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"A carelessly planned project takes three times longer to complete than expected; a carefully planned project takes only twice as long" (Golub's Law)

It is important that everyone involved in your effort has a clear understanding of your objectives. A good plan achieves that.

Business plan is typically designed for either or both of the following purposes:

To establish a framework for management to use as they pursue the enterprise objectives
To convince an investor that a capital investment in the enterprise's business is a sound financial decision

Below are some help tools for preparation of different types of business plans. If you prepare it for risk investors, it is also important to know in advance how venture capital investors evaluate your business plan.

Title	Author	Description
The various "kinds" of Business Plans	Blue Rock Capital	Be aware that not every Business Plan is the same. Not should it be. Different situations (and objectives) require a different focus. (1page listing)
Business Plan DOs and DON"Ts	PricewaterhouseCoopers	If you are preparing your business plan with an objective to raise venture capital, read these brief recommendations first (1 page guidelines)
Business Plan Primer	Nova Development Corp.	A classis guide explaining the plan creation process, its structure for maximum impact and critical issues to be covered (10 page guidebook)
Critical issues in defining a venture opportunity	Blue Rock Capital	Quick and simple, painless, immediately useful, 1-page business plan everybody will understand. Do this before you attempt to write a full-blown business plan (2 page worksheet)
Start-up Business Plan	Ten³	Starting a new technology-led company? This worksheet will help you in preparing your business plan (2 page worksheet)
Twenty General Tips on Start-up Business Plan Preparation	Osnabrugge, M.V., and Robinson, R.J.	Sample table of contents for a business plan and general tips on business plan preparation for start-up companies, especially those targeting venture capital investors (2 page list)
How to write an effective Business Plan in just 3 hours	Blue Rock Capital	In three hours, you can have the whole business plan defined. You may want to come back for more in-depth work later on, but this can be one heck on a start. (17 page workbook)
Three Keys to Obtaining Venture Capital	PricewaterhouseCoopers	A guide to obtaining venture capital through understanding the process of VC financing, writing the business plan and preparing the financials (10 page guidebook)
How to Write a Great Business Plan	Harvard Business School	Article explaining the evaluation criteria of business plans by investors and providing a framework that systematically assesses the four interdependent factors critical to every new venture: people, opportunity, context, and risk and rewards. (7page article)

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