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DescriptionEverything you need to know to design a profitable businessplan Whether you're starting a new business or you've beentrading for a while, Creating a Business Plan For Dummiescovers everything you need to know. Figure out whether yourbusiness idea is likely to work, how to identify your strategicadvantage, and what you can do to gain an edge on the competition.Discover why a business plan doesn't have to be a thrity-pagedocument that takes days to write, but can be a simple process thatyou do in stages as you work through your business concept. Learnhow to prepare an elevator pitch, create a start-up budget, andcreate realistic sales projections. Discover how to predict andmanage expenses, and assemble a financial forecast that enables youto calculate your break-even. Look at the risk involved in thisbusiness and experiment with different scenarios to see ifyou're on the right track.
A good business plan is the first step to success for any newbusiness, and getting it right can mean the difference between bigprofits and big trouble. Creating a Business Plan ForDummies gives you the detailed advice you need to design agreat business plan that will guide your business from concept toreality. Author descriptionVeechi Curtis is a qualified accountant and consultant who specialises in small business finance, marketing and technology. She is the author of several bestselling Australian and New Zealand business titles, including Small Business For Dummies, MYOB(R) Software For Dummies and Bookkeeping For Dummies. Table of contentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started 7 Chapter 1: Letting Your Plan Take Flight 9 Chapter 2: Figuring Out What's So Special about You (and Your Business) 27 Chapter 3: Sizing up the Competition 39 Part II: Doing the Groundwork 57 Chapter 4: Budgeting for Start-Up Expenses 59 Chapter 5: Figuring out Prices and Predicting Sales 77 Chapter 6: Calculating Costs and Gross Profit 97 Chapter 7: Planning for Expenses 119 Part III: Checking Your Idea Makes Financial Sense 145 Chapter 8: Assembling Your Profit & Loss Projection 147 Chapter 9: Calculating Your Break-Even Point 169 Chapter 10: Creating Cashflows and Building Budgets 179 Part IV: Transforming Your Idea into Reality 199 Chapter 11: Separating Yourself from Your Business 201 Chapter 12: Developing a Strong Marketing Plan 219 Chapter 13: Staying One Step Ahead 243 Chapter 14: Managing Risk 259 Chapter 15: Pulling Together Your Written Plan 275 Part V: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Using Excel in Your Business Plan 297 Chapter 17: Ten Ideas for a Well-Presented Plan 309 Chapter 18: Ten Questions to Ask before You're Done 319 Appendix: Sample Business Plan 327 Index 349 |