The opening section of your business plan -- typically called the executive summary -- can be an immediate turn on or turn off to potential investors in your business. As the saying goes: You only get ...

You know you need a plan, but every time you Google “business plan,” you’re staring at a 40-page template that feels wildly out of sync with how early-stage companies actually get built. You’re not ...

If you are building a startup long enough, someone will ask for your business plan. Sometimes it is an investor. Sometimes it is a bank. Sometimes it is just you, staring at a blank Google Doc at 11 p ...

An important facet of any business plan is the marketing plan. The process of marketing includes finding, understanding and meeting the needs of the customer, as well as building the public awareness ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. You’ve sent a letter of introduction and the recipients have indicated that they’d like to see your business plan, the next step is to ...

A business plan outlines the what, why, when, and how of business operations. The “what” represents the products or services the business will offer to the market. The “why” denotes the purpose of the ...