Successful business plan
Subtitle: secrets & strategies : America's best-selling business plan guide!
By: Rhonda Abrams
Edition: Sixth edition.
Publisher: Planning Shop
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 430
ISBN-13: 9781933895468
Subjects: Business planning; Management; New business enterprises
Description: This essential step-by-step guide for anyone launching or expanding a successful business has been used by over a million entrepreneurs. It includes expert help, worksheets to jumpstart the process, a sample business plan, tips on impressing funders, winning tips for competitions, and more. Used in the top business schools throughout the nation, the book covers every aspect of a successful business plan, from the components of the actual plan, to making the plan compelling, to presentation methods, to looking for money, and much more.
Notes: Previous edition: 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Starting the process. The successful business ; Getting your plan started ; Making your plan compelling; title: Business plan components. The executive summary ; Company description ; Industry analysis & trends ; Target market ; The competition ; Strategic position & risk assessment ; Marketing plan & sales strategy ; Operations ; Technology plan ; Management & organization ; Social responsibility & sustainability ; Development, milestones & exit plan ; The financials ; The plan's appendix; title: Putting the plan to work. Preparing, presenting & sending out your plan ; Looking for money ; Using your plan for classes & competitions ; Internal Planning for existing businesses & corporatoins ; Time-saving tips; title: References & resources. Outline of a business plan ; Business terms glossary ; Funding sources ; Research sources ; Entrepreneurs' sources.