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Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies
Veechi Curtis (Author)
9781394237340, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 16 April 2025
192 pages
21.3 x 14 x 1.5 cm, 0.204 kg
Turn a business plan into profitable reality with practical hands-on tips A solid business plan is crucial to the ultimate success of your start-up or small business. But don’t fret, your friends at For Dummies are here to help! Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies gives you the fundamentals you need to let your business really take flight. Inside, you’ll find practical, hands-on information that will help you take your business from idea to profitable reality. From the basics of deciding what your business is all about, to building a long-term vision of where your company will go, this book has you covered. Discover step-by-step advice for budgeting and margins, prices and profits, costs and expenses, and much more.
Perfect for anyone starting a new business, or even just thinking about it, Getting Started in Business Plans For Dummies has everything you need in one useful package. So what are you waiting for? It’s time to plan your dream business!
Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Letting Your Plan Take Flight 5 Chapter 2: Figuring Out What’s So Special about You 17 Chapter 3: Sizing up the Competition 25 Chapter 4: Separating Yourself from Your Business 35 Chapter 5: Exploiting Opportunities and Avoiding Threats 51 Chapter 6: Developing a Smart Marketing Plan 61 Chapter 7: Budgeting for Start-Up Expenses 75 Chapter 8: Figuring Out Prices and Predicting Sales 87 Chapter 9: Calculating Costs and Gross Profit 103 Chapter 10: Managing Expenses 117 Chapter 11: Assembling Your First Financial Forecast 129 Chapter 12: Perfecting the Final Pitch 143 Chapter 13: Ten Suggestions for a Plan that’s Not Shaping Up 159 Index 167
Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]
