Business Plan Advice

It’s time to get specific and personalise your business plan.

We are living through the most disruptive period in our history.

When launching a business it is more important than ever to put together an accurate business plan.

All of these business plan elements must be included in order to give the reader a clear idea of what your business idea is all about.

If properly generated, and appropriately used, the time spent on the development of a business plan is far outweighed by the potential benefits and considerable advantages.

How the business model canvas works.

Improve your odds of success by writing a business plan.

Five questions your business plan must answer.

If you don’t have experience in writing a business plan, you can speak to a consultant, but choose a solution suited to your needs.

Use these five steps to write a practical business plan to launch a new company quickly.

It’s the small things that make a big difference when you are building and selling a business plan for a new start-up.

Martin Feinstein, CEO of Enablis South Africa, the drivers of the annual Launch Pad business plan competition, had this advice to share on the do’s and don’ts of writing a business plan.

Venture capital expert Keet van Zyl of HBD Venture Capital offers this advice to individuals writing a business plan in order to get funding.

André Diederichs, Old Mutual’s SMME specialist, offers his advice to Entrepreneur on how best to write your business plan.

Allon Raiz, CEO of Raizcorp, doesn’t believe in business plans – he believes in business think. The point is that it’s not the plan itself which determines whether a business will succeed or fail – it's the calibre of the individual who has to make that plan work.

Create your business plan for the all-important purpose of determining the sustainability of your venture.

In our quest to bring you the most thorough and up-to-date information on how to prepare the ideal business plan, Entrepreneur surveyed the country’s top finance institutions and entrepreneurial experts.

Entrepreneurial start-up expert, Greg Fisher, highlights the key components of a great business plan.

Verbose, effusive and rambling business proposals are a thing of the past.