Product Description

Different scenarios demand different plans, and this book helps you tailor your preparations to suit the challenges presented by a particular move or development and ensure that yours are indeed the best-laid business plans. In short, easy-to-digest sections and using useful case studies, it contains: * practical advice on creating a successful plan, * guidance on presenting the right plan for the right audience and getting maximum benefit from minimum effort.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #107165 in Books
• Published on: 2005-02-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

About the Author
As teacher, consultant, venture capitalist and company director, Paul Barrow has helped dozens of small and medium sized enterprises to secure funding and grow as well as starting up, growing and selling many businesses of his own. The Centre for Small and Medium Sized Enterprise at Warwick Business School, one of the world's leading teaching and research institutions in the field of business and management, has internationally acclaimed expertise in the field of entrepreneurship, gained by working closely with start-up and growth-seeking companies, focusing on their practical needs.

Customer Reviews

A Great Book for Those New To Starting a Business
I bought this book at the business planning stage before starting our business and I found it indispensable. I used almost all of it to develop our business plan and 3 years later our business (started from our attic bedroom)is becoming established, has premises, 5 staff and we have just reached the semi-finals stage for an award for best new businesses.

I still use the very useful spreadsheets (which are available from an on-line link in the book) for producing our accounts.

For those with previous business experience or substantial theoretical knowledge from business courses it may not be as valuable. But for those with little of this experience or knowledge it provides a really good starting point.

Another great book from the King of Business
Branson puts his years of business experience and knowledge into a great book that both inspires and helps would be entrepreneurs. Easy to read and full of helpful hints and advice. If you are thinking of starting up a business, make this book one to read. You won't regret it.

A thorough book from somebody who knows what he's talking about
If you want to start a business, this is the book to read. We all need a business plan to start, grow and keep a business. This book tells you why, how, and for whom sections of the business plan should be written.