A Book for Developing Your Home Business Plan
July 14, 2007 by Mary Emma Allen
If you’re thinking of starting a home business, whether solely on the Internet or a shop in your home where customers come, you should develop a business plan. Even if you’ve started your home business and don’t have a business plan, you could benefit by developing one for future direction and growth. If you’re considering going to a bank for a loan or start-up capital, you’ll definitely need to show you have a plan.
Laura Spencer at Writing Thoughts has reviewed a book, The Ernst & Young Business Plan Guide, that’s worthwhile to consider when you’re developing your home business plan.
“It’s basically a book that teaches the business person how to create an effective business plan,” Laura says. She also mentions, in her review, reasons why a business is never too small to develop a business plan and how this book might help you.
(Although Laura writes a column basically for writers, her business information has application for any small or home business.)
Thanks Mary Emma! I didn’t expect to see a response here. (I didn’t think that the review was that good.)
You even got the Amazon image to work. I’ve been playing with that, but the photos never seem to appear. I should have snapped a picture of the book on my desk.
Hi Laura,
I thought your review would help get home business owners and those thinking about developing a home business to consider the importance of a business plan rather than “flying by the seat of their pants,” as the old saying goes. (Or does that date me?!!)
Mary Emma:
Your blog appears to contain many helpful resources for those of us who work at home–whether we sell words and ideas or other products. I’ll have to make it a point to check back often!
Jeanne
Thanks, Jeanne, for visiting my blog and stopping to leave a comment. I like your description of home businesses…”whether we sell words and ideas or other products.” That does seem to describe what home business people do, whether they’re solely on the Internet or have a business at home where customers/clients stop by.