Creating Business Plans (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)
Creating Business Plans (HBR 20-Minute Manager Series)

Author: Harvard Business Review

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Published: 2014-05-06

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1625272278

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Craft winning business plans and get buy in for your ideas. A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to: Present your idea clearly Develop sound financial plans Project risks—and rewards Anticipate and address your audience's concerns Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives—from the most trusted source in business.

Creating a Business Plan For Dummies
Creating a Business Plan For Dummies

Author: Veechi Curtis

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2014-06-23

Total Pages: 391

ISBN-13: 1118641221

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Everything you need to know to design a profitable business plan Whether you're starting a new business or you’ve been trading for a while, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. Figure out whether your business idea is likely to work, how to identify your strategic advantage, and what you can do to gain an edge on the competition. Discover why a business plan doesn't have to be a thrity-page document that takes days to write, but can be a simple process that you do in stages as you work through your business concept. Learn how to prepare an elevator pitch, create a start-up budget, and create realistic sales projections. Discover how to predict and manage expenses, and assemble a financial forecast that enables you to calculate your break-even. Look at the risk involved in this business and experiment with different scenarios to see if you’re on the right track. Explains how to create a one-page business plan in just a few hours Takes a simple step-by-step approach, focusing on budgets, financials, and everyday practicalities Offers focused guidance on managing cashflow, designing marketing plans, and establishing a long-term vision for your business Includes access to downloadable templates and worksheets, as well as helpful online audio and video components Written by Veechi Curtis, bestselling author and business consultant A good business plan is the first step to success for any new business, and getting it right can mean the difference between big profits and big trouble. Creating a Business Plan For Dummies gives you the detailed advice you need to design a great business plan that will guide your business from concept to reality.

The Suitcase Entrepreneur
The Suitcase Entrepreneur

Author: Natalie Sisson

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2017-09-05

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1501178180

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Now in its third edition, The Suitcase Entrepreneur teaches readers how to package and sell their skills to earn enough money to be able to work and live anywhere, build a profitable online business, and live life on their own terms. After eight years of working in the soul-crushing bureaucracy of the corporate world, Natalie Sisson quit her high-paying job and moved to Canada, started a blog, and cofounded a technology company. In just eighteen months she learned how to build an online platform from scratch, and then left to start her own business—which involved visiting Argentina to eat empanadas, play Ultimate Frisbee, and launch her first digital product. After five years, she now runs a six-figure business from her laptop, while living out of a suitcase and teaching entrepreneurs worldwide how to build a business and lifestyle they love. In The Suitcase Entrepreneur you’ll learn how to establish your business online, reach a global audience, and build a virtual team to give you more free time, money, and independence. With a new introduction, as well as updated resources and information, this practical guide uncovers the three key stages of creating a self-sufficient business and how to become a successful digital nomad and live life on your own terms.

How to Write a .com Business Plan
How to Write a .com Business Plan

Author: Joanne Eglash

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Trade

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13:

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A tech entrepreneur shows how to write and pitch a .com business plan geared to the special needs, opportunities, and demands of online businesses. By following two fictional examples--PetFreud.com and mompower.com--readers can ensure they're covering every possible angle as they create their own business plan.

Being Boss
Being Boss

Author: Emily Thompson

Publisher: Running Press Adult

Published: 2018-04-10

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0762490454

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From the creators of the hit podcast comes an interactive self-help guide for creative entrepreneurs, where they share their best tools and tactics on "being boss" in both business and life. Kathleen Shannon and Emily Thompson are self-proclaimed "business besties" and hosts of the top-ranked podcast Being Boss, where they talk shop and share their combined expertise with other creative entrepreneurs. Now they take the best of their from-the- trenches advice, giving you targeted guidance on: The Boss Mindset: how to weed out distractions, cultivate confidence, and tackle "fraudy feelings" Boss Habits: including a tested method for visually mapping out goals with magical results Boss Money: how to stop freaking out about finances and sell yourself (without shame) With worksheets, checklists, and other real tools for achieving success, here's a guide that will truly help you "be boss" not only at growing your business, but creating a life you love.

The Complete Book of Business Plans
The Complete Book of Business Plans

Author: Joseph Covello

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2006-10-01

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 1402250460

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Readers have turned to The Complete Book of Business Plans for almost 10 years for advice and information, making it one of the bestselling business planning books of our time. Authors Brian Hazelgren and Joseph Covello have gone back to the drawing board on this updated edition, providing you with more than a dozen brand-new business plans that will help you attract the financing and investment you need. The Complete Book of Business Plans also includes revised and updated information on how to get started, what questions to ask and how to finalize a business plan that will get you off the ground and running. For business owners just starting out or seasoned veterans that want to bring their business to the next level, The Complete Book of Business Plans is the only reference they need to get the funding they're looking for.

How to Write a Great Business Plan
How to Write a Great Business Plan

Author: William A. Sahlman

Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press

Published: 2008-03-01

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1633691314

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Judging by all the hoopla surrounding business plans, you'd think the only things standing between would-be entrepreneurs and spectacular success are glossy five-color charts, bundles of meticulous-looking spreadsheets, and decades of month-by-month financial projections. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, often the more elaborately crafted a business plan, the more likely the venture is to flop. Why? Most plans waste too much ink on numbers and devote too little to information that really matters to investors. The result? Investors discount them. In How to Write a Great Business Plan, William A. Sahlman shows how to avoid this all-too-common mistake by ensuring that your plan assesses the factors critical to every new venture: The people—the individuals launching and leading the venture and outside parties providing key services or important resources The opportunity—what the business will sell and to whom, and whether the venture can grow and how fast The context—the regulatory environment, interest rates, demographic trends, and other forces shaping the venture's fate Risk and reward—what can go wrong and right, and how the entrepreneurial team will respond Timely in this age of innovation, How to Write a Great Business Plan helps you give your new venture the best possible chances for success.

How to Write a Business Plan
How to Write a Business Plan

Author: Brian Finch

Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780749445539

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Covering all the issues in producing a business plan, this text also includes a full glossary, case histories, and a detailed section on the key issue of using internal business plans.

Creating an Online Business Plan
Creating an Online Business Plan

Author: RD king

Publisher: 大賢者外語

Published:

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13:

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Plan your success today by creating an online business plan! Your online business plan needs to make sure it addresses the management and administration structure – in other words your organization’s breakdown. Online businesses often have a simpler organization structure than a traditional business, but that’s not always the case, and it must be clearly defined. You will need to cover the management structure and ownership of your business. It’s okay if one person fills a number of roles. Online businesses that are starting up often don’t have more than one or two people running the whole business. During the startup period, the owner is not going to be receiving a paycheck or any benefits. Initially owner salaries are going to be figured out based on the profitability of the company but they should never be more than fifty percent of the profit of the business. If the company is limited, there will be the distribution of shares among the owners. That could be one person, two people or more, but the breakdown needs to be included in the business plan so potential investors know and understand the business structure. You will also need to include the managerial style that you plan to use. This should be broken out so that not just investors but business owners can stay on track and later compare. Inside this ebook, you are about to learn some of the following information: Your Online Business Plan Must Measure the Market and Metrics Online Business Plan – What’s The Right Business to Build Build a One Page Sales Pitch Your Business Plan for Your Online Business – Create a Review Schedule Defining Operations in Your Business Plan for Your Online Business How to Write Your Business Plan for Your Online Business Mission Strategies in Your Business Plan for Your Online Business The 10 Sections Your Internet Business Plan Should Cover

Writing a Business Plan
Writing a Business Plan

Author: Ignatius Ekanem

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2017-07-14

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1315465795

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Resourcing new ventures is-all important for entrepreneurs, and creating a successful business plan can be make or break when it comes to attracting investment. Written by an experienced academic and consultant, this book provides a concise guide for producing the optimal business plan. Business plans are vital when it comes to making strategic decisions and monitoring progress. Writing a Business Plan is designed to teach you how to write your business plan without relying on someone else or internet templates. It will take you through each stage of business-plan writing, with chapters on generating ideas; describing business opportunities; drawing a business road map; and considering marketing, financial, operations, HR, legal and risk. The book includes a range of features to assist you, including worked-through examples. This unique book provides a one-stop shop for entrepreneurs and students of entrepreneurship to hone their skills in writing a useful and comprehensive business plan.