A gambling counselor business plan, if prepared to raise new capital for an existing practice, should start with the basics: explain your certifications, talk about the size of your existing client base and the income it generates, and give a quick overview of your past performance. If you have formal balance sheets and profit and loss statements from your practice, compile these into a snapshot of your recent financial health, and write a brief section describing your current operations. If your counseling business is a true start-up, then focus more on what funding you need to get going and how you will spend it. What will it cost to rent an office, get professional liability coverage, and to market yourself as an expert? Consider the following questions:
• Can you cite any published works or accolades for your studies?
• What sorts of addictions do you have a special focus on, besides gambling, if any?
• Providing stats about the target market is helpful; what can you find for your city?
• What sort of marketing can you use to get new clients and/or referrals?
• What amount of money do you need to get underway?
The business plan for a gambling addition counselor needs to show not just how the practice will spend the seed capital, but how the revenues will be reinvested on an ongoing basis. The banker will want to see that you can cash flow the loan appropriately, which means, in part, putting your sales back into the promotion of the practice. You should have an assumptions table with reasonable estimates in it. You will also need to analyze some competing providers, preferably in the same target market. While these could be your own colleagues, knowing details about them for your own benefit in the plan is important. Want to have experts help with this project? MasterPlans has the team on staff to get your business plan written –fast, correct, and complete. Call for a quote today: (877) 453-2011.
