The Cost of Waiting May Be Higher Than the Cost of Planning.

Let’s complete the research, analysis, and planning to stage your business for funding or exit as soon as possible.

A clear, practical business plan turns scattered ideas into focused action – so you can make smarter decisions, attract the right opportunities, and move forward with confidence.
Let’s build yours before another valuable month slips away.

One Focused Plan Could Change the Way You Finance and Run Your Business.

Let’s get your business plan completed so you get funded or acquired.

Get the clarity, strategy, and accountability needed to move from overwhelmed to organized – and from planning someday to executing today.
Your next breakthrough may begin with a business plan. Let’s develop yours now.

We get it…
Writing a business “plan” just may not be your thing.
It’s not something one does every day, but…
you recognize the value of having a good business plan to:

  • Get organized…
  • Fully research and analyze your market…
  • Clarify and quantify your customers – prioritized by
    highest probability, fewest competitors, and least risk…
  • Verify the feasibility of your idea(s)…
  • Build a “case” for investment, partnership, licensing, joint ventures, loans, sale…
  • Raise capital… So you can hire your team, buy equipment, go to market, build your business…
  • Collaborate and coordinate to make the best decisions and take aligned action…
  • Build the proper foundation & structure enabling you to scale from $1-50 million and beyond…
  • Design your business with clarity of purpose, priorities, and direction…
  • Ultimately, sell your business and get the most from it…

No matter what…

Wondering and waiting won’t get you there.

You can go it on your own at your peril, but your time wasted
will cost more than your investment here.
Let’s fix that right now. Your business is in the balance.

We’ll identify growth opportunities in your business that you may be overlooking
before you invest more time, money, or energy in the wrong places…
We’ll create a strategic path forward to fund, scale, and sell, without guesswork or wasted effort.

And, even though it may not be your thing, you must be involved – it is YOUR plan.
But I’ll do all of the heavy lifting!

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Do you have a strategic operational roadmap?
Can you bootstrap to success or
do you need investment?
How much $$ are you looking for?
What do you want to build with it.
How soon do you need it?
What happens if you don’t get it in time?

Break the log-jam of ideas, questions, priorities, and demands causing analysis paralysis, and reset for the right action in the right direction.

Hire me to work with you 1:1 to create your business roadmap.

10 DAYS → Your Funding / Exit Master Plan

I work with you 1:1 to produce your
plan and your success in pitching it.

Everything an Investor or Buyer Wants to Know

  • Problem(s) You Solve
  • Origin Story (Why you…)
  • Big Picture
  • Everything Quantified & Prioritized:
  • Market Segments, Analysis
  • Size, Trends, Demographics,
  • Ideal Customer Profile(s)
  • Vision / Mission / Values / Practices
  • Strategy / Products / Marketing
  • Value Prop / Costs / Pricing
  • Competition / Advantages
  • SWOT Analysis
  • IP / PR / Influencers
  • Operations / Facilities / IT
  • Risk Analysis
  • Traction
  • Management Team
  • Exit Strategy / ROI
  • Ideal investors / Acquirers
  • Financial Model
  • Pitch Deck

If you were the investor or buyer,
which section would you ignore?
Right… None!

They’re going to want ALL of this…

Plus, I’ll promote you to every funder I know.

10 Days: $4,997

  • Time is of the Essence.
  • Time is Money
  • Time is Flying

Stage Your Business for Funding or Exit
Have the plan and the answers
while an investor or buyer is hot!

They won’t wait or chase you around…
They’re investing in you.
You’re investing SPEED!

We meet via Zoom
60-90 minute session every week

Paid in Full Bonus
Includes full, until you sell your business, access to the entire BusinessPowerTools platform. ($2,999 value)
(Subscription transferable & restartable by new owner.)

10 Days 1:1 Business Plan Done-With-You $4997

PayPal / PayPal Payment Plan:

10 Days 1:1 Business Plan Done-With-You $4997

It all leads to a higher business valuation.

Higher ‘Pre-Money” valuation for investors…
You give up less of your company for their investment.

You sell your business faster at a higher price.

Attention Business Advisor

You can offer this to your clients too.
(I can only handle so many…)
Let’s Talk…

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There’s a lot more to complete.
(Investors ask a lot of questions — that’s why our system grew so big!)

I used my experience at the Sharper Image catalog to create BizPlanBuilder into
what became a “catalog of answers” to the investors’ inevitable barrage of questions.
It’s better than chasing them around, answering one thing after another.

We’ll work through the proven BizPlanBuilder x AI roadmap to develop your strategic funding / exit plan.
Also, to speed up due diligence, the completed plan anticipates and references the data they’re looking for.

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We’ll build your financial model from your numbers and
AI-researched forecasts to project a realistic future.

Unfortunately, most founders leave money on the table when they sell.

A while back there was a plumbing company that was acquired. Unfortunately, the owner didn’t get as much as he wanted. While he did OK, what he’d missed was that his website had no way for prospects to contact him — no lead form, no call to action. The new team reworked the site and generated 22 qualified leads in the first 3 weeks. Over the next 3 years, the company tripled.

That’s the kind of businesses most acquiring companies and/or private equity firms look for — opportunities obvious to them but overlooked by the current owner.

This is a good example for anyone selling or thinking about selling their business.
If you’re an owner close to selling, you have two options:

  1. Think like the buyer, update it yourself, and keep the value you created.
  2. Or… Sell it now, as-is, and leave a lot of potential behind for a savvy buyer?

Either way is OK. “A bird in hand…” and all. Selling now gives you certainty and cash. But if you still have the energy and some runway, there’s a case for delaying gratification, doing the work, and further building a business that’s worth more.

If you really believe your business could triple, why would you sell it now?

So ask yourself: Are you ready to sell the potential… or are you willing to develop it yourself?

If you’ve got some energy and interest remaining, maybe it’s time to think like your own investor and stop thinking like a seller.
Using BizPlanBuilder, you might just discover some unexplored opportunities you could economically tap.
Before you sell out, wouldn’t it be worth doing a little exploration and research to find out?
What if it could be worth an extra million dollars?

My Assurance to You:

I’ve got you. We’ve got a great tool, and as long as I am with you, I will stay with you and do everything I can for you to succeed. It’s important to me that you tell your friends good things about Business Power Tools.

And me.

If you stay with it, do most of the things I suggest, listen with an interest in new ideas, respond immediately and honestly to my questions, and most of all, persevere no matter what — That’s what I’m doing — and I’ll do it here with you.

I will keep working with you, up to a maximum length of time, based on you being coachable, following the Action Steps and Action Items I assign to you, you being paid in full for your program, and you showing up for all Appointments (with possibly 2 Make-up Appointments).

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2nd Offer → 5 Weeks Personal 1:1 Business Plan Coaching

Remember, the better job you do on your business plan, the better deals you’ll make.

I’ll help you transform your vision into a strategic plan with defined goals, market direction, financial clarity,
and actionable next steps. The sooner we create your plan, the sooner you can stop reacting – and start growing.

Join Our Ongoing Business Development Mastermind

Done-for-you setup in the first 30 days, then 60 days of coaching/support as your client implements a process.

Not in so much of a hurry and want to save some money?

While we designed the BizPlanBuilder system to be do-it-yourself (DIY) to be most
economical for you vs. paying someone else $10,000 – $15,000 to do it for you,
I can also work with you to accelerate your project.

Plus, I’m the guy who created the system!
I want to work with you personally because I love it and I’m curious to learn from you about our system.

  1. Get Your Business Plan Set Up and Launched
  2. 5 Weeks of 1:1 Coaching with Me
    • Business Plan
    • Financial Model
    • Pitch Deck
    • 2-Page Executive Summary
    • 30-Second “elevator” pitch (+ delivery coaching)
  3. Anything You Want to Talk About

Includes a full year subscription to BizPlanBuilder ($500 value)

5 Weeks: $2997
We Meet via Zoom for a 60-90 Minute Session Every Week

Invest In 1:1 Coaching to Launch Your Business plan

3rd Offer: Use our proven BizPlanBuilder AI-powered business intelligence system.

Do-it-Yourself + Free System Set-up and Training

Is this you?

“I need tech support more than anything. Someone who can sit by my side and be my hands on the machine. I need an assistant who can translate my voice and ideas into your business power tools because it takes me 10 times longer than a normal person to get anything done on a computer.
Right now, I’m cash critical.
And time critical.”

Priority Support

I’m happy to help you when you need it.

$997/year
Simple Deal:

  • 20-minute calls (max)
  • + homework due < call
  • Must schedule call on my calendar.
  • Must complete homework before next call.

Here’s a slightly different twist…

It’s important to me that you are successful with Business Power Tools.
To be sure, I may be able to help.

Would it be useful if I were to offer some 1 on 1 “jump-start” coaching
to help you wherever you need it to keep going?
I do offer a FREE Session to get you going, you may be good to go,
you may want more help…

 

Here Are Some Ideas:

  • Get your project properly set-up and get you started.
  • Feedback on your business plan — Things others aren’t aware of that may cause doubts.
  • Strategize about funding and investors.
  • Feedback on your investor presentation — Things investors may not tell you.
  • Review your financial model — A reality check before pitching it.
  • Support your financing strategy and help prep you to talk with investors.
  • Talk about your marketing and selling strategy.
  • Discuss your business — Things you may not want to share with anyone else.
  • Talk you off a ledge if you’re having a bad day or a dicey business issue!
  • Or any place you feel stuck — like you just can’t get there from here…
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Next, How about this… $150 for an hour together.
We can cover a lot of ground in an hour!
Need more? Let’s talk…

Secure a Time for Your Free Consultation

In the Trial Phase Or Just Subscribed?

Schedule a Zoom Tour Specific to Your Needs
I’ll Help You Get Started!

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While I offer a free session to jump-start your success using BizPlanBuilder,
I also offer an add-on business plan coaching / consulting / training where I
will personally walk you through setting-up your business plan, filling in your
financial model, and developing your pitch and pitch deck.

I’ll work with you as much as possible, evaluate, fix and refine your clarity
and purpose – and give you the feedback you need.