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Creating Your Business Plan Financials
Your business plan financials are essential for lenders and investors who want to see hard figures before putting money into your business. Solid financials could help you get loans and attract investors, even if you aren't operating yet.

Sales Forecasting for Your Business Plan: Know Your Numbers
While conventional wisdom dictates that cash flow and revenue projections are the key to taking control of your business, sales will drive many of the other numbers. Sales forecasting is a key element of any business plan, which you must compose if you’re starting a venture or making significant changes within an existing business.

Critical Steps to Writing a Business Plan
Writing a business plan can be an overwhelming task. These feelings often translate into immobilization or confusion as to how to start the business plan. Starting a business plan begins with the first step...

Frequently Asked Questions About Business Plans
Before you begin writing a business plan, learn the FAQ's of business planning. Includes common mistakes made when writing a business plan, business plan software, and consultants.

Create A Money Winning Business Plan Outline
A business plan outline is the second most important starting point once you've pre-determined your audience. The business plan outline should be prepared before the actual research and writing of the business plan.

Writing a Meaningful Mission Statement
Is a personal and corporate mission statement necessary for success in today's hostile business climate? Learn the 3 key ingredients of meaningful mission statements. Explore sample mission statements for ideas to write your own mission.

A Business Owner's Secret Weapon: Swot Analysis
The SWOT analysis is a business tool available in the tool box of any small business owner. Learn how to apply a SWOT analysis to your business and position yourself ahead of competitors.

Post Your Business Plan to Investors.
VFinance.com offers business plan services and access to capital networks. "Each year, the site hosts more than one million investors and CEOs from over 50 countries." Most impressive is the post your plan feature to gain access to this wide network of investors.

One Page Business Plan
If you don't need a business plan to raise money but instead to refocus your company the One Page Business Plan Company offers a refreshing alternative. Included are samples of one page plans to help align your company mission, strategy and plans. This site includes the best selling book "The One Page Business Plan" by Jim Horan.

Moot Corp Competition
The biggest business plan competition for MBA's worldwide competing for cash and prestige. View previous years competition and see why these business plans were winners.

Pre-writing Business Plan Tips
Before you sit down and begin the arduous task of writing your business plan make sure you review these key issues on "Preparing to Write Your Business Plan" from ChamberBiz.

Business Plan Software & Tools
From Palo Alto Software Inc comes the website bplans.com. A great resource with expert questions & answers, over 60 free sample plans and the award-winning Business Plan Pro software. Business Plan Pro 2003 available in U.S., Canadian, UK and Spanish versions.