The Plan



First of all, you need a plan. That means that you will need

quite a bit of information. Most investors want to know how

much money you are going to need and what you are going to

do with it. But don't think that it's going to be a simple

two question interview. It's going to get quite extensive.

Have all the answers ready when you write your plan.

It requires a good bit of thought. But, a nice business plan

model exists at the Small Business Administration where you

can literally use any number of resources that they have in

their library and you can even use their computers to work

up a nice business plan. I have seen people who knew that

they wanted to own a business one day, but they had no idea

what or where to begin. By the time they used all the

resources the Small Business Administration had to offer,

they not only had their business plan but they had the

exact business in mind and funding on the way.

Rivky's Art Workshop comes with a business plan model that you

can use to get started. You are already one step ahead in the

game plan. You can use our model and begin to seek out your

funding sources, which is what I plan on covering next.

Finding Funding

Most entrepreneurs have ideas. No money. That's what investors

expect. They know that you have great ideas for how to make

money with their money. So, get started and get your plan out

there in front of them.

Funding Universe is a great place to post a business plan and

see if anyone bites. It's highly possible that an investor is

going to come along at least once or twice a day to see what

your plan contains. They'll look it over and they might put

it down. But, something might start to nag them or another

investor will come along the next day and pick right up on

it. You never know what is going to happen. But, you can

rest assured something is going to happen.

With the Rivky's Art Workshop already in place with its proven

track record, business investors are more likely to want to

contact you. Of course, when you mention that art benefits kids

and fills the gaps where education fails, investors will swamp

to put their money into you. Even though art workshops also

benefit the adults who attend, mentioning kids is like raising

a golden flag.

These are only a few steps to mention. It should get you started

and headed in the right direction. I will follow up on other

steps and other business solutions in future articles. But if

you get these two steps into motion, you're already a few steps

ahead of most of the entrepreneurs out there.

Article written by Rivky Shimon.