April 2002
Intermediate to advanced
336 pages
8h 57m
English
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Chapter 12. Getting It Approved
Pulling it all together
Focus
What readers of the plan will look for
Those financials again
Final check on the plan
They don't know what's coming to them
Preparing for the meeting
At last, the first meeting
Meeting post-mortems
Follow up
Back to the drawing board
Due diligence
The contract
Cash in the bank
“Victory comes to the most persevering.”
—Napoleon
At last, you have everything that you need to complete your business plan. We have covered many topics to arrive here, and for good reason – the more effectively you do your groundwork, the more easily you will gain approval for your business plan.
Frankly you should find it very easy to win internal corporate approval for your plan, unless you have made some fundamental ...