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What A Business Plan Will REALLY Reveal About Your Business

October 20, 2023

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I'm Candice, your new tell-it-like-it-is BFF (and purpose cheerleader). Are you ready to grow and scale a profitable business with purpose–and one that gives back to your meaningful life? Thought so!

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Wondering what the deal is with a business plan–and if you even need to write one? In this episode, I walk you through what a business plan will reveal about your business and how to get started. Every business in the wedding industry needs a business plan. And a wedding industry business plan isn't as hard to write as you think! In this episode of The Power in Purpose Podcast, we talk about the five things a business plan will reveal about your business. Once you listen, be sure to download your Free Business Plan Template, Outline & Guide.

Are you ready to start moving in the RIGHT direction by taking ownership of your ideas, forming them into strategies, and then taking action? Are you ready to grow the business YOU want? In today’s episode of the podcast, I’m helping you step into your BOSSINESS by sharing the 5 things a business plan will reveal about your biz.

I know what you're thinking: writing a business plan is not high on your list of things to do.

Struggling to write your wedding business plan? Listen to this podcast episode as I walk you through how to develop your wedding business plan, including a free business plan template, guide and outline to get you jumpstarted. Available on the Power in Purpose Podcast, hosted by Candice Coppola, business mentor, coach, published author, and wedding planner/designer. This business plan template for your wedding business will help you create strategies that work, book you more clients, and make your business profitable.

You're probably asking yourself, what's the point of writing a business plan? I know what I want for my business, and I'm working toward my dreams, goals, and aspirations every single day.

It's true. You've gotten this far in your journey WITHOUT a business plan. No one can take that away from you. But imagine, just for a second, what you could accomplish if you wrote down a strategy for your wedding business?

Struggling to write your wedding business plan? Listen to this podcast episode as I walk you through how to develop your wedding business plan, including a free business plan template, guide and outline to get you jumpstarted. Available on the Power in Purpose Podcast, hosted by Candice Coppola, business mentor, coach, published author, and wedding planner/designer. This business plan template for your wedding business will help you create strategies that work, book you more clients, and make your business profitable.

So, why is writing a wedding business plan important?

Here's a fun statistic: did you know that people who write down their goals are 42% more likely to achieve them?

The same principle can be applied to strategies for your wedding business. I'm talking about strategies like sales, ideal clients, marketing, and growth.

They’re all the same in that when you develop these areas on paper, you’re much more likely to see them through to success.

What is a business plan?

A biz plan is an overarching strategy for the who, what, how, when, and most importantly, the why.

And let's face it, the why is why we’re all here and why YOU listen to our podcast!

You take strategies you would have in your company: your ideal clients, marketing, sales, competitive analysis… and you map out a plan for them. 

A business plan is an overarching strategy for the who, what, how, when, and the why.

In today's episode, I'm sharing the 5 things a business plan will reveal about your wedding business. I will walk you through my philosophy about business plans, share the 5 strategies it will reveal, and give you tips on how to jumpstart the process.

What does a biz plan accomplish?

It requires you to think deeply about what you want for your future, who you want to serve, and how you will get there.

Writing a business plan has the power to transform your biz.

But I get it.

It’s not like I’m sharing 5 ways to make millions of dollars…. But….. it is the secret sauce to building and scaling a business that will last and maybe make you a million dollars.

It will definitely reveal if your business is even capable of making a million dollars.

After you listen to the episode, be sure to download your Free Business Plan Template, Outline & Guide. This free template helps to take the fear out of writing a biz plan and will get you past the dreaded blinking cursor.

In this podcast episode about how to write a wedding industry business plan, I teach you:

  • Why a business plan is so important for your business and what a business plan actually is
  • The 5 things a biz plan will reveal about your company
  • How to do market research
  • The power of knowing your ideal customer
  • How your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats help you build a strategy
  • Discovering your core values and what they mean
  • Uncovering your purpose and making that your center
  • 7 tips on how to get started with your biz plan
  • How often you should revise/update your business plan

A biz plan requires you to think deeply about what you want for your future, who you want to serve, and how you’re going to get there.

Thanks for tuning into today’s episode of The Power in Purpose Podcast. I want to know– what was your biggest takeaway? Head to my Instagram to join the conversation!

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Raise your hand if you’ve ever gotten a message so long, you needed a snack halfway through reading it. 🙃

This week, we’re talking about THAT kind of client (or inquiry).

The one with 67 questions.
And unlimited access expectations.
And zero boundaries.

In this week’s podcast episode, I’m giving you the tools and scripts you need to protect your time, your energy, and your business (while still showing up like a professional).

Comment 184 and I’ll send you the link to listen (and let you know the threads post that stopped me in my tracks last week).

#candicecoppola #weddingindustry #weddingpros #weddingpro #weddingindustryexperts #weddingpodcast #weddingbusiness #weddingindustryeducation #weddingplanner
I love living here—but every now and then, a sunset like this one stops me in my tracks! 

The kind of moment that makes you pause and remember:

*This* is the whole point.

Not just building a business.
Not just hitting the next milestone.
But building a life that feels like this.

Next week, I get to share this place—my home—with 11 incredible women I have the honor of coaching. And I hope this sunset gives them what it gives me:

Perspective. Peace. Possibility.

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

#ialmostforgot #chasingsunsets #barbadoslife #caribbean #coachingretreat #lifeonpurpose #weddingproinsiders
Tariffs. Rising costs. Vendor pricing shifts. 😬

This week’s episode of The Power in Purpose is unlike anything I’ve done before because honestly? This feels like an emergency.

With new tariffs being applied across nearly all imported goods, the impact on the wedding industry is hitting everyone. Florists, planners, rental companies, caterers, DJs… no one is untouched.

So I called in someone who really knows what’s going on behind the scenes: my husband Jason (yes, his very first appearance on the pod 🎙️), who has deep expertise in logistics, shipping, and global trade.

Together, we’re breaking down:
👉🏻 Why these new tariffs are happening (in plain English)
👉🏻 How they’re driving up pricing for vendors + clients alike
👉🏻 What you should be saying to your clients right now
👉🏻 How to advocate, advise, and guide through economic uncertainty

Here’s the thing: you don’t have to have all the answers. What matters most is transparency, honesty, and your ability to help clients adjust and adapt.

Comment “183” and I’ll DM you the link to listen.

#candicecoppola #weddingindustry #tariff #tariffs #weddingindustry #weddingbuzz #weddingpros #weddingpro #weddingindustryexperts #weddingpodcast #weddingbusiness #thepowerinpurposepodcast #weddingindustryeducation #weddingplanner
Does the “wedding tax” really exist - and have weddings gotten too expensive? 😳

As an industry, let’s have an open and transparent conversation about costs… and trust. I’m breaking this down on this week’s episode of my podcast, The Power in Purpose, and I’m inviting you to join.

I’m asking/answering questions like:

👉🏻 Have costs risen too high?
👉🏻 Why are so many couples “venue poor”?
👉🏻 Have we lost trust with couples - and what can we do to gain it back?
👉🏻 Do vendors really charge more when they hear the word “wedding?”
👉🏻 Are we losing our hospitality as an industry?
👉🏻 How can we be more transparent?

And a whole lot more. 

Comment 182 below and I’ll send you the link to this week’s episode.

#candicecoppola #weddingindustry #weddingpros #weddingpro #weddingindustryexperts #weddingpodcast #weddingbusiness #weddingtax #thepowerinpurposepodcast #weddingindustryeducation

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