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Side Hustle School

Ep. 3353 - Q&A: “One-page business plan: what is the essential info?”

Side Hustle School

Chris Guillebeau

Business, Side Hustle, Small Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship,, Entrepreneurship

4.73.3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

I once published a one-page business plan that a lot of people have used and referred to over the years. Today, our caller wonders: what is essential about this plan? Can you really explain an entire business in a few paragraphs?

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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.


Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com

Email: team@sidehustleschool.com

Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions

Connect on Instagram: @193countries

Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com

Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com


If you're enjoying the show, please pass it along! It's free and has been published every single day since January 1, 2017. We're also very grateful for your five-star ratings—it shows that people are listening and looking forward to new episodes. 😎 🙏🏼 


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2:06.9

I want to say, slash HMDK. I once published a one-page business plan.

2:10.4

It was included in the book, $100 startup, the $100 startup.

2:15.6

A lot of people have used and referred to that book and that plan over the years.

2:18.7

A one-page business plan, what do you really need to get your business up and running? You definitely don't need a 50-page business plan because most of what

2:23.0

you write is probably not going to end up being true. You have no idea what's going to happen once

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