Claire Said:

How to write a business plan as a promoter?

We Answered:

Go to http://www.sba.gov , http://www.score.org or http://www.bplan.com for instructions on how to write a business plan and sample business plans.

Barbara Said:

How to write predictions in a business plan?

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Most people have two balls neither of which are crystal!
You should not be looking for predictions unless you business is fortune telling. Americans call it forward looking statements and we tend to say forecasts or estimates.
Estimates I feel is the better term.
If you are doing it for your own benefit it would best to be conservative, alternatively you could do two or three with different scenarios. Excel will come in handy here. A very succesful friend of mine said he always calculated his interest rate as 3x the current bank rate for his estimates. I am sure you understand the concept of discounting future money flow. No one can predict things like future orders but I am sure your partner will have his own ideas and will adjust your forecasts to his own. It is difficult,as you say to predict future statistics from websites (all you can do is go from historic data from your data logs, and it is difficult to get this sort of information from competitors. See Alexa rankings?However, as you know once you get visitors/sales the numbers can only go up if you keep developing the site as you have done in the past. Don't skimp on the investment. If you are in a competitive environment you really need to "go large" with your injection of capital.
A website is a bit like mail order. There is a correlation to the number of orders to the funds invested.
But I am sure you know all this.
We hav just raised £2m for a local directory website. The company will be looking to raise much more money in 6 months time.
How much money/access to money has he? It may be better to tailor the money to the plan.

Roberto Said:

How Important is it to write out a formal business plan if I have my own funding for a new business?

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A business plan is more than just for financing, it provides structure for 1 and 5 years. If you happen to either save in one area or overspend. The first 5years are crucial you may go almost one year without showing a profit.

Here are some other things you might want to consider:

How are you listed? Sole Proprietor, S Corp, C Corp LLC

How are you doing your bookkeeping, receipts, invoices. are you adequately staffed?

Do you have the right insurance in place?

Legal Counsel? Document review, handle questions at an affordable price?

Marketing advice?

Human Resource questions answered?

Free listing to get your company the exposure needed from others?

If you need a resource or website to help let me know? I just want to make sure you have a good chance to succeed.

Mabel Said:

how do i write business plan for 2000$?

We Answered:

Hire me to write your business plan. I do it all the time. I can write your business plan for $1800.

For that matter, so would a lot of other people! It's a robust business...

Jerome Said:

How can i write a business plan for a restaurant?

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Being a small business owner, you need to pay extra attention to management of financial resources. Since growth of your business somehow depends on its financial position, you should always be cautious about cash flaw within or outside your business. It is quite true that lack of finance can become a big problem in the way of the success of your small business.

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Andrew Said:

how to write business plan in a report format?

We Answered:

I'm trying to do the same thing right now. I procrastinated until the last second like always. Here are some of the resources I'm using. Good luck!

http://www.sba.gov/smallbusinessplanner/… - explore this entire website...it has tons of useful information!

http://www.bplans.com/samples/sba.cfm?af… - here are sample business plans that were really used for real businesses.

http://www.businessplans.org

http://www.uspto.gov/smallbusiness/index… - patent, trademark, intelectual property information

http://www.smallbizlending.com/resources… - business plan tutorial w/ audio guide