yes, that means you, even if your entire business operation consists of your computer in the back bedroom of your house. No matter how tiny your business, or how large, you need a
How could someone else write a business plan for you? Doesn’t it take a level of expertise and knowledge in the field that you are pursuing? How could someone else reflect your aspirations and goals effectively? They can’t. If someone was that passionate about their busienss it would only make sense that they create a business plan that reflected that.