SELLING YOUR IDEA-How to write an Investor attracting Business Plan!

Writing a Convincing Business Plan (Barron's Business Library)

About five years ago, I was having a nice time with Chuks, a friend of mine that was the head of the Business Development unit of one of the banks in the town. We were just talking when our topic shifted to the drought of knowledge in our communities when it comes to business proposition he lamented at the lack of depth of all business proposals brought to him and confided in me that after reading the executive summary of most Business proposals/plans he discards them. So we eventually had to conclude that the true and real knowledge we need to succeed in life was not taught within the four walls of our Universities.


While I will believe this piece can give you creative insight into the basics of the how, my specific recommendation will be that you employ a consultant to write if it is urgent and after you’ve been writing for a while, you would have mastered how.

DON’T USE YOUR BUSINESS IDEA AS A GUNIEA PIG?

If you believe so much in the Idea you will be ready to give it whatever it takes, to make it happen!

In my years of rendering business consultancy services with various Individuals and organizations across Nigeria on various Proposals I have met with a lot of bright young men and women with big projects and divinely inspired business Ideas which I know could have been well channeled to prosperity if they had a perfect understanding of how to raise venture capital.
Against this backdrop, and many other vicissitudes of life faced by the Nigerian’s creative mind have I decide to package this write up.

(Permit me to inform you that we are working on partnership with one of the world’s best business development experts and will soon sign a deal with another of our Nigerian Consultant just to bring a proper training to you on Business Development and raising venture capital. Details out soon)

I shall also be providing you with a solid prototype/sample Business plan. Packaged by our International partner (Of course for a token) to kick start making your Idea work.

You have a creative business Idea SO WHAT?

Let me shock you by saying, that no one is tripped at the fact that you have a business Idea!
What the Investor wants to see are;
• Is it realistic?
There is nothing wrong in building castles in the air so long as you can put pillars under it! How real and earthly can you get with your business plan?
• What is the ROI?
The most popular radio station the world over is WIII FM- What is in it for me! Understand that everyone and not just you want’s to know the something that they stand to gain, how they will get it, and for how long they’ll keep getting it.
• How simple is it?
Contrary to popular belief, your business proposal should be simple enough to understand. It should be such that without you being there anyone can understand it?
Only one out of every business proposal submitted gets reviewed.

Permit me however to congratulate you; On What? On the fact that you can think and generate business Ideas I belief that is the foundation but remember in the midst of many counselors there is safety.
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