Dr. Paul Borosky, DBA, MBA
Business Plan Writer & Consultant
Wyoming Business Plan Writer for Boom and Bust Years
When oil prices fall, Powder River Basin crews cut back and Casper shops feel it within months, while Jackson Hole rises and falls with park and ski traffic. In Dr. Paul’s plan, your Wyoming business gets tested against a bust year, not just a boom year.
Ready for a lean year? Call or text (321) 948-9588. Dr. Paul answers personally.
Last Updated: 10/31/2026 · Written by Dr. Paul Borosky, DBA, MBA
From Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest
A Book for Wyoming Towns That Ride the Cycle
Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest
Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail
Casper and Jackson both ride boom and bust swings. Chapter by chapter, the book covers ten reasons small businesses close, each shown through a Fabled Forest owner who could have seen it coming.
The good years teach you to spend. The lean years test whether you listened. Write down what you will cut before the river runs low.
Doctor Owl, Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest Business SchoolGet Ahead of Wyoming’s Next Swing, Your Way
A bad year comes around sooner or later in Wyoming. Decide how much of the planning you want to hand off before it arrives.
Business Consulting
For Wyoming owners riding a good year and wondering what the next lean one does to payroll. Cash, cuts and pricing, decided while there is still time to choose.
See consulting options →Business Plan Writing
FeaturedBoom case, bust case and the cuts you would make in between, laid out by Dr. Paul in a full plan and projections for the investor or lender across the table.
Start your plan →Business Plan Templates
Hauling for the Powder River Basin? The trucking company template pairs a ready-to-edit plan with a spreadsheet that does the math, so you can test a year with far fewer loads.
Browse templates →Small Business Education
Working capital, cash reserves and idea testing lessons help you build a cushion before the price of oil decides for you. Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest book on why small businesses fail shows what happens to owners who skip that step.
Start learning →Funding and Licensing Snapshot
Wyoming Desks Between You and the Money
Wyoming funding works differently from its neighbors’. Know which reader you are writing for.
SBA Wyoming District Office
Wyoming’s SBA district office is in Casper, and it handles lenders in Cheyenne and Jackson the same as those across town.
Wyoming Business Council Investments
Wyoming puts its federal State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) money into equity and venture capital, not small business loans. An investor reads the plan, not a credit officer.
Advance Casper
The economic development group for Casper and Natrona County runs its own financing programs for entrepreneurs and partners with the Impact307 incubator.
Wyoming SBDC Network
The Wyoming SBDC Network is a partnership of the University of Wyoming, the Wyoming Business Council and the SBA, with advisors covering every county.
Secretary of State
Wyoming’s Secretary of State takes LLC and corporation filings, plus the annual reports that follow.
City, County and Profession
Wyoming has no general state business license. Check your city, your county and any license your trade requires.
How Dr. Paul Helps
How Dr. Paul Helps Wyoming Owners Plan for the Turn
Every Wyoming town has watched a boom end. A plan that only shows the good years will not get far with a reader who remembers the last bust.
- Equity, not loans. The Wyoming Business Council’s SSBCI programs invest equity and venture capital. For founders who fit, Dr. Paul writes the investor-ready plan those programs expect.
- Advance Casper requests. Advance Casper runs its own financing programs for Casper and Natrona County founders and partners with the Impact307 incubator. Your request goes in with numbers that hold up to questions.
- A bust year on paper. Every forecast carries a downside case with fewer rigs, fewer visitors or a slower contract, plus the cuts you would make if it comes.
- Trucking sized to the Basin. The trucking company template can be set for oilfield and energy hauling out of the Powder River Basin, with a lean-year load count beside the busy one.
- Cash cushion basics. Wyoming SBDC Network advisors, part of a University of Wyoming partnership, cover every county at no cost, and Dr. Paul’s working capital guide explains how much cash a slow rig year eats.
Wyoming owners do not need to be told the boom will end. They need a plan that says, in writing, what gets cut first when it does. Dr. Paul writes that list into every Wyoming plan, and investors and lenders read it as proof the owner is ready.
Real work in Wyoming: A trucking company owner in Wyoming came to Dr. Paul in 2022 for an investor-ready business plan.
City Spotlight
The Plan Question in Cheyenne, Casper and Jackson
Cheyenne leans on the base and the capital, Casper leans on oil and gas, and Jackson leans on visitors. Each city swings on its own clock.
| City | What Drives Demand | The Plan Question |
|---|---|---|
| Cheyenne | Cheyenne Frontier Days, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Microsoft data centers | Can a July rodeo carry a food truck? |
| Casper | Oil, gas, mining and wind service work, the College National Finals Rodeo | What happens in a slow rig year? |
| Jackson | Grand Teton National Park visitors, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort skiers, Fall Arts Festival buyers | How much cash for April and May? |
Cheyenne Frontier Days fills Frontier Park for ten days each July, and F.E. Warren Air Force Base keeps payrolls steady on the west side of town.
“Should a Cheyenne food truck plan its year around Cheyenne Frontier Days?”
The Plan FixTreat the Frontier Days run at Frontier Park as the peak, ask about vendor permits to feed crews near the Microsoft data center sites, and hold a lunch spot on Dell Range through the winter.
Oil, gas and wind service firms line CY Avenue, and their work rises and falls with drilling across the Powder River Basin.
“How does a Casper oilfield service shop survive a slow rig year?”
The Plan FixRun a downturn case with half the rig work and add wind and mining clients. Then talk to Advance Casper about its financing programs before you sign a lease in the Old Yellowstone District.
Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort drive visitor spending in Teton County, and the Jackson Hole Fall Arts Festival stretches the season into September around Town Square.
“How much cash should a Jackson gallery hold for the spring shoulder season?”
The Plan FixHold back enough summer park and Fall Arts Festival sales to cover April and May overhead, and leave a Teton Village branch out of the plan until a shoulder season runs in the black.
Customers and suppliers rarely stop at the border. See Dr. Paul’s pages for nearby Colorado, Montana, and South Dakota.
Watch
The Ask and the Marketing Plan, Explained
Whether you pitch a Wyoming Business Council investor or a Casper banker, the funding request and the marketing plan do most of the persuading. Dr. Paul walks through both.
How to Write a Funding RequestHow much you need, what it buys, and how the reader gets repaid or earns a return.
What’s in a Marketing PlanA real example built on Dr. Paul’s Organize-Plan-Grow strategy.
Learn It Yourself
Wyoming Lessons for Getting Through the Lean Years
The cushion gets built in the good years. The lessons below show how big the cushion should be and how to test an idea before you commit.
FAQ
Wyoming Funding and Planning Questions
Does the Wyoming Business Council’s small business credit money come as loans or as equity investment?
Can Advance Casper financing pair with a bank loan for a Natrona County shop?
Will the trucking template handle a Powder River Basin slowdown?
Dr. Paul Borosky, DBA, MBA
Business Plan Writer, Consultant & Author | 14+ Years | 1,000+ Clients Served
Dr. Paul Borosky, DBA, MBA is the founder of Quality Business Plan. He writes business plans and financial projections for owners across the United States and Canada, works remotely with clients in every state, and has written plans behind more than $100M in funded projects. He is the author of the Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest Business School series and has published over 1,000 business videos on YouTube. He has taught as an adjunct college instructor and teaches in Florida public schools.
This page is for general educational purposes only. It is not legal, lending, or financial advice. Program rules, loan sizes and local requirements change, so confirm them with the program or agency before you apply. The Fabled Forest and its characters are fictional.