Golden Business Plan

Making a business plan is an essential part of launching a new
business. But it’s not a skill an aspiring business owner
necessarily has. Which is where Camille Terk comes in. Writing
business plans is literally what she does for a living. Her firm,
Terk Consulting, is a boutique consulting firm that specializes
in business planning.


Camille founded her firm in 2005 and in the nearly two decades
since has served over 700 clients, helping them draft business
plans and pitch-decks to present to investors and lenders. All
told, she estimates she has helped her clients raise more than
$350 million.


Camille has an MBA, is based in New Orleans, and is one of the
few firms specifically focused on doing business plans for small
business. She counts among her clients some of our previous
guests on this show, including: Falaya, Marex Services, Resource
Environmental Solutions and Speedy Eats. 


If somebody went to Camille and told her they wanted to open a
vegan restaurant in Zachary Louisiana, I don’t know what Camille
would say but she might suggest that that doesn’t immediately
look like a recipe for success, right? Maybe a poboy shop or a
Bar B Q restaurant, but vegan. In Zachary?


Well, Neshia Rowe opened Golden Vegan restaurant in Zachary in
2022, after launching the concept from her home in 2021. Was it a
success? Sure was! And still is. In fact it’s turned out to be
such a success that Neshia has since opened two more Golden Vegan
restaurants – one at LSU and the other at Southern University.


Neshia will be the first to admit that Zachary was an unlikely
locale for her first restaurant. She says she founded it there
because the area didn't have a lot of healthy food options and
the concept behind her menu is to educate her customers about
healthy eating, to help them gradually transition from a diet of
fast food and fatty food to plant-based options that don’t
deprive and taste great.


And, talking of great tasting food, Out to Lunch is recorded live
over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard. You can find photos
from this show by Ian Ledo and Miranda Albarez at
itsbatonrouge.la.


 


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