09: No Plan? No Problem. How To Create A One-Page Business Plan (Part 1)

If I were to start my business over again today I would do this ONE thing. I get asked about this a lot and I always say I would have started with a written Business Plan.  It’s been said before, "If you fail to plan you plan to fail. "That’s what I talk about today: the importance of having a written business plan to grow a successful business. It’s about knowing where you are going, or your destination, then designing a road map to get you there in the most direct way. I make it simple with the One-Page Business Plan that can be completed in just a few hours. Visit my website to download my One-Page Business Plan, and join me now to learn the 8 steps to building a profitable roofing business. 

What you’ll hear in this episode:

• There I was, starting a business without having a CLUE—spending days putting out fires and trying to keep my head above water—unorganized and overwhelmed
• On a hamster wheel, spending sleepless nights feeling alone and like a didn’t have a handle on things
• The MOVE that changed my life: hiring a business consultant at the suggestion of a friend. The difference? NOW I had a Written Business Plan
• You may ask, “Do I REALLY need a Business Plan?” My answer? “Only if you want to build a profitable business.”
• My One-Page Business Plan is meant to START your process of planning
• My Plan? I’ll share what it is and what it isn’t
• I explain the ins and outs of my 8 Steps to Building a Profitable Roofing Business:
• • The end
  • The customer
  • The focus
  • The SWOT
  • The operation
  • The process
  • The action
  • The view
  
  
• Put these into practice, narrow down, and focus on the plan and its steps