Book description
A readable and structured guide for the increasing numbers of people each year who consider setting up a small business or becoming self-employed.'Business Planning' outlines the options and risks involved in setting up a business. The importance of thorough planning is often overlooked and only becomes evident if the business fails. This is highlighted in a recent study by the SFEDI of 486 bankers and accountants where lack of planning was the most common reason cited as to why businesses fail. 'Business Planning' shows how to avoid this failure by focusing on the planning stage and building on this framework as the business develops.
This is the only book based around the Small Firms Enterprise Development Initiative (SFEDI) for first time owner-managers. It contains all the underpinning factual information required to prepare and present a successful Business Plan for presentation to a bank manager, or an alternative potential source of finance, or for use in an NVQ portfolio. It is in line with the major syllabuses for Business Start-Up, and can be used as a course book for anyone completing a formal NVQ level 3 qualification in this area, with tips on NVQ structure and assessment.
Table of contents
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Chapter 1 The importance of business planning
- Chapter 2 The structure of the business plan
- Chapter 3 The business idea
- Chapter 4 Personal skills and abilities
- Chapter 5 Identifying relevant legislation
- Chapter 6 Financial planning
- Chapter 7 Financial controls
- Chapter 8 Sources of finance
- Chapter 9 Sales and marketing
- Chapter 10 Monitoring and controlling quality
- Chapter 11 Customer service
- Chapter 12 Premises requirements
- Chapter 13 Physical resource requirements
- Chapter 14 Recruiting and employing staff
- Chapter 15 Formulating the business plan
- Chapter 16 The NVQ assessment process
- Appendix: Summary of Units and Elements of the revised Owner Manager NVQ standards
- Index
Product information
- Title: Business Planning: A Guide to Business Start-Up
- Author(s):
- Release date: June 2007
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136423482
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