| Tap these treasures of ideas. The best
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| show: that you're a serious student of
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| | complexity of the real world. What the
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| planning, finance and economics,
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| | by Ram Charan. This little book is only
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| selling, and writing.Sample Business
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| | a 137 pages: but I'm
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| PlansStart by gathering sample business
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| | telling you, it's so well written you'll
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| plans. Look at the annual
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| | be as intrigued as
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| reports and S-1s, S-4s, 10ks, or 10Qs
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| of companies in
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| | down on paper. Businessese, academese,
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| | too often in business plans. Often
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| | preventing a
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| | knowledgeable writer with good
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| | intensions to fail at getting
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| companies must file with the SEC
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| | the message across to an intelligent,
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| in order to register their securities or
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| | interested reader. For
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| to maintain the registration
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| | some reason, when people write business
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| of previously registered securities with
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| | compelled to write "commence" and "prior
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| these forms by going to clicking on the
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| | to" instead of
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| Edgar
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| | "begin" and "before." If you want to
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| database, and searching for a public
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| | write an effective
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| company in your industry.The key is to
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| | business plan, your business plan
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| find the most helpful filings. These are
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| the ones
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| | Edward Baily; he wrote a surprisingly
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| usually contain
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| descriptions of the business, its
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| business and its products. Look at how
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| they describe the industry
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| | entertaining 124 pages Baily
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| and their competitors. I encourage you
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| | clearly lays out the dos and don'ts of
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| to read as many filings in
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| your industry as possible. See what the
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| | illustrating them with examples drawn
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| issues, challenges, and trends they see
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| | publications, and the
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| they're attacking them.Be careful though
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| | works of writers like Russell Baker and
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| about mimicking what they write. Many of
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| | John D. MacDonald.
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| these
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| | The Plain English Approach to Business
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| documents are written in legalese
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| | Writing offers
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| despite the SEC's protestations
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| | practical advice on clarity, precision,
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| and push for plain English. Just
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| | organization,
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| remember, you're doing this
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| | layout, and many other topics. Best of
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| exercise to see how other companies have
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| | all, you can read it
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| built their case to
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| | an hour...and use it for the rest of
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| business investors.Another approach is
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| | your life.But writing well is only a part
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| to gather and read professionally
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| | of writing. A good business
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| written business plans of companies in
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| | plan must be persuasive. Listen
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| your industry and use
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| | carefully to what I just
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| them as guides to prepare your plan. Try
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| | said: persuasive. Not misleading or
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| to avoid generic
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| | untruthful, but
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| business plan templates. They're too
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| | persuasive.Here's a book you need to
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| general and often not
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| | look at Persuading on Paper. How's
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| worth the investment. Either way. Start
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| | that for a title? Persuading on Paper by
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| filling your
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| | shows you how to use the written word to
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| with. It's called: Competitive Strategy
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| | convert strangers
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| | to prospects to paying customers (or in
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| In this landmark book, Competitive
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| | investors). What I like about this book
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| | the power of
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| for evaluating the competitive
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| alternatives you must
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| | how her methods and strategies can help
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| Competitive Strategy is the
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| analyzing an industry or
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| business venture. I use this book as the
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| fine, if it doesn't suit you, keep
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| process. You can never have too many
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| | into what venture
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| oblivious to the changing
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| Fred Wiersema set out to find answers to
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| these types of questions in their book
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| | Handbook.SellingFinally, study the art of
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| The Discipline of
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| | selling. Like it or not, when you
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| Market Leaders. Although the authors
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| | are trying to start a business venture
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| won't appreciate this
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| | or raise money for
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| comment, I found the underlying
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| | your business you have to sell investors
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| fundamentals in The
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| | on why they should
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| Discipline of Market Leaders to closely
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| | invest with you. It's like a rite of
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| parallel those laid
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| | passage. But fast
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| out by Porter in Competitive Strategy.
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| | talking salesmanship won't raise the
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| Perhaps that's why I
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| | So, fill your business plan library with
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| studies that are sure
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| | books on selling
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| to generate many aha's! The Discipline
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| | and presenting.Here's a book to try:
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| of Market Leaders
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| | Socratic Selling by Kevin Daley with
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| will make you think about what it is
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| | Emmett Wolfe. Socratic Selling as the
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| your company or new
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| | title implies, uses
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| venture does better than anyone else;
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| | the Socratic Method: "A method of
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| what unique value do
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| | teaching or discussion, as
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| | used by Socrates, in which one asks a
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| you continually
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| | series of easily
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| increase that value? If you can't easily
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| | answered questions which inevitably lead
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| answer these
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| | the answerer to a
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| questions about your business, The
| |
| | logical conclusion" (Webster's
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| Discipline of Market
| |
| | Unabridged). Dalely's
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| Leaders is required reading and a must
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| | concise, easy-to-follow chapters explain
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| | reward can be great...a funded business
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