Business Plans that Work: A Guide for Small Business 2/E

by Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli Jr., Jeffry A. Timmons

Turn your great idea into BIG PROFITS with a powerful, persuasive business plan!

With any endeavor, good planning is the key to good results--especially in the launch of a new business or product. "Business Plans That Work" gives you an easy-to-follow template for conceptualizing, writing, focusing, and revising a business plan that converts your business idea into financial profit.

A virtual blueprint for entrepreneurial success, this new edition of the popular entrepreneur's guide provides all the tools you need to communicate the value of your idea to investors and attract key talent, and create a plan you can turn to throughout the entire process of starting and running a business. You'll learn how to: Determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom Secure the capital you need to get the project off the ground Assess opportunities and risks involved in your project Avoid common pitfalls that cost money, time, and effort

With "Business Plans That Work," you have everything you need to create winning strategies for development, sales, marketing, operations, distribution, and everything else successful ventures are founded on.

Genres: Business

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Tony Billard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book if your not sure about taking a business course but would like to learn something about starting a small business. How to be an entrepreneur.

Outlining what you'll need to do to get started with a business and how to be profitable. With a bonafide successful business, Lazy Bones laundry service. Providing worh-while information on what it takes to be profitable.

[Niraj Thapa Magar · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very helpful for writing the business plan since the way it has explain the every step with comparing the real life corporate business plan. It's was very easy for me understand what the writer was trying to explain and it's practical as well.

[William Keyser · Rating 5 out of 5]

Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business. If you want more fundamental help, then the only book to buy is this one, by Jeffry Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis and Stephen Spinelli. The (late) Jeffry Timmons said, "We are in the midst of a silent revolution–a triumph of the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of humankind throughout the world." Using practical examples, the authors take you through a really thought-provoking process that will result in a very effective plan.

[Shaltoot · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't see this book as a worth-reading one, random information comes from some business examples in unstructured frame. Frankly I couldn't recommend it to anyone to read since more structured and fruitful benefits can be got from another books rather than this book

[Ricardo Renesto · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gostei muito deste livro, ela dá uma visão muito pratica sobre o processo de criação de um plano de negócio, sendo um excelente guia. No entanto tenha em mente que ele é apenas um guia e não substitui outros livros focados somente em PN.

[Giuliano Barros · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eu esperava mais desse livro. Ele ensina de forma geral todos os passos para iniciar um negócio porém sem aprofundar em nenhum passo. Resumidamente é focado para empreendedores que estão escrevendo um plano de negócios para investidores.

[Matt Kelland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty good book for anyone planning on starting a business.

[Ayeesha Kanji (Water Chestnut) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was my textbook for class - it's simple and to the point, and based on what I've read, I agree.

[Cari Sly · Rating 5 out of 5]

Got so many notes from this!! This is going to help so much.