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How to Write a Business Plan
Current price:
$34.99
Publication Date: November 30th, 2016
Publisher:
NOLO
ISBN:
9781413323191
Pages:
344
Description
Step-by-step advice on preparing a business plan
You need a sound business plan to start a business or raise money to expand an existing one. For over 30 years, How to Write a Business Plan has helped fledgling entrepreneurs--from small service businesses and retailers to large manufacturing firms--write winning plans and get needed financing.
This bestselling book contains clear step-by-step instructions and forms to put together a convincing business plan with realistic financial projections, effective marketing strategies, and overall business goals. You'll learn how to:
- figure out if your business idea will make money
- determine and forecast cash flow
- create profit and loss forecasts
- prepare marketing and personnel plans
- find potential sources of financing, and
- present your well-organized plan to lenders and other backers.
The 13th edition is updated to reflect best practices for raising money (from SBA loans to equity crowdfunding).