One-Page Business Plan: From Your Vision to Your Success

by Mark R. Smith

So, you have a dream. You have a great idea that will bring exciting new products or services to market. How will you make that dream a reality? While it's true that hundreds of startups succeed each year in turning the imagination of talented people into hard profit, it's also true that just as many or more startups fail right out of the gate. Just having an idea is never enough. It takes hard work, it takes effort, and it takes organization. From obtaining money for your startup to hiring the right employees to bringing your product or service to market, every company takes a little bit of sweat and a little bit of stress and a lot of hard work. You’ll see why in the following pages. One thing that separates successful startups from those doomed to fail is knowing how to craft a well thought out business plan. In the following pages you’ll see the reasons why you need a business plan and how to make one that works for you. You’ll learn which type of business plan is best for you and how to tailor one to suit your needs. Let me show you how to plan out your entire strategy from beginning to success, from the spark of an idea to an efficient and well organized company that people will recognize and identify with. You've got the startup. I've got the blueprint to get you from your vision, to your success.

44 pages, Paperback

Published June 13, 2016

About the author

CEO and Founder of E-Finance Solutions Mark Smith, has more than 20 years of experience directing progressive start-up firms with revenues exceeding 50 million. Mark has lead E-Finance for over 10 years, directing over 5,000 employees for his cutting-edge financial software system. E-Finance has a global client base, and is steadily growing worldwide. Mark believes innovation, drive and recruiting a talented diverse workforce are the key components to his companies’ success.
With a strong financial and technology background, Mark has spent previous years working in banking and Fortune 500 companies as a software developer. His strong multifaceted experience in investing, accounting, resource allocation, computer programming and software development has led to the creation of the latest financial software technology. E-Finance Solutions is ranked as one of the best companies to work for in the U.S. due to their employee focused culture. His understanding and belief in e-marketing channels, innovation, people-centred organizations and development of user-friendly cost-effective software for large and small business needs have put him on a constant path of growth. Mark has an MBA from Stanford University with a concentration in finance where he graduated with honours. Also, he holds a BSc in Computer Science from MIT, where he was treasurer of The Technology Inventors Club. Currently, he is on the Board of Directors for Young Girl Coders, where young girls and female adolescents are encouraged to develop their technology skills. The generosity continues, as Mark regularly speaks to young female students at schools about entrepreneurship, and future jobs in technology and software.

Reviews

[Rick Yvanovich]

I like the one-page idea as if you can't distill things down into one-page then whats the point of the encyclopaedia you've put together.
The author is clearly passionate about what he does and I'm guessing had a tough time compressing all that enthusiasm and knowledge into a quick and easy to read and understand eBook, but he did a good job of it.
Had to admin at th start I was having doubts but once I got to the bit I was looking for viz the one-page bit then it all fell into place.

Disclosure: I was offered a free copy of this book by the author in return for an honest review.

[Tommy Kiedis]

Mark Smith delivers an extremely helpful and concise overview of a business plan with a practical template for writing one. Mark provides the introductory "what it is" with enough "how to" to help any prospective start-up cover the essential aspects of a thorough and compelling business plan. This resource is a thinking-person's tool to work through the business planning process. Mark combines his Stanford MBA smarts with two decades of business start-up expertise to deliver a tool that is easy to read, but will require careful thinking to complete. I found it extremely helpful as I work to expand and monetize my website and "brand."

[Kristi]

I love that this is short, concise and straight to the point. There's no filler fluff giving a bunch of examples of what people have done in the past and why you should follow the author's advice, this is just a straight nuts and bolts of how you can get started on your business plan and the vision of your company. I'd recommend this read to anyone thinking about starting up their company or looking to improve their business.

[George Emami]

Didn’t meet my expectations

This was not very helpful to me. Perhaps if you have absolutely no business background or experience you would get a little something out of it. Several typos.

[Dana Bushbaker]

Good but you could prob read the same stuff online

A good read if your trying to start up however a quick Google search will give you roughly the same Information.