Re: The "Cost" of the matter

**l*@juno.com**

Another source are the SBDCs (Small Business Development Centers).
Helping people put together a workable business and marketing plan is the
main task of the SBDCs (I did this for eight years). In New Jersey, every
county is served by a specific center, although some may serve as many as
five counties. They are usually associated with a state university. There
is no charge (you already paid for it through federal taxes). For those
who are not rank beginners on the business side, you can also get
one-on-one counseling on specific issues. 

Try this link
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/sbdclocator/index.html to
find one near you.

Regards,
Lois J. de Vries
Visit http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 05:15:15 -0800 (PST) Monica Milla
<gardenfaerie02@yahoo.com> writes:
> The main time involved in a business plan isn't in the
> writing (which really should not be a stumbling block
> for us fantastic writers, right?), but in making the
> plan itself; in thinking over all the details of a
> business. If you don't need the income to live on, OK,
> maybe you don't need a plan. But being a garden writer
> as one's main income is no different from running any
> other small business: You need an idea of your target
> market, skills, pricing, marketing strategy, goals
> (financial and project-based), etc. I know most
> writers don't like the business side of writing,
> myself included, but it really does help you focus
> what you want to work on (and where you can donate
> time, from a previous discussion).
> 
> Jeff, when I was a freelance business/technology
> writer, I got a lot of helpful (and free!) advice on
> the business end of things from retired executives at
> the Michigan Small Business & Technology Development
> Center (www.gvsu.edu/misbtdc/region12/). I'm sure
> there are similar centers elsewhere.
> 
> Monica Milla
> www.thegardenfaerie.com
> gardenfaerie.blogspot.com
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