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Business Plan Example – Should I start with a business plan? Ask Evan


hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to

hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan today’s

another edition of ask Evan today’s

another edition of ask Evan today’s question comes from one of my forms

question comes from one of my forms

question comes from one of my forms readers Anthony who wrote in asking to a

readers Anthony who wrote in asking to a

readers Anthony who wrote in asking to a business plan and he said is a good

business plan and he said is a good

business plan and he said is a good business plan the first thing that you

business plan the first thing that you

business plan the first thing that you need to do to start a business as much

need to do to start a business as much

need to do to start a business as much of a fan of business plans that i am

of a fan of business plans that i am

of a fan of business plans that i am anthony and thank you for the question i

anthony and thank you for the question i

anthony and thank you for the question i think a lot of people go through that

think a lot of people go through that

think a lot of people go through that question as well i don’t think it’s the

question as well i don’t think it’s the

question as well i don’t think it’s the first thing that you should do and the

first thing that you should do and the

first thing that you should do and the reason being when you’re creating your

reason being when you’re creating your

reason being when you’re creating your business plan you should really have a

business plan you should really have a

business plan you should really have a good sense of your market and what

good sense of your market and what

good sense of your market and what you’re going to do to create your

you’re going to do to create your

you’re going to do to create your product and service and sell it and in

product and service and sell it and in

product and service and sell it and in the early stages of a business what you

the early stages of a business what you

the early stages of a business what you really need to do is start talking to

really need to do is start talking to

really need to do is start talking to customers to figure out what kind of

customers to figure out what kind of

customers to figure out what kind of business you should launch and the best

business you should launch and the best

business you should launch and the best type of business you can launch is start

type of business you can launch is start

type of business you can launch is start talking is building around your

talking is building around your

talking is building around your customers so you go stop talking to

customers so you go stop talking to

customers so you go stop talking to potential customers find out what the

potential customers find out what the

potential customers find out what the problems are their pain points and try

problems are their pain points and try

problems are their pain points and try to develop a solution that can help them

to develop a solution that can help them

to develop a solution that can help them and we made this mistake one of my

and we made this mistake one of my

and we made this mistake one of my earlier companies we spend the entire

earlier companies we spend the entire

earlier companies we spend the entire summer dropped in a business client that

summer dropped in a business client that

summer dropped in a business client that we thought was awesome and of course our

we thought was awesome and of course our

we thought was awesome and of course our customers are going to want this product

customers are going to want this product

customers are going to want this product and this is no the best thing ever and

and this is no the best thing ever and

and this is no the best thing ever and we spend so much time researching and

we spend so much time researching and

we spend so much time researching and figured we had the best thing but then

figured we had the best thing but then

figured we had the best thing but then when we you know got to actually launch

when we you know got to actually launch

when we you know got to actually launch and it turns out that you know the

and it turns out that you know the

and it turns out that you know the customer were going after didn’t really

customer were going after didn’t really

customer were going after didn’t really care give us a time of day now luckily

care give us a time of day now luckily

care give us a time of day now luckily we had you know enough still in our

we had you know enough still in our

we had you know enough still in our product to make it successful we would

product to make it successful we would

product to make it successful we would find other customers but we spent all

find other customers but we spent all

find other customers but we spent all this time creating this business plan

this time creating this business plan

this time creating this business plan that we thought was amazing and then

that we thought was amazing and then

that we thought was amazing and then when we went to actually tested in the

when we went to actually tested in the

when we went to actually tested in the market we found out that it didn’t hold

market we found out that it didn’t hold

market we found out that it didn’t hold any water so the best thing you do at

any water so the best thing you do at

any water so the best thing you do at the beginning you’re first starting your

the beginning you’re first starting your

the beginning you’re first starting your business or you’re thinking about

business or you’re thinking about

business or you’re thinking about certain to business is go start talking

certain to business is go start talking

certain to business is go start talking to customers and they’ll tell you what

to customers and they’ll tell you what

to customers and they’ll tell you what they need what they like how you can

they need what they like how you can

they need what they like how you can help them and from there you’ll get the

help them and from there you’ll get the

help them and from there you’ll get the information you need to be able to

information you need to be able to

information you need to be able to create your business plan the danger

create your business plan the danger

create your business plan the danger doing it the other way is your business

doing it the other way is your business

doing it the other way is your business plan will be you know useless and

plan will be you know useless and

plan will be you know useless and extinct you know the day you actually

extinct you know the day you actually

extinct you know the day you actually start going on marketing the product as

start going on marketing the product as

start going on marketing the product as you launch your business your business

you launch your business your business

you launch your business your business plan is going to change you’re going to

plan is going to change you’re going to

plan is going to change you’re going to get new opportunities customers will

get new opportunities customers will

get new opportunities customers will come with the new problems your

come with the new problems your

come with the new problems your marketing strategy will change your

marketing strategy will change your

marketing strategy will change your expenses might change

expenses might change

expenses might change little bit so your business plan will

little bit so your business plan will

little bit so your business plan will constantly have to change a little bit

constantly have to change a little bit

constantly have to change a little bit but it’s best if you can to have a good

but it’s best if you can to have a good

but it’s best if you can to have a good concept from the beginning built around

concept from the beginning built around

concept from the beginning built around what you know will sell and what

what you know will sell and what

what you know will sell and what customers want so my number one thing if

customers want so my number one thing if

customers want so my number one thing if you’re starting the business is just go

you’re starting the business is just go

you’re starting the business is just go start talking to customers find out the

start talking to customers find out the

start talking to customers find out the problems build the solution around their

problems build the solution around their

problems build the solution around their needs and then once you’ve got a sense

needs and then once you’ve got a sense

needs and then once you’ve got a sense of what their challenges are and you

of what their challenges are and you

of what their challenges are and you will to get a couple orders ideally

will to get a couple orders ideally

will to get a couple orders ideally coming in you can create your business

coming in you can create your business

coming in you can create your business plan on how you’re going to create this

plan on how you’re going to create this

plan on how you’re going to create this no company out of this you know idea and

no company out of this you know idea and

no company out of this you know idea and be able to grow and expand to other

be able to grow and expand to other

be able to grow and expand to other companies build a team build your

companies build a team build your

companies build a team build your facilities if you need to continue to

facilities if you need to continue to

facilities if you need to continue to grow the business so hopefully that

grow the business so hopefully that

grow the business so hopefully that helps Anthony those are you watching if

helps Anthony those are you watching if

helps Anthony those are you watching if you liked the video please give it a

you liked the video please give it a

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thumbs up I always love seeing those come in and if you have a thought for

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come in and if you have a thought for Anthony or you have a question I’d love

Anthony or you have a question I’d love

Anthony or you have a question I’d love the hero deform leave a comment

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