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Keys to Better Business Plans

by Tim Berry

Write a better business plan by focusing on implementation.

  • Use a business plan to set concrete goals, responsibilities, and deadlines to guide your business.
  • A good business plan assigns tasks to people or departments and sets milestones and deadlines for tracking implementation.
  • A practical business plan includes 10 parts implementation for every one part strategy.
  • As part of the implementation of a business plan, it should provide a forum for regular review and course corrections.
  • Good business plans are practical.

Business plan “don’ts”

  • Don’t use a business plan to show how much you know about your business.
  • Nobody reads a long-winded business plan: not bankers, bosses, nor venture capitalists. Years ago, people were favorably impressed by long plans. Today, nobody is interested in a business plan more than 50 pages long.

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August 2, 2009 at 11:34 am

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Kevin O'Neill April 9, 2008 at 8:01 pm

Ismail,
Given the business line you have chosen, I strongly suggest you contact the following company for help and advice. They are at the leading edge of the cinema theater business.

http://www.dtsdcinema.com/

No. 5, Tavistock Estate
Ruscombe Lane
Twyford, RG10 9NJ
United Kingdom
Phone: 44 1189 349 199
Fax: 44 1189 349

All the best to you!

khatereh azimi May 20, 2008 at 2:47 am

Hi,
Aryansatellite is a leader in satellite networl communication but anew line of business is opening in our company which is VAS (value added services) for mobile.
I need a justifier business plan for investors to promote them to invest.
I would highly appreciate to help me.

Thank you
Khatereh Azimi

Ismail June 9, 2008 at 4:50 am

will need a sample of a good business plan for a retail pharmacy outlet.

Mona Fadl June 24, 2008 at 4:33 am

please I want to write business plan for marketing of endoscopy can u help me

xanthe ross June 30, 2008 at 9:21 pm

please i want to write business plan for running my own picture theatre can u help me

Barbara September 22, 2008 at 6:55 am

hi i need a business plan sample for a graphic design biz also contact people would work best also!
thanks

Elijah Makgatho February 6, 2009 at 10:56 pm

I would like your assistance in writting business plan for Internet cafe.

Kind regards

Elijah

tamys June 29, 2009 at 10:55 pm

i am starting a mushroom farm please help write a plan

Pat July 29, 2009 at 3:34 am

I want to start a training institution and a business venture for rural women in mushroom production, please help

mbatia joseph August 5, 2009 at 11:14 pm

please send me a sample business plan on mushrooms growing business. I want to start the mushrooms growing business in Kenya as a small business for women groups in the countryside

Ronald Katambo September 9, 2009 at 2:00 am

I need a sample business plan for a security company( security guard company). my aim is to fight crime and unemployment. Please assist.

Haroon Sarwar November 5, 2009 at 5:14 am

This a very useful site, it helped me a lot during completion of my MBA course assignment for Business Plan of a manufacturing concern.

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