How to Write a Business Plan (Repost)

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
professionally present your plan to lenders and investors.

How to Write a Business Plan provides a CD-ROM with 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.

The 10th edition is completely updated, providing all-new online resources and updated examples of successful business plans.