Creating a Business Plan For Dummies
eBook - PDF

Creating a Business Plan For Dummies

  1. 303 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Creating a Business Plan For Dummies

About this book

Learn how to create a sound, profitable business plan that will take your business to the next level

Whether you're starting a new business or you're looking to revitalise your strategy, Creating a Business Plan For Dummies covers everything you need to know. This step-by-step guide shows you how to figure out whether your business idea will work. With Dummies, your business plan can be a simple process that you tackle in stages. You'll identify your strategic advantage, discover how to gain an edge over your competitors and transform your ideas to reality using the latest tools (including AI!).

No matter what type of business you have — products or services, online or bricks-and-mortar — you'll learn how to create a start-up budget and make realistic projections. How will you predict and manage your expenses? When will your business break even? Dummies will help you assemble a financial forecast that leaves you confident in your calculations! Learn how to review potential risk, experiment with different scenarios to see if you're on the right track and hone your mindset for a better work-life balance.

  • Establish a smart business model that really works
  • Identify your edge, get ahead of competitors and win the game
  • Create an elevator pitch and a one-page business plan to woo investors
  • Demystify financial projections, build a budget and create cashflow
  • Work smarter by taking advantage of the latest AI and online business tools


Having a good plan is the first step to success for any business. Getting it right can mean the difference between big trouble and big profits. Creating a Business Plan For Dummies gives you the detailed advice you need to guide your business all the way from concept to reality.

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Information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2025
Print ISBN
9781394237302
eBook ISBN
9781394237319
Edition
2

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. Part 1 Getting Started
  6. Part 2 Looking to the World Outside
  7. Part 3 Laying the Groundwork
  8. Part 4 Checking Your Idea Makes Financial Sense
  9. Part 5 Joining the Dots and Writing a Plan
  10. Part 6 The Part of Tens
  11. Index
  12. EULA