| Page Contents:
Preliminary
Tasks
Writing the
Plan
Reviewing the Plan |
Business Plan
Checklist
| Writing the
Plan |
Done ? |
| 1. |
Create a framework for the plan e.g.
table of contents |
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| 2. |
Identify possible appendices, attachments etc. |
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| 3. |
Estimate page lengths for each
key section |
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| 4. |
List main issues and topics to be covered within key
sections |
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| 5. |
Assign work programs based on the framework and
lists |
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| 6. |
Draft preliminary sections (excluding summary) within the
front of the plan |
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| 7. |
Draft all key sections in the plan's body in a logical sequence |
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| 8. |
Compile financial
projections, funding proposals and related
appendices |
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| 9. |
Check the preliminary draft for completeness and plug
gaps |
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| 10. |
Stand back and take a detached overview of the draft |
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| 11. |
Let an outsider or adviser critique the latest draft |
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| 12. |
Redraft, fine tune and spell check |
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| 13. |
Write the executive summary
and plan's conclusion |
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| 14. |
Get an independent assessment of the final draft |
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| Reviewing the
Plan |
OK ? |
| 1. |
Is the plan nicely presented - bound, page numbered
etc.? |
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| 2. |
Has the plan been spell checked in its final form? |
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| 3. |
Is the plan's length appropriate to its purpose ? |
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| 4. |
Have the business's (funding) needs been clearly stated
? |
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| 5. |
Does the plan's summary stimulate interest ? |
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| 6. |
Have all key questions been anticipated ? |
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| 7. |
What likely objections remain unresolved ? |
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| 8. |
Will the plan provoke the desired responses? |
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Note: Free-Plan, a free Business Plan Template for Word (48 pages) and a complementary Guide (supplied as a 90+ topic Help file and as a 100+ page PDF file for printing), can be downloaded for free
here.
| Freeware Business Planner |
 |
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Requires: Word + Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
Price: Free |
| Details & Download |
Additional
Help
(If visiting the links below, use the
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Have a look at the guide,
software and advice
sections within this Guide.
For general guidance, refer to the white papers on
Writing a Business Plan and
Insights into Business
Planning.
If you need more extensive assistance, consider using the
Plan Write Business Planner
or Plan Write Expert Planner
software packages.
See also Free-Plan, a 150-page Word-based
business plan guide and template. It can be used in conjunction with
Exl-Plan, an Excel-based
financial planner, to compile and present your financial projections.
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Details |
Download |
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Details |
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| Note: All
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