{"id":1234,"date":"2014-11-11T08:49:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-11T08:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2017-07-31T08:09:19","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T12:09:19","slug":"part-2-how-to-build-a-better-business-plan-to-support-an-immigration-visa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usimmigrationpodcast.com\/part-2-how-to-build-a-better-business-plan-to-support-an-immigration-visa\/","title":{"rendered":"Part 2: How to Build a Better Business Plan to Support an Immigration Visa (Ep. 31)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Mark Deal talks about the second\u00a0part of crafting a business plan for immigration purposes.<\/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\/3172607\/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>Mark&#8217;s Three sided business plan to maximize impact and ease petition review.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Qualitative<\/strong>: \u00a0This is the writing\u00a0of the plan and should back up the tables while supporting the petition<\/li>\n<li><strong>Quantitative:<\/strong> The hardcore numbers. \u00a0Every plan has to have realistic projections for all facets for the business<\/li>\n<li><strong>Graphical<\/strong>: \u00a0Tables and tables of numbers can be boring or worse, confusing. \u00a0Use tables to tie the quantitative and pictures to support the\u00a0qualitative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>What immigration adjudicators are looking for and common pitfalls of most plans.<\/li>\n<li>Personnel Hiring Plan: \u00a0How to use it, and how not to rely on it too heavily (for E-2 and L-1 cases that don&#8217;t have a lot of direct reports)<\/li>\n<li>Financial Plan covering\u00a0Start-up Funding,\u00a0Profit and Loss projections,\u00a0Cash Flows,\u00a0Balance Sheet with Net Worth and\u00a0Break-even Analysis\n<ul>\n<li>What is a realistic expectation and how to document exceptions<\/li>\n<li>How to prove a substantial investment in a business<\/li>\n<li>How to tie start-up summaries to immigration petition forms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Tie everything together in a concise\u00a0way for the Executive Summary<\/li>\n<li>A quick wrap up of some of the items I didn&#8217;t cover for specific cases<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Links to resources covered on this episode:<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/form\/i-129.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form I-129: Petition for Nonimmigrant workers (i.e. E-2, L-1 and others)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/files\/form\/i-526.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Form I-526: Immigrant Petition for Alien\u00a0Entrepreneur\u00a0(i.e. EB-5)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignirg.com\/blog\/bid\/379219\/10-Payback-Strategies-for-EB-5-Investors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 Payback Strategies For EB-5 Investors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignirg.com\/e2checklist\">E-2 Business Plan checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignirg.com\/l1check\">L-1A Executive Action checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreignirg.com\/eb5checklist\">EB-5 Matter of Ho checklist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Deal talks about the second\u00a0part of crafting a business plan for immigration purposes. \u00a0Listen to this show using the web player below or your podcasting app of choice. &nbsp; &nbsp; In this episode you will hear: Mark&#8217;s Three sided business plan to maximize impact and ease petition review. 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