(Note: this article is an excerpt from The Plan-As-You-Go Business Plan, published by Entrepreneur Press, written by Tim Berry, and bundled with Business Plan Pro. It is reproduced here with permission of the publisher.)
Think of your business plan as a matter of blocks, like interrelated pieces. You don’t have to have the whole block structure [...]

The classic uses are seeking investment or applying for a loan. There are also the obvious communication with employees, partners, family members, consultants. And there is valuation, sometimes for tax purposes, sometimes for growth, divorce, estates.
Too many people think of business plans as something you do to start a company, apply for a loan, or [...]

Do you have a business plan for my business?
Unfortunately, no sample business plan will work perfectly for your business. After all, your business plan is about your business and how you will use it to succeed. You don’t want your business plan to read like a template – a plan for someone else’s business.
Sample plans [...]

Business planning is about results. You need to make the contents of your plan match your purpose. Don’t accept a standard outline just because it’s there.
What is a business plan?
A business plan is any plan that works for a business to look ahead, allocate resources, focus on key points, and prepare for problems and opportunities.
Unfortunately, [...]