How to Write a Business Plan
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Everything you need to create a business forecast that potential investors can embrace!Thinking of starting a business or raising money to expand an existing one? This popular book will show you how to write the business plan and loan package necessary to finance your business and make it work. With How to Write a Business Plan, you'll learn how to:*evaluate the profitability of your business idea*estimate operating expenses*prepare cash flow*create profit and loss forecasts*determine assets, liabilities and net worth*find potential sources of financing (up-to-date sources provided)*think first before borrowing from friends and relatives*present your plan to lenders and investors How to Write a Business Plan now provides a CD-ROM with spreadsheets that help you determine and forecast cash flow, financial statements, sales revenue, and profit and loss. It also provides three sample business plans you can modify for your own use.The 7th edition is completely updated, providing all-new resources, both online and off. San Francisco Examiner Anyone who starts or operates a small business without a business plan takes a needless risk of either failure or no growth. Here s an easy-to-follow book that takes the reader step-by-step to get the budding entrepreneur off to a successful business start-up.
I. How to Use This Book1. Benefits of Writing a Business Plan2. Do You Really Want to Own a Business?3. Choosing the Right Business4. Potential Sources of Money to Start or Expand Your Small Business5. Your Resume and Financial Statement6. Your Profit and Loss Forecast7. Your Cash Flow Forecast and Capital Spending Plan8. Write Your Marketing and Personnel Plans9. Editing and Finalizing Your Business Plan10. Selling Your Business Plan11. After You Open-Keeping on the Path to Success12. Good Resources for Small BusinessesAppendix 1. Sample Business Plan for a Small Service BusinessAppendix 2. Sample Business Plan for a Manufacturing BusinessAppendix 3. Sample Business Plan for a Project DevelopementAppendix 4. Tear-Out FormsIndex
