Ask An Expert Ask an Expert Welcome to Ask an Expert , your personal advisor on starting and running your own business. CEED will get an expert to answer your question by E-mail. A marketing plan is a well researched and thought out plan for selling your business idea to your customers. If you are going to make your business your livelihood, you should seriously consider taking a marketing course at your local university or community college. Of course, there are many good books on marketing available at university, community college and regional libraries.
Most people starting a new, small business do so on a very tight budget.