Attached CD-ROM includes business plan forms in Microsoft Word and PDF formats.
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Includes index.
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Previous edition: 2005.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Building a strong foundation for your plan -- Starting your planning engine -- Generating a successful business idea -- Defining your business purpose -- Developing your plan's components -- Understanding your business environment -- Charting your strategic direction -- Describing your business and its capabilities -- Crafting your marketing plan -- Tallying up your financial situation -- Tailoring a business plan to fit your needs -- Planning for a one-person business -- Planning for a small business -- Planning for an established business -- Planning for a nonprofit organization -- Planning in an online world -- Making the most of your plan -- Putting your plan together -- Putting your plan to work -- The part of tens -- Ten signs that your plan may need an overhaul -- Ten ways to fund your business plan -- Ten ways to evaluate a new business idea -- Ten questions to ask before you finish your business plan.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A comprehensive guide to creating a business plan that offers step-by-step guidance for every stage of the process, as well as a CD-ROM with forms.
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS NOTE (ELECTRONIC RESOURCES)
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System requirements: A PC with a Pentium or faster processor; or a Mac OS computer witha 68040 or faster processor; Microsoft Windows 98 or later; or Mac OS system software 7.6.1 or later; at least 32MB of total RAM installed on your computer; for best performance, we recommend at least 64MB; CD-ROM drive; a sound card for PCs; Mac OS computers have built-in sound support; a monitor capable of displaying at least 256 colors or grayscale; a modem with a speed of at least 14,4000 bps.