Freelancers: Do You Need a Business Plan?
http://freelanceswitch.com/the-business-of-freelancing/freelancers-do-you-need-a-business-plan/

Bram, Thursday
FreelanceSwitch
2009

Abstract:

Is it really true that a freelancer shouldn’t bother with a business plan? There are thousands of freelancers, after all, who started taking on clients without even thinking about writing a business plan. Nobody seems to have suffered from that approach. However, there are a few steps along the way that are significantly easier when you have a business plan in hand.