TOOLS FOR WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN AND/OR CREATING AN OPERATING STORE EMPLOYEE MANUAL.

To help you in writing a business plan and creating an operating store employee manual, we are offering for sale a disk and hard copy of each that can be customized to fit your particular operation. Once you receive the package you desire, simply insert the disk into your computer and make the necessary changes to fit your needs.

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THE BUSINESS PLAN

Researching and writing a business plan is essential to go into business. Simply put, a business plan is essential to success. Without a well thought-out plan, you will be doomed to failure.

Everyone writes a business plan, but frankly for the wrong reasons. In most cases, the reason is to borrow money from a bank. How naive we are! Banks don't lend money to new businesses, and even if they were slightly willing to do so, the requirements are such that you will have to mortgage your life to get the loan. What your business plan should really be about is pouring out your heart and soul about why you want to open this business.

In reality, most of the money will come from your pocket, from your family and/or friends, or from a business partner, not from a bank. So the business plan is defining the following:

• What you want to accomplish.
• How you are going to get there.
• What it will cost

What Will This Business Plan Diskette Accomplish For You?
The diskette will act as your guide in laying out what is important that must be included in your business plan. The diskette will help you immensely in the actual writing of your business plan. The diskette will help you, but remember in the final analysis the business plan must be your thoughts, your words, and your findings. The diskette will include the following:

• A sample resume that will demonstrate business sense: Let's be frank. If you are going to write a resume for your business plan, it better be one that shows you have the skills and experience to interest others like a bank or outside investors in investing in your idea.
• A detailed personal financial statement for your use: It should be up-to-date and accurate. Remember that once you give someone your social security number, any credit check that is done on you will show everything. So be truthful and concise.
• An honest and convincing sample description that you can adapt for your proposed business or idea: Some of you will say, Why bother to write it down? I know how to operate. And besides, I am in no hurry to prepare my loan application to the bank or SBA. Let me tell you from hard, personal experience that you need a foundation document to refer to. If you don't have one, you are too likely to forget your good plans in the heat of getting your business underway.
• A sample profit and loss projection and cash flow estimate for your new business in a form understandable to banks: To a bank, besides the initial written introduction of your business plan, this is the most important element they will consider.

The cost of both the Business Plan diskette and hard copy (18 pages) is $195.00.

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OPERATING STORE EMPLOYEE MANUAL

In general, most ice cream store owners deem training and having an operating store employee manual important. Yet few are satisfied with their training, and in most cases fail to create a written document outlining the operating procedures of their business. Most say they don't have the time to train their employees adequately, and if they did, they have no idea where to start.

Just because you learned quickly what to do in your store, don't necessarily think you can translate what you have learned to others without setting down the foundations of what the training program is expected to accomplish.

What Will This Operating Store Employee Manual Diskette Accomplish For You?
The diskette is a sample operating store employee manual that you can adapt to fit your particular needs for your operation. The diskette will detail in general form what is required to operate a typical ice cream shop. By inserting the diskette into your computer you will be able to customize and create your own operating store manual that includes the following:

• Explain the philosophy of the owner.
• Describe job functions.
• Define the standards for employee work habits and conduct.
• Give detail directions for how products are prepared and served.
• Provide answers for almost any question imaginable about the operation.

Specifically, it will explain what employees can expect in the way of pay raises, benefits, work schedules, and opportunities for advancement. It will cover every aspect of the operation, including how products are dispensed to customers, employee relations, handling the cash register, opening and closing procedures, and keeping the shop clean. In addition, it should include step-by-step directions for making sundaes, milk shakes, and ice cream sodas, and describe in detail how ice cream is scooped, cared for, and handled.

Purchase of this diskette will also include a sample hard copy (64 pages) of what the Operating Store Employee Manual should look like.

The cost of both the Operating Store Employee Manual diskette and hard copy is $195.00.

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HOW YOU CAN PURCHASE THE BUSINESS TOOLS

OPERATING STORE EMPLOYEE MANUAL - $195.00
THE BUSINESS PLAN - $195.00

> Business Tool Form

O.K., I'm sold. What do I need to do?

All you have to do is complete this form, print it out, and send it along with a check. We will send you the current plan/disk in 2 to 3 weeks. If you can't print out the form, just e-mail us and we'll have your plan/disk to you in no time.

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