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Warning: Do not buy another Strategic business planning service or book before you read the controversial contents of this letter that will help you discover what you need to know to effectively plan the future of your business.
Who Else Wants Strategic Business Planning that
Will Actually Help Your Business Succeed?
What would happen if everyone in your
Business were on the same page?
  Is your team in alignment and making progress against key     initiatives that will make this year a success?

  Is your firm's strategic planning process simple and effective?

  Are you satisfied with the performance of your management team?

  Will you meet sales and profit objectives this year?
 
 
If you answered NO to any of these questions,
you may want to take a closer look at...
The One Page Business Plan
People who use the One Page Business Plan
• Alteer Corporation
• Oracle
• AOL
• Kaiser Permanente
• American Medical Association
• Tom Peters Group
• McKesson
• Ford Motor Company
• Herman Miller
• The Ken Blanchard Companies
• San Antonio Community Hospital
• Stamford Health System
• Wisconsin Dairy Association
• Big Brothers-Big Sisters
• Head Start
• Drake Beam Morin, Inc.
• Tempe Unified School Dist.
• Endorex
• 4D Matrix
• Chela Financial
• Sanact, Inc. (Roto-Rooter)
• Alertness Solutions
• Technical Safety Services
• CAS Systems
• F.L. Crane
• Indyme Electronics
• Douglas Wilson Companies
• Cayenne Communications
• National Network of Estate Planning Attorneys
Do you need to do any of the following for Your Business?
 Give Presentations?
  • Easily Summarizes existing plans to manageable chunks
• Create a plan that summarizes your Dreams and Goals

 Inspire and Motivate Yourself and Others
  • Tools to get back on track if you’ve lost your vision
• Career planning and Business Growth

 Internal Process Guide
  • Functional or department planning tool (sales, marketing, finance, etc.)
• Methodology to quickly update annual plan for significant mid-year changes

 Research & Development
  • Place to summarize ideas for new divisions or new business
• Quick sketch and fleshing out of idea for new product or service
The One Page Business Plan will Help you with these and MORE . . .
The main purpose of a One Page Business Plan:
Allow others to participate in your dream and give you feedback by writing a one page business plan.
Are You falling Victim to any of these
Business Plan Myths?
 
 All business plans are in writing
 Business plans must be long to be good
 Their primary purpose is to obtain financing
 You can and should do the business plan all by yourself
 It takes six months, a significant amount of the owners and key staff members time and expensive consultants
 If completed the business plan will sit unused on a book shelf
 My business is too small; business plans are for big businesses
  I know where I’m taking my business, I do not need a written business plan
  I can just pay to have a consultant write it for me and that will be good enough
The single most important reason for a business plan is to clarify your thinking regardless of the size of your company.
As a business you need a way to test your ideas without having to put your cash or business at risk – the one page business plan gives you this
 
 Architects visualize the details of a new building and produce a simple sketch to see how it might look.
 Songwriters mentally hear a new melody and then test it out on a piano or guitar to see how it will sound
 Movie producers imagine the setting of their next picture and produce storyboards to help them produce a more complete image of their story

The One Page Business Plan® is an easy to use process that helps you capture your vision and translate it into concrete results. This has truly streamlined a tiresome, complicated chore. With a return to simple values and simple truths, planning can be fun and creative. A little chicken soup for busy minds and tired souls"

Tim Clauss - Co-Author, "Chicken Soup for the Soul at Work"

"It's easy for a stockbroker to get wrapped up in the market and lose the perspective that you are in business for yourself. In order to be successful for the long run, one must have a plan and this system is a great tool... it really helped me pull together my business plan quickly."

Ralph Miljanich - Vice President, Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.

To Get Your Business Plan to fulfill on its single greatest purpose
Your Business Plan must answer these 5 essential questions
 
     What will your business look like in 5 years?
     What market need will your company’s product of service fulfill? Why are you in this business, what is your passion?
     What would you like to celebrate this year? Next year?
     What made your business successful to date? What will make it successful over time?
     What business building projects are on your to-do list? What have you been procrastinating with that you know would make a difference?
Business plans don’t have to be complex and cumbersome. The one page business plan is simple and can help you get focused quickly.
Why the One Page Business Plan will work for you
  • Simplicity
• Focus
• Readily understandable
• Versatility
• Consistency
• Flexibility
Building a Business is a Journey.
Your Business Plan is the Map
What do Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus and Ferdinand Magellan all have in common with your business plan?
They were all Explorers and Business People who had Great Business Plans?

Had you considered that queen Isabella of Spain was one of the most powerful and important venture capitalists of all time?

How do you create a great business Plan? You include the key components and include them correctly.

All great journeys start with a vision
All great journeys also have a mission
Journeys have specific goals or objectives
And most importantly, a great plan to make it all happen.

Does your business plan have these 5 key components?
  1. Vision
2. Mission
3. Objectives
4. Strategies
5. Plan
The one page business plan gives you the step-by-step details, exercises and questions to help you build each of the key 5 areas of your business plan. You even get real life examples of all the steps along the way.
The One page business plan includes
  • 7 brainstorming exercises
• 11 focus exercises and
• 3 feedback exercises
• Versatility
• Consistency
• Flexibility
To order the One Page Business Plan with the Coaching You Need to ensure you complete and use the plan Click Here
For more information on the different levels to which You can use the One Page Business Plan Click Here
The 5 parts of a Great Business Plan in more Detail.
The Vision – First Essential Step of a Business Plan
The vision statement of your business plan should describe your idea in a manner that captures the passion of the idea
Your vision statement should do these 3 things
  1. Stimulate thinking
2. communicate passion
3. paint a very graphic picture of the business you want
When you have the vision of your business plan written well it will trigger emotional and sensory reactions in people. And emotional reactions in people mean more yes’s.
If you are looking for investors a great vision statement is essential
How to invite others to help you see possibilities you might not see about your business.
 
 The 18 what, where, who when, why and how questions to create the ideal vision for your business plan and business

 And the 3 questions and an exercise to create a laser focused vision

 Plus the 12 minute 3 step process to craft your vision statement.

 To make sure you do not get stuck in the writing of your plan - You get 100 real life examples of vision statements that work and why they work.
The Mission - Second Essential Step of a Business Plan
Mission statements always answer the question, why will customers buy this product or service?

Your Mission statement must reflect the owner’s passion and commitment.

If you are in business primarily to make money, it will leave you unsatisfied in the end.

 
 How being out of balance with your customers can mean you are out of business, and how to fix it.

 Why does your business exist?

 How to get your business plan and mission statement to convey your commitments and promises?

 How a mission statement in your business plan will give you the grounding necessary to see you through the tough times

 How to avoid abounding your company when the seas get rough.

 The 11 questions to clarify and create the perfect mission statement for your business plan

 The 4 finishing questions to get your mission statement perfect.

 The 12 minute process to craft your mission statement

 21 real life mission statements that work and why they work

 Plus 5 mission statements that don’t work and why they don’t’ work
Objectives – Third Essential Step of a Business Plan
That’s the purpose of a well defined objective: It produces meaningful action.
What results will you measure?

The purpose of a well defined objective is to cause meaningful action

 
 The 3 things the objective of your business plan must included

 How to clarify what it is you are trying to accomplish in specific measurable goals.

 How to make yourself what Zig Ziglar calls a meaningful specific, not a wandering generality

 The two most important categories to include in your objectives

 Exercises that are designed to help you analyze the important objectives of your business to achieve.

  Exercises to help you focus on past successes and failures as these are a great source of ideas for creating goals.

 How to construct powerful goals.

  How to create a prime tool for accountability to stay focused and stay on track!

  6 questions to help you find where success comes from in your business. And how to know what success will look like. Because if you don’t’ know what success looks like, when you get it, you might not know you got it.

 8 checklists of objectives that are critical for your success.

  An Exercise to craft meaningful objectives

 6 real life examples of objectives and why they work

 6 objectives that don’t work and why they don’t.

 A 12 minute process to perfect your objective
Strategies – Fourth Essential Step of a Business Plan
Strategies set the direction. They are what help keep you on target so that you ultimately achieve your destination.

Following a predefined set of strategies is critical to keeping a business on track

 
 How following a predefined set of strategies is critical to keeping a business on track.

 How strategies are related to industry practices and how to use them to get your business off the ground

 The secret place to get the exact solutions for the problems you are facing in your business

 How to set the direction, philosophy, values, and methodology for building and managing your company.

 How to establish guidelines and boundaries for evaluating important business decisions.

  How to find the four to six core strategies that successful businesses follow.

 How to find the core strategies that are easy to understand, remain relatively constant over time, used by market leaders and result in growth and profitability.

  How a great strategy statement create tremendous focus.

  How a properly constructed set of strategies will define your business and keep it focused.

 The two factors strategies must address in your business plan

  The 4 areas strategies should address in relation to your business strengths and weaknesses.

 A checklist for the topics that are critical to growing and operating your business.

 3 free places to find the best strategies to grow your business

 How to thoroughly research in 30 minutes the opportunistic threats in your business.


 4 questions and where to find the answers about opportunities and threats to your business.

 Checklists and brainstorm questions to help you learn the best way to sell and promote to your customers.

 4 questions to help you do more of what is working in your business.

 3 questions to move you past your critical issues stopping you in business

 A road map to get you from where you are to where you want to be

 3 questions to make sure you are crafting meaningful strategies

 6 strategies that work from real life examples and why

 6 strategies that don’t’ work and why they don’t’ work

 A 12 minute process to perfect your strategies
The Plans - Fifth Essential Step of a Business Plan
Plan or action items should be important significant and contribute to the growth of your business.

Your plan should convey in one statement the purpose for which your product service or business exists.

Do you have a to do list a mile long? Do you struggle with how to get it all done?

The one page business plan is designed to keep you and your business focused on the important tasks and get them done.

Do you know what important actions must be taken to make your business a success?

 
 How to provide both an objective framework for selecting the projects with the highest benefit or payback and a method for post auditing the results.

 Your Plan should include 7 specific items – Does Yours?

  Creating projects to make a difference in your business with 3 questions and 2 objectives.

 How to integrate objectives strategies and plans

 How to craft meaningful plans from your strategies

  7 examples plans that work and why they work

 6 examples plans that don’t work and why they don’t’ work

  A 12 minute process to perfect your plans.
Steps Included to Perfect Your Business Plan
 
 4 polishing checklists to bring your business plan to perfection

 9 real life one page business plans as examples.

 20 points to make your business plan perfect

 Get your entire team on the same page by giving them a plan they will actually read, All on 1 Page
Additional Benefits of Your Business Plan
 
 7 ways to put your business plan into action for you and your business including getting money.

  Make decisions about your business with ease

  Make every decision with 100% confidence – Know your decisions are moving your business forward
What other people have said about the One Page Business Plan

"Your Business Vision, Mission Statement, Objectives, Marketing Strategies, and Plans... OH MY! Can you think of anything more overwhelming to a potential or new business owner than the thought of putting all that down on paper? Jim Horan has created an easy to understand and enjoyable --- yes, I said enjoyable book that will help you create a solid foundation for your business. Once you have completed "The One Page Business Plan" you have in your hand, the basis of your brochure or web page or networking and marketing plan."

Maria Marsala
Life & Business Coach

This is the one time when thinking "inside the box" is a good thing! When it comes to a business plan, you can lose your mind writing page after page after page after page of endless nonsense. Having the directive to focus and get it all on one page when armed with successful instructions is priceless.

Cindy Brock
Writer, Decorator, Entrepreneur, Atlanta, GA

There are 3 different options available for you to use the One Page Business Plan in Your business
Option 1 Includes
 The Book,
 Bonus CD (see below),
  Additional software (Point Click Plan software – which has all the templates to start writing your plan)
 Your Own Personal Business Coach to help you ensure you produce a One Page Business Plan and Implement it in Your Business
 Plus
1. We will upload Your One Page Business Plan on secure site
2. You will get score cards, trackers and on going coaching from a personal Business Coach.
3. You will get as much time as you need to get everything set up and running. (up to 7 hours)
Click here for an example of the Online Version
This option with the full interactive web based plan and the coaching you need to get it done is a one time investment in your business of $3,499
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
Option 2 Includes
 The Book,
 Bonus CD (see below),
  Additional software (Point Click Plan software – which has all the templates to start writing your plan)
 Your Own Personal Business Coach to help ensure you produce a One Page Business Plan and Implement it in Your Business. Your Coach will help you get results in your business. (up to 2 hours)
This option is only $829
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
Option 3 Includes - Point and Click Software and The book – You will have to do it yourself and hold yourself accountable to implement and use Your One Page Business Plan. But you will have the point and click software and the step-by-step guide of the book. You will get everything you need except the coaching and accountability to make sure you get it done. This option is only $279
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
 
All of Your Choices come with an Unconditional
90 day Money Back Guarantee.

"If you invest in the One Page Business Plan we fully expect you to feel more energy, focus at a higher level, lower or eliminate your sense of anxiety or stress, sleep more soundly, think more clearly, and work more productively - getting more things done in 4 hours than you used to get done in a day. If that doesn't start occurring before the 90th day of diligently using this regimen, you are fully entitled to a complete refund. If You are not Happy for any reason, We don’t want you to pay.”

"The latest printing of the One Page Business Plan book is better than ever! The Entrepreneur’s Toolkit makes writing a One Page Business Plan even faster and easier than before with simple ready-to-use tips, tools, and templates - everything you need to be successful."

Richard Bryson - Strategic Management Consultant - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

 
The Best part is you get a personal business coach to help you complete and use Your One Page Business Plan
You’ll Also Get this Great Additional Bonus
The Entrepreneur's Toolkit CD
When you invest in the One Page Business Plan right now, you'll also get a Free Bonus CD that contains the NEWEST material...
Interactive Exercises & Templates
Entrepreneurs tell us they love the interactive exercises, but some hate to write in the book! We listened... now 22 exercises from the book are available in Microsoft Word®. If you prefer to brainstorm or do the exercises with your word processor... it's easy, just open the CD toolkit, select the appropriate page and begin typing!
Budget worksheets to help keep
  your business on plan
  Sales calculators to figure out the results of your efforts. Sales budgeting to meet your immediate and future needs. Scorecards to keep you on track and motivated
And Over 20 Additional Sample
  Plans... PLUS 10 Bonus Tools
  Your CD toolkit includes over twenty additional sample One Page Business Plans accessible with Microsoft Word® (including four non-profit plans). PLUS... Your CD Toolkit contains 10 additional practical and powerful bonus tools!
One Page Performance Scorecards
  Tracking business goals monthly is critical to achieving success... and it's easy to do with the One Page Performance Scorecards using the pre-formatted Excel® spreadsheets. Create a Scorecard for each Objective on your One Page Business Plan. Comparisons to Budget, Forecast and Last Year are quick and easy!
One Page Budget Worksheet
  Every business needs a budget... especially small ones! The One Page Budget Worksheet makes creating a 12 month Income and Expense Statement simple and easy. Use a Sales Calculator to help determine revenues, estimate your expenses and presto... you have a budget!
And Over 20 Additional Sample Plans... PLUS 10 Bonus Tools
  Your CD toolkit includes over twenty additional sample One Page Business Plans accessible with Microsoft Word® (including
four non-profit plans). PLUS... Your CD Toolkit contains 10 additional practical and powerful bonus tools!
There are 3 different options available for you to use the One Page Business Plan in Your business
Option 1 Includes
 The Book,
 Bonus CD (see below),
  Additional software (Point Click Plan software – which has all the templates to start writing your plan)
 Your Own Personal Business Coach Coach to help you ensure you produce a One Page Business Plan and Implement it in Your Business
 Plus
1. We will upload Your One Page Business Plan on secure site
2. You will get score cards, trackers and on going coaching from a personal Business Coach.
3. You will get as much time as you need to get everything set up and running.
Click here for an example of the Online Version
This option with the full interactive web based plan and the coaching you need to get it done is a one time investment in your business of $3,499
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
Option 2 Includes
 The Book,
 Bonus CD (see below),
  Additional software (Point Click Plan software – which has all the templates to start writing your plan) and
 Your Own Personal Business Coach Coach to help ensure you produce a One Page Business Plan and Implement it in Your Business. Your Coach will help you get results in your business.
This option is only $829
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
Option 3 Includes - Point and Click Software and The book – You will have to do it yourself and hold yourself accountable to implement and use Your One Page Business Plan. But you will have the point and click software and the step-by-step guide of the book. You will get everything you need except the coaching and accountability to make sure you get it done. This option is only $279
Order the Guaranteed Success you are looking for from a Business Plan
Or To Order by phone call LuAnne Hage at 480-756-1509
All of Your Choices come with an Unconditional
90 day Money Back Guarantee.

"If you invest in the One Page Business Plan we fully expect you to feel more energy, focus at a higher level, lower or eliminate your sense of anxiety or stress, sleep more soundly, think more clearly, and work more productively - getting more things done in 4 hours than you used to get done in a day. If that doesn't start occurring before the 90th day of diligently using this regimen, you are fully entitled to a complete refund. If You are not Happy for any reason, We don’t want you to pay.”

 
Sincerely,



Machen MacDonald
P.S. Are you ready to bring your business to the next level of success? If not NOW, then when do you want to? Don't wait ... Get started with your One Page Business Plan and the success you deserve today.