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It?’s been my experience that most entrepreneurs miss a very important step when it comes to the success of their businesses: they fail to plan. When you are your business it?’s extremely easy to get caught up in putting out the latest fire or being distracted by the newest email. (I?’m so guilty of this one that I now turn my email off when I?’m working on anything but email!)

Most business owners don?’t have a Business Plan. And most of those that do never look at their plan once it?’s completed. It is easier for a consultant to sell a business owner a plan when they don?’t have to explain what they must do to make it work.

Planning your home business is the first step to a successful, profitable venture. Here are some of the critical steps.

I've spent the past couple of weeks building a shed in my back garden. Already I hear you ask, what does that have to do with business? As I was building the shed, I realized how similar it was to building a business. Wait, and I'll explain more.

The research has been done and your head is aching from building an organizational chart and bare bones financial model of your first year in business.

People often ask "What makes a good business plan?" Or, "How do I make my plan attractive to lenders and investors?".