[Asterisk-biz] Open Business Plan

[Linda Goldsmith]

Dear Alan,

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> Alan Gutierrez wrote:
> 
> >Intro..
> >
> >I'm a software developer. I am learning Asterisk. I'm reading the "*:
> >tfot" book. It is easy to understand. I am confident that my many
> >years of Linux and Apache adminstration will help me get up to speed
> >quickly.
> >
> >That said, please excuse my noobishness. I am RTFM.
> >
> >Anyway..
> >
> >I'd like to build a simple Asterisk system to market to small
> >businesses, like real estate offices, law offices, etc. My customer
> >would need more that four phone lines, but less than twenty.
> >
> >The system would do just the basics.
> >
> >To me, this is basic retail computing, for small business.
> >
> >I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who has taken the time to
> >write up a business plan for a similar business. If so, could you
> >share it with me, so I could have a framework to write my own.
> >
> >Or if this describes your business, and you'd like a business plan to
> >show to your bank or the SBA, would you like to co-operate on writing
> >this business plan?
> >
> >The resulting business plan would be placed on the Asterisk Wiki, for
> >people to tweak. If there is such a thing already, please let me
> >know.
> >
> >Cheers.
> >
> >--
> >Alan Gutierrez - alan at engrm.com - http://engrm.com/blogometer/
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> The basics on writing a good business plan can be found in many books
> and a couple of software programs. There are even govenment agencies
> that can help you with your business plan.
> 
> The Small Business Administration (SBA) has some free information on
> the basics of writing business plans at
> http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
> 
> Remember Google is your friend. Preform a search for business plans.
> 6th on the list was a business plan archive.
> http://www.businessplanarchive.org/ this contains both successful and
> unsucessful business plans.
> 
> Software that helps you write a business plan is just that a helper.
> you still must do research and fill in the content.  But it will guide
> you through the business plan writing process. A very good software
> maker is Palo Alto Sofware Business Plan Pro. http://www.paloalto.com/
> 
> A combination book and software that works for me, Streetwise Complete
> Business Plan With Software: Interactive Software to Quickly Create a
> Powerful Business Plan Plus a Comprehensive Book (Adams Streetwise
> Series) (Paperback).
> 
> A good starter book on business plans is The Successful Business Plan:
> Secrets and Strategies (Paperback) by Eugene Kleiner (Foreword),
> Rhonda Abrams. In addition if you are a beginner I recommend Six-Week
> Start-Up: A Step-By-Step Program for Starting Your Business, Making
> Money, and Achieving Your Goals! (Paperback) by Rhonda Abrams. The
> book helps you take into a majority of things that need to be done to
> get the business rolling legally and in a way that will help develop
> your business skills.
> 
> A little advice for you on business plans make your own business plan
> or alter the business plan to match your skill set and capabilities.
> Remember What works for one person may not nessarly work for you. This
> is a common mistake and why many businesses fail. Not enough careful
> planning and thinking about how and when to do things.
> 
> Sincerly,
> 
> Max W. Blackmer, Jr.
> Knowledge Power IT
> http://www.knowledgepowerit.com
> 
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