Ceo Resource LLC
Mentoring Entrepreneurs & The Start Up
United States | Clearwater Beach, FL
| 8:30 pm Local Time
About the Company
I'm Robert Goodman, Chief ImpleMentor at Ceo Resource LLC, and I love what I do: Working with highly creative entrepreneurs, startup ventures and emerging companies.
To date, Ceo Resource has already helped, on a 1 to 1 basis, over TWO THOUSAND diverse companies in over 42 countries on six of the seven continents with their strategy, brainstorming, business planning, marketing, fundraising and plan implementation - to realistically define & implement the right action plan for their business.
Isn't this the kind of experience base that you need from the person giving you the advice you require right now?
As you can probably tell from my four dozen + excellent Elance Feedback Reports from prior clients, I'm the most often selected and most successful provider of business planning service on all of Elance.
I very much look forward to helping you accelerate successful implementation of your vision!
Robert Lee Goodman, MBA
Ceo & Chief ImpleMentor
Ceo Resource LLC
To date, Ceo Resource has already helped, on a 1 to 1 basis, over TWO THOUSAND diverse companies in over 42 countries on six of the seven continents with their strategy, brainstorming, business planning, marketing, fundraising and plan implementation - to realistically define & implement the right action plan for their business.
Isn't this the kind of experience base that you need from the person giving you the advice you require right now?
As you can probably tell from my four dozen + excellent Elance Feedback Reports from prior clients, I'm the most often selected and most successful provider of business planning service on all of Elance.
I very much look forward to helping you accelerate successful implementation of your vision!
Robert Lee Goodman, MBA
Ceo & Chief ImpleMentor
Ceo Resource LLC
Service Description
:::::: Do You REALLY Need a Business Plan? ::::::
It's a trick question: You almost certainly need a plan - no matter what kind of business you own.
With both a MBA and nearly a quarter century of direct, start up, CEO and COO experience, I've learned that there are few guarantees in business - but there is one I can make: You and your company will face a LOT more potentially lethal dragon attacks if you don't have a written business plan. Guaranteed. So, why take needless risks when your probability for success is greatly enhanced with a minor cost and a few hours of your time focused on planning?
Whether you are seeking investment or debt capital, want business partners, intend to raise funds for a non-profit organization or just need internal clarity and focus, you need a plan.
Having successfully raised over $25 million from investors and venture capitalists with business plans I have personally prepared, I understand all the components that are important to a realistic and marketable plan for your company.
My Business Plan Planning Service, and ALL of my plans, include three years of detailed financial projections and charts, in both Microsoft Word table and Excel spreadsheet formats. Projections include: Start up capital, revenue forecasts, profit and loss, break-even analysis, cash flow, balance sheet, ratio analysis and future valuation analysis.
Please see my web site for Samples of the financials that are included with all plans.
::: Business Plan Planning Service - The Baseline for All Plans :::
My Business Plan Planning Service, when used in conjunction with my copyrighted Business Plan Planning Worksheet, is the starting point for all plans. It often saves my clients significant time and expense in the plan development process - especially for a brand new venture when the vision of the company may be clear but the details aren't yet fully defined.
My Business Plan Planning Worksheet includes more than 150 key questions that your business plan should cover - so you are better prepared for the questions that almost every angel investor, venture capitalist and banker will ask you.
This is not so much a template but is, instead, a framework for data gathering, brainstorming and decision-making. My guess is that it will quickly organize your past planning, but more importantly, it will turn on an amazing creative spigot of rich detail for your vision of the company's future. Details you will need to know in order to answer the inevitable questions from prospective investors, lenders and business partners. Details you will need to know so you are better prepared to implement all the action items required to move your company from concept to reality.
Once you have answered these 150 questions, and I complete the financial projections, you will probably have much better clarity on the details of your company, its expected revenues and expenses - along with your start up capital needs and the steps needed for implementation. Then, we can determine your best funding solution, and the kind of business plan you may need to find those funds.
The Business Plan Planning Service also includes up to one additional hour of ImpleMentor Management Consulting on your business model, operations, implementation and funding.
Cost: $800 for Economy Service. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at my standard rate. This $800 charge for my Business Plan Planning Service will be fully credited toward the cost of any of the following full business plans if you purchase the full plan service within 90 days of completion of the Business Plan Planning Service.
Please see my web site for a full description of my other business plan and management consulting services.
Realistically define & implement the right action plan for YOUR success:
::: Concise Business Plan :::
I will take the information developed on my propriatary Worksheets and combine it with your business model, existing research, narrative and information to produce a Concise Plan for your company that includes 3-5 years of financial projections. The Concise Plan also includes an executive summary, narrative describing each of the financial sections and a PowerPoint presentation. The Concise Plan is recommended for clients who wish a simplified narrative.
Cost: $1,000. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at standard rate.
::: Comprehensive Business Plan :::
The Comprehensive Plan includes all the Concise Plan information along with greater in-depth narrative including sections on marketing, sales, product descriptions and strategy. The Comprehensive Plan also includes up to two additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting. The Comprehensive Plan is recommended for clients who intend to pursue equity investment or complex bank debt financing.
Cost: $2,500. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at at standard rate.
::: Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) Service :::
Depending on your approach to investors, securities laws may require you to produce a full private placement memorandum (PPM) which would also include your basic business plan information. Having founded an NASD broker-dealer company, I can help you avoid onerous problems and guide you through the constraints of federal and state securities laws that could cause either overt or technical violations during your fund raising. Ignoring these issues are dangerous and might require rescission, i.e., giving back all the money, or cause even more onerous legal consequences. The PPM Service includes development of a Reg D offering document specific to your business and funding goals. (Excludes Form D and state filings which can be completed for standard hourly rate.)
Cost: $6,000. If you only need the PPM, the cost is $3,500. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at standard rate.
::: Real Estate Service :::
Most consultants offer help with just some particular aspects of your real estate portfolio. With Ceo Resource, you not only have help with your properties, but you also benefit from working with someone who can provide you with pivotal help to make your real estate company more effective and professional - someone who will help you slay the dragons that are blocking your path to success.
With my 30 years of achievement, experience and an MBA from a top-rated, world class program along with 15 years as a CEO in commercial real estate investments, I have the very unique background, credentials and capabilities to both help your company fight your own, very specific real estate related dragons and help you achieve your strategic goals with your property portfolio.
My experience, background and credentials that relate to real estate include:
* Over 15 years of direct, commercial real estate experience as CEO and managing principal who directly owned and operated nearly $100 Million of income property including multi-family, office, office-warehouse and self-storage facilities.
* Managed, through my wholly-owned subsidiary, over 45,000 rental units across five states.
* Successfully raised over $20 million from investors on real estate Reg D offerings I personally prepared and in which I served as General Partner.
* After founding the company, grew the real estate division into one of the ten largest self-storage operations in the nation.
Note: I am not a broker or attorney or CPA but instead work with you and your other professional advisors to help you take care of your business so it not only survives - but thrives as you implement your vision.
It's a trick question: You almost certainly need a plan - no matter what kind of business you own.
With both a MBA and nearly a quarter century of direct, start up, CEO and COO experience, I've learned that there are few guarantees in business - but there is one I can make: You and your company will face a LOT more potentially lethal dragon attacks if you don't have a written business plan. Guaranteed. So, why take needless risks when your probability for success is greatly enhanced with a minor cost and a few hours of your time focused on planning?
Whether you are seeking investment or debt capital, want business partners, intend to raise funds for a non-profit organization or just need internal clarity and focus, you need a plan.
Having successfully raised over $25 million from investors and venture capitalists with business plans I have personally prepared, I understand all the components that are important to a realistic and marketable plan for your company.
My Business Plan Planning Service, and ALL of my plans, include three years of detailed financial projections and charts, in both Microsoft Word table and Excel spreadsheet formats. Projections include: Start up capital, revenue forecasts, profit and loss, break-even analysis, cash flow, balance sheet, ratio analysis and future valuation analysis.
Please see my web site for Samples of the financials that are included with all plans.
::: Business Plan Planning Service - The Baseline for All Plans :::
My Business Plan Planning Service, when used in conjunction with my copyrighted Business Plan Planning Worksheet, is the starting point for all plans. It often saves my clients significant time and expense in the plan development process - especially for a brand new venture when the vision of the company may be clear but the details aren't yet fully defined.
My Business Plan Planning Worksheet includes more than 150 key questions that your business plan should cover - so you are better prepared for the questions that almost every angel investor, venture capitalist and banker will ask you.
This is not so much a template but is, instead, a framework for data gathering, brainstorming and decision-making. My guess is that it will quickly organize your past planning, but more importantly, it will turn on an amazing creative spigot of rich detail for your vision of the company's future. Details you will need to know in order to answer the inevitable questions from prospective investors, lenders and business partners. Details you will need to know so you are better prepared to implement all the action items required to move your company from concept to reality.
Once you have answered these 150 questions, and I complete the financial projections, you will probably have much better clarity on the details of your company, its expected revenues and expenses - along with your start up capital needs and the steps needed for implementation. Then, we can determine your best funding solution, and the kind of business plan you may need to find those funds.
The Business Plan Planning Service also includes up to one additional hour of ImpleMentor Management Consulting on your business model, operations, implementation and funding.
Cost: $800 for Economy Service. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at my standard rate. This $800 charge for my Business Plan Planning Service will be fully credited toward the cost of any of the following full business plans if you purchase the full plan service within 90 days of completion of the Business Plan Planning Service.
Please see my web site for a full description of my other business plan and management consulting services.
Realistically define & implement the right action plan for YOUR success:
::: Concise Business Plan :::
I will take the information developed on my propriatary Worksheets and combine it with your business model, existing research, narrative and information to produce a Concise Plan for your company that includes 3-5 years of financial projections. The Concise Plan also includes an executive summary, narrative describing each of the financial sections and a PowerPoint presentation. The Concise Plan is recommended for clients who wish a simplified narrative.
Cost: $1,000. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at standard rate.
::: Comprehensive Business Plan :::
The Comprehensive Plan includes all the Concise Plan information along with greater in-depth narrative including sections on marketing, sales, product descriptions and strategy. The Comprehensive Plan also includes up to two additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting. The Comprehensive Plan is recommended for clients who intend to pursue equity investment or complex bank debt financing.
Cost: $2,500. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at at standard rate.
::: Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) Service :::
Depending on your approach to investors, securities laws may require you to produce a full private placement memorandum (PPM) which would also include your basic business plan information. Having founded an NASD broker-dealer company, I can help you avoid onerous problems and guide you through the constraints of federal and state securities laws that could cause either overt or technical violations during your fund raising. Ignoring these issues are dangerous and might require rescission, i.e., giving back all the money, or cause even more onerous legal consequences. The PPM Service includes development of a Reg D offering document specific to your business and funding goals. (Excludes Form D and state filings which can be completed for standard hourly rate.)
Cost: $6,000. If you only need the PPM, the cost is $3,500. Additional hours of ImpleMentor Management Consulting billed at standard rate.
::: Real Estate Service :::
Most consultants offer help with just some particular aspects of your real estate portfolio. With Ceo Resource, you not only have help with your properties, but you also benefit from working with someone who can provide you with pivotal help to make your real estate company more effective and professional - someone who will help you slay the dragons that are blocking your path to success.
With my 30 years of achievement, experience and an MBA from a top-rated, world class program along with 15 years as a CEO in commercial real estate investments, I have the very unique background, credentials and capabilities to both help your company fight your own, very specific real estate related dragons and help you achieve your strategic goals with your property portfolio.
My experience, background and credentials that relate to real estate include:
* Over 15 years of direct, commercial real estate experience as CEO and managing principal who directly owned and operated nearly $100 Million of income property including multi-family, office, office-warehouse and self-storage facilities.
* Managed, through my wholly-owned subsidiary, over 45,000 rental units across five states.
* Successfully raised over $20 million from investors on real estate Reg D offerings I personally prepared and in which I served as General Partner.
* After founding the company, grew the real estate division into one of the ten largest self-storage operations in the nation.
Note: I am not a broker or attorney or CPA but instead work with you and your other professional advisors to help you take care of your business so it not only survives - but thrives as you implement your vision.
Education
Pepperdine University
Master of Business Administration degree, Presidential & Key Executive Program
1976 - 1977
University of Tennessee
Post-graduate studies, Master of Science, Computer Science
1971 - 1972
University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Science degree, cum laude, Engineering Physics
1966 - 1971
Employment
Ceo Resource LLC / Goodman Group, Inc.
Founder, CEO and Chairman
1978 - Present
Goodman Group, Inc. is a 29 year-old company specializing in diversified investments, advisory services and management consulting. 1978 - Present. * Areas of investment for Goodman Group have included commercial real estate purchase, management and brokerage of apartments, office buildings, office-warehouse and self-storage facilities. Other areas of investment have included debt-instrument investment and collection; high technology; and securities and syndication -- with special emphasis and experience with start up organizations. * Areas of focus for Ceo Resource LLC include business planning & implementation; business plan packaging; venture capital and private placement funding; senior level analysis and problem solving; computer systems solution; real estate analysis and evaluation; investment analysis and due diligence -- with special emphasis on dragon slaying.
Good Financial Corp.
Founder, CEO and Chairman
1990 - 2002
Good Financial Corp., specializing in the analysis, investment, purchase and collection of loans acquired from the FICA, RTC, banks, savings & loans and other lenders. 1990 - Present.
Good Software Corp.
Founder, past CEO and Chairman
1982 - 1997
Good Software Corp., a publicly held company, that specialized in personal computer software for business applications, distributing its products through thousands of dealers nationwide. Mr. Goodman’s background in computer programming, systems project management and international computer system sales were gained from a variety of positions held at NASA, Oak Ridge National Laboratories and Rockwell International. Mr. Goodman personally developed Good Software’s first commercially available product, Investor III for Real Estate Investment Analysis, which provided the economic and organizational foundation for the Company. 1982 - 1997.
Good Asset Management, Inc.
Founder, CEO and Chairman
1980 - 1994
Good Asset Management, Inc., which provided real estate investment, property management and brokerage of income properties for lenders, government agencies, partnerships, individual and institutional investors including the management and operation of more than 4,000,000 square feet and nearly 45,000 units of commercial and residential properties.1980 - 1994.
Goodman Securities, Inc
Founder, CEO and Chairman
1982 - 1989
Goodman Securities, Inc., a direct participation broker-dealer and member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD) and the Securities Investor Protection Corp. 1982 - 1989.
Rockwell International
International Sales Manager, Computer Systems Division
1973 - 1977
Oak Ridge National Labs
Physicist, Systems Analyst
1971 - 1973
Designed and implemented a computer network for data collection for fusion research and experimentation. 1971 - 1973.
NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center
Physicist, Rocket Scientist
1968 - 1970
Performed research in superconductivity. 1968 - 1970.
Year Founded
1978Number of Employees
1-19Payment Terms
:::::: Why Ceo Resource? ::::::
With three decdades of direct, start up, CEO and COO experience, I've probably already successfully fought those same dragons that you and your company are facing today.
Having successfully raised over $25 million from investors and venture capitalists with business plans I have personally prepared, I know how to develop a presentation, including an Executive Summary and PowerPoint show, that distills the investment opportunity down to the "Six Moving Parts" so investors can identify and relate to your vision of the business.
Although many know how to write a business plan - very few have my quarter century of direct, hands-on CEO experience of actually conceptualizing, starting, staffing, funding and operating multiple, multi-industry companies - experiences that will directly benefit the quality and reality of your own business plan.
Many can generate boilerplate words for a plan - very few can produce an understandable, motivating, investor or lender-focused document that integrates over two decades of relevant experience that also synthesizes your plan into a real, living document that addresses and anticipates the realities of starting and growing a company.
Please see my Profile in my Elance Portfolio for more information on my relevant credentials, experience and expertise.
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All business plan services require a payment of 100% of the agreed amount as a retainer prior to Ceo Resource commencing work. Turnaround time will depend on the scope of your specific project. All travel expenses are pre-paid directly by client prior to trip.
Ongoing ImpleMentor Management Consulting Service or Virtual Chief Operating Officer Service requires a fully executed written agreement between the parties accompanied by a retainer equal to two weeks estimated Standard Weekly Services prior to Ceo Resource commencing work.
All plans and planning services include up to three drafts of the financial projections and up to three draft reviews of any narrative. Additional revisions and drafts can be provided at my standard rate, with a one hour minimum. The final document will be delivered to client via email in both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat formats. All spreadsheets will be provided in Microsoft Excel format. Any and all updates and changes requested by client after delivery of final document will be billed at at my standard rates, with a one hour minimum.
All project and hourly rates are exclusive of travel and other out-of-pocket costs which will be charged and billed separately. All services, prices and terms are subject to availability and may change, without notice, at any time prior to and outside the terms of any binding, mutually executed agreement. Payment is required within 3 days of receipt of invoice. No refunds of any retainers or other amounts paid shall be made after payment has been made.
Any and all material, business plans, financial projections and consultation are presented for informational purposes and general business consultation and are not intended to be construed as legal or tax advice. Please consult your counsel or accountant for legal or tax advice.
Please see Terms Page at my web site, for details on all terms and conditions.
With three decdades of direct, start up, CEO and COO experience, I've probably already successfully fought those same dragons that you and your company are facing today.
Having successfully raised over $25 million from investors and venture capitalists with business plans I have personally prepared, I know how to develop a presentation, including an Executive Summary and PowerPoint show, that distills the investment opportunity down to the "Six Moving Parts" so investors can identify and relate to your vision of the business.
Although many know how to write a business plan - very few have my quarter century of direct, hands-on CEO experience of actually conceptualizing, starting, staffing, funding and operating multiple, multi-industry companies - experiences that will directly benefit the quality and reality of your own business plan.
Many can generate boilerplate words for a plan - very few can produce an understandable, motivating, investor or lender-focused document that integrates over two decades of relevant experience that also synthesizes your plan into a real, living document that addresses and anticipates the realities of starting and growing a company.
Please see my Profile in my Elance Portfolio for more information on my relevant credentials, experience and expertise.
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All business plan services require a payment of 100% of the agreed amount as a retainer prior to Ceo Resource commencing work. Turnaround time will depend on the scope of your specific project. All travel expenses are pre-paid directly by client prior to trip.
Ongoing ImpleMentor Management Consulting Service or Virtual Chief Operating Officer Service requires a fully executed written agreement between the parties accompanied by a retainer equal to two weeks estimated Standard Weekly Services prior to Ceo Resource commencing work.
All plans and planning services include up to three drafts of the financial projections and up to three draft reviews of any narrative. Additional revisions and drafts can be provided at my standard rate, with a one hour minimum. The final document will be delivered to client via email in both Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat formats. All spreadsheets will be provided in Microsoft Excel format. Any and all updates and changes requested by client after delivery of final document will be billed at at my standard rates, with a one hour minimum.
All project and hourly rates are exclusive of travel and other out-of-pocket costs which will be charged and billed separately. All services, prices and terms are subject to availability and may change, without notice, at any time prior to and outside the terms of any binding, mutually executed agreement. Payment is required within 3 days of receipt of invoice. No refunds of any retainers or other amounts paid shall be made after payment has been made.
Any and all material, business plans, financial projections and consultation are presented for informational purposes and general business consultation and are not intended to be construed as legal or tax advice. Please consult your counsel or accountant for legal or tax advice.
Please see Terms Page at my web site, for details on all terms and conditions.
References
Dr. Ned Barowsky
Internet Community Concepts, CEO
“You are one of the best business persons I have come across in more than 23 years of starting and running my various businesses. The breadth and depth of your insights and acumen, your consistently cool and logical problem solving abilities, your quick and decisive "dragon slaying" and your management style - along with your honesty, integrity, outstanding charisma and leadership skills, have continually impressed me as you have used those talents to help ICC as our Virtual COO.” “Between your work on our business plan, establishing our web presence, bringing focus to our systems, procedures and management approach, dealing with securities law issues, handling operations, doing "whatever it took" to get the job done, and meeting every commitment - on time - that you ever made, it has been a real pleasure working with you.”
“You are one of the best business persons I have come across in more than 23 years of starting and running my various businesses. The breadth and depth of your insights and acumen, your consistently cool and logical problem solving abilities, your quick and decisive "dragon slaying" and your management style - along with your honesty, integrity, outstanding charisma and leadership skills, have continually impressed me as you have used those talents to help ICC as our Virtual COO.” “Between your work on our business plan, establishing our web presence, bringing focus to our systems, procedures and management approach, dealing with securities law issues, handling operations, doing "whatever it took" to get the job done, and meeting every commitment - on time - that you ever made, it has been a real pleasure working with you.”
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