Ebook: Business Plans Kit for Dummies

This updated guide shows entrepreneurs how to implement their business plans, with new information on assessing company goals and planning mission statements.;Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- Part 1 Getting Started with Business Plans -- Chapter 1 Powering Up for Business Success -- Selling Yourself on the Importance of Business Planning -- Tallying up the benefits of a business plan -- Knowing what can go wrong without a plan -- Business planning as a test drive -- The Anatomy of a Business Plan -- Business plan contents, beginning to end -- Business plan FAQs -- Establishing Your Planning Objectives -- Defining your starting point -- Zeroing in on the changes you want to plan for -- Setting out your planning objectives -- Identifying Your Business Plan Audiences and Key Messages -- Your audience -- Your message -- Establishing Your Plan's Time Frame -- Setting your schedule -- Defining milestones -- Launching the Planning Process -- Locating informative resources -- Seeking expert advice -- Sharing the load -- Staying on track -- Forms -- Chapter 2 Developing the Idea That Powers Your Plan -- Recognizing the Power of a Good Idea -- Starting, growing, or pivoting a business -- Knowing the difference between passion and profitability -- Taking a look at ideas behind successful businesses -- and some that went bust -- Searching Out Great Business Ideas -- Tuning in to what customers have to say -- Catching up with marketplace and business world realities -- Pursuing changes that open up new opportunities -- Spotting strategies to grow or pivot existing businesses -- Reimagining your business environment -- Adjusting to the digital future -- Turning a side gig into a business -- Inspiring team creativity (with or without donuts or bagels) -- Narrowing your choices -- Putting a Promising Idea to the Test -- Doing your first reality check.