Re: Hello?/teaching / Business plan

Gene- Charlotte is definitely showing me that I can't do without a business
plan. Last year was sort of hap-hazard, flying by the seat of my pants. I
did ok, but I know I would have done a lot better had I been more organized.
This business plan is helping me with that for sure. We have a small
business administration center here at the University and they do give
classes so I will check into that for sure. I do like having my very own
teacher though, and it was fun last week to go over everything with her.
It's amazing what we can learn when we are actually interested in the
subject! I hated college classes my first go round. LOL!

Andrea H
Beaufort, SC
Zone 8b

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2003 7:44 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hello?/teaching / Business plan


> Hello Andrea,
>     Hang in there on the business plan. Make sure you do get that one
thing
> accomplished. I am a few years into my business now and finally got around
> to taking classes on how to do your own business plan. Much easier to do
the
> plan up front than to go back and come forward. The Small Business Admin.
> has the classes here for about $25 to $35. In fact, I have been taking a
> class ever two or three months at SBA. Advertising and marketing was one,
> think they have preparing for trade shows coming up, just went to one on
> business plan and it has a part two later this month. Check with your
local
> Chamber of Commerce and see if they have these goodies for you.
>     You can not borrow money from the bank based upon your business
without
> the business plan, or sell the business at some point, or most
importantly,
> know what the hey your are doing and if it is working without the bp......
>     Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> snip....
> > I'm excited about it, as it will give me more
> > contacts for my nursery, Bloomer's, and will give me more experience. I
> have
> > a friend with a Ph.D in business helping me do a business plan. I'm
going
> to
> > be doing strictly container gardens, mainly for businesses and retail
> > nurseries, but will also do homes for people as well. Someday I'd like
to
> be
> > able to quit my job and do this full time.
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> > Zone 8b
>
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