President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, “In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.” If you’re starting a business, you should have a business ...

Most business plans are written for an audience. The most common audience is investors and lenders. Another audience might be your employees. Make sure you write your plan with your key audience in ...

A question posed often in online and in-person writing groups, including my own nonprofit group, Journeywriters.org, is, “Are you a pantser or a planner?” Publishers Weekly poses the question this way ...

For the entrepreneur, knowing how to start writing a business plan can be as exhilarating as it is overwhelming. The business plan is a foundational document and the blueprint of your business and is ...

When it comes to writing a business plan, how you present your information can make or break your hopes for finding funding. You may have covered every detail a potential investor could ask, but if ...