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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154952003321

Autore

Evans Vaughan <1951->

Titolo

The Financial times essential guide to writing a business plan : how to win backing to start up or grow your business / / Vaughan Evans

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , [2016]

©2016

ISBN

1-292-08515-0

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations

Collana

FT essential guides

Disciplina

658.4/012

Soggetti

Business planning

Proposal writing in business

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Revised edition of the author's  Financial times essential guide to writing a business plan, 2011.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Whether you seek financial backing or board consent, The Financial Times Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan will give you the crucial knowledge you need to get the go-ahead. By focusing clearly on your objective, it will help you to gather the necessary evidence and address all your backer's concerns. This brand new edition draws out the specific challenges faced by start-ups, particularly on pinning down your perceived market niche and determining your competitive advantage. There are new chapters on pitching the plan and performing against the plan, using key performance indicators and milestones. Finally, new appendices outline alternative sources of funding and display an example business plan from start to finish.