02548cam a2200301 i 4500 a12740899 SIRSI 20251022144037.0 140116s2014 maua b 001 0 eng 2014000382 9781625272225 DLC eng rda DLC YDX BTCTA OCLCO BDX MLY YDXCP NhCcYME UtOrBLW eng pcc UPMM HD30.28 .C7325 2014 Creating business plans : gather your resources, describe the opportunity, get buy-in. Boston, MA : Harvard Business Review Press, 2014. viii, 141 pages ; 18 cm. 20-minute manager series Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Why Write a Business Plan? — Getting started — The structure of a business plan — Describing the Opportunity — Presenting your idea — Executive summary — Business description — Analyzing the business environment — Industry background — Competitive analysis — Market analysis — Introducing Your Management Team — Highlighting qualifications — Presenting the team as a unit — Bringing Your Product to Market — Operations plan: Articulating day-to-day business — Marketing plan: Promoting your value proposition — Projecting Financial Risk and Reward — Preparing your financial plan — Anticipating readers' concerns — Attachments and Milestones — Supplemental information — Milestones. A well-crafted business plan generates enthusiasm for your idea and boosts your odds of success—whether you're proposing a new initiative within your organization or starting an entirely new company. Creating Business Plans quickly walks you through the basics. You'll learn to: Present your idea clearly; Develop sound financial plans; Project risks—and rewards; Anticipate and address your audience's concerns. Don't have much time? Get up to speed fast on the most essential business skills with HBR's 20-Minute Manager series. Whether you need a crash course or a brief refresher, each book in the series is a concise, practical primer that will help you brush up on a key management topic. Advice you can quickly read and apply, for ambitious professionals and aspiring executives—from the most trusted source in business. Business planning 1415 Industrial management 20469 Harvard Business Review Press (Firm) publisher 25086 lcc 0 0 lcc 0 0 TBS TBS 2025-10-22 0 HD 30.28 HBR B05714 2025-10-22 1 2025-10-22 1 5081 5081