Streetwise Complete Business Plan With Software (Adams Streetwise Series)

Write an Effective Business Plan in No Time Flat!

Sixty percent of all new businesses go under in the first five years. Why? Many business owners fail to plan. Streetwise® Complete Business Plan with Software helps you write a business plan that will address the issues financiers, stockholders, and customers really care about.

Streetwise® Complete Business Plan with Software gives you the insight your business needs to withstand the rigors of today’s marketplace. Whether you’re an entrepreneur starting a new business-or an owner trying to improve the performance of an existing company-this savvy kit makes writing a business plan effortless.

Some of the essential business issues addressed include:

-Budgeting and financials

-Competitive analysis

-Management

-Marketing

-Sales and marketing

-Strategic planning

Filled with sample business plans and financial worksheets, this guide and CD-ROM does the work for you and lets you easily create a powerful business plan that will position you and your organization for success.

Thorough Instructions and Examples

Unlike other books, Streetwise® Complete Business Plan with Software gives you multiple choices of prewritten text for every part of your plan. You’ll spend less time searching for the right wording-and you’ll produce a better plan!

Includes a CD-ROM That Does the Hard Work for You!

Compatible with Windows 95 and Windows 98, Streetwise® Complete Business Plan has software that creates a picture-perfect business plan from information you input. You can also export finished plans to Word, Wordperfect, Lotus, and Excel. By just plugging in your numbers, you’ll be able to create budgets and turn projections into reality. You’ll be able to really control your business-and drive it to high growth and profitability.

Projecting Finances Has Never Been Easier!

Just insert your numbers into the formulas provided, enter the results on the worksheets, and add up the columns—and you’re done! It’s that easy.

Includes Complete Sample Business Plans!

As an added bonus, you get two complete sample business plans, both created using the prewritten text options and financial worksheets included in this book.

Bob Adams is one of the foremost authorities on small businesses. Adams has successfully financed and started twelve different businesses, including Adams Media Corporation, a multimillion dollar publishing company. He produced the Streetwise® Business Tips series for First Business, the national television news show produced by the United States Chamber of Commerce. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and lives south of Boston.