“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
Benjamin Franklin
We’ve all heard this quote, and yet, we struggle and resist against writing a business plan. For most artists and creatives, there’s the myth that the plan will cramp your creativity. But what my private clients discover over and over again, is that the plan empowers your creativity and just makes life easier.
To be clear – the method I’m teaching won’t result in a 60 page business plan to get financing from a bank or Angel Investor. This is a plan you will use to guide you to create your successful business. If luck is truly when opportunity meets preparedness, your business plan is the first step to prepare for success! In this class, we’ll explore:
- Why you want to write a business plan
- The key components in your business plan
- How to use a business plan to move forward in your career
Additional Resources for this Class:
- The One Page Business Plan for the Creative Entrepreneur by James Horan
- The E-Myth Revisited Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
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3 Responses
I love this class! I listened to it 3 times and ordered the book. It’s a simple and clear tool to get an overview of my business goals, values, strategies, etc. in order to stay focused on the bigger picture. Since it’s only a couple of pages it’s also easy to revise when I need to. I highly recommend this class to serious artists!
That’s awesome Fran! It’s such an important part of creating a successful business – and I know how intimidating it can be. I’m really glad that this helped you!
I enjoyed the class and ordered the recommended book. I don’t have a 40-60 page plan, but then again neither did CDBaby.