{"id":1225,"date":"2014-11-04T19:52:58","date_gmt":"2014-11-04T19:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:10:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:10:43","slug":"part-1-how-to-build-a-better-business-plan-to-support-an-immigration-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/part-1-how-to-build-a-better-business-plan-to-support-an-immigration-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 1: How to Build a Better Business Plan to Support an Immigration Visa (Ep. 30)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mark Deal talks about the first part of crafting a business plan for immigration purposes such as the company summary, product\/service descriptions, as well as marketing and sales strategies<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em>\u00a0Listen to this show using the web player below or your podcasting app of choice.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3160737\/height\/90\/width\/1080\/theme\/custom\/autonext\/no\/thumbnail\/yes\/autoplay\/no\/preload\/no\/no_addthis\/no\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" width=\"1080\" height=\"90\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Immigration-Buiness-Plans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1232\" src=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Immigration-Buiness-Plans.jpg\" alt=\"Immigration Buiness Plans\" width=\"297\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Immigration-Buiness-Plans.jpg 297w, https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Immigration-Buiness-Plans-264x200.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 297px) 100vw, 297px\" \/><\/a>In this episode you will hear:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A bit about my MBA background (and how MBAs are best suited to prepare business plans)<\/li>\n<li>Why you should NOT HIRE ME\n<ul>\n<li>If you can only spend money on a business plan or an immigration attorney, use my free tools to write your own plan &#8211; invest in solid legal representation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t make declarations that you can&#8217;t back up with supporting documents\u00a0(don&#8217;t ASK for the RFE).<\/li>\n<li>How to use fluid strategy statements to support your case, but reduce your overall document requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Although the Executive Summary usually appears first, work on it last (we will cover this next week)<\/li>\n<li>Company Summary\n<ul>\n<li>Start-Up Summary and Funding Sources<\/li>\n<li>Business Start-Up or Expansion Milestones<\/li>\n<li>Operational overview (in comparison to an elevator pitch)\n<ul>\n<li><strong>E-2 &amp; EB-5\u00a0Bonus:\u00a0<\/strong>Cover the background of the source and use of funds<\/li>\n<li><strong>L-1A Bonus:<\/strong> Offshore Business Description<\/li>\n<li><strong>L-1A Bonus:\u00a0<\/strong>Executive Job Description(s) with offshore history<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Products and Services\n<ul>\n<li>Products and Services Description<\/li>\n<li>How many products or services should be presented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Marketing Analysis\n<ul>\n<li>Geographic Summary (i.e. local, Regional National, international)<\/li>\n<li>Market Demographics vs\u00a0Market Segmentation and how to use them both<\/li>\n<li>Target Market Strategy<\/li>\n<li>SWOT Analysis and how it relates to\u00a0Competitor Analysis\n<ul>\n<li><strong>EB-5\u00a0Bonus:\u00a0<\/strong>Why a\u00a0Competitor Analysis is expected as part of Matter of Ho\u00a0precedence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sales Strategy\n<ul>\n<li>Primary Marketing Campaign Strategy as it relates to your\u00a0Sales Forecast<\/li>\n<li>A 5-year sales forecast &#8211; your first business plan metric<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Next week I&#8217;ll cover the second part of my general business plan strategies to support business immigration petitions<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dive deeper into topics discussed on this show<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/john-gezelius-proving-the-source-of-eb5-funds\/\">John Gezelius: <strong>Proving the Source<\/strong> of US Investment Funds for Foreign Entrepreneur and Investor Visas<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/natasha-bell-special-immigration-concerns-for-private-placement-memorandums\/\">Natasha Bell: Special Immigration Concerns for <strong>Private Placement Memorandums<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Next Actions<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/31\">Listen to the second part of this series\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkDealPod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Follow and interact with me on Twitter<\/a> (or in the comments below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Deal talks about the first part of crafting a business plan for immigration purposes such as the company summary, product\/service descriptions, as well as marketing and sales strategies \u00a0Listen to this show using the web player below or your podcasting app of choice. &nbsp; 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