Business Plan Guidance and Resources
Why is this important?
Business Planning helps you to set up and grow a business and helps leaders to clarify ideas, define goals, identify challenges and measure success.
Description
A business plan is a document which describes what you want to achieve within your business. It is relevant to companies, charities and sole traders. A business plan typically includes your objectives, outlines how you will achieve these objectives, financial forecasts and your approach to marketing.
Supports
Profitability. Growth. Starting Out Well.
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Write a business plan
Government guide to writing a business plan, with samples and templates
from GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
What is a business plan?
A business plan is a document which describes what you want to achieve within your business. It is relevant to companies, charities and sole traders. A business plan typically includes your objectives, outlines how you will achieve these objectives, financial forecasts and your approach to marketing.
from FSB
How To Guides
Practical step by step video guide to business planning
from Small Business Britain
Business Model Canvas – One-page plan
Business Model Canvas and Template for business planning
from NatWest Business Builder
Learning and insights
Business Model Canvas video guides
from Barclays Eagle Labs (uk.barclays)
Commercial awareness
Commercial Awareness Online Course (2 hours) – the importance of value
from OpenLearn - Open University
Reviewing your business plan
Reviewing Your Business Plan
from British Business Bank (british-business-bank.co.uk)
