Business planning. (Savvy Solutions).Q I want to start a business, and I know one of the first steps is the business plan. Can you tell me how long it should be, what kind of things should be included, and howl should get started?--J.G. Smith Via the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the A Generally, business plans are 25 to 30 pages, even for start-ups, and should include the following information: * Title page * Statement of purpose * Table of contents * Business description * Market analysis * Competition * Business location * Management * Current financial records * Explanation of plans for growth * Projected profit, loss, and operating figures * Explanation of financing for growth * Documentation * Business summary and outlook * Listing of business and personal references Don't forget to hire a professional typist or word processor to type the entire plan on white bond paper and proofread it against the original. I'd also recommend reading Business Plans for Dummies by Paul Tiffany Paul Tiffany is a Senior Lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Business Plans for Dummies. Tiffany holds a BA from Loyola University, an MBA from Harvard Business School and a PhD from the Haas School of and Steven D. Peterson (John Wiley John Wiley may refer to:
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