It’s been a busy week at work so not a lot of free time for extra curricular activities. Plus, my best friend was in town from Singapore which required a weekend at a lake house and a night on the town in Chicago, so I’ve had to squeeze business plan stuff in where I could. [...]
As the business plan phase quickly winds down, it’s time to start really thinking deeply about how I’m going to finance this brewery. Here’s my plan: I will acquire a small business loan (hopefully SBA backed) to provide me with the capital to purchase all the equipment I’ll need. As mentioned in a previous post, [...]
I’m in my zone for completing the business plan. Marketing plan completed, working on operations plan. I’ve set a deadline to have this done next Friday, come hell or high water. Once it’s done, I’ll have lots more posts, but for now, business plan gets all of my attention. G
I’m still working on the marketing plan portion of the business plan. Specifically, I’ve been focused on the competitive analysis. One of the key parts of a marketing plan (which is one of the key parts of a business plan) is the competitive analysis. For me, that means letting potential lenders know that I’ve done [...]
I’ve been incommunicado this week as I’m trying to power my way through the rest of the business plan, I’ve been doing research on a variety of topics, and I’ve been doing a lot of mulling in my head. Let’s discuss. First, I’m still focusing on the marketing plan portion of the business plan. Because [...]