Diddly Squat

Welcome to Jeremy's farm. It's an idyllic spot offering picturesque views across the Cotswolds bustling hedgerows woodlands and natural springs. Jeremy always liked the idea being a farmer. But while he was barrelling around the world having more fun with cars than was entirely reasonable it seemed obvious that the actual you know farming was much better left to someone elseThen one day he decided he would do the farming himself.After all how hard could it be?Well . . .Faced with suffocating red tape biblical weather local objections a global pandemic and his own frankly staggering ignorance of how to 'do farming' Jeremy soon realises that turning the farm round is going to take more than splashing out on a massive tractor.Fortunately there's help at hand from a large and (mostly) willing team including girlfriend Lisa Kaleb the Tractor Driver Cheerful Charlie Ellen the Shepherd and Gerald his Head of Security and Dry Stone Waller. Between them they enthusiastically cultivate crops rear livestock and hens keep bees bottle spring water and open a farm shop. But profits remain elusive.And yet while the farm may be called Diddly Squat for good reason Jeremy soon begins to understand that it's worth a whole lot more to him than pounds shillings and pence . . .Praise for Clarkson's Farm:'The best thing Clarkson's done . . . it pains me to say this' THE GUARDIAN;'Shockingly hopeful' THE INDEPENDENT;'Even the most committed Clarkson haters will find him likeable here' THE TELEGRAPH;'Quite lovely' THE TIMES

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The key to successfully starting any business is a fine business plan. In his ebook, Diddly Squat, Mike Elia walks you through the business plan process step-by-step: from heap the evidence youll use to construct your plan to delivering your plan to official investors.

His cd provides the basic assistance you craving to write a business plan. But its real focus is revealing how to communicate your plan to investors and persuade them that your business is their best investment choice.

When I first opened business plan Secrets Revealed, my heart sank. You see, I had promised Mike I would entre his cd definitely in the past writing a review. And business plan Secrets Revealed is no secret ebook subsequent to one sentence paragraphs, large fonts and hefty margins. Its crammed full of information!

But as I began to read, I was warmly surprised. Mikes writing style is interesting and practical, and his explanations simplify difficult concepts. Throughout the book, I felt as though a friend was sitting subsequent to me upon the support porch, matter-of-factly explaining exactly how to reach something. Its the nice of easy practicality that you can reach isolated subsequent to you thoroughly comprehend a subject.

Mikes definite covenant of business planning concepts results from experience spanning more than 20 years. Mike helps business owners buy, sell and finance their businesses. He has overseen manufacturing and sales locations in more than nine countries. He is a CPA, holds a Masters in business Administration, and has served as Chief Financial overseer of two publicly held companies.

Business plan Secrets Revealed starts subsequent to tips for collecting and organizing the assistance youll need. From the beginning, Mike concentrates upon overcoming your biggest single challengebridging the buccaneer confidence gap. In the chapter Show Me the Numbers, Mike provides some of the clearest explanations of business financial statements that Ive ever entre If concepts subsequent to stockholders equity or statements of cash flow make your eyes glaze over, later your salvation has arrived.

Later chapters of business plan Secrets Revealed in reality attend to upon Mikes covenant to support you communicate your business plan effectively. There are answer instructions upon writing your business plan, including how to get your plan opened and read, and how to avoid nine common writing mistakes. He explains how choosing the right design can make your business plan easier to read. Mike wraps things up by telling you how to prepare for valuable face-to-face times subsequent to investors, including developing a 60-second, to-the-point, verbal auditorium for your business. Tips upon finding investors and a resources section answer the book.

I must believe that several times as I was reading, I would question myself, Do I in reality craving this much business plan? This is not a fill-in-the-blanks-and-print-it-out business plan solution. But later I realizedif Im all-powerful virtually succeeding, later I reach craving to know as much as practicable virtually my business up front. in the past Ive started spending money. in the past I put myself upon the stock out in the market.

By the way, I did make it through the mass book. And I avowed that Mike delivers what he promises upon the title page: he teaches you how to speedily assemble evidence, construct a court case for your business, and write a readable plan that attracts investors and makes your business the most glamorous investment choice. Even if you already own new business planning resources, I severely recommend business plan Secrets Revealed