Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-By-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business, Third Edition [Paperback]

Peter J. Patsula (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2004

Now in a newly updated and expanded 3rd edition, Successful Business Planning in 30 Days is a concise, reader-friendly guide that contains all the information needed to craft a comprehensive business plan for any type of entrepreneurial activity within a 30-day time frame. It provides step-by-step procedures as well as hundreds of company startup and operating strategies. There is even a section showing readers how to create a mini- "one day business plan" in a single afternoon to give any current ideas they have a needed focus when time is of essence. Successful Business Planning in 30 Days is currently used in colleges and universities in America and abroad.

Revised with international readers in mind, this 3rd edition also offers more than 200 educational and motivational quotations as well as 33 profit tips and 11 entrepreneurial success stories from around the globe.

Enhanced with more than 100 time-saving checklists and worksheets, a sample business plan, and over 150 newly added sample paragraphs to help readers with the language of business, this guide is a key ingredient for anyone interested in planning a business.

Editorial Reviews

Review

For those who want the full on approach, this is it! -- Phil Woolrich, Head of Business, United World College SE Asia, May 1, 2004

Highly recommended to anyone charged with developing a company mission statement, marketing strategy, or financial breakdown. -- Midwest Book Review, Oregon, WI, February, 2003

From the Author

WHAT you are about to read and explore is the end product of eight years of intensive labor. It is difficult for me to fathom that the original conception of this guide was a considerably humbler version. Suffice to say that I am indebted to hundreds, if not thousands of mentors, unsung oarsmen who kept propelling me on to create something bigger and better than my original conception.

Use this guide to plan your business. Use our online guides from "The Entreprenur's Guidebook Series" if you need more helpful tips and information.

With that said, I wish you the best in your entrepreneurial journey, and sincerely hope that "Successful Business Planning in 30 Days" takes you where you want to go.

-Peter J. Patsula --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 372 pages
• Publisher: Patsula Media; 3rd edition (September 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967840236
• ISBN-13: 978-0967840239
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #712,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Business & Investing > Small Business & Entrepreneurship > Business Plans

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Business for Beginners, September 17, 2000

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Farzana "farzana" (Al Ain, United Arab Emirates) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business (The Entrepreneur's Guidebook Series) (Paperback)

Some years ago my husband and I started a small consumer electronics export business in San Jose, California, "Silicon Valley". If this book had existed at the time, it would have saved us weeks, maybe even months, of time that we spent gathering basic information from a variety of sources. This book has all the basics, all in one place, with real-life examples and suggestions in a usable and practical workbook format. This may not be the only book you need to get started in business, but it certainly should be the first book you get.

92 of 102 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book has saved me thousands of dollars!, July 6, 2001

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robert wysocki (New York, New York.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business (The Entrepreneur's Guidebook Series) (Paperback)

I just want to thank Peter J. Patsula for all the help that he has done me by putting out this awesome book! A few months ago, I decided that I didn't want to continue working for someone else and instead wanted to be my own boss. I came across Mr. Patsula's book and within days, I was filled with a sense of confidence and understanding that has definitively helped me in starting out with my own business.I literally saved thousands of my hard earned dollars by following the easy to understand chapters on setting up a logical, effective, business plan. After going through the clearly written and inspiring chapters, I found that I had the motivation and focus that I needed to get off the couch and go achieve my dream of being a business owner. I am now the proud owner of a small business in the New York area, and I'm earning triple my old salary working way fewer hours. Thank you Peter J. Patsula for showing me how to make an effective business plan. It really works!!

25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One day at a time ..., November 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Successful Business Planning in 30 Days: A Step-By-Step Guide for Writing a Business Plan and Starting Your Own Business (Paperback)

A friend recommended this book to me. I was skeptical at first skimming through it, because there's so much information, but with a little patience, I began to see the big picture. It's well organized. Once I worked through a couple of days of worksheets (the worksheets are nicely organized day by day at the end of each section), I began thinking more and more like a business woman. I'm now going through my day thinking about logos and mission statements, target markets etc., and it doesn't come easy, because good ideas never do, but it's exciting. I'm starting to see my business ... my own ideas. There's a good range of examples to help you get your wordings right. Generally, I don't like books that tell readers how easy it is to start a business, providing inspiration without substance, because businesses just aren't that simple. Otherwise, we would all quit our jobs tomorrow. And I don't like textbooks. This book has a nice balance. Some problems though are that it has a lot more information than I can digest in one sitting. So I'm working through it one day at a time, as much as I can. I'm on Day 23. Another complaint I have, I guess, not about the book though, is that starting a business involves a lot more planning than I thought it would. I wish it had more sample business plans, though it has a fairly good one about an online health business, and some of the forms could also have a little more space for writing ideas, some more thinking room. I also came across some typos. But these are minor complaints. Overall, well organized and well worth the money.