Wishing you lots of luck WLG. My husband is looking to start his own business and the one thing I am going to make sure he does is to have business plan prepared by a professional. This is so we know what we are doing and how much money, time, resources, etc. is involved.
I've been a Director for three National Corporations (and no this one didn't flop because of me) so I''ve got the business model already down pat, metrics and all. Plus I have a few good contact just in case things get tight...so I'm pretty confident in the plan, now if I can just remember how to paint, I've been an "executive" for the past 6 years!