About Us
Learn about us and meet The Business Plan Company team.
Thousands of small and medium businesses create business plans every year, to help them start and grow. Sometimes a small business needs a business plan to map out their direction, prepare for the future and gear up for growth and success. Other times, they have been asked for a business plan for a bank loan, for an investor, finance application, migration, licence, grant or other application.
Many businesses write their own business plans. We see some of these plans and whilst they usually contain some good content, they lack perspective and professionalism. In fact, it’s rare to see such a plan that is up to standard. For applications - professionalism and format count.
At The Business Plan Company, business planning is not 'just another service' that is added on to accounting, advisory or consulting, it's what we do. Our team are all business owners themselves, so they know what it’s like to live small business - day in, day out.
The Business Plan Company is about value. We don't over-charge like many corporate firms. Nor do we create cookie-cutter plans that are cut and pasted, cheap and meaningless. Whilst we produce a great looking document at the end, we know that the process of creating the business plan is equally important. It’s a great opportunity to learn, review, grow and set your future direction.
At The Business Plan Company, we strike the right balance of insight, efficiency, expertise and understanding. Our prices allow us to offer the best expertise, to create plans that fit your purpose without breaking the bank. With over 17 years’ experience in business planning, franchise development, tenders and business advice, we know what our clients want, know what works and maintain the highest attention to detail.
With a team of professional writers Australia-wide we have expertise in all fields and industries; we have written business plans for small start-ups right up to national tenders. Feel free to give us a call to talk about your needs. We look forward to speaking with you.
Dr. Warren Harmer
Chief Business Planner
Meet the Team
Our expert team of Australian-based business planners are all small business owners themselves with years of experience starting and operating small businesses. All of our business plans are prepared from scratch with no cut-and-paste. Our business planners know their stuff.
Warren
CEO and Founder
Warren has been a small business advisor and owner for over 20 years, starting and operating five business in that time. With thousands of business plans under his belt, there’s almost no business he hasn’t seen.
Sonia
Business Planner Melbourne
A successful business entrepreneur in the SME environment across a diverse range of industries. Sonia enjoys working with other small business owners and helping them to achieve their vision.
Arnold
Business Planner Melbourne
An entrepreneurial-minded hospitality professional with over 20 years’ experience in small business, including café start-ups and national coffee franchises. Arnold is passionate about small business and helping new migrants and refugees set up businesses in Australia.
David
Business Planner Perth
An experienced finance and small business professional and a previous senior financial member in the mining sector in Australia and internationally. David has hands-on experience in small and franchised retail businesses. His approach is friendly and personable, with a proven ability to improve and champion change.
Norman
Business Planner Melbourne
Norman has over 25 years’ experience working in IT, having overseen many large and small systems development projects including large scale CRM/ERP systems, ecommerce websites, web applications and manufacturing systems. Norman has owned and operated several small businesses over the years building his IT business from a solo enterprise to a boutique software development business. He has experience in the building and construction industry having worked in the family commercial bricklaying business.
Nadine
Business Planner Melbourne
Nadine has over 20 years’ experience operating her own businesses and assisting others in diverse industries including finance, construction, import, wholesale, retail and digital media. Her focus is in finance, business modelling and marketing and she is passionate about assisting people in business to plan, achieve and thrive.
Karin
Business Planner Sydney
Karin has more than 20 years’ experience in international banking working in Sydney and London, including roles in credit analysis, capital management and risk management. For the past 10 years, she has operated Doctours, which arranges student placements in developing countries for medical students and volunteer placements for medical professionals.
Alison
Business Planner Sydney
With an extensive background spanning over 20 years working in corporate marketing, my own small business operations and teaching small business management at TAFE NSW, I bring a wide range of skills and knowledge in small business. I have a strong interest and passion for Small Business Management and staying up to date with the latest small business trends. As a current small business practitioner, I love being able to share my small business experiences and help other people on their small business journey to help them understand the dynamics of the small business.
Jeff
Business Planner Melbourne
Jeff has 25+ years of business experience as a Founder, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), General Manager (GM) and Sales Director in domestic and international sales, business development, customer experience, business transformation and product support primarily in Software and IT companies across numerous verticals. He has established high growth start-ups, transformed poor performing businesses and provided strategic leadership that focuses on driving growth and streamlining operations. With a unique combination of excellent customer facing skills and a deep understanding of the back-office processes, particularly in software development and delivering complex IT projects.