Understanding Business Plans: Startup Marketing

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A business plan is a written document that describes in detail how a business

—usually a startup—defines its objectives and how it is to go about achieving


its goals. A business plan lays out a written roadmap for the firm
from marketing, financial, and operational standpoints.

Business plans are important documents used to attract investment before a


company has established a proven track record. They are also a good way for
companies to keep themselves on target going forward.

Although they're especially useful for new businesses, every company should
have a business plan. Ideally, the plan is reviewed and updated periodically to
see if goals have been met or have changed and evolved. Sometimes, a new
business plan is created for an established business that has decided to move
in a new direction.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

 A business plan is a written document describing a company's core


business activities, objectives, and how it plans to achieve its goals.
 Startup companies use business plans to get off the ground and attract
outside investors.
 Businesses may come up with a lengthier traditional business plan or a
shorter lean startup business plan.
 Good business plans should include an executive summary, products
and services, marketing strategy and analysis, financial planning, and a
budget.
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Want Funding? You Need a Business Plan

Understanding Business Plans


A business plan is a fundamental document that any startup business needs
to have in place prior to beginning operations. Banks and venture capital
firms indeed often make writing a viable business plan a prerequisite before
considering providing capital to new businesses.

Operating without a business plan is not usually a good idea. In fact, very few
companies are able to last very long without one. There are definitely more
benefits to creating and sticking to a good business plan—including being able
to think through ideas without putting too much money into them and,
ultimately, losing in the end.

A good business plan should outline all the projected costs and possible
pitfalls of each decision a company makes. Business plans, even among
competitors in the same industry, are rarely identical. But they all tend to have
the same basic elements, including an executive summary of the business
and a detailed description of the business, its services, and its products. It
also states how the business intends to achieve its goals.

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