Whether you're a business beginner with big ideas or an established company looking to review you plans in a changing business environment this practical, user friendly guide gives you everything you need to get started. Complete with an interactive CD packed with planning templates including; planning documents, forms, financial worksheets, checklists, operation surveys and customer profiles in both Word and PDF formats you'll be armed with all you need to kick start the planning process and create a winning business plan that suits you and your long-term business vision. Business Plans Kit For Dummies includes UK specific information on:



UK business practice
Currency
UK business and financial institutions and advisory services
UK taxation and VAT
Partnerships and Limited company information
UK legal practice, contractual considerations and insurance matters
UK specific forms
UK specific case studies
New content covering online business opportunities and resources, alternative ways in to business including franchising, network marketing and buy outs, research methods and choosing suppliers and outsourcing will all be added to the UK edition.

Table of Contents:

Part I: Laying the Foundation for Your Plan



Chapter 1: Starting Your Planning Engine
Chapter 2: Generating a Great Business Idea
Chapter 3: Defining Your Business Purpose

Part II: Developing Your Plan's Components



Chapter 4: Understanding Your Business Environment
Chapter 5: Charting Your Strategic Direction
Chapter 6: Describing Your Business and Its Capabilities
Chapter 7: Crafting Your Marketing Plan
Chapter 8: Deciphering and Presenting

Part III: Tailoring a Business Plan to Fit Your Needs



Chapter 9: Planning for a One-Person Business
Chapter 10: Planning for a Small Business
Chapter 11: Planning for an Established Business
Chapter 12: Planning for a Not for profit Nonprofit Organization
Chapter 13: Planning for an E-Business

Part IV: Making the Most of Your Plan



Chapter 14: Putting Your Plan Together
Chapter 15: Putting Your Plan to Work

Part V: The Part of Tens



Chapter 16: Ten Signs That Your Plan Might Need an Overhaul
Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Evaluate a New Business Idea
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Fund Your Business Plan
Chapter 19: Ten Sources of Vital Information to underpin your Business Plan
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Use Your Business Plan



Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version