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Business Plans HandbookBusiness Plans Handbook, A Compilation of Business Plans Developed by Individuals Throughout North America ISBN-13: 9781410365309
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Business Plans Handbook (BPH) is a collection of business plans compiled by entrepreneurs seeking funding for small businesses throughout North America. For those looking for examples of how to approach, structure, and compose their own business plans, this volume presents sample plans for the following businesses:

• Furniture Finds
• New to You Resale Clothing Store
• Upscale Resale
• Wheels On Wheels Inc
• Glamour Girls, Inc.

This volume offers many features not provided by other business planning references including:

• Business plans that represent an attempt at clarifying (for themselves and others) the reasons that the business should exist or expand and why a lender should fund the enterprise.
• Extensive financial documentation required to solicit funding from small business lenders. You will find examples of Cash Flows, Balance Sheets, Income Projections, and other financial information included with the textual portions of the business plans.
• A directory section that includes listings for venture capital and finance companies, which specialize in funding start-up and second-stage small business ventures, and a comprehensive listing of Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offices. In addition, the Appendix also contains updated listings of all Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); associations of interest to entrepreneurs; Small Business Administration (SBA) Regional Offices; and consultants specializing in small business planning and advice.

  It is strongly advised that you consult supporting organizations while planning your business, as they can provide a wealth of useful information.

• A Small Business Term Glossary to help you decipher the sometimes confusing terminology used by lenders and others in the financial and small business communities.
• A Business Plan Template which serves as a model to help you construct your own business plan. This generic outline lists all the essential elements of a complete business plan and their components, including the Summary, Business History and Industry Outlook, Market Examination, Competition, Marketing, Administration and Management, Financial Information, and other key sections. Use this guide as a starting point for compiling your plan.

Perhaps the most important aspect of business planning is simply doing it. More and more business owners are beginning to compile business plans even if they don't need a bank loan. Others discover the value of planning when they must provide a business plan for the bank. The sheer act of putting thoughts on paper seems to clarify priorities and provide focus.

Sometimes business owners completely change strategies when compiling their plan, deciding on a different product mix or advertising scheme after finding that their assumptions were incorrect. This kind of healthy thinking and re-thinking via business planning is becoming the norm. The editors of Business Plans Handbook (BPH) sincerely hope that this publication is a helpful tool in the successful completion of your business plan, no matter what the reason for creating it.

This publication offers business plans created by real people. BPH provides actual business plans written by entrepreneurs engaged in creative endeavors within the same industry. The business and personal names and addresses and general locations have been changed to protect the privacy of the plan authors.

Comprehensive financial documentation has become increasingly important as today's entrepreneurs compete for the finite resources of business lenders. Our plans illustrate the financial data generally required of loan applicants, including Income Statements, Financial Projections, Cash Flows, and Balance Sheets.

In an effort to provide the most relevant and valuable information for our readers, we have updated the coverage of small business resources. For instance, you will find a directory section, which includes listings of all of the Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) offices; Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs); Small Business Administration Regional Offices; venture capital and finance companies, which specialize in funding start-up and second-stage small business enterprises; associations of interest to entrepreneurs; and consultants, specializing in small business advice and planning. In addition, you will find a comprehensive glossary of business terms to help the small business planner navigate the sometimes confusing language of entrepreneurship. Your comments on Business Plans Handbook are appreciated. Your comments on Business Plans Handbook are appreciated.

Please direct all correspondence, suggestions for future volumes of BPH, and other recommendations to the following: Project Editor Business Plans Handbook Gale, a part of Cengage Learning 27500 Drake Rd. Farmington Hills, MI 48331-3535 Phone: (248)699-4253 Toll-Free: 800-877-GALE www.gale.com

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