Your Business Model is the Foundation of Your Business Plan
The report of the death of the business plan has been an exaggeration, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Yet, we often read opinions in the popular business press that the business…
The report of the death of the business plan has been an exaggeration, to paraphrase Mark Twain. Yet, we often read opinions in the popular business press that the business…
From Idea to Reality The start of a new year brings thoughts of new beginnings. For some of us, that might mean thoughts of turning our ideas into businesses. We’ve…
At Cayenne Consulting we’ve written dozens of restaurant business plans and created an equal number of financial forecasts for our restaurant and hospitality clients. For the most part, we can…
Virtually every document we write requires a strong personal biography of each member of the client’s management team. The reason is that investors, bankers, and other interested stakeholders usually believe…
The idea behind an elevator pitch is simple: You happen to be in the same elevator as a dream prospect. You have sixty seconds to gain the prospect’s attention. What…
An experienced immigration attorney in Mesa, Arizona – where there is a great a deal of immigration activity, as you may imagine – contacted us to assist one of his…
Are you getting ready to pitch investors? Then you need to make sure that your materials – your pitch deck, executive summary, and business plan – answer ten critical questions.…
Most entrepreneurs think that business plans are only good for communicating with potential investors and lenders. Not true! Business plans are a very effective way for management teams to communicate with…
I plan to publish a series of posts on mistakes I frequently see in financial forecasts (or pro-formas, or financial projections, or whatever you want to call them). I’ve segregated…
Lists are a great way to convey information in business plans and other business documents. Unfortunately, many writers misuse lists, rendering their documents difficult to read. Here are a few…