Creating a Business Plan
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios


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Creating a business plan is a good idea for those who want to open and run their own business. Even if a person is taking over an existing business, having a plan that will outline finances, workload, goals, and costs is needed to help a business succeed. While a business plan is considered an outline, those who have one usually end up seeing a profit from their business within the first year of operation. Each year, a new plan should be created in order to make room for more spending, investing, employees, and other costs that may come up as the business expands and grows.

Many times if a business loan will be needed, lenders will require a business plan so that they can gauge how successful and profitable the business will be. All too often people do not take writing a business plan seriously. This could cause lenders to deny a loan. Plans that are thought out carefully, itemize each cost involved, and include future goals, will catch a lenders attention and could result in a business loan. These plans do not take too long to write and should be as clear as possible in order to fill the lender with confidence and also to help everyone else involved with the business understand how it will run.

Business plans should be updated every year. During this time, evaluating the overall pace of the business, improvements that should be made, and ideas and financing that was right for the business should be considered. Modifying the business plan for the upcoming year will allow for more income, spending, and improvements. Businesses should be allowed to grow a little bit each year. This is what will keep them profitable for many years until a person no longer wants to run the business. Business plans will help keep a business on the right track.

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