What should a business plan include?

When starting a small business in Canada one of the first steps to take is to write your business plan.

A properly developed business plan will act as a blueprint to the success of your business. This is one of the main reasons it’s written – to pre-plan your business.

Business plans are often written as a guide, to find funding, to find investors, to attract business partners, to sell the business, to test viability of the business..etc

When writing a business plan the one question that seems to often popup is what should a business plan include?

While every business person may tell you a different outline of what your business plan should include, general business plans often include the following sections:

• The executive summary
  
• Company description
• Explanation of your products and services
• The market analysis
• Your strategy and implementation
• The team and the organization
• Your financials

Every business plan may be differently worded but the general idea behind what makes up a properly developed business plan remains the same.

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