Guerrilla Marketing Your Business Plan

So how about a Guerrilla approach to planning? We are not talking about the gorillas that we saw in Tarzan movies. Not exactly the guerrilla in the John Wayne war movies (think Rambo for you younger ones). The dictionary defines a guerrilla as a “member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.” Ever feel that way in business?

Guerrilla Marketing Your Business Plan

So how do you do that in business? More specifically how do you do that when planning a business?

Start with the end in mind! But an end in mind can be another word for a dream. Write that desired end down. There begins the reality!

Now that you have written the end down, continue to sketch in more details, working backwards. It will be easier to work when you have a vision of success in your mind and on paper.

For instance, you want to start a consulting business. You have no clients, little capital, some contacts, some skill as a ___________ (you must fill in the blank) and you are sure that with such meager resources you will fail…. just like your spouse or parents or friends told you.

Chances are that you will fail!

Now let’s take a guerrilla approach. You want to generate revenue of $1,000,000 per year. You feel you can charge out $50 per hour, so you will have to work 20,000 hours a year! Then you picture yourself managing a team of ten people that are charging … Read More ...