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Input: Page count is not a good way to measure length. A 20-page plan with dense text and no graphics is much longer than a 35-page plan broken up into readable bullet points, useful illustrations of locations or products, and business charts to illustrate important projections. Measure a plan by readability and summarization. A good business... If the Appendix is long, a divider should be used to separate it from the body of the plan, or a separate Appendix document should be prepared. These techniques ensure that the investor is not handed a thick business plan, which will make them queasy before even opening it up. How Long Should Your Business Plan Be? Depending on what you're using it for, a useful business plan can be any length, from a scrawl on the back of an envelope to, in the case of an especially detailed plan describing a complex enterprise, more than 100 pages. A typical business plan runs 15 to 20 pages, but there's room for wide variation from that norm. If you've reviewed what a business plan is, and why you need one to start and grow your business, then it's time to dig into the process of actually writing a business plan. In this step-by-step guide, I'll take you through every stage of writing a business plan that will actually help you achieve your goals. Main points should show up in a business plan as quickly as they do in a business pitch or presentation. Unfortunately, many people still use page count as measurement. And in that context, some of the more practical, internal-use-only business plans can be only 5 or 10 pages long. Corporate business plans for large companies can run into hundreds of pages. The first is the assumption that making a business continuity plan is enough, that it doesn't have to be tested. The second is a shortage of staff available to run the tests. However if at least the necessity to test is recognised, even if resources are scarce, you can still make some amends. Ideally, your business plan should be 15-25 pages long and it should include an executive summary of between 2-4 pages, depending on the complexity of the business and the purpose of the plan, which answers the two questions asked by every experienced investor:: Here goes the quick guidelines to keep the business plan simple: 1 Avoid long complicated sentences. 2 Avoid buzzwords, jargon and acronyms; you know that KISS stands for "keep it simple, stupid," but don't assume anybody else does. 3 Avoid verbose text. 4 Keep the text style same throughout the business plan. For the business plan document we use to back up an effort to attract outside investors, or in an MBA contest setting, or to back up a commercial loan application, 10-15 pages of easy-to-read text plus as many charts and tables as you want. The more charts and tables, the better; don't count those charts and tables as part of the 10-15 pages. It seems, back in the day, the longer your business plan was, the more promising it was going to be, said Dany Levy, founder of DailyCandy.com, in a recent New York Times interview. And now it's, the shorter your business plan is, the more succinct and to the point it is, the better. Query: how long should business plans be
Output:
A typical business plan should be 15 to 20 pages long.