Business Plans

• First Step In Starting A Business Is To Write A Business Plan
• Find out about tools for writing a business plan
• Business plan should be based on solid, proveable numbers
• Business plans should include realistic projections
• Business plan should include a minimum of one year of monthy cash flow projections
• Business Plan Should Be Accompanied By A Marketing Plan

• What is a business plan?
• The Four Core Questions Every Business Plan Should Answer
• Strategic planning at the core of every business plan
• Essential Elements of a Good Business Plan
• Elements of a Business Plan - Executive Summary
• Elements of a Business Plan - Contents of the Executive Summary
• Elements of a Business Plan - Market Analysis
• Elements of a Business Plan - Company Description
• Elements of a Business Plan - Organization and Management
• Elements of a Business Plan - Marketing And Sales Management
• Elements of a Business Plan - Service or Product Line
• Elements of a Business Plan - Funding Request
• Elements of a Business Plan - Financials
• Elements of a Business Plan - Appendix
• Track the distribution of your business plan
• Quick Summary of all the elements of a business plan
• Ways to use a business plan

• SBA guidance on writing a business plan - http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/plan/writeabusinessplan/index.html
• Examples of business plans - http://www.bplans.com/samples/sba.cfm