Hi Gladys, I am not new to business. I have owned a home and gardening center for eight years. I want to expand into other areas in my city. I want to make sure that each move I make in expanding is the right move. So on the advice of a friend I called on a small business development outfit to give me direction. I have been attending regular classroom sessions for the last four months. And up to this point I have spent the last four months writing a business plan. I didn’t write a business plan for my business when I started it. And it’s been very profitable. Why on earth do I need to spend so much time writing a business plan to expand my company? This is an exercise for a beginning business. It seems like such a waste of time. — C.W

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