Write Your Business Plan, 2nd Edition is the essential guide that leads you through the most critical startup step next to committing to your business vision—writing your business plan.
Whether you’re just starting out or already running a business, to successfully build a company, you need a plan. One that lays out your product, your strategy, your market, your team, and your opportunity. It is the blueprint for your business. The experts at Entrepreneur and Eric Butow will show you how to create it.
You’ll learn how to:
- Create the right plan for your needs
- Attract investors and secure funding
- Manage risk and grow your business
- Set winnable goals and objectives
- Maximize your time and resources
Every copy of Write Your Business Plan comes with free 1-month access to business planning software Live Plan Premium!
Don’t underestimate the power of a well-defined business plan in helping you get your business off the ground. Get your plan in place and prepare to launch the business of your dreams.
Table of Content
Foreword
Phase 1: Your Foundation Comes First
Chapter 1: Building Brick by Brick
Chapter 2: One Plan Does Not Fit All
Chapter 3: Line Up Your Ducks
Chapter 4: Digging for Dollars
Chapter 5: Put Your Plan to Work
Phase 2: Framing Your Plan
Chapter 6: Executive Summaries Sell Ideas
Chapter 7: Management Makes Money
Chapter 8: What Do You Sell
Chapter 9: Rising Industry Trends
Chapter 10: Marketing: The Plan within Your Plan
Chapter 11: How Does Your Business Work
Chapter 12: Show Them the Money
Phase 3: Turn On the Lights
Chapter 13: You Only Make a First Impression Once
Chapter 14: Information Grows Money
About the author
Jesse Draper is a founding partner of Halogen Ventures and focused on early stage investing in consumer technology companies led by female and co-ed teams. Draper is a Kauffman Fellow and 4th generation venture capitalist. She is a fierce advocate for investing in women and the opportunity for using technology and innovation to solve some of the biggest issues facing women and families today. Selected as one of the top 10 early stage female investors by Business Insider, Draper was also listed by Marie Claire magazine as one of the ‘50 Most Connected Women in America’.