How to Write Your Business Plan: The Complete Series (2 of 3)
So far in your business plan, you’ve demonstrated that you’ve thoroughly researched the market and your competition. Now it’s time to write about the practical side of your plan.
Week 12: The Business Plan Part 2 – Going to Market
Last week, we explored how to format your business plan, as well as writing your executive summary, utilising your competitor analysis and setting your objectives.
It’s time to focus on the specifics of how your business is going to run and operate on a daily basis.
How to Write Your Business Plan: The Complete Series (1 of 3)
A business plan is required to sell your idea to investors or banks, persuading them to fund you. They won’t just part with their cash, you need to make them believe in your idea as much as you do! Even if you aren’t going down this funding route, creating a business plan gives you focus, direction and a clear path to achieving your goals.
Week 11: The Business Plan Part 1 – Your Business Proposition
Welcome to week 11: The Business Plan Part 1 – Your Business Proposition. This is part one of three ( you can find part 2 and part 3 here), and we will continue to delve the how to make a business plan over the next few weeks!
How to Create an Effective Financial Forecast With No Historical Data
Extrapolating historical data is one way of creating a financial forecast. If you’re a new business or a you are launching a new product, you need a different process. In this article we go through what this process looks like and how you can make effective projections even without past figures to reference.
Starting Your Business Plan Online for Free
Writing a business plan doesn’t have to cost a penny. Here’s a guide to help you get a professional looking initial business plan written up for free.
Planning for success – a guide to your first business plan
The point of a business plan, no matter what stage of business you are at, is to set out your goals, strategy and action plan for achieving them. In this article, I run through how to write a business plan – and why it’s a great idea.
A quick guide to setting up and running your business
Start-ups can happen very quickly. Or at least, that’s how they look from the outside. This guide goes through the steps to start up a business in the UK, including writing a business plan and marketing plan.
Understanding the basics of your financial business plan
So, you’re making a business plan. You know your business, that’s the easy part. Making a financial plan, well, that sounds harder, right? This article is all about making a simple financial plan for your business. Each element of the business that you need to consider will be broken down into steps, which when added together make a full financial picture of the business.
