Imagine flying into a strange city, renting a car, and trying to find your way around without a map. You might eventually reach your destination, but not without making some detours along the way. This is exactly what you're doing in your business if you don't have a business plan. It's your road map to business success, and without one, you're in danger of missing the … [Read more...] about Business Plan: Your Road Map to Success
Business Planning
How to Construct the Perfect Business Plan
Developing a business plan is often the most integral part of creating a small business that has a great chance of prospering. A business plan can give you a detailed roadmap on the overall appearance and infrastructure of your company, how it generates revenue and a few of the little things that aren't top-of-mind during the incredibly hectic start-up phase. A business plan … [Read more...] about How to Construct the Perfect Business Plan
Gathering Information For Your Business Plan
A common problem people encounter when writing their business plan is finding information about their business industry and competitive companies. Fortunately, in recent years the Internet has made information gathering simple and easy, but sometimes the best information is found much closer to home, with real people, in real time. Always take a look at other businesses … [Read more...] about Gathering Information For Your Business Plan
How to Create Your Business Plan to Fit Your Business
Business planning is about results. For every business plan, you need to make the contents of your plan match your purpose. Don't accept a standard outline just because it's there. In the United States business market there is a standardization about business plans. You can find dozens of books on the subject, about as many Web sites, two or three serious software products, … [Read more...] about How to Create Your Business Plan to Fit Your Business
Why You Really Do Need a Business Plan Before You Launch Your Startup Dream
A successful entrepreneur does not wing it: An entrepreneur who wants to win has an attack plan -- a strategy that puts him into a position to succeed. If you don't know where you are going, then how will you know when you get there? Few things in the business world have a positive result without a general plan. Besides being an absolute requirement to obtain outside financing … [Read more...] about Why You Really Do Need a Business Plan Before You Launch Your Startup Dream