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Writing a business plan can be time consuming. It can also be difficult if you are faced with a blank Word document and a flashing cursor. With Business Plan Pro 2007 help is at hand – the product has been designed with one simple thing in mind – to make writing a business plan easier.
Business Plan Pro 2007 is the best selling business planning software product in the UK. It is easy to use and helps you write a business plan in as short a time frame possible. The product asks you a number of questions and after that it's simply a case of following the instructions and working through the pages step by step. If you need help at any stage you can simply click help or even read a sample business plan from the very industry you are writing about. With over 500 free sample plans to browse there is something for everyone. Click here for more information.
What is a Business Plan
Business planning is about results. You need to make the contents of your plan match your purpose. Don't accept a
standard outline just because it's there.
Why you Need a Business Plan?
A business plan is not just required to secure funding at the start-up phase, but is a vital aid to help you manage
your business more effectively. By committing your thoughts to paper, you can understand your business better and
also chart specific courses of action that need to be taken to improve your business.
The Easiest Way to Write a Business Plan
So, you have decided to start up a new business. You begin to do some research and find that almost everything you
read recommends that you produce a business plan. Why is this so?
What to do Before you Write Your Business Plan
Before writing a business plan, it is best to undertake some research to help you develop the various sections in
the plan.
Top 10 Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid
The importance of business planning is widely documented; however, guidance as to what constitutes good business
planning is less clearly defined. This article aims to redress that imbalance by describing 10 of the most common
mistakes that occur in business plans.
Entrepreneurship Tips: Why you Should Enter a Business Plan Competition?
There has never been a better time to enter a business plan competition. However, despite a number of new competitions
being launched in the UK in recent months, for many entrepreneurs, the rewards have not seemed sufficiently juicy to
tempt them to submit an entry.
Dragons Den Master Class - The Numbers you Need to Know
Why do entrepreneurs consistently fail to appreciate how important it is to have financials to hand when pitching an
idea? Why do they present a business plan without even a rudimentary knowledge of basic financial concepts, such as
turnover or margins?
One of the key features of Business Plan Pro is the fact that it includes a library of over 500 real sample business
plans. These are excellent starting points to give you an idea of the plan structure and some of the issues written
about by people with similar industries to yours. You can then use it as a guide to help you write your own plan.
You can search for plans by industry type or key word and then view a summary paragraph of the plan, before opening
the entire plan in a printable format.
View an example of a sample plan from Business Plan Pro
View the full list of plans available in the software
Cash Flow Calculator
This cash calculator shows you how business-to-business sales, carrying inventory, and rapid growth can absorb a
business' money.
Starting Costs Calculator
Calculate the start-up costs of your new business before you get going. This calculator helps you evaluate how much
capital you'll need to start your business.
Discounted Cash Flow
Analysts use discounted cash flow to explore the "time value of money". Essentially, money today is worth more than
the same amount of money tomorrow. This calculator helps you explore this concept.
Break Even Calculator
Break Even Analysis is an expected component of most business plans, especially for start-up companies. This calculator
shows how much revenue you need to cover both fixed and variable costs.
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