How to Prepare a Business Plan (Business Enterprise) [Paperback]

Edward Blackwell (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0749449810 | ISBN-13: 978-0749449810 | Publication Date: April 28, 2008 | Edition: 5th

A good business plan is the best means of impressing potential financial backers. Indeed, without such a plan no bank or venture capital house will consider a loan for start-up or expansion. How to Prepare a Business Plan describes the best way to prepare a business plan that will get the financial backing needed. Now updated with case studies and information on technology and the internet, it includes cash flow forecasts and sample business plans, as well as advice on expanding a business, planning the borrowing and monitoring business progress. Every new business needs a comprehensive and detailed plan if it is to survive. How to Prepare a Business Plan helps aspiring entrepreneurs take this step.

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"An excellent choice for entrepreneurs and a top pick for community library business collections." -- The Midwest Book Review

From the Publisher

Edward Blackwell is an accountant and consultant, specializing in advising small businesses. He is also co-author of The Small Business Action Kit(Kogan Page) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Kogan Page; 5th edition (April 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0749449810
• ISBN-13: 978-0749449810
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,643,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to create the best business plan possible, July 11, 2008

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Prepare a Business Plan (Business Enterprise) (Paperback)

Planning is invaluable; no one has ever maximized their business success by just winging it. "How to Prepare a Business Plan" is a scholarly handbook, taking a look at how to create the best business plan possible for one's company. Focusing on managing income and expenses, expanding, taking out loans, and meticulously watching for early warning signs of failure, "How to Prepare a Business Plan" is an excellent choice for entrepreneurs and a top pick for community library business collections.

4.0 out of 5 stars The author is my father, August 2, 2007

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John Blackwell (Northern Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Prepare a Business Plan (Sunday Times Business Enterprise Series) (Paperback)

Given the obvious conflict of interest, I would rather not have given a rating, though I think the book is very clear and useful. Others have thought so too: it has been published in many languages and on many continents, and continues to sell year after year, as the publishers keep asking my father to work on new editions.

The book is organized as a series of case studies (the names have been changed to protect the 'innocent') of people who started businesses, the problems they faced, their attempts (successful or otherwise) to cope with them, and their excitement as they realize they are actually succeeding.

The focus of the book is on how to write a business plan in such a way as to persuade a bank to lend you money. This is often one of the first problems a budding entrepreneur faces, which is fortunate because writing the plan forces him/her to think about the problems likely to face him, and to plan for success.