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Business Plan: a document describing the current activities of a business, setting out its goals and objectives and how they are to be achieved over a set period of time. A business...; Business Plan definition on BNET »

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Putting Together a Great Business Plan: Many new owner-managers write business plans with the sole purpose of convincing a financier to lend them money for starting up. However, a good business plan does much more than that: it helps you build a strong foundation for your business. Your plan must be a coherent description of how...; Tags: business plan, stratetgic formation; Articles 2007-03-27
12 Tips for a Successful Business Plan: The article offers twelve tips for a successful planning. While a written business plan can serve as a valuable tool if people are seeking business funding, the actual process of drafting the business plan will force one to consider many issues critical to the company's future success. It is a...; Tags: Business Plan, MyCorporation Business Services, Executive Summary, Financial Accounting, Finance; White papers 2003-08-01
From Backpacks To Briefcases: How To Develop Your Own Business Plan: The business plan of an organization outlines the action-plan towards accomplishment of long-term objectives of the organization. It includes assessing the factors prevailing in the organization's external environment, designing the marketing and sales strategy, drawing up the financial plan, and developing the operations strategy. The paper examines the fundamental elements...; Tags: Business Plan, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Sales, Finance; Presentations 2003-01-01
Business Plans And Planning: The article states that Business plans boil down to operating the company on paper. The aim is to validate an idea and challenge every aspect of the business. A business plan is a written presentation that carefully explains the business, its management team, its products or services, and its goals,...; Tags: Business Plan, Venture Associates, Team Management, Strategy, Management; White papers 2003-01-01
The Bulletproof Business Plan: How To Bulletproof Your Business Plan During A Slumping Economy: The article revolves around the idea that investors are looking for a clear, solid business model that makes a profit or will make one soon. So among other things, one needs to describe the business in an understandable fashion. One should always talk about the competitors in detail in the...; Tags: Business Plan, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales Tools, Marketing Research, Sales, Marketing; White papers 2003-01-01

The Business Plan- An Overview: It has been said that if ever there were a place where vision and reality meet, it is in the business plan. This article requires the entrepreneur to write enthusiastically about an unknowable future while tempering that vision with the hard world of real money issues. It is a...; Tags: Business Plan, Ivan Hoffman, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Management; White papers 2003-01-01
How to Develop and Use a Business Plan: A well-prepared business plan is more than a necessary tool to seek funding. It should also be a functional road map for the growth strategy. For any business to be successful, it must be started and operated with a clear understanding of its customers, its internal strengths, its competitive environment,...; Tags: Edward Lowe Foundation, Business Plan, Productivity, Strategy, Management; White papers 2003-01-01
Business Planning: Introduction: The article asserts that a business plan is a document designed to detail the major characteristics of a firm – its product or service, its industry, its market, its manner of operating (production, marketing, management) and its financial outcomes with an emphasis on the firm's present and future. There are...; Tags: Business Planning, Business Plan, Entrepreneurship, Channel Management, Marketing Research, Management, Marketing; White papers 2003-01-01
What Top Venture Capitalists Look for in Internet Business Plans: The article tries to find out the ways to attract the attention of venture capitalists. One needs more than a great idea and a great business plan. To interest a venture capitalist today, one have to present more than a business plan for billion-dollar company. Without the possibility of reaching...; Tags: Business Plan, Internet, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups; White papers 2003-01-01
10 Painless Steps to Starting and Finishing Your Business Plan: Preparing a business plan can be a time-consuming and daunting task. However, the importance of a business plan to achieve funding and growth goals cannot be ignored. The article tries to find out the ways to prepare a business plan that clearly, concisely and compellingly convinces investors to fund any...; Tags: Business Plan, Financial Statements, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Finance; White papers 2003-01-01
The Business Plan: The article discusses different sections of a business plan. The introduction section of the business plan will set the stage and tone for the reader. Article focuses on few points that should be present in every business plan to make it a success. It includes an attention-getting cover page, consider...; Tags: Business Plan, YoungEntrepreneur.com, Team Management, Management; White papers 2003-01-01
Fatal Mistakes to Avoid When Writing A Business Plan: This article provides information on mistakes that ruin the business plan. Article guides that objective of business plan should be to focus on the key elements of the plan and making ones case as succinct and as straight forward as possible. It describes the difficult aspects of writing a good...; Tags: Business Plan, BusinessNation.com; White papers 2003-01-01
Business Plans: Are They Really Necessary: From the executive summary: ‘An entrepreneur is someone who sees a need for a product or service and has a goal for how the company can fulfill that need. However, that is just the beginning. In order to be successful, the entrepreneur prepares a business plan to assist in achieving...; Tags: Business Plan, Catapulta, Entrepreneurship, Strategy, Management; White papers 2003-01-01
Let's Make A Deal: Companies Planning To Strike While Iron Is Hot Could Be In For A Long, Involved Process: From the executive summary: ‘Most deals involve public or private companies. Business plans are tweaked. Market and company valuations are made. Potential suitors are identified, approached, and in some cases played off. Purchase agreements are drafted and marked up. Contracts are signed, sealed, and delivered. Dealers believe that each deal...; Tags: American City Business Journals Inc., Business Plan, Potential Suitor, Contracts, Investment, Finance; White papers 2004-09-17
The Plan: A Step-By-Step Business Plan Workbook: Presenting a comprehensive business plan when you seek financial backing for a start-up enterprise may seem a daunting task, but this in-depth planning workbook from MasterCard Working™ can demystify the process. From writing a cover letter to crafting a detailed business description and accurately assessing your competition, this hands-on business...; Tags: Entrepreneurial, Business Plan, MasterCard International, Entrepreneurship, Management; Case studies
First-Time Business Owner Succeeds With Bridal Fashions In Moline, IL: The quest for the perfect gown for a perfect wedding day led Penny Timmons to become the owner of a bridal and formal wear boutique in Moline, IL. Penny purchased the business when she was 28 years old and attending Black Hawk Community College, pursuing a degree in business management....; Tags: Business Plan, SCORE, Business Owner, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance; Case studies
SCORE Helps Newspaper Entrepreneur Start The Presses: After spending few years as a freelance journalist in Houston, Kerry had moved to metropolitan St. Louis to be closer to her Midwest roots. In searching for a new writing opportunity, she found that while only the Mississippi River separated the city from its Illinois suburbs, there was a big...; Tags: Newspaper, Business Plan, SCORE, Entrepreneurship, Insurance, Financial Planning, Operational Accounting, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance; Case studies
SCORE Helps Women Entrepreneurs Boost Business Plan In Charleston, SC: Kimberly Brock Brown and Charlton Douglas thought they had nearly everything necessary to open a specialty food distribution business in Charleston, SC, last year. The two young women were experienced, enthusiastic, knowledgeable about their target market and potential customers, attentive to details, and ready to tackle the risks of small...; Tags: Food, Women, Business Plan, Small Business, SCORE, Gender And Diversity, Food & Beverage, Human Resources, Manufacturing; Case studies
Business Plan For A Startup Business: The real value of creating a business plan is not in having the finished product in hand; rather, the value lies in the process of researching and thinking about your business in a systematic way. The act of planning helps you to think things through thoroughly, study and research if...; Tags: Business Plan, SCORE, Financial Accounting, Finance; Tools & templates 2006-02-07
How to Write A Business Plan: A company's business plan is what lenders such as banks and the U.S. Small Business Administration use in deciding to lend you money. It's the main company document that your employees, and you, use to gauge your company's success and to make decisions about what you should do first, second,...; Tags: Business Plan, Marketing Research, Marketing; White papers