If business planning and the thought of writing a business plan makes your eyes glaze over, fasten your seat belt as host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner explores how to simplify the process so you can unlock the secret to more business success with Carl Baumann.  

WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BUSINESS PLANNING: 

• How business planning leads to more achievement and success 
• The essential elements of a solid business plan
• Where entrepreneurs often get stuck in business planning process and how to get unstuck
• The amount of detail your need in your business plan
• The biggest mistake entrepreneurs make in business planning
• And MORE

GUEST:  

Carl Baumann is a certified business mentor with SCORE specializing in counseling in business planning, strategic planning, general management and management finance & accounting.  In the last 4 years, Carl has had 37 clients launch businesses creating over 151 new jobs.  Carl teaches business planning courses and seminars for SCORE at the Durham Tech, Central Carolina Community College and Wake Tech Small Business Centers. 

Carl’s work with SCORE is the culmination of a 34 year career, some of it in commercial banking with First Citizens Bank and most of it with the Miller Brewing Company in numerous financial positions including Brewery Controller, Corporate Controller and Group Director – Sales & Marketing Finance. 

Carl earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from UNC Chapel Hill and an Executive MBA from the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA.

RELATED RESOURCES:

Contact Carl at SCORE and check out the resources referenced during the show

SBTDC Business Start-Up Resource Guide

Building a Sustainable Business – A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses developed by the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture.  Co-Published by The Sustainable Agriculture Network

Strategic Thinking for Smaller Businesses and DivisionsStrategic Thinking for Smaller Businesses and Divisions by William Lasher

Preparing Effective Business Plans: An Entrepreneurial Approach (2nd Edition) (Pearson Entrepreneurship)Preparing Effective Business Plans – An Entrepreneurial Approach by Bruce R. Barringer

Successful Business Plan: Secrets & Strategies (Successful Business Plan Secrets and Strategies)

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