Your business plan needs to be many things to many different people – a clear vision of the business you want to build, a roadmap of its future prospects and a confidence-builder for potential investors.
Above all, it needs to be a flexible, dynamic document that articulates what your business does and how it will do it.
Unfortunately, many start-ups slip up when putting together this fundamental building block of their business. The result is a directionless business that will struggle to gain funding beyond family and friends.
In this FREE short course, we outline the 10 essential steps you need to take to create a winning business plan.
- Beware information overload
- A pitch-perfect executive summary
- Showcase the team
- Create an action plan
- Why you’ll whip your competitors
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- Perfect, logical figures
- Bring your customers to life
- The ultimate marketing plan
- Avoid the deadly sins
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