Searching for a freelance business plan? You can find all sorts of freelance providers who will be willing to write up the document for you – especially in tough economic times, students from business schools from California to New York will come out of the woodwork for the chance to work on a business plan for an hourly rate. Retired business people, recent MBA grads out of work, and even freelance writers who know nothing about business (or modelers who know nothing about writing) will all eagerly seek to be retained for your business plan. But are these people really qualified to help you? Do you know what set of skills they bring to the table, and what sort of guarantees they'll give? Ask them:
• Whether they work in tandem with anyone else, or as solo freelancers throughout the planning process
• Whether they honestly have strong writing abilities and the ability to complete a working financial model
• What their policies and timelines are for revisions (you WILL need them!)
• What their past success stories are
• How many clients they've made business plans for
• Whether you get printed copies of the plan, if you're signing a flat fee (non-hourly) contract?
Listen carefully to the answers you hear. Most freelance consultants will claim to have strong skills across the board, but how many unemployed people do you know who are exceptional writers AND great at working with numbers? Who can perform in-depth market research AND edit their own work like a hawk? More often than not, you only get good results in this process if you hire a TEAM. And that is what MasterPlans delivers. Since 2002, we have used the Team Planning Model to create airtight business plans that have been put together and vetted by subject-matter experts. Call today to learn more! (877) 453-2011.
