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How to Prepare a Business Plan shows you how to write a high quality and compelling business plan, put together a cash flow forecast, expand your business, plan your borrowing and monitor your progress.

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An excellent business plan impresses financial backers, provides a clear blueprint for the future of your company and functions as a benchmark against which to measure future growth. How to Prepare a Business Plan explains the process of creating an excellent business plan in an engaging and accessible way. It includes essential coverage of producing cash flow forecasts, planning a business expansion, planning your borrowing and monitoring business progress.

Global case studies containing real business plans provide inspiration and real-life practical insight by analyzing the plans, monitoring the business´ progress and discussing their problems. Sample business plans also show you the process in action and provide useful examples for creating your own. How to Prepare a Business Plan helps new business owners to consider what they really want out of their business, and to map their own journey and gain a new understanding of their product´s place in the market, as well as writing a business plan with the clarity, brevity and logic to keep bank managers interested and convinced.

Whether looking to start up or expand, this practical advice will help anyone to prepare a plan that is tailored to the requirements of their business - one that will get the financial backing they need.

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