Business Plans That Work for Your Small Business (Business Owner's Toolkit series). This item is unavailable.Business Plans That Work for Your Small Business (Business Owner's Toolkit series)

"New or existing business owners will find all the essential elements and formulas of a professional business plan, with concrete examples throughout, in this revised guide. Complicated marketing and financial concepts are translated into down-to-earth, practical advice. Included are five updated sample business plans that serve as blueprints for business owners' own plans, with instructions that provide a wealth of detailed information about how a successful small business should operate. Plans are presented for simple, one-person operations, as well as for corporations with many employees. Aspiring business owners learn how to shape a plan to appeal to an intended audience; organize and format a plan in a professional way; describe the ownership, mission, objectives, and keys to success for the business; analyze the business industry, target market, and competition; create a marketing and sales plan; address the important operating processes and personnel issues; create financial statements based on realistic assumptions; and use the business plan as a management tool long after it is completed. This replaces 0808002406."

Alice H. Magos is the editor of Small Business Financing. She lives in Riverwoods, Illinois.