ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR A BETTER BUSINESS PLAN: Battle-tested Advice to Write Better Business Plans That Achieve All Its Goals From Planning To Fund Raising (SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS)

GREAT BUSINESS PLANS AREN’T BORN…. THEY’RE MADE! They’re born of careful thought and strategic insight that comes only from experience. NOW ALL 100 TIPS IN AN AFFORDABLE BLACK & WHITE EDITION These Tips are drawn from a 35-year business career, with 22 years specifically consulting directly to Small Businesses, be they Startups, On-going Small Businesses or solo Entrepreneur ventures. The core assumption is that the reader is now writing or has already written a Business plan so the most fundamental elements of a business plan are already known, but will be refined with the tips within here. UNIQUE DESIGN LAYOUT! The design is straight-forward. Each page is its own entry, containing one Essential Tip that is explained simply in just two-three paragraphs. The advice and counsel give constructive ideas that are understandable and implementable. Gone are the chapter-long pages of explanations. Here is the crucial information from which comprehension and improvement follow. The goal is to impart to the reader quickly so they can immediately improve upon their current Business Plan. SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS SERIES: PART 3: ESSENTIAL TIPS FOR A BETTER BUSINESS PLAN “This book series takes an invaluable 3A approach; accessible, actionable, and affordable. First, they give you the essential words needed to know, then they provide the crucial tips that build on them. I highly recommend them.” In this book, there are 4 independent sections corresponding to the essential elements: THE FOUR SECTIONS: 1. BUSINESS PLAN BASICS Sample Pages: Uses of a Business Plan, Required Elements, Preparatory Documents, 4 Stages of Business Plan etc. 2. THE FINANCE SECTION Sample Tips: Design of Financial Schedules, Necessary Financial Schedules, Inclusion and Completion Suggestions etc. 3. THE NARRATIVE SECTION Sample Tips Include: Elements Necessary for Inclusion, Emphasis Areas, Stylistic Suggestions, Things To Avoid 4. THE INVESTOR DECK & INVESTOR RELATIONS Sample Tips Include: Necessary Presentation Elements, Suggestions for Inclusion, Tips for Effective Delivery, Stylistic Suggestions ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Stuart Goldstein, MBA, is currently the President and Founder of Goldart Consulting LLC, a small business consulting firm that specializing in Finance, Marketing, Strategy, and Management consulting to micro, small and mid-size businesses in various Strategic Planning operations. Current and past clients are based all across the United States, and internationally in several countries including Great Britain, France, Russia, South Africa, & Venezuela. Over his 30-year Business career, Mr. Goldstein has helped companies generate Millions of dollars in Revenue and Net Income profits for his clients. Previously, as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis at SFX Entertainment Inc., a forerunner company to Live Nation, Mr. Goldstein helped analyze and complete over $3 billion in Merger and Acquisition activity including the acquisition of many of the industry’s leading concert promoters such as Bill Graham Presents, PACE Entertainment, Contemporary Productions, Don Law, and David Falk Management. Prior, Mr. Goldstein was the Manager, Strategic Planning in Corporate Marketing at Cablevision Systems, the country’s fifth largest cable system operator and owner of several Entertainment assets including the Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks and Rangers, and the American Movie Classics and Bravo television channels. Mr. Goldstein has a Masters of Business Administration degree in Finance from NYU’s Stern School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Tulane University in New Orleans.