Module 9 – How to Write a Business Plan

Even if you do not plan on raising funds from an outside source, it is still essential to write a business plan. A good business plan will prevent many problems and help lead you toward a successful startup phase of your business. In this module, we show you the essentials of writing a plan, what pieces it should include, what order to put them in and finally what to do with it once you are done.

Why Write a Business Plan

Why do you need a business plan? The Entrepreneur School teaches to start selling right away. Why spend time on a business plan? You’ll be intrigued in this lecture to learn why we suggest writing a business plan.
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Sexy, Unique, & Compelling

The most important part of a good business plan is that it must be interesting, unique, compelling or said more bluntly sexy! Readers of business plans might read up to 100 plans a day, so yours must stand out. How do you create a business plan that is different from all the rest?
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Business Concept

We will teach you how to cover the concept of your business within your business plan.
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The Elevator Pitch

Can you adequately describe your business to a group of people in 30 minutes? How about 5 minutes? 2 minutes? 30 seconds? Chances are, most of your chances to tell someone about your business will happen in short 30 second intervals. Learn how to effectively describe your business in a short period of time.
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Market Analysis

What type of market analysis is needed in your business plan? How deep should you research? Will this analysis help you at all in your business approach? Learn the answers by watching this lecture.
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Writing a Company Overview

We teach you how to most effectively write an overview of your company. What should you include? What should you leave out? How detailed? How vague? Find out here.
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Writing a Marketing Plan

It’s been said that a company must spend twice as much money on marketing their product as they do initially developing their product. How do you figure out if that is true for your industry? We address these issues in this module.
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Operations Plan

Learn how to account for the operations of your new company and understand the best way to write about this in your business plan.
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Management Plan

Will your management team inspire investors? Does your management team have the skills necessary to take your business to the next level? Are you wondering how best to assemble a management team. This lecture covers some key components of writing about your management team in your business plan.
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Financial Plan

Where do you get most of the numbers for your business plan finances? Listen to this module to find out where Professors Chris Hanks says to pull these numbers.
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Presenting Your Business Plan

What is the best way to present your business plan? How do you write a business plan specifically geared towards your audience. We cover these topics here.
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