Comments on: Business Plan http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:40:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barbra Sundquist http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1740 Barbra Sundquist Tue, 29 Aug 2006 21:32:42 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1740 Thanks Chrispian and Mike! I do think our blogs are very complementary, and I suspect we have another passion in common - cats! When I first starting writing for <a href="http://www.OfficeStuffer.com" rel="nofollow">OfficeStuffer</a> for <a href="http://www.OfficeStuffer.com" rel="nofollow">KnowMoreMedia</a> I received a very professional blogger's handbook that covered the a - z of writing for the company. One of the things it specified was that bloggers were to stick to business, and they specified as an example - don't post pics of your cat! Well, I managed to break that rule right off the bat with a post about how integral <a href="http://www.officestuffer.com/2006/08/breaking_company_rules_already.html" rel="nofollow">my adorable kitten Loony</a> is to my business! Thanks Chrispian and Mike! I do think our blogs are very complementary, and I suspect we have another passion in common – cats! When I first starting writing for OfficeStuffer for KnowMoreMedia I received a very professional blogger’s handbook that covered the a – z of writing for the company. One of the things it specified was that bloggers were to stick to business, and they specified as an example – don’t post pics of your cat! Well, I managed to break that rule right off the bat with a post about how integral my adorable kitten Loony is to my business!

]]> By: Mike http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1734 Mike Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:29:13 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1734 Hey Barbra - I added your blog to our Blog roll. Thanks for stopping by ! Hey Barbra – I added your blog to our Blog roll. Thanks for stopping by !

]]> By: Chrispian http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1722 Chrispian Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:58:38 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1722 Barbra, Thanks for commenting. I totally agree with you. If financing is important, then by all means do the whole formal thing. Or maybe even if you are just trying to figure out if the project is financially viable. But if you aren't going to be getting a loan or funding then a less formal approach makes perfect sense. It's always the right move to have a plan, it just depends on exactly what you've got cooking as to how detailed that plan needs to be. As for your blog, I'm already a subscriber! ;) Barbra, Thanks for commenting. I totally agree with you. If financing is important, then by all means do the whole formal thing. Or maybe even if you are just trying to figure out if the project is financially viable. But if you aren’t going to be getting a loan or funding then a less formal approach makes perfect sense. It’s always the right move to have a plan, it just depends on exactly what you’ve got cooking as to how detailed that plan needs to be.

As for your blog, I’m already a subscriber! ;)

]]> By: Barbra Sundquist http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1719 Barbra Sundquist Mon, 28 Aug 2006 02:34:30 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1719 You are quite right about the importance of business plans. I often tell people that business plans are like dental flossing - no one wants to do it but the benefits are worth it. I do think, however, that not everyone has to do the traditional formal business plan. Folks should ask themselves what the purpose of the plan will be. If it's to get financing, then you definitely will need a formal business plan to show the bank or investor. But if it's to determine whether a business idea is worth pursuing, the research is important but writing it up in a formal document is less important. By the way, I your blog's tagline makes me smile. I have a similar passion (ah hem!) for office stuff, which I've written about in my blog called <a href="http://www.OfficeStuffer.com" rel="nofollow">OfficeStuffer</a> You are quite right about the importance of business plans. I often tell people that business plans are like dental flossing – no one wants to do it but the benefits are worth it. I do think, however, that not everyone has to do the traditional formal business plan. Folks should ask themselves what the purpose of the plan will be. If it’s to get financing, then you definitely will need a formal business plan to show the bank or investor. But if it’s to determine whether a business idea is worth pursuing, the research is important but writing it up in a formal document is less important.

By the way, I your blog’s tagline makes me smile. I have a similar passion (ah hem!) for office stuff, which I’ve written about in my blog called OfficeStuffer

]]> By: Chrispian http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1693 Chrispian Tue, 22 Aug 2006 13:32:32 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1693 Thanks Mike! Thanks Mike!

]]> By: Mike http://www.officefreaks.com/business-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-1692 Mike Tue, 22 Aug 2006 04:52:31 +0000 http://www.officefreaks.com/2006/08/21/business-plan/#comment-1692 Congrats ! Good fortune and good health to you my friend. Congrats ! Good fortune and good health to you my friend.

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