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Now in its 5th edition, Business Plan Kit For Dummies guides you through the ins and outs of constructing a great business plan.

* How to evaluate a new business idea
* Ways to fund your business plan
* Help determining if your plan may need to be reworked
* How to plan for success in a transformed business world
* How to recognize the drivers of change that affect your business success
* Bonus online content including more than a hundred worksheets, surveys, customer profile formats, a business plan template, and more.

AMAZON.COM READER REVIEWS

One of the most amazing books... I was dreading the process of putting together a business plan, but this book with the accompanying disk make it an easy process!!

"A real hands-on guide to putting together a business plan and then making it work."

"The book is awesome and has really made me interested in strategic planning and decision making."

"I'm from tech land and have never put together a business plan before. This book, and the forms are a nice gentle introduction to that process."

"Whether you are building a business plan for your eyes only or for a project or a new corporation, this book is uniquely helpful in thinking things through...It is not difficult to understand. It is very appropriate."

"I needed to prepare a Business Plan, and I needed to do it without spending a lifetime learning about it. This book helped me more then I thought possible. I only wish everything could be explained like this. I highly recommend it if a Business Plan is in your future..."

Resource Pages

BUSINESS PLANNING

Business Plans Kit for Dummies book excerpts, links to articles, and tips for writing and using a business plan.

SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING

Excerpts from Small Business Marketing Kit for Dummies and tips to strengthen your marketing program.

BRANDING

Excerpts from Branding for Dummies, branding interviews, podcasts, tips and advice.

SELLING YOUR BUSINESS

Podcasts and a Q&A to help as you prepare for the sale of your successful business.

BUSINESS PLANNING RESOURCES

READY TO DIVE IN TO BUSINES PLANNING? Barbara's CreativeLive POWERFUL BUSINESS PLANNING course, presented before an in-studio audience and attended by a worldwide audience, is available for sale. Just follow this link to watch the trailer and download the course.

BUSINESS PLANS KIT FOR DUMMIES, now in its 5th edition, has been translated into a number of languages and read by hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs. Following are a few excerpts:

BENEFITS OF A BUSINESS PLAN

Companies with written business plans had 50 percent greater sales growth and 12 percent higher gross profits than companies without plans, according to a Kauffman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership survey of Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners. Here are ten more benefits a business plan delivers:

1. Clear statements of your business mission, vision, and the values that steer your business
2. A description of your business model, or how you make money
3. A description of your products and services and the unique advantages they provide in your marketplace
4. An analysis of your industry, target market, and competitors
5. An assessment of your business strengths and weaknesses
6. A roadmap and timetable for achieving your goals and objectives
7. A description of your marketing strategies
8. An analysis of your revenues, costs, and projected profits
9. Benchmarks that you'll use to track performance and make mid-course corrections
10. A business "resume" you can use when introducing your business to key employees, investors, and business partners

WHY YOU NEED A BUSINESS PLAN

TEN QUESTIONS YOUR BUSINESS PLAN SHOULD ANSWER

Your business plan needs to be grounded in reality, which means you need to know all the facts about the market your business serves, who will buy what you're selling, and whether your prospective market is growing, holding steady, or shrinking. This excerpt helps you get a handle on your market environment.