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"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 fledging 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, "--Page 4 of cover.
McKeever presents the detailed forms and step-by-step instructions needed to prepare a well-thought-out, well-organized business plan.

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: 1. Why and How to Write a Business Plan
• What Kind of Business Plan Do You Need?
• Why Write a Business Plan?
• Business Plans and Forms You'll Find in This Book
• How to Use This Book to Write Your Business Plan
• Getting Started on Your Business Plan
• Why This Book Is for You!
• 2. Do You Really Want to Own a Business?
• Identifying Your Personal Goals
• Self-Evaluation Exercises
• How to Use the Self-Evaluation Checklist
• Reality Check: Banker's Analysis
• 3. Choosing the Right Business
• Know Your Business
• Be Sure You Like Your Business
• Describe Your Business
• Taste, Trends, and Technology: How Will the Future Affect Your Business?
• Break-Even Analysis: Will Your Business Make Money?
• What You Have Accomplished
• 4. Potential Sources of Money to Start or Expand Your Small Business

• Ways to Raise Money
• Common Money Sources to Start or Expand a Business
• Now That You've Proven Yourself, How About Expanding?
• If No One Will Finance Your Business, Try Again
• Secondary Sources of Financing for Start-Ups or Expansions
• Conclusion
• 5. Your Resume and Financial Statement
• Draft Your Business Accomplishment Resume
• Draft Your Personal Financial Statement
• 6. Your Profit and Loss Forecast
• What Is a Profit and Loss Forecast?
• Determine Your Average Cost of Sales
• Complete Your Profit and Loss Forecast
• Review Your Profit and Loss Forecast
• How Your Profit and Loss Forecast Relates to Your Income Tax Return
• 7. Your Cash Flow Forecast and Capital Spending Plan
• What Is a Cash Flow Forecast?
• Prepare Your Capital Spending Plan
• Prepare Your Cash Flow Forecast
• Required Investment for Your Business
• Check for Trouble
• 8. Write Your Marketing and Personnel Plans
• Marketing Plan
• Personnel Plan
• 9. Editing and Finalizing Your Business Plan
• Decide How to Organize Your Plan
• Write Final Portions of Your Plan
• Create the Appendix
• Create Title Page and Table of Contents
• Complete Your Final Edit
• Consider Using a Business Consultant
• 10. Selling Your Business Plan
• How to Ask for the Money You Need
• How to Approach Different Backers
• What to Do When Someone Says "Yes"
• Plan in Advance for Legal Details
• 11. After You Open
• -Keeping on the Path to Success
• Watch Out for Problem Areas
• Getting Out of Business
• 12. Good Resources for Small Businesses
• Business Consultants
• Online Business Resources
• Books
• Magazines
• -Continuing Small Business Help
• Formal Education
• 13. Business Plans for Nonprofits
• Describe the Nonprofit Organization
• Forecast the Nonprofit's Cash Needs
• Find Donors
• Appendixes
• A. Business Plan for a Small Service Business
• B. Business Plan for a Manufacturing Business
• C. Business Plan for Project Development
• D. How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
• Editing RTFs
• List of Forms Available on the Nolo Website.

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Author/Creator:

McKeever, Mike P. , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

How to write a business plan [by McKeever, M.P.]

Other Related Resources:

Other format: How to write a business plan [by McKeever, M.P.] (Thirteenth edition; Berkeley, CA : Nolo, [2016] — ISBN 9781413323207; LCCN 2016038330)

Subjects:

Business planning

New business enterprises — Planning

New business enterprises — Finance

Small business — Planning

Small business — Finance

New business enterprises

Small business

General Notes:

Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HD30.28 .M3839eb 2016eb

ISBNs:

9781413323207
1413323200
9781413323191 [Invalid]
1413323197 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1055242501

Other Control Numbers:

1282428 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp13258545