How to Write a Business Plan

Write a business plan that potential investors will embrace!

If you're thinking of starting a business or raising money to expand an existing one, you need a plan. Running a successful business requires a great deal of forethought, so write a business plan and secure your venture's future. How to Write a Business Plan will show you how to write the right plan for your business and design a loan package necessary to finance your business and make it work.

With this bestselling all-in-one guide you'll learn how to:

figure out if your business idea will make money

estimate operating expenses

prepare cash flow

create profit and loss forecasts

determine assets, liabilities, and net worth

find potential sources of financing

think first before borrowing from friends and relatives, and

professionally present your plan to lenders and investors

How to Write a Business Plan provides spreadsheets that help you determine and forecast cash flow, financial statements, sales revenue, and profit and loss. It also provides three sample business plans you can modify for your own use.

This edition is completely updated, providing all-new online resources and updated examples of successful business plans.