How to Write a One Page Business Plan

You probably have a great idea for your business, and you've come to realize that you need a business plan. If you know anything about business plan writing then you know you don't only have to write out the purpose and your vision but your marketing plan as well. You also have to keep any accounting records and bookkeeping that is connected to your business which is not a factor for most businesses that are just starting. You still need a business plan but how are you going to write one without all of those financial records that you have yet to grow? It is still possible to create a business plan without all of those things and in this post I'm going to show you how.

In this method of writing a one page business plan, you find out 5 things, which is your Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, and Action Plan. This type of one page business plan is my favorite, because it is an easy way to jot goals, and follow through with them. I also use this business plan to also follow goals for the year in my personal life. I usually make a vision board to coincide with the written plan just to make it more visual. Below I have the way you write down a plan like this with the description in each box! 

Here is the basic template:

Vision: This is your vision for yourself .Where do you see your business in the span of a year?

Mission: What is the purpose for writing this plan and why is it important you fill this purpose?

Objectives: List the things must you do to be successful in completing your mission?

Strategies: What is your strategy for each objective? This part of the plan that shows how you will do each objective.

Action Plan: Write in detail what you must do to achieve each strategy for every objective, and put a date on it if you would like.

The Great thing about having a One Page business Plan is that it doesn't have to over extend beyond your means. When I write a One Page Business Plan I only think about the near future or short-term goals that can be achieved within 1 year. My Business Plan is "Doable" as I call it, because it is made up of SMART goals which are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Timely!So let's begin! 

1. Focus on 1 Year Only (Vision)

Start by asking yourself where you want to see your business within a year. Let me give you a good example of a well written Vision statement...eh-hem! Okay..."Over the course of a year legitimize and launch my online business by creating an online presence and getting all legal documents for start up." *applause here* 👏👏👏👏. Okay! Okay! I cheated, that is my Vision Statement from a while ago.

2. State What You Are Doing This For (Mission)

The second thing you're going to write is your Mission. Ask yourself, "What is the purpose of this business plan? The only appropriate mission for the vision statement above would be to "Create an online presence and get legal documentation for business start up." That's almost a no brainer, because all you are doing is repeating yourself! Keeping it short and sweet takes away the guess work if you have to do an emergency elevator pitch to a potential investor!

3. Make A Bulletlist of Goals Plain (Objectives)

Your Objectives should be a simple bullet list of things that you need to do to get your mission accomplished. A good bullet list for the objective above would be to possibly get your business registered with the secretary of state, apply for an EIN for your business, build a website, create social media pages for your business. These are all things that you CAN do, within the time frame of a year whether you have to make a simple online transaction using your bank card or save money over the course of months to get to that particular objective. That's where Strategies come in. 

In a vision board I draw pictures of my objectives or cut out images from a magazine so I can visually capture my goals for my business!

The Blue Circle is around the image I used for 1 of my objectives! I choose to record prophesies spoken over me in church and I include prophesy dates on my vision board, because some of them come with instructions. Some people get excited about the words spoken but omit the instruction given to accomplish the goal.

4. Break Down Goals into Small Steps (Strategies)

Strategies are simply the "How" of every objective. How will you carry out every objective? This isn't to rain on your parade, but to make you think critically about your strategies. In order to do everything on your bullet list you have to tell how you are going to do it. In the Objectives Section I talked about possibly saving money over the course of time to be able to execute a goal. That's well within your right to do, you don't have to have everything at once. Remember to give yourself breathing room in your plan, because that's a part of making your goal realistic. Remember this is your plan and no one is rushing you. 

When I am vision boarding, I usually make a small bullet list of my strategies under the images of my objectives. It serves as a check list so I can see my progress over time and not make the mistake of discrediting myself or losing focus if one of my goals has to be done in multiple steps. 

The Check list or bullet list of items serves as my Strategies on my vision board!

5. Pin Down a Date and Execute!

The Action Plan is my favorite part! Do you know why? This is where you hit the ground running. This is how you're going to do what you have to do because this is when your faith meets your works. The Action plan tells WHEN you will do the things in your strategy. So, no more procrastinating! Pin down a Date and Follow Through! If exact dates intimidate you then maybe you should just give yourself a time frame to do it in. For an example, if you want to apply for a loan, what month would that be in? Finally when you confirm your appointment  for the month you picked you can then pin down an exact date!

After I get an exact date, I might put them next to that strategy on my vision board, so I won't forget. After completing an entire objective I usually reward myself with a sticker 😍. This might seem juvenile but there's honestly nothing like getting a sticker. It worked on us as kids for a reason! When we become adults sometimes we get too serious and get away from the simple things that kept us motivated to stay focused such as having a goal and reward system. 

A JOURNEY shouldn't be mistaken for a RACE! You don't have to run on a journey, you can just take one step at a time, and be in the moment as you take in the experience. Try scrap booking your journey to building your business so you can remember the moments or just take tons of pictures and put them in an album!

Thanks for taking the time to read! Tell me in the comments below what you found helpful, and don't forget to subscribe so you can be notified about the latest updates and see new posts similar to this one! Thanks for Reading New Creatures!

Back after Hiatus

Hello New Creatures! It's been a very long time! I've had a lot happening since April and it took a toll on both my physical and emotional health. My husband was in the hospital from April to June. He had several surgeries, and issues there. I chose to take a moment to stay focused on my family,  my health and completing my entrepreneurship class. 

I was just told a few friends how I took this course in Entrepreneurship and how it was free to the community. Bert and Lawanna were very supportive in my endeavors as well as reaffirming. I found out not only what I need to do to move forward, but I also found out that I pretty much have been on the right track this entire time. 

Sometimes as an artist I take my ideas for granted but I was told that my ideas were amazing by my counselor and that I should proceed with these ideas. I had a plan to implement them and then my husband's stay at the hospital lasted longer than we both thought it would. Eventually I just got wrapped up in the situation and tried to balance the home life with business and I just dropped the business part to focus on my health before I became too overwhelmed. I can't promise that I will stay on track but I can do what I can when I can. 

Anyway I'm glad to say I'm starting the virtual parties again. It's been such a long time because I've also had so much technical difficulties since my microphone on my laptop won't work. I'm just glad to give it a try once again. 

My next 2 virtual parties are on the 16th and the 30th. You can still win a free prize. I change the stipulations every time. Sometimes I do a front door prize or I just randomly pick a guest who's watching and interacting. Since we are moving everything to Zoom though, I think I'm going to change it up!

I'm just glad I'm getting back on the game again. You can order a ticket on Eventbrite! Click the link for the virtual event!

Bracelet Stacking

I wanted to go over this concept of bracelet stacking in this blog as well, because I started an article a long time ago and then abandoned it in my drafts. Basically bracelet stacking isn't new, it's just a new hashtag, but I have seen video's from the 70's and see all the different color "bangles" (metal bracelets). They wore. Understand that the 70's, 90's, and even now there's a repeat in fashions because it repeats ever 10-20yrs. Raising Awareness in our black communities has brought so many fashions from the past out in the name of getting reconnected with our African Roots. So fashion is now being used again to make a statement about embracing our blackness even in our jewelry.

Personally I used Bracelet stacking more as a marketing technique growing up as a teenage entrepreneur than I did for style. I did used to get flack for it from my elders though. A lot of people said I was overdoing it, and that I didn't need all that, but I used to sell each bracelet for at least $1. So if I had 6 on each wrist I made at least $12. I had way more confidence selling then than I do now as an adult. I think somewhere I let all that discouragement zap me of my energy, and so I work very hard to observe and see where I can reintroduce a concept I may have already done years ago.

So this bracelet stack was what I wore for mothers Day. Yes I do have 7 bracelets on! But the way I envisioned this bracelet stack was like a cuff. the center bracelet goes with some earrings I made for myself a long time ago where there is wire wrapped around it. So after that I just used solid colors for the bracelets in the midle and then finally the purple and pink bracelets. If you look closely at the purple beads you'll see that they have every color in it. The yellows the pinks, and even white. Sitting those solid yellow and pink bracelets next to those beads totally made every detail in that purple bracelet pop.

Okay so this bracelet stack is more for the humble. I could have coupled my center piece with solid pink bracelets as well but I felt that the yellow bracelets made the orange and white beads stand out a lot more. 

I do have these purple bracelets on sale at www.kanawearboutique.com and they come in alterante colors, yellow, pink and even black. I do sell the solid pink, yellow or multicolor ones on there as well,  No black solid ones yet. Apparently black beads are a hot commodity and so when I ordered them there were very few because they were more expensive to order than the other colors were. So understand that when you buy the purple bracelet the fact that it's black raises the price if that's what you want. 

Changes in Pricing

In case you were wondering-yes I did raise my prices. I'm not 11yrs old anymore or 14 and my bracelets are not $1 anymore. Some people only want to show support when you're selling yourself short. You have to beware of those types of people too, because they only care about themselves and not whether you're truly making a profit. This is why I'm moving my events to Eventbrite. I'm putting myself out there a little more so another crowd can appreciate my work. Once I total shipping and handling, and then the actual prices for supplies to make everything, I've made nothing if I keep selling myself short. There's a difference between having jacked up prices and making a profit. Jacked up prices come from greed, profits are totaled up after subtracting your expenses and all it took to make your product. A $5-10 profit is reasonable. So next time you tell someone who handcrafts everything that they are charging too much, just go to the nearest beauty supply store and get the set you want customized there. Oh yeah...you can't get anything customized at a beauty supply store...so guess you can just stick with the manufactured stuff they have on the shelves. We DIY and handcrafted business people put way more effort into our works to be diminished to the likes of what you can "buy at the store". We do have our own stores, our creations are worth buying at the price we set. If you don't want to pay the price for quality work, let that be your problem and don't be rude. Thanks-sincerely the handcrafting community! END RANT.

Eventbrite

If you want a ticket you can register on Eventbrite. Click Here to register for the event. The tickets are free so even if something pops up there's no cost to you anyway. The Zoom meeting should last about 45 minutes anyway, and there will be a quick display of items that are for sale as well as a small presentation about what the company is about. Thanks in advance for registering for the event! 

Valentines Day Special

Technical issues arose at our last Product Party and Prevented us from giving away our free gift. It was frustrating. I'm still new to figuring this thing out so thank you to those who helped me realize there was a problem! Namely my grandma, and my mom. 

Sets and collections were displayed only from The Pink Explosion Collection, and the Power Collection. These items are currently being sold on the Kana Wear shop at www.kanawearboutique.com 

The Pink Explosion Collection

The Power Collection

Anya's Mini Collection: Birthday Add On

Anya's mini collection continues to grow as she creates more designs, and I can't Express to you how proud I am of my big girl! As I grow and learn I teach her. One of the things I taught her about 3 weeks ago are a few tricks in visual merchandising. Like any Parent I'm just showing her the ropes as I learn, but the other day Anya stepped it up a notch. 

To you this pair of earrings on a tent in front of a colorful background is probably no big deal but this came only after I showed her how to do the black background. My daughter loves to color like any other child her age, and she'd asked me for these adult coloring pages. After completing one she used it as a background for some earrings. 

I'm glad she continues to grow in ways I didn't expect! I can't wait for my Mannequin heads to come in the mail because I want to see what else we can come up with to teach her. 

The latest addition to the shop includes this lovely set that was handcrafted by Anya herself. In honor of her 8th birthday celebration on Feb 8 she's selling these sets for $8.00. It comes with 3 bracelets (2 solid colored, and 1 with special design) and a pair of earrings of your choice from the mini collection. 

Art Classes 

To sign up for our biweekly Art class go to www.kanawear.com! Personal Lessons are still $25/hr and Biweekly art classes are only $10 per person. If you have an organization such as an afterschool program or a camp and you want me to come to teach I do have group rates. I don't teach any more than 20 students at a time. So keep that in mind and we can discuss a schedule and paperwork over Zoom, a regular phone call or whatever you decide! If you need an idea about what art class will consist of here is a YouTube from The New Creature Fashion Channel! Remember to Subscribe! Every 4th Friday is Kids week where I make an update on YouTube and our New Creature Kidz blog!

Biweekly Classes $10/per person

Personal Art Lessons $25/hr

Group Rates (20 student minimum): $185

For the most part when I say Personal Art Lessons for $25/hr, I'm referring to students learning Fashion Drawing, Entrepreneurship, Sewing, and other techniques as well. 

Join the Discussion

We hold biweekly Product Parties so our next LIVE event is on Feb 20! Come to think of it, the following week is Valentine's Day. Every day is a wonderful day to Love in my opinion. A day centered around Love should reflect God because God is Love. With that being said, he wouldn't forget you so why are you discounting yourself if you're single. Go love yourself, treat yourself and I'm not talking hair and nails and your favorite candy. I mean proper self-care! Cause trust me, once you do have that wonderful family so much of you will have to be shared with others that sometimes those moments of solitude can be missed. So whether you are buying for you or for a friend, a person you admire, a spouse, or a lover we have the sale just for you

All hoops, all Twisted Elegance, all Chandelier Earrings are 2 for $10! This is usually a regular deal but this is the last time I'm making this sale available on a consistent basis because I'm raising my prices after Valentines Day. Making jewelry is a labor of love and selling the things I take time to create so cheaply actually needed serious evaluation. I've been told since my youth that I need to reconsider pricing and make them higher, and I'm going to raise prices a little, and only do these deals when I'm holding a sale. Don't worry I still stick with the idea of affordability for my customers, but this time I'm going to get more for my time. So Buy now while you have a chance! Other Sales include the Red and Pink Sale and the $15 set sale!

Any Single Pin earrings Red or Pink are now $5

Valentines Day Special! All Sets sold for $15!

That was the latest news in Kana Wear Fashion. Please subscribe to our newsletter on the boutique website! 

Looking Good

In the latest news concerning Kana Wear and its websites, I'm working on beautification! Last week we held a Product Party on Facebook where no one showed, and a lot of things seemed to go wrong. Faith (my 2 year old) came on in the middle of the live. She popped the bracelet that Anya made her and preceded to slap Anya in frustration! I know running a business and having children isn't easy and I guess I got what I signed up for in having kids. 

Although I was incredibly frustrated I figured out a way to display my work, so we got one thing right though! It all started with these beautiful purple earrings. And then another, and finally everything on the site was rebirthed from a painful moment. Anya even had a chance to learn visual merchandising in the process. 

After realizing how beautiful the earrings looked on display, I began going on and creating some new looks on my shop website. I changed up the theme and I added some sets as well! 

All sets are $15

My daughter even joined in the fun and wanted to make her own collection, and look appealing so here are all of her designs at once!

Buy Here

Anya's Mini Collection is also on our boutique website! 

Other Collections being featured are the Power Collection and the Pink Explosion collection!

You can order from any of these collections right now at the Kana Wear Boutique! They're all being posted as I type this! 

In other news our next Product Party is on Feb 6 at 7:30pm! Share this flier with EVERYONE you know. Pass on the information. Spread the Word! And Thank you for your support!

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New New New

So today I wanted to briefly discuss something about the Product Party that happened or was supposed to happen on January 9th. I went live briefly with my daughter and then I had to quit it because my baby needed some medical attention. She's fine but she did bump her head. There was no concussion but the fall to the ground had her adrenaline going. I am not going to reschedule the event but I will Say the next Product Party will be January 23. There will still be a giveaway and I will still be hosting alongside my Anya (for training purposes of course).

Today was an interesting day. After realizing that my other blog post already had a release last week I noticed I had not planned on doing anything with The New Creature Fashion Blog until I made my new website. I was working on some changes and it was because I recognized that my website only had a shop but not enough info about my services. Then I realized I didn't have a way to post that using the site that I had. The other part of the problem was that after selecting the New Host for my website I realized THAT host didn't allow me to have a shop! So to stay within my means I created 2 websites.

           

The Kana Wear Shop can be found at www.kanawearboutique.com

The Kana Wear Website where you can find information or sign up to recieve any other services please go here! www.kanawear.com Take a browse around while you're there. 

I've been dreaming of this for several years. It's not that I was afraid. I was actually looking for one singular site I could use to show my services and sell my jewelry on. Now that this step is out of the way,  I can continue to make improvements. 

Services I'm now offering include art classes for children ages 6-12 as well as personal art lessons. You can sign up for either on our website.

Bear with me concerning my shop. I'm making some modifications to the website that will help me simplify it for our buyers. It's been since 2017 that I've had my shop but honestly that website is difficult to navigate sometimes. I'll figure it out eventually and soon I'll open the shop back up for my buyers. Right now it should be set to on vacation. I'll update everyone concerning our next moves in 2 weeks when I figure it out.

Metamorphosis News: New Services!

In the year 2021 Kana Wear is ready to add on services to expand the brand. We are offering Art Lessons, and Patternmaking! We will still resume having our typical Product Parties every other Saturday and other events as well. To get a description of the services continue reading this blog!

Click the Picture to Register!!!

Art Class (Group of 5-10): Starting on January 15th I will be holding biweekly art classes. Only 10 slots are available but to participate in each class, and there is $10/per person charge. My deposit fee of $5 is waived because there's no need for me to buy supplies if everything is over zoom! This means you buy your own supplies, and you pay for your own transporta- wait that's right you won't have to drive or take a bus, because it's all on Zoom😉. That's why my $5 deposit fee is gone! And more than likely I'll switch between adults and children every session depending on who signs up consistently. Subjects in Art might include painting, learning different sketching techniques, and using different tools to create art. I may throw in some fashion design concepts but don't bet on it to be an all the time thing because this is a group session, and we have to stick to a central subject that keeps everyone interested. 🙌🏾 Last day to register is January 8, so mark your calendars!!!

Personal Tutoring in Art (one on one): 

These sessions are $25 for one hour and you can choose regular art techniques, sewing,  or even jewelry design. For $25 its your call I enjoy a more personal approach as an art teacher, and one of my favorite parts was going to every student and watching them discover more about art and how they wanted to express themselves. Focusing on one student is that much more rewarding. You get to see one of them grow without having to run off and check on someone else. I'm getting paid to play favorites! Yay!

To sign up for either one of these Click on the picture above to register! 

Click the Picture to Put in a Service Request!

Patterrnmaking Basic Block & Custom Designs:

$150-250

The basic block is the foundational patterns that you make your designs from. I provide these in standard sizes as well as personal sizes. In order to get a custom Basic Block made for you in your size, whether you are a designer yourself or even if you want me to keep it on hand for you for special designs It will cost!

To have your custom design made schedule your free zoom consultation and we can discuss the specific design you want made. I can make pants, skirts, etc. I'll try my best to create a pattern you'll love. 

Fittings:

To do a fitting I charge $20/hr. And yes it probably will take that long to get everything done and recorded on paper. Now after this fitting I can go on to drafting the basic block for you. Which includes:

*Sleeve

*Shirt (front and back)

*Skirt (front and back)

*Pants (front and back)

*Transportation:

Now I needed to put in this little sidebar so people know I'm not kidding. An extra $30 will be charged if I have to meet you somewhere. Whether it's to a church, your house, or anywhere public. I can take the bus, get an Uber, or ask someone for a ride but either way someone needs to be paid for me to get there to you when the time comes. Depending on what time that is I'll be masked and go through whatever protocols you have set up for me. If you happened to be reading this Post Pandemic then Praise God! We made it out!

Free Consultations

My consultations will always be free and I will not charge to meet with a client because it'll be mostly done over a Zoom or another platform like Google Duo. What we will discuss will be concept and design ideas, or if you want to take art lessons it'll be about where you want your lessons to take you. 

The reason I'm not charging for Zoom Consultations is because of all the other costs you may have to pay down the line especially if you're buying patterns and you're trying to get fitted for an outfit. Those things may cost you on their own, but to answer a few questions concerning services,  I'll always be willing to do that free. If you would like to schedule a free Zoom Consultation click on the link, fill out the form and I'll be back with you as soon as I can! Just click this image and it will take you where you need to go. To schedule an appointment!

Product Parties:

We will be continuing Product Parties on January 9, 2021! All requests for custom orders are still being accepted! I know you all miss supporting this business and I heard all of your requests! I've had a rough couple of months and I've had to start and stop a lot but I haven't given up! I'll be introducing a new product and displaying it during the product party! It's going to be a surprise! Spread the Word and share this update with friends. It's been placed on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter! Make sure to follow the Kana Wear Facebook Page where our Live Product Party will be taking Place!

Click the Flier to Go to the Event!

That's all for this weeks update! Be sure to Subscribe to the New Creature Fashion Blog for the latest Metamorphosis Updates which include product releases and events centered around the Kana Wear Brand!

Successful Jewelry Party

Last Friday the Jewelry Party was a success! By success I mean I nearly sold out. I need to restock inventory on jewelry pieces and I need to restock on bead supplies because I'm running kind of low! This is exciting because I haven't felt this type of rush since I was a teenager. I'll be doing this a lot more often because I cleaned up! Even my daughter who co-hosted the event made $10 and an additional $5 on the next day from the pieces she created herself! She's been talking about it with all her friends and she keeps on trying to make more jewelry to sell. 

Unfortunately we're only doing this 2xs a month or just once a month depending on product development. The next day all I did was fill those orders and I didn't realize how much I already understood how to do already!

We only had 2 customers but those 2 customers meant everything. My 3rd and 4th customers didn't participate in the live events but they might next time because I did some really cool Giveaways. I gave away 1 pair of earrings and a picture I created in Adobe Illustrator. Both of my winners were very happy to be winners!

My objective going in was to show my daughter exactly how to do this although I was learning myself. The bible says "Train up a child in the way they should go even when they are old they will not depart from it". (Proverbs 22:6) I wrote this in a previous article about helping children understand how to have a vision for their lives. If you'd like to read that Click Here and learn more about how to use allowance and teach your child how to become an entrepreneur with a plan!

I also learned something myself, and that was to never let fear stand in the way of my progress. Imposter Syndrome got the best of me ever since I recognized that I needed to do a jewelry party to succeed at this, and I feared doing an incentive, I feared investing to create more. I feared for no reason it seems now, and I am sad that I waited so long before taking the leap of faith I did and sold the items that I already had. I should've done this a long time ago because it sure would've helped! 

Other customers who couldn't exactly get their hands on a particular design ended up ordering custom colors in the same design! Here are a few of my other creations that I made custom for other orders!

If you would like to place your custom orders with me you can view the video from Friday take down any numbers of the designs you'd like in any other colors, and shoot me a text by downloading my digital business card here👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾

Shakana's Digital Business Card

I'll be looking forward to hearing from you. Just tell me the numbers of the designs iou like

Jewelry PARTY!!!!

Today we are selling Jewelry and doing a Drawing so get in here !!!

Posted by Kana Wear LLC. on Friday, August 21, 2020