7 Step Photography Business Plan
Your photography business will be unique,
as will your business plan. So here they are ... all 3 components that you need to create a great
photography business plan for your business.
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Your workbook. Over 90 pages,
stuffed full of everything you need to know. Step by step, work your
way to a successful photography business plan!
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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
photography studio that is uniquely yours.
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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.
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FROM DAUNTING TO DO-ABLE
It seems like a daunting task: creating a
photography 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
photography studio 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 photography business plan. The formatting flows right in. Easy peasy. Your
business plan for your studio 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 photography business plan benefits.
EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. The ebook that you will receive takes you
step by step through building your photography 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
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LOTS AND LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION FOR YOUR
PHOTOGRAPHY
BUSINESS PLAN!
Here's a smattering of what you'll discover:
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20 Great Ways to Punch It Up, Right From The Start (Step2)
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How to create a dynamic "elevator" page for your business plan, and how to
use it effectively (Step 2) |
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Great, inexpensive ways to really present yourself professionally. (Step
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Setting the Theme of Your Business Plan, With Style and Grace (Step 2)
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The "Left Foot" Approach -- When There Is Stuff In Your Background That
You Wish Wasn't (Step 2)
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The ONLY 2 ways to start your business plan (Step 2)
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About those competitors ... (Step 5)
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Why you don't want an "Executive Summary", and what to do instead (Step 2)
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The most overlooked part of the business plan -- and it's the one that can
really promote your business (Step 4)
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Riding the Coattails of Success (Step 5)
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Working with numbers that are just not real (Step 6)
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The one phrase to never use in your "Use of Funds Statement" (Step 2)
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4 Real Life Samples of Strong Use of Funds Statements (Step 2)
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When 2 + 2 = Whatever You Want (Step 6)
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6 Things That MUST Be In Biographical Summaries
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6 Things That Must NOT Be In Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
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When You Should Ignore Your Lawyer's Example (Step 3)
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3 Templates for Biographical Summaries (Step 3)
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20 Phrases That Lenders Love To See (Step 3)
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Where to put the biographicals for the biggest impact (Step 3)
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The new, New, NEWEST is not necessarily the BEST (Step 5)
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All about Seed Money, Startup Funds, Pro formas and Balance Sheets -- Step
by step (Step 6)
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Who's got The Clout? (Step 5)
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When YOU are the weakest link (Step 3)
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A photo? Of a minority owner? (Step 3)
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Job duties mean zilch (Step 3)
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SIC 'em (Step 6)
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To cite is mandatory, dear Watson (Step 5)
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Using people (Step 3)
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The scariest part (Step 6)
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Funny money (Step 6)
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Seeding a business (Step 6)
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... All in the 7 steps to creating your
photography business plan.
- Easy to download.
- Easy to use.
- And you will end up with a really great business plan!
It just doesn't get any better than that.
Excerpt from the Workbook 7 Step
Business Plan for a Photography Studio:
You are the
envy of nearly everyone you meet. You have a creative business,
and everyone is going to assume you are getting very wealthy.
Whether you specialize in pet photography, digital photography,
children’s photography, wedding photography, portrait
photography, commercial photography, or dozens and dozens of
other fields, there are thousands of people who wish they had
your talent.
KEY CONSIDERATION
It is very possible to have a hugely successful photography
business with one person. Whether yours is a home based
photography business or a true photography studio, odds are
pretty good you are very self motivated.
STRONGEST ADVANTAGE
As far as your business plan goes, you are half way there. You
can probably already visualize it. You know the look you want,
the feeling you want to project. That by itself puts you to the
top of the line. If you had any idea how many thousands of
business plans your banker sees that look like the morning
oatmeal got dribbled on them, you would really appreciate your
advantage.
STRONGEST DISADVANTAGE
Convincing people that you know what you are doing is not always
the easiest thing to accomplish. Convincing yourself that you
know what you are doing can be equally difficult. While there is
likely little doubt that you know photography, how well do you
really know business? And how will you compete with those
thousands of others who want to be photographers too?
OVERCOMING THE DISADVANTAGES WITH YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR YOUR
PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO
Nothing spells SUCCESS like SUCCESS. You have to be successful,
or you wouldn’t be where you are. Project that success so that
others can understand it.
- List clients and projects
you have worked on
- Include copies of some of
your outstanding designs
- Demonstrate your business
acumen
It is that last one, business
acumen, that really needs attention. How did you get so smart?
Did you attend post-grad classes? Were you in charge of large
budget projects? Did you guide a prior firm through tough
economic challenges? You could have gotten your smarts from a
lot of sources. Here is where you really need to highlight it.
Your banker may not recognize a good photograph, but she will
recognize strong business talent. And it is the business talent
that will get you your funding.
Be sure to define what aspect of photography is your forte. In
many minds, all photographers are the same. It is up to you to
differentiate and define your market, whether you focus on
- School portraits
- Commercial layouts
- Wedding photos
- Pet photos
- Retouched photos
- A part time home based
photography business or full time photography studio
Startups are also a problem. A
startup in a “soft” industry (i.e., non-essential to health or
welfare) is a real tough sell. No one wants to bet on an untried
idea, or an untried person.
But an EXPANSION business. Now that's another keg of fish. This
is a company that has proven success, and wants more success.
That's something that lenders like.
So take your photography business just as far as you can, then
go for "EXPANSION FUNDING". You'll be nearly home before you
know it. For instance,
- Line up some clients.
- Actually do some projects on
your own, working out of a tiny studio or your home.
- Incorporate
- Establish a business banking
account
- Set up an Advisory Board –
the more heavyweight talent you can bring to this board, the
better
- Get endorsements from others
in the industry
- Set up your web site
Imagine that someone were
coming to you, wanting to set up a boxing gym. What information
would you want from that person before you were willing to give
him money? THAT’s that kind of information you need to give your
banker.
HOW MUCH FUNDING WILL YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS PLAN NEED?
As a solo business, odds are that you won’t need a great deal of
funding. Certainly nothing like a manufacturing plant. But you
will need some. Really itemize it.
As a single person business, you probably need to shift from
being a part time photographer to being full time, with all the
costs associated with that. A better computer? A DSL line? A
webmaster to revamp or redesign your site? Specialized software
for your photography services? The more specific you can be, the
more it will demonstrate your business experience.
YOUR LIKELY LENDER/INVESTOR
The
SBA is usually your best bet for smaller businesses.
THE LAST WORD ON YOUR BUSINESS PLAN FOR PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICES
This is simply an amazing field to be in. The tremendous
opportunity you have to capture public style, and to influence
it, places you in a unique position in our society. Tackle your
business with the style and professionalism with which you
tackle your photography assignments, and you will do just fine.
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Here's the Technical Information for your 7 Step Business Plan for
a Photography Studio:
You will receive 3 separate files for your XXX business plan. They will all be in ONE downloadable,
zip file. The three files you will receive are:
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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
photography business plan, rapidly and easily. 90+ pages. |
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A Microsoft Word file.
Your Template.
This is the actual template that you
will use for the text of your photography 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 |
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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. |
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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 photography 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 Photography Studio 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.
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CUSTOMER REVIEWS
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Thomas R. HerrickI can't
believe I went this long without writing a business plan.
Actually, I've borrowed money before. My local banker
always filled out the paperwork for me, but he said he couldn't
do it any more. So here I am, a veteran photographer
trying to figure out what to do. The good news is that it
doesn't look as hard as I thought it would be. |
Li NielsenMy sister and
I have been photographers for years. We've traveled the
world, following our father's Army transfers, so we learned a
lot about travel photography. Now we are ready to do it
full time. We have a couple of assignments ready, but we
really need new equipment to do it right. I showed your
book to our banker and he said this is what we need, so we are
both very happy. |
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