Guide to structure and contents of a business plan plus advice and help

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Guide Contents:

  Introduction

  Front of Plan   
    Cover
    Contents
    Basic Info
    Introduction
    Summary

  Body of Plan

  Appendices

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Front of Business Plan

The front parts of most business plans comprise the following:

Although these five items appear at the very start of a plan, their drafting may be deferred until the Body of the plan and its Appendices have been completed.

Even if the Basic Information and Introduction are drafted at an earlier stage, the Summary should not be written until the entire plan has been finalized.

Once you have addressed these front parts, you should advance to the Body which contains the 'nuts and bolts' of your plan.

Note: Free-Plan, a 150-page Word-based template based on this business plan guide, can be downloaded for free here.

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Additional Help
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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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