The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Business Plans: It's about the Process, Not the Product New, Revised and Expanded, Second Edition

The COMPLETE DO-IT-YOURSELF GUIDE to BUSINESS PLANS Do-It-Yourself Business Plan? Yes you can! This comprehensive Guide provides all the tools, tips and techniques you need, including Real-life case studies, Sample Business Plans and Financial Templates. In the Guide you will learn valuable insights from Uncle Ralph's thirty years of experience as an entrepreneur, executive and consultant to entrepreneurs. Learn what to say and what not to say in your Business Plan. How to present it to different sources of financing. How to test feasibility and calculate your break-even sales. Learn how to evaluate whether you have what it takes before you start. And learn how to Avoid the Seven Biggest Mistakes that most entrepreneurs make. It will be easier to prepare your Business Plan and it will deliver better results.

DEL CHATTERSON is your Uncle Ralph. He is an experienced consultant, entrepreneur and business executive. His consulting company, DirectTech Solutions, provides strategic advisory services to business owners, managers and entrepreneurs. His focus is always: "Creative, Practical Business Solutions. Delivered" Del is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs to be better and do better. He has helped businesses at all stages: from start-up through the operating and management challenges of achieving sustainable growth and profitability to the exit strategies for management transition and succession plans. His expertise is often applied in assessing business performance and developing strategic plans to achieve higher levels of performance and profitability. Del has lectured on entrepreneurship, financial management and business planning in the business programs at both Concordia and McGill Universities in Montreal. He has given numerous seminars and workshops on business management and entrepreneurship and continues to offer ideas, information and inspiration for entrepreneurs through his Blogs, articles and books under the persona of "Uncle Ralph" Del is an MBA and Engineer with a wealth of business management and consulting experience. He has been successful as an entrepreneur and consultant in both corporate and entrepreneurial environments for a broad range of businesses in manufacturing, distribution, professional services and technology. Del provides valuable strategic insights based on perceptive business analysis for entrepreneurs worldwide. In this Guide he shares his expertise on how to prepare a successful Business Plan and provides additional advice on how to build and grow a successful business.