BizPlanBuilder Express A Guide to Creating a Business Plan with BizPlanBuilder

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ISBN: 9780324261448 | 0324261446
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 2/27/2003

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BizPlanBuilder Express--a workbook with CD-ROM package that includes the award-winning, best-selling software, BizPlanBuilder 8.1-- provides all the essentials for creating winning business plans, with step-by-step instructions for preparing each section of a plan, including ready-to-customize samples, prompts and advice, detailed marketing analysis with links to demographic and marketing tools to help make it easy, and flexible, straight-forward financial tools. Compatible with both Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

Preface	p. iii
Let's Get Started	p. iii
Jian Tools for Sales, Inc.	p. v
Business Plan Basics	p. 1
Why Write a Business Plan?	p. 2
Components of a Business Plan	p. 2
Targeting Your Business Plan	p. 4
10 Steps to Complete Your Business Plan	p. 5
Top 20 Questions	p. 6
Launch and View BizPlanBuilder	p. 10
Review Questions 1.1	p. 11
Activities 1.1	p. 13
Types of Business Plans	p. 15
Business Plan Types	p. 15
Financial Documentation	p. 18
Additional Resources	p. 18
Selecting a Business Plan and Supplying Information	p. 18
Opening (and Deleting) a Business Plan	p. 22
Review Questions 2.2	p. 23
Activities 2.2	p. 24
Writing the Narrative	p. 25
Title Page	p. 25
Table of Contents	p. 27
Executive Summary	p. 27
Review Questions 3.1	p. 29
Activities 3.1	p. 30
Navigating a Template and Entering Text	p. 31
Vision and Mission	p. 34
Looking at the Big Picture	p. 34
Vision Statement	p. 35
Goals	p. 37
Present Situation	p. 39
Summary	p. 40
Vision and Mission Checklist	p. 40
Review Questions 3.2	p. 41
Activities 3.2	p. 43
Review the Vision/Mission Template	p. 43
Company Overview	p. 46
Legal Business Description	p. 46
Management Team	p. 50
Boards of Directors and Advisors	p. 51
Staffing	p. 51
Strategic Alliances	p. 51
Company Overview for the Sole Proprietorship Service Business Plan	p. 51
Company Overview Checklist	p. 52
Review Questions 3.3	p. 53
Activities 3.3	p. 54
Review the Company Overview and Management Templates	p. 55
Product/Service Strategy	p. 57
Current Product	p. 57
Research and Development (R&D)	p. 58
Production and Delivery	p. 59
Product Strategy Checklist	p. 61
Review Questions 3.4	p. 62
Activities 3.4	p. 64
Review Product Strategy Template	p. 64
Market Analysis	p. 65
Market Definition	p. 65
Customer Profile	p. 67
Competition	p. 69
Risk	p. 70
Market Analysis Checklist	p. 73
Review Questions 3.5	p. 74
Activities 3.5	p. 75
Review Marketing Analysis Template	p. 76
Marketing Plans	p. 77
Sales Strategy	p. 77
Distribution Channels	p. 80
Advertising and Promotion	p. 82
Public Relations	p. 85
Marketing Plan Checklist	p. 87
Review Questions 3.6	p. 87
Activities 3.6	p. 88
Review the Marketing Strategy Template	p. 89
Completing the Financial Plan	p. 91
The Purpose of a Financial Plan	p. 92
Financial Statements Overviews	p. 93
Projecting Financial Statements--That Support Your Assumptions	p. 99
Using the Financial Plan Spreadsheets	p. 101
Adding a Financial Plan Template	p. 104
Printing the Financial Statements	p. 104
Open and Print the Cash Flow Statement	p. 106
Customizing the Financial Statements	p. 106
Financial Plan Checklist	p. 110
Review Questions 4.1	p. 110
Activities 4.1	p. 113
Financial Plan Narrative Text	p. 114
Review the Financial Plan	p. 115
Assembling Your Business Plan	p. 119
Assembling and Previewing a Plan	p. 120
Assembling a Business Plan	p. 121
Packaging Your Plan	p. 124
Saving an Assembled Business Plan	p. 124
Supporting Documents	p. 125
Access and Examine a Supporting Document	p. 127
Distribution	p. 127
Making Your Presentation	p. 128
Following Up with Your Readers	p. 132
Congratulations!	p. 132
Presenting Your Plan Checklist	p. 133
Review Questions 5.1	p. 134
Activities 5.1	p. 135
Funding Resources for Your Plan	p. 136
Identifying Your Capital Needs	p. 136
Narrowing the Search for Funds	p. 137
Locating Private Resources	p. 141
Tapping into Commercial Funding	p. 144
Parting Tips	p. 152
Explore Funding Resource Advice	p. 153
Review Questions 5.2	p. 154
Activities 5.2	p. 156
Preplanning Resources	p. 159
Postplan Operations: Resources for Managing Your Business	p. 162
System Requirements	p. 165
Using the Template Version of BizPlanBuilder	p. 165
Using Microsoft Word and Excel	p. 167
Training from Microsoft Corporation	p. 167
Training from Course Technology--a Thomson Learning Company	p. 167
Bibliography	p. 169
Online Source/Resource Supplement	p. 171
Index	p. 172
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