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Business Plan Essentials will help learners and business owners to Recognize the importance of a business plan Formulate a well-structured business plan Analyze their market and write a marketing and operational plan Discover various techniques for forming a business plan with the help of samples relevant to the real world. A practical guide for business students, entrepreneurs, and veteran business owners for creating an effective business plan A crucial factor that influences the success of a business is a Business Plan. Without a business plan, an organization crumples down. Business Plan Essentials You Always Wanted to Know provides all the necessary hands-on tips and pieces of advice you will need to produce a pragmatic and useful business plan. The book provides business plans and strategies for non-profit organizations, small service businesses, manufacturing businesses, and project developments with abundant samples that offer quick and smooth guidance about how to successfully bring a great business plan to life. The book simplifies all the necessary procedures you should follow in drafting your business plan and editing it in order to turn it into a powerful document that will streamline your adventure into entrepreneurship. After reading this book, you will understand Basics of An Effective Business Plan How to Successfully Do Your Own Marketing and Market Analysis How to Make Financial Projections in Your Business Plan The Best Tricks for Designing and Editing a Useful Business Plan About the Series Business Plan Essentials You Always Wanted to Know is part of the Self-Learning Management Series. This series is designed to help students, new managers, career switchers, and entrepreneurs learn essential management lessons and cover every aspect of business, from HR to Finance to Marketing to Operations across any and every industry. Each book includes basic fundamentals, important concepts, and standard and well-known principles as well as practical ways of application of the subject matter.

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