Business Plan Template
A business plan is really a written summary of your business idea and goals. It allows you to think through all the aspects of a new business and examine strategies relating to things like management, marketing, finance and people.
The plan should identify your strengths and areas of weakness. Planning helps tackle issues before they become problems aswell as show you how viable the idea is.
Statistics show that the top 25% of successful businesses are twice as likely to have a business plan in place. Insufficient planning is, after all, the leading cause of small business failure in this country.
Business Plan Template
Click here to download a basic business plan template you can customise for your business. The template has been developed by the Department of Business Industry and Resource Development. It is clearly broken up into sections (along with simple instructions) covering:
- The Marketing Plan
- The Operations Plan
- The Organisation Plan, and
- The Financial Plan
Remember, business planning is not a one-off thing you do at start-up. A business plan is a living document. To make the most of your plan, it should be regulalry reviewed and revised.
If you do not already have the required PDF reader, a free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is available to download.
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