I used to quite like writing the annual Business Plan for
our family company, Genesis Homes Ltd. It took a creative use of words to put
the proper spin on things like market conditions, competition, and the world economic
crisis. It was uplifting to review where we’d been and where we were going as a
corporation. It was rewarding to look back on the hardships we’d overcome and
make definitive plans to meet the challenges of the future.
But this year...
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I’ve thought about enlivening the prose with a bit of
fiction but I’m not 100 percent certain the banker would appreciate the
drama...
“The market for new
housing was slow at the beginning of our fiscal year. However, after the
disappearance of a young local girl with gang connections, the local police
force was expanded considerably to deal with the ongoing drug dealing and biker
problems. The influx of law enforcement personnel spurred the housing industry.
Half-way through the year, sales skyrocketed...”
Or...
“The Town’s plan to develop the property it holds north of the tracks and bring a new subdivision, has not proceeded. It appears we’ve slid into an alternate
universe, where the Town land will forever remain un-serviced and a shortage of
lots on which to build will continue to be a major factor influencing the St.
Paul real estate market...”
In any event, I WILL write the Business Plan, because after all,
it is the family business that pays my room and board and allows me the freedom
to pursue my dream of becoming a self-sufficient, best-selling international
author...
“Genesis Homes Ltd. was
incorporated in 1991...”
Eileen Schuh, Author
FATAL ERROR
Schrödinger's Cat
THE TRAZ
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