Explains how to create the loan package necessary to finance a business and make it work, covering such topics as assessing the potential of a business idea, estimating operating expenses, and finding sources of financing. - (Baker & Taylor)
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, and
- learn about best practices for raising money, from SBA loans to equity crowdfunding.
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Ingram Publishing Services)
Whether you’re starting or expanding a home-based online retail business or a brick-and-mortar operation, your backers will want to see your business plan. This book is your comprehensive guide to coming up with a winning plan. The 14th edition is completely updated to cover current laws and business practices that affect writing a business plan. - (Ingram Publishing Services)
