Writing A Business
Plan:
Take Your Comic Book
Business International With The 7 Step Comic Book Retail Business
Plan
The success for a comic book business plan is closer than you
think -- in fact, you're looking at the 3 major components right here. So here they are ... all 3 components that you need to create a great
business plan for your comic book business.
Your workbook. Over 90 pages,
stuffed full of everything you need to know. Step by step, work your
way to a successful business plan for your comic book store!
Your business plan template, formatted and waiting for your personal
information. This is in a MS Word format, so you have NO new programs to
learn. Use your existing skills to create a business plan for a comic book
business that is uniquely yours.
Excel spreadsheets, with charts ready to be automatically generated. Get
as creative as you want to be -- This is a program you already know, too.
It seems like a daunting task: creating a comic book business plan. And it can be. So
we've made this as easy to use as possible. Your business proposal will be finished in
no time, in 7 easy steps.
EASY! Don't worry about learning any new programs for your
comic book business plan. You will use the programs that you
already use every day: MS Word and MS Excel. The templates, both for the
text and for the financials, are set up so that all you have to do is
enter your personal information.
EASY FORMATTING! Your headers and text and columns are all set up for
your comic book business plan. The formatting flows right in. Easy peasy. Your
business plan for your comic book shop will look very professional,
very complete.
EASY FINANCIALS! The Excel template is set up so that all you do is enter
the data for your business. All columns are added automatically. It even
creates charts automatically! If you have accounting skills, go ahead and
stretch your wings. Or, get all the background figures together so that
your accountant can whip the financials together in no time. Either way,
your comic book business plan benefits.
EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. The ebook that you will receive takes you
step by step through building your comic book business plan. There just isn't an easier way to do it.
LOTS OF SAMPLES! Sometimes it really helps to see how other successful
business plans were written. So we have included lots of examples, such as
Links to
OVER 40 retail
sample business plans in businesses that
may be similar to yours!
3 sample styles for Biographical Summaries -- with all the text too!
lots of sample summaries and examples for language and formatting
Sample Company Information pages!
Only US $43.00 !
LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR COMIC BOOK
BUSINESS PLAN!
Here's a smattering of what you'll discover:
20 Great Ways to Punch It Up, Right From The Start (Step2)
How to create a dynamic "elevator" page for your business plan, and how to
use it effectively (Step 2)
Great, inexpensive ways to really present yourself professionally. (Step
2)
Setting the Theme of Your Business Plan, With Style and Grace (Step 2)
The "Left Foot" Approach -- When There Is Stuff In Your Background That
You Wish Wasn't (Step 2)
The ONLY 2 ways to start your business plan (Step 2)
About those competitors ... (Step 5)
Why you don't want an "Executive Summary", and what to do instead (Step 2)
The most overlooked part of the business plan -- and it's the one that can
really promote your business (Step 4)
Riding the Coattails of Success (Step 5)
Working with numbers that are just not real (Step 6)
The one phrase to never use in your "Use of Funds Statement" (Step 2)
4 Real Life Samples of Strong Use of Funds Statements (Step 2)
When 2 + 2 = Whatever You Want (Step 6)
6 Things That MUST Be In Biographical Summaries
6 Things That Must NOT Be In Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
When You Should Ignore Your Lawyer's Example (Step 3)
3 Templates for Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
20 Phrases That Lenders Love To See (Step 3)
Where to put the biographicals for the biggest impact (Step 3)
The new, New, NEWEST is not necessarily the BEST (Step 5)
All about Seed Money, Startup Funds, Pro formas and Balance Sheets -- Step
by step (Step 6)
Who's got The Clout? (Step 5)
When YOU are the weakest link (Step 3)
A photo? Of a minority owner? (Step 3)
Job duties mean zilch (Step 3)
SIC 'em (Step 6)
To cite is mandatory, dear Watson (Step 5)
Using people (Step 3)
The scariest part (Step 6)
Funny money (Step 6)
Seeding a business (Step 6)
... All in the 7 steps to creating your comic book business plan.
Easy to download.
Easy to use.
And you will end up with a really great business plan!
I understand why you had trouble finding a
comic book business plan -- so did we. But it is just such a fun business
that we didn't want to give up.
KEY CONSIDERATION
Everyone loves comics. From Peanuts to
superheroes to sob stories, there's a tale for everyone. It's great when you
can walk into a lender, show a cartoon and then begin your presentation.
That is exactly what you can -- and should -- do.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
This is a business that you can start part
time. The revolution of the internet makes it possible, if not imperative,
that you sell your goods online. Starting with only a handful of classic
comics, it is very possible to build a thriving business over the internet.
When your business becomes so strong that you are forced to devote full time
to it, rejoice. You've arrived.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
Physical retail locations are expensive.
Even small physical retail locations are expensive. Setting up shop in a
mall, or in a shed in a faraway field, could take a nasty chunk out of your
profits. Comics, even classics and collectibles, just don't sell for that
much. Watch your projections carefully to make sure you can really afford to
open a retail location.
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGE WITH YOUR
COMIC BOOK BUSINESS PLAN
Prove that you have the experience to make
the store successful. Your track record with an online business is invaluable here. Prove that you
have a client base. Prove that you know how to buy and sell comics.
Prove that you have the marketing
background and skill to make the store successful.
Devote a minimum of 5-8 pages of your
business plan to setting out your marketing plan.
Identify your core buyers.
Identify the number of your core buyers in
your selling area.
Demonstrate your creativity with press
releases and free publicity -- you won't be able to afford much advertising.
Base your projections of valid, provable
statistics.
OTHER PLUSSES FROM YOUR COMIC BOOK
BUSINESS PLAN
This is an area that is extremely visual.
Use the visual impact to influence your lender/investor. Certainly show
comics on your cover, and sprinkle comic images throughout your business
plan. Because yours is such a visually oriented business, your business plan must
be presented as clean, sharp and professional. Goodness, if you can't create
a good looking business plan, how will ever be able to create a good looking
window display?
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR YOUR
COMIC BOOK BUSINESS PLAN AND YOUR MARKETING PLAN FOR YOUR COMIC BOOK
BUSINESS
For traffic information on your location,
contact the owner/manager of the retail center. Also go to your city or
country planning department where you can get traffic counts and information
on housing and construction in that area.
For statistical information for the
comic book marketing plan you are writing, go to
BizMiner.
At the home page, look in the left column
for an "INDUSTRY SEARCH" box. Enter "comic" in that search box.
You will have a choice of Financial
Analysis Reports and Marketing Research Reports for four different types of
"comic" businesses:
Comic books, publishing only
Comic books, publishing and printing
Comic books (wholesale)
Comic books (retail)
BizMiner has gathered information from over
1,000 comic book retail stores, and summarizes the finding here. These are
the reports that your lender will be looking at. Make sure your store can
meet the parameters set out in these reports.
For US Census Bureau DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION, look in the left column for "VIEW ALL REPORTS", then Click
on "AREA DEMOGRAPHICS".
ONE STEP BEYOND ...
To make a strong impression on your lender,
present a business plan worthy of your business. The energy and creativity
that you bring to your shop should be reflected in the plan itself.
The online market is growing by leaps and
bounds -- you will be part of that revolution. The comic book business is an
ideal candidate for an extremely strong website. See
the best web host for
more information on my preferred web host -- this will get you up and
running in no time. For assistance in setting up your website, see
Your SBI Coach.
YOUR COMIC BOOK BUSINESS PLAN
Demonstrating your success online before
approaching a lender for funding for a retail store will increase your odds
dramatically. This is very doable. Enjoy!
Here's the Technical Information for your 7 Step Business Plan for
a Comic Book Shop:
You will receive 3 separate files for your comic book business plan. They will all be in ONE downloadable,
zip file. The three files you will receive are:
A pdf file.Your Workbook. I hesitate to call it an "instruction book",
but it is stuffed with all the information you need to create a dynamic
comic book business plan, rapidly and easily. 90+ pages.
A Microsoft Word file.
Your Template.
This is the actual template that you
will use for the text of your comic book business plan. You can change it,
switch it, mess it up, or use it just as it is. Use all the formatting
tools in MS Word that you already know. 16 pages
A Microsoft Excel file.
Your Financials. This is the actual set of
financial summaries that you will use in your business plan. You can add,
delete, mess it up -- or format it -- with all the tools in MS Excel.
Only
US $43.00 !
We have spent decades writing all manner of business plans. We know there
is a hard way, and an easy way. This is the easy way. Spend your time
creating a great written plan for your business, not learning new
programs.
Your comic book business plan will come together
quickly with all the resources that we have included -- lots of
organizations, websites and business plan samples. All in one place.
I wish we could sit at your elbow and help each and every one of you. But
since that isn't possible, this is a pretty darn good option.
p.s. --
Yes, this is a genuine offer! No bait and switch here. This is the
real, hard core information you need so you can write your own great
business plan. Absolutely NO ONE is going to try to sell you a $5,000
"business plan package". That just isn't how we work.
p.p.s. -- Yes, there are lots and lots of "freebies".
Over 300 pages
worth. They are all on this website, at no cost at all.
p.p.p.s -- Yes, there is lots of follow up!!
Whenever you have a
question, post it at
How To Write Business Plans. I will be delighted to
help, as will dozens of others. The site is open 24/7, so post your
question any time!
p.......s -- No, there isn't a silly reason to wait. Go ahead, get your
7-Step Business Plan for a Comic Book Business now and start making your dream come true. No
matter what kind of retail store you have in mind, from aardvarks to
zithers, it can be yours.
After I figured out what I
need to do, I decided I don't need as much money as I thought.
Good job.
Eugene Travestino
Sorry, Naste. I
figured out I need more. Go figure. At any rate, I'm
good to go.
Lolan, Leesburg VA
I used
to advertise on eBay a lot. I did OK, but I felt like I
was always competing with everyone else. Now, with my own
store, I am building my own client base that I don't share with
anyone. Now, THAT's cool.
Melli
Like every kid, I
dreamed of being Super Woman. Now I know how to make that
dream come alive every single day. Wow, if only I had known ten
years ago.
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