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Talk your plans for the next five years into ChatGPT or Claude and get a written business plan back
Scott Parker, founder of Rhino Electric Services, a residential electrical company in Louisiana with about six employees, on the Million Dollar Electrician podcast
He wrote a business plan for the first time, setting out where he wants the company at the end of 2025, the end of 2026 and in 2030. He says that with AI you can do this very simply: talk to ChatGPT or Claude, give it all your ideas, and it helps you put them together into a business plan. The result is what the company now calls the Rhino playbook.
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ChatGPT, Claude
The problem
The company had grown past $1 million in revenue without a business plan or SOPs, and the owner decided to rebuild it around a clear direction.
What happened
He calls it "a beautiful business plan that we have now". He also reports a record month of about $165,000 on the show, but credits pricing, big rewire jobs and collecting on the job, not the plan or AI. Self-reported.
Quoted in the source: Scott Parker, founder, Rhino Electric Services. Source: Million Dollar Electrician podcast S3 EP34: The Hidden Cost Of Success In The Trades (Scott Parker) (2026-05-27) · Added 2026-10-18.
How to set it up yourself
- What Rhino Electric Services does: the owner gave ChatGPT and Claude his ideas for where the company should be in one, two and five years, and turned the conversation into a written business plan the team calls the Rhino playbook.
- Start a voice chat in ChatGPT or Claude and talk for 15 to 20 minutes: what you do now (services, team, revenue range, best customers), what you want to stop doing, and where you want to be by a date you pick.
- Paste the prompt below. Answer the questions it asks, then have it write the plan in sections you can share with your team.
- Check every number against your books and your accountant, cut anything that doesn't sound like you, and put a date on the calendar each quarter to compare the plan with what happened.
Copy-paste prompt
I just described my electrical company, {COMPANY NAME}, and where I want it to go. Before writing anything, ask me the 5 questions you most need answered. Then write a business plan with: mission in one sentence, the services we'll focus on (and drop), customers we want, goals for {YEAR 1}, {YEAR 2} and {YEAR 5} with numbers I gave you, the hires and systems each goal needs, and the three things to do this quarter. Use only my numbers; write [NEED NUMBER] where I didn't give one.One short email a day: 3 new AI use cases from real small businesses, each with its source and setup steps, plus a Tool of the Day. Free, no spam, unsubscribe anytime.
Tools used
ChatGPT
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Claude
AI assistant for writing, long documents, analysis and coding help.
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Checked prices: ChatGPT: from Free $0; Go $8/mo; Plus $20/mo; Pro $100/mo (verified 2026-10-17) · Claude: from $17/mo billed annually ($20 monthly) (verified 2026-10-18)
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