{"id":2771,"date":"2011-08-01T17:56:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-01T21:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedockchurch.org\/blog\/?p=2771"},"modified":"2011-08-01T18:09:17","modified_gmt":"2011-08-01T22:09:17","slug":"the-next-page-of-the-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-dock.org\/blog\/2011\/the-next-page-of-the-story\/","title":{"rendered":"The next page of the story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Business Plans are where it&#8217;s all at!  Did any fellow Apprentice-addicts notice that despite how good they might&#8217;ve been at selling (go Jim!), closing lucrative deals (go Helen!), being nice (go Tom!) or saying &#8220;Yeah?&#8221; (go Natasha!), the final of the Apprentice this year completely rested on the quality of the Business Plans which the contestants had prepared before the process all started?<\/p>\n<p>It was a good month to be launching The Dock&#8217;s very own Business Plan. \u00a0The Dock began with creativity, conversation, faith, excitement &#8211; but it&#8217;s right and responsible that those things are tied to clear-eyed practical reality and thorough research. \u00a0The Dock Business Plan is an attempt to marry bold vision and common sense &#8211; to suggest that the time is right, the sums add up, and the foundation is solid.<\/p>\n<p>So &#8211; welcome to the Story of the Dock Business Plan:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/27171300?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;color=0\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like your very own copy (it&#8217;s even prettier in the flesh!), please don&#8217;t hesitate to get in touch (through the &#8216;Contact Us&#8217; tab on the website) &#8211; or you can download a PDF version <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediafire.com\/?buf9wpx351z7thc\">here<\/a> (though be warned, it&#8217;s a big file &#8211; make sure you have a fast internet connection!)<\/p>\n<p>So let me know what you think &#8211; all feedback gratefully received&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(and PS &#8211; the Business Plan is living proof of the difference a team makes.  The first two scrappy little booklets were solo efforts &#8211; whereas the beautiful, glossy Business Plan is the work of a hugely-appreciated team.  Special shout-outs to Chris Hollies (who wrote it) and Andi Mac (who designed it).  Not All By Myself any more!)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Business Plans are where it&#8217;s all at! 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