Article by John Hoff

 

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So you want to start a business and it’s time to start your business plan. How do you write one? What must you include in it? Where can you find help? Read on!

The Parts of a Business Plan

  1. Executive Summary
  2. Market Analysis
  3. Company Description
  4. Business Organization
  5. Marketing
  6. Products / Services Offered
  7. Funding Requests
  8. Financials
  9. Appendix

I. Executive Summary

This is probably the most important part of your business plan because it’s the first part a reader, like a loan officer, will read. Although it’s first in your document, it should be written last. This is because you want to hack out all the details in your plan and then summarize it all. You wouldn’t write the summary first and then your document.

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