{"product_id":"business-plan-in-a-day-get-it-done-right-get-it-done-fast-paperback-softback-9781841128047","title":"Business Plan In A Day; Get It Done Right, Get it Done Fast (Paperback \/ softback) 9781841128047","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBusiness Plan In A Day\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eGet It Done Right, Get it Done Fast\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRhonda Abrams (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781841128047, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 18 April 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 18.9 x 1.2 cm, 0.34 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEntrepreneurs often need business plans - fast. Investors, banks, and planning departments regularly request them, and corporate employees often need to present such plans to their managers. What these people need is a guide to developing a high-quality business plan quickly. Enter Business Plan in a Day, an easy-to-use, easy-to-understand resource that offers solid advice.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contents:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The In a Day Promise\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Need a Business Plan Fast? This Book Is For You!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Overview: What's a Business Plan?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e How to Use This Book\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 1: Executive Summary\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 2: Company Description\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 3: Target Market\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 4: The Competition\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 5: Marketing and Sales Plan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 6: Operations\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 7: Management Structure\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 8: Future Development\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Step 9: Financials\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Presentation pointers\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Following up\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nine Sure-Fire Ways to Ruin Your Business Plan\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Experts Talk\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Business Terms Glossary and Resources\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From The Planning Shop website www.theplanningshop.com:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e At the Planning Shop, we have one goal: helping you develop a successful business plan for a successful business.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Our mission is to be the number one provider of business planning resources for the serious entrepreneur. Our books and products are based on years of real-world experience, sharing insight and advice­-secrets and strategies-from entrepreneurs, funding sources, CEOs, strategic partners and more-with our readers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In the US, hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs have used The Successful Business Plan to develop their business plans. It's widely adopted by business schools; tens of thousands of MBA students have used it to create business plans and to enter business plan competitions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Entrepreneurs throughout the world have turned to The Successful Business Plan to guide their business development. USAID programs (United States Agency for International Development) adopted it to assist novice entrepreneurs emerging from Communist rule; entrepreneurs and students in places as far apart as Thailand, Ghana, Greece, Uruguay and even Afghanistan use it.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAbout the Authors.  \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eIn A Day\u003c\/i\u003e promise.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeed a Business Plan Fast? This Book Is For You!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview: What’s a Business Plan?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 1:\u003c\/b\u003e Executiv e Summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Prepare your summary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 2:\u003c\/b\u003e Company Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Give your company name(s) and location(s).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Provide information about your company’s ownership and legal status.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe your company’s history, development stage and milestones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Identify your product(s) or service(s).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe your industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e Explain your company’s funding.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Company Description.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 3:\u003c\/b\u003e Target Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Specify the geographic location of your target market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe the demographic characteristics of your target customers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Explain customer motivations and purchasing patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Determine your market size.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Evaluate market trends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Target Market.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness Plan In A Day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 4:\u003c\/b\u003e The Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Identify types of competition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Identify your specific competitors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Determine your competitors’ market share.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Determine competitive positions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Highlight your competitive edge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6.\u003c\/b\u003e Evaluate barriers to entry and potential future competition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: The Competition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 5:\u003c\/b\u003e Marketing and Sales Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Summarise your marketing message.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe your marketing vehicles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Identify any additional marketing and sales strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe your sales team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Marketing and Sales Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 6:\u003c\/b\u003e Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Determine key operations elements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Highlight your operational advantages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Address current—or potential—operational challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Operations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 7:\u003c\/b\u003e Management Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Highlight your key team members.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Predict future management needs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Describe your staffing structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Identify your board members, advisors and consultants.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Management Structure.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 8:\u003c\/b\u003e Future Developmen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Define your long-term goals.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Establish future milestones.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Assess the risks.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Explore exit strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePulling It All Together: Future Development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStep 9:\u003c\/b\u003e Financials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Most Important Financial Statements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Financials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c\/b\u003e Produce your Income Statement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c\/b\u003e Develop your Cash-Flow Projection.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c\/b\u003e Generate your Balance Sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.\u003c\/b\u003e Show your Sources and Use of Funds.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.\u003c\/b\u003e Consider preparing additional supporting financial statements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresentation Pointers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFollowing Up.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNine Sure-Fire Ways to Ruin Your Business Plan.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Experts Speak.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Terms Glossary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBusiness Resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" 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