An excerpt from the Freelance Writer’s Toolkit.

CREATE A BUSINESS STRATEGY. A business strategy includes researching the business you are planning and the market conditions. It then details the objectives you have for your company.

HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN. Unless you have a plan, how will you know whether you’re on the right track?  This should cover the main elements of your business.

KEEP YOUR BUSINESS PLAN SIMPLE and easy to revise in the future. The key to making a business plan before starting your business is so that you will go into business with a clearer picture of where your business is headed and provides you with a glimpse at obstacles that you may need to overcome.

KNOW WHERE YOU ARE GOING. What vision do you have for your business? This is an important part of the business plan and will help you in determining the direction your business will grow in the future.

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