A Business Plan is needed to guide your business through the start-up or growth phase, a search for capital, or any other endeavour your small business undertakes.
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You can see ACTUAL SAMPLES of business plans to see how it actually looks like from the resources below:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n\nHere are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Business Plans Kit for Dummies \n- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan \n- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide \n- Business Plans For Dummies® \n- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan
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It could be part of the marketing plan
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Just make sure you have the following information included somewhere in your business plan: \n\n- competitive comparison\n- sourcing of your products (how will you get your products and at what cost)\n- future products\n- technology that will impact your ability to produce your product\n- under market strategy, have market segmentation (divide your market into market segments - by age, income, etc)- and target market segment strategy\n- description of market needs \n- market trends\n- market growth\n- industry analysis, including industry participants, growth potential\n- main competitors\n- your competitive edge\n- sales programs including specifics to implementation\n- strategic alliances\n- milestones (measurable activities, target date, budget, person responsible)\n- in your financial section, include important assumptions, key financial indicators, break even analysis, projected balance sheet, projected business cash flow, and business ratios (profitability ratio, debt ratios, etc)\n\nHere are some resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm (they have several free sample business plans that you can look at)\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n- SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Business Plans Kit for Dummies \n- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan \n- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide \n- Business Plans For Dummies® \n- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan \n\nHope that the above resources help
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How much capital do you need and do you have a business plan?\n\nIf you do email it to me\n\nChris Swing\nchristopherswing@yahoo.com
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First do a business plan and then a marketing plan.
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There are so many things you have to consider: location, rent, employees, taxes, permits, filing of business papers, utilities, store fixtures, accountant and/or employee payroll system, suppliers, bank account, loans, insurance, possibly an attorney, knowledge of state labor laws, payment of state unemployment/disability for employees, computer system for ordering, a plan for shipments, etc.  I think you should talk to a business owner in person to ask questions, if possible.  If not, go to www.sba.gov - they have a Small Business Startup Guide.  This should be a good starting point.
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Try this site:\nhttp://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
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Bplans.com has a free sample business plan on photography, but it is for pets. Nonetheless, you can get some ideas on how you can create a business plan through this example http://www.bplans.com/spv/3004/\n\nHere are some general resources that can help you write your business plan:\n\n- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm\n- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html\n\nYou may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:\n\n- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm\n- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners\nhttp://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html\n- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp\n- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp\n- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/\n- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html \n-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html\n- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf\n- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid\n- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html\n\nSome recommended books are :\n\n- Business Plans Kit for Dummies \n- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan \n- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide \n- Business Plans For Dummies® \n- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan \n\nYou may also want to read the article Starting a Home-Based Photography Business http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol56/photography.htm for a general direction on how to start a photography business.\n\nSome recommended books:\n\n- How To Start a Home-Based Photography Business \n- How You Can Make $25,000 a Year With Your Camera \n- The Business of Studio Photography : How to Start and Run a Successful Photography Studio \n- How to Operate a Successful Photo Portrait Studio \n- Photographer's Guide to Marketing and Self-Promotion \n- Sell & Re-Sell Your Photos : How to Sell Your Pictures to a World of Markets a Mailbox Away \n\nHope that the above resources help
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Most businesses have similiar issues no matter their product.\n\nCheck out the outline on the small business administration website.  It will take some time to do but I strongly advise you do it for several reasons.  It will make you consider all the details of your business and you can provide it to potential investors who will gauge your likelihood of success (and security of their investment).\n\nGood luck.
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i would probably start by creating an online business that deals with what you are trying to do. That could help you obtain the capital needed to start you big business
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Pick a product and service which you already have a interest in.  A simple business plan is very helpful.  Do your homework and research your options in advance.  Take into concideration how much time, energy and money you have to invest in your new business.  Keep in mind it can take 3-5 years for any business to get off the ground. Some go fast, most go slow.
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Go to http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/ or http://www.bplan.com/ where you will find sample plans and instructions on how to write a business plan
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(m)\n\n\nThe set of efforts for identifying, researching, analyzing and bringing to market new businesses and new products. Business development focuses on implementation of the strategic business plan through equity financing, acquisition/divestiture of technologies, products, and companies, plus the establishment of strategic partnerships where appropriate.
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First of all you need a business plan.  You can find the "how too's" of them on the internet for free anywhere. If you have a home or some collateral this would be a good thing to be able to put into the business plan. Then go to bank's and investment companies (it helps of you know an investment person), and don't give up.  The Small Businesss Adminstration (SBA) is a good place for info also.  There is so much good information out there places on the internet, and I am speaking of business web sites not just any fly by night.  American Express as well as others has a small business section that has articles and such.  I am attempting to do the same thing now for our business for growth capital.
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If you have got your business plans evaluated and are rated good high enough, you can explore the possibility of tapping venture capital from private funders, banks and other institutions for the purpose. Such capital infusion is quite cheap in costs and are long to very long term assistance. Some governments also offer "seed capital" for self-employment, which you need to check with your local authorities.
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first of all determine the business you are interested and have all the know-how of the technology and then try to get as much information regarding marketing strategy of the same and do the SWOT analysis for the business and also find out the available resources to you and then take advice on legal considerations from a legal advisor,financial advisor etc.
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While it may be difficult to find a sample business plan that matches your needs exactly, you should check out some other non-profit business plans to get an idea of the general format. Business plans in general follow the same basic outline, so any outline that you find that you like will work as a good starting point.\n\nHere's one example:\nhttp://www.bplans.com/spv/3050/index.cfm\n\nBusiness Plan Pro actually includes a plan for a shelter for battered women, but that's not free.\n\nFor more free advice, contact your local SCORE office. You can find your local office by going to the SCORE web site: http://www.score.org/\n\nGood luck!