Business Plans Kit For Dummies, UK Edition

Whether you re a business beginner with big ideas or an established company looking to review you plans in a changing business environment this practical, user friendly guide gives you everything you need to get started. Complete with an interactive CD packed with planning templates including; planning documents, forms, financial worksheets, checklists, operation surveys and customer profiles in both Word and PDF formats you ll be armed with all you need to kick start the planning process and create a winning business plan that suits you and your long-term business vision. Business Plans Kit For Dummies includes UK specific information on: UK business practice Currency UK business and financial institutions and advisory services UK taxation and VAT Partnerships and Limited company information UK legal practice, contractual considerations and insurance matters UK specific forms UK specific case studies New content covering online business opportunities and resources, alternative ways in to business including franchising, network marketing and buy outs, research methods and choosing suppliers and outsourcing will all be added to the UK edition. Table of Contents: Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea Chapter 3: Defining Your Business Purpose Part II: Developing Your Plan s Components Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan Chapter 8: Deciphering and Presenting Part III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business Chapter 12: Planning for a Not for profit Nonprofit Organization Chapter 13: Planning for an E-Business Part IV: Making the Most of Your Plan Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to Work Part V: The Part of Tens Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan Might Need an Overhaul Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to underpin your Business Plan Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business Plan Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version

Whether you're a business beginner with big ideas or anestablished company looking to review you plans in a changingbusiness environment this practical, user friendly guide gives youeverything you need to get started. Complete with an interactive CDpacked with planning templates including; planning documentsforms, financial worksheets, checklists, operation surveys andcustomer profiles in both Word and PDF formats you'll bearmed with all you need to kick start the planning process andcreate a winning business plan that suits you and your long-termbusiness vision.Business Plans Kit For Dummies includes UK specificinformation on:* UK business practice* Currency* UK business and financial institutions and advisoryservices* UK taxation and VAT* Partnerships and Limited company information* UK legal practice, contractual considerations and insurancematters* UK specific forms* UK specific case studies* New content covering online business opportunities andresources, alternative ways in to business including franchisingnetwork marketing and buy outs, research methods and choosingsuppliers and outsourcing will all be added to the UK edition.Table of Contents:Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan* Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine* Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea* Chapter 3: Defining Your Business PurposePart II: Developing Your Plan's Components* Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment* Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction* Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities* Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan* Chapter 8: Deciphering and PresentingPart III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs* Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business* Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business* Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business* Chapter 12: Planning for a Not for profit NonprofitOrganization* Chapter 13: Planning for an E-BusinessPart IV: Making the Most of Your Plan* Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together* Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to WorkPart V: The Part of Tens* Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan Might Need anOverhaul* Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea* Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan* Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to underpinyour Business Plan* Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business PlanNote: CD files are available to download when buying theeBook version

Introduction 1Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan 7Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine 9Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea 25Chapter 3: Defining Your Business Purpose 43Part II: Developing Your Plan's Components 65Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment 67Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction 91Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities 117Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan 139Chapter 8: Deciphering and Presenting Your Financial Situation 153Part III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs 183Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business 185Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business 203Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business 217Chapter 12: Planning for a Not-for-Profit Organisation 237Chapter 13: Planning for an E-business 253Part IV: Making the Most of Your Plan 271Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together 273Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to Work 291Part V: The Part of Tens 307Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan May Need an Overhaul 309Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea 315Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan 321Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to Underpin Your Business Plan 329Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business Plan 337Appendix: About the CD 341Index 349