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Conference Call: ; Access Code: Business Planning for Your Organization “The plan is useless. But planning is essential.” -- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Tim Berry

My name is Camille. My favorite color is pink. I like love to drink margaritas.

A little more information about Camille… -Serial Entrepreneur -Founder: a (soon-to-be) nonprofit -Writing my first book: Your Business Plan is Like a Bra It supports your every move

What’s a Business Plan?

Conference Call: ; Access Code: Not the Old Standby Executive SummaryExecutive Summary CompanyCompany Product or ServiceProduct or Service Market AnalysisMarket Analysis Strategy and ImplementationStrategy and Implementation Management TeamManagement Team Financial ProjectionsFinancial Projections

Your Business

How Can It Benefit Nonprofits and Libraries?

What Kind of Information Should Be Included?

You complete Me

How to Get Started

Your Competition

When Choosing a Tool Flexible: every plan is uniqueFlexible: every plan is unique Financial model and linking.Financial model and linking. Lots of examples and helpLots of examples and help Not pre-written rehashNot pre-written rehash Not fill-in-the-blanksNot fill-in-the-blanks Plans are made, not foundPlans are made, not found

When Choosing a Tool

Planning as Management “The plan is useless, but planning is essential.”

Planning as Management “I don’t know the secret to success; but I do know that the secret to failure is trying to please everybody.”

Business Plans Are Always Wrong

… but Vital

A Good Business Plan Is Never Done

Can I borrow your speeder thingamajig?

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Related Websites timberry.comtimberry.com Planasyougo.comPlanasyougo.com

Camille Rose URL: BLOG:

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