Business Plans

CREATE A BUSINESS PLAN - DOWNLOAD THIS BOOK NOW! This Business Plan e-book is widely regarded as one of the best preparatory publications on writing a business plan. It deals extensively with the all-impor ...

Effective Competitive Analysis   Currently 4.0/5 Stars. For your small business to succeed, you need to know almost as much about your competitors as you do about your own company and customers. Unfortunate ...

How Do I Come Up With a Winning Business Idea? Developing large or small business ideas is a matter of creating a vision, leveraging your strengths and determining what the market needs. These ...

How to select a niche market A niche market strategy may help you focus your resources on obtaining clients for whom your product or service provides the best fit to achieve their goals ...

Is your business feasible?   Currently 4.0/5 Stars. Before you can start a business you must be reasonably sure that the business is feasible. One also needs to be certain of the resources required to s ...

Planning and your Mission Statement Everyone engages in planning at some point, whether formally or informally. There are different types of planning that one can do but essentially we will fo ...

Preparing an idea for business Ok, so you have a great idea. In the early hours of the morning this idea has the potential of Google as it floats around in your semi-sleep state. You wake ...

Set Goals for Your Business Goal-setting is crucial to the success of any business, but is particularly important for entrepreneurs who can become distracted without focus. Goals ...

The 5 step plan to improve your business Perform a simple exercise every month that will help you make the best of your business. The 5 Step Plan involves 5 easy and simple steps that you must comm ...

Writing a business plan To consider financing, financial institutions require a comprehensive and well-motivated business plan that provides a thorough understanding of your ...

YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS – IT’S YOUR TIME TO SHINE The SME Toolkit South Africa is proud to bring you the 2011 Young Entrepreneurs Business Plan Competition. Proud sponsors Business Partners, the Internation ...

Business Partners Celebrates Young Entrepreneurs during t... Two promising young entrepreneurs were crowned winners of the competition at an Awards Ceremony on the 16th of November 2011. The event was the culmination ...

Four startup tips for solo entrepreneurs Going out on your own should never mean going it alone. This is perhaps the most valuable advice that can be given to startup entrepreneurs. Entrepreneursh ...

“Quick Success” is possible Although this ideal situation of “quick success” doesn’t usually work out in life, there are some incredible stories. I have had the fortu ...

Business Selection Checklist Benefits: Those who are interested in starting a new business are often told that they should select a business that takes advantage of their skills ...

Checklist for Assessing Personal Strengths & Weaknesses Benefits: The attached document will help you identify your strengths and weaknesses by asking you to rate yourself in several areas that are import ...

Checklist for Starting a New Business Benefits: The attached file contains a checklist for all the steps you should take before you start a new business. It's a "to do" list fo ...

Initial Cash Requirements Benefits: This worksheet will enable you to compute the amount of cash you will need to start your new business. The worksheet is broken down into two parts ...

Projected Staffing Schedule Benefits: This worksheet will enable you to compute the number of employees you will need to start your new business. The worksheet is set up to be ...

Creating an Effective Business Plan   Currently 5.0/5 Stars. This workshop will help you create a business plan. It includes a business plan template to guide your business through the start-up or growth phase, a ...