U-Need-A Business Plan is Richard Silverman.   I owned my own small business for more than a decade and worked for some of the world’s largest companies for another decade or so. 

Eventually, one begins to figure out who he really is and what makes him tick.   I finally decided that I really enjoy working at things that have a beginning and an end.  I also enjoy competition.  The world of small business is just one huge competitive arena to me.  The costs to join the game are a little bit of money, creativity, hard work, and some luck never hurts.  You can play over and over until you earn the rewards you seek.  

There are rules, however, to this competition.  Few who flaunt the rules succeed.   Sure, a few succeed, but they are few and far between.  For the rest of us, the path to success is to maximize opportunities at every stage of the business process. 

It starts with an idea.  The business plan is the next step.  This is where ideas get set down on paper, loose ends begin to get identified and tied down.   This is also where bad ideas are killed before they can do too much damage.  When the time comes to find someone to review or write your plan, selecting someone who has been there, done that, and is willing to spend some time helping you to understand potential problem areas can be well worth whatever the cost.

The following is a list of plans I have written in the last several years.

-        Expansion plan for a South American base metals mining and milling operation.

-        Regional automotive parts distributorship expansion.

-        Acquisition of a regional safety equipment distributorship by a potential investor.

-        Acquisition of a specialty auto parts distributorship by a prospective investor.

-        Expansion of a specialty regional truck and auto parts distributorship.

-        Start-up of a theater lighting company.

-        Start-up of a chain of upscale snack food outlets.

-        Product plan / Marketing plan for a start-up wireless communications equipment designer holding worldwide patents.

-        Marketing plan for a micro cap public relations company and website.

-        Expansion plan for a specialty meat snack manufacturer planning to raise funds via going public.

-        Start-up plan for a SCUBA diver propulsion device manufacturer.

-        Start-up plan for a Los Angeles based fashion designer seeking to open a chain of boutique stores.

-        Start-up plan for a restaurant / broadcast operation in Chicago.

-        Start-up plan for a designer of a personal, disposable radio for outdoor sporting events.

-        Start-up plan for a home and small business energy saving device designer.

-        Start-up plan for an early stage R&D technology investment portfolio.

-        Start-up plan for a tropical fruit processor.

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