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Faire un  business plan (ou plan d'affaires) consiste à rédiger un dossier solide de présentation du projet de création d'entreprise. C'est la première concrétisation de votre projet ! Ce travail utile et fructueux vous permettra de mesurer la maturité et le niveau d'aboutissement de votre projet, de vérifier son réalisme et sa rentabilité et surtout de convaincre vos interlocuteurs de vous suivre et vous soutenir : vos proches, vos partenaires, vos fournisseurs et naturellement les financeurs que vous allez solliciter.  "Un bon dossier est un dossier où souffle l'esprit d'entreprise" .

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Principales caractéristiques du business plan de création d'entreprise

Le dossier que vous allez constituer doit permettre au lecteur de :

- comprendre rapidement de quoi il s'agit, à quel besoin répond le produit ou service proposé, - savoir qui en est à l'origine, ses motivations, objectifs et atouts pour le mener à son terme, - évaluer sa valeur et le sérieux de sa préparation, - prendre position sur le projet. 

C'est pourquoi votre dossier doit être 

• Soigné : la première impression étant la bonne pour susciter un intérêt favorable chez le lecteur, votre business plan doit avoir une présentation impeccable.  
• Concis : il n'y a pas véritablement de règles en la matière. Un business plan comporte une dizaine à une trentaine de pages, hors annexes. Pour ne pas alourdir inutilement le dossier, il est judicieux de réunir toutes les pièces justificatives dans un dossier bis. En rédigeant votre business plan, pensez au lecteur ! Ce sera le plus souvent quelqu'un de très occupé et très sollicité. Le meilleur service que vous pouvez lui rendre - c'est de lui faciliter le travail, en lui confiant un document suffisamment synthétique. En effet, un banquier qui doit s'attaquer à la lecture d'un "pavé" commencera, inconsciemment ou pas, par un préjugé défavorable. Il faut donc aller à l'essentiel.  
• Complet : faire court, mais sans rien oublier de ce qui permet de juger de la faisabilité et de la viabilité du projet. Tous ces aspects doivent donc être traités dans votre business plan (voir plus loin "la composition du dossier").  
• Clair : il doit être rédigé dans un style simple et facilement compréhensible. Mettez-vous à la place d'un lecteur non initié en évitant tout jargon. Le texte doit avoir une bonne lisibilité (choix judicieux des caractères d'impression et des symboles, de la mise en page, etc.) avec une pagination correcte et un sommaire.  
• Bien structuré : il doit être ordonnancé de façon logique dans sa décomposition en parties et sous-parties. Les titres donnés aux chapitres doivent aider le lecteur dans l'appréhension de l'ensemble du sujet.  
• Précis : pour être crédible, il ne faut affirmer que des choses vérifiables. Soyez attentif à citer vos sources d'informations : références d'ouvrages ou d'études, coupures de presse, identité de l'expert dont vous rapportez les propos, etc. Faites figurer dans le dossier d'annexes, un maximum de justificatifs : copies d'articles, comptes rendus de conversations ou d'entretiens téléphoniques, ou des lettres que vous aurez demandée et su obtenir de l'expert pour qu'il confirme ses dires, etc.  
• Vendeur :  il s'agit de rester dans une teneur crédible, mais le dossier doit mettre en valeur les données essentielles du projet et plus particulièrement ses points forts. Ainsi les arguments développés, mis en caractères gras ou soulignés au moment où ils sont énoncés, seront repris en synthèse de chaque chapitre ou partie du dossier les concernant, de façon à influencer le lecteur et l'aider à structurer favorablement sa perception du projet.  
• Et n'hésitez pas à l'illustrer avec des photos et/ou vidéos de l'équipe, de vos produits et services, etc.

Composition du business plan de création d'entreprise

Il n'y a pas de règle absolue dans la présentation du contenu du business plan de création d'entreprise . Ce qui est important, c'est de respecter une certaine logique. Quel que soit l'ordre retenu, vous devrez y faire figurer les points ci-dessous. D'autres éléments pourraient être ajoutés pour des projets plus conséquents. 

1- L'executive summary Votre business plan doit s'ouvrir sur une présentation synthétique et "vendeuse" de votre projet. Cette présentation, qui ne doit pas dépasser une ou deux pages doit donner envie à votre interlocuteur de poursuivre sa lecture et de s'intéresser à votre projet. Pour cela, il doit comprendre immédiatement de quoi il est question. C'est "l'instant de découverte". Pesez vos mots, pour susciter l'intérêt du lecteur et l'inciter à poursuivre la lecture au-delà de l'executive summary !

2 - Vous et votre équipe La présentation du porteur de projet (c'est-à-dire vous) ou de l'équipe fondatrice doit se faire avec le même soin que la rédaction d'un CV d'embauche, en faisant valoir tout ce qui, dans votre expérience passée, se rattache de façon valorisante au projet en question. Cette présentation doit être "punchy". Dans certains projets, la personnalité du créateur ou la présentation de l'équipe est tout aussi importante que le projet en tant que tel. Et si vous êtes plusieurs, insistez sur la complémentarité de l'équipe !

3 - La présentation générale du projet de création d'entreprise Vous pouvez à ce stade parler de la genèse de votre projet : comment et pourquoi l'idée vous est venue ? Quelles sont les motivations qui vous poussent à vous lancer dans la création de cette entreprise ? Quels sont les objectifs que vous poursuivez ? Quels sont vos atouts pour sa réussite ?

4 - La partie économique du business plan Elle comporte plusieurs parties : - Une présentation du ou des produits et services que vous allez proposer. Attention à être compréhensible ! Évitez le jargon propre à votre profession ! - Une présentation du modèle économique (ou business model ) que vous allez adopter : décrivez comment l'entreprise délivre et partage de la valeur à destination de l'ensemble des parties prenantes. Pour en savoir plus sur  les différences entre le business plan et le business model . - Les conclusions de votre étude de marché : expliquez quel est le marché dans lequel vous vous situez, détaillez les caractéristiques des clients potentiels, indiquez quels sont vos concurrents directs ou indirects, exposez les éventuels risques liés à votre environnement économico-juridico-socio-professionnel, etc. - La  stratégie commerciale   que vous avez retenue pour vous insérer dans votre marché et développer votre activité : la segmentation opérée du marché, le choix du couple produit/marché, le positionnement retenu par rapport à la concurrence, ainsi que les décisions de mix marketing que vous avez prises (politique de produit, de prix, de distribution et de communication). - L'estimation du chiffre d'affaires prévisionnel , en vous appuyant le plus possible sur des éléments tangibles. - Les moyens à mettre en œuvre pour réaliser vos prévisions de vente : expliquez concrètement comment va fonctionner l'entreprise avec quoi et avec qui ? La rédaction de ce paragraphe doit être l'occasion de visualiser le futur marché de l'entreprise, en décomposant le processus de fonctionnement et en mettant en parallèle les équipements, les effectifs et les autres moyens, notamment incorporels, nécessaires.

5 - La partie financière du business plan  Elle comporte tous les éléments qui traduisent en termes financiers la partie économique . Sa composition dépendra naturellement du secteur d'activité et du potentiel de développement de votre projet. À titre indicatif, pour convaincre un investisseur, voici les éléments financiers que l'on retrouve fréquemment dans un business plan : - Le tableau des investissements : il indique le prix d'achat des investissements, leur date prévue d'acquisition, la durée d'amortissement comptable et la dotation annuelle d'amortissements qu'ils entraînent pour chacun des trois premiers exercices. - Le plan de financement initial : il indique les capitaux à réunir pour pouvoir lancer le projet dans de bonnes conditions. Afin de recenser correctement tous les besoins durables de financement (pour mettre en regard les ressources financières durables nécessaires), une analyse et un calcul approfondi doivent être menés pour déterminer correctement le montant du besoin en fonds de roulement . - Le compte de résultat pour les trois premières années : il permet de juger de la rentabilité future de la nouvelle entreprise. - Le plan de trésorerie sur 12 mois : ce tableau permet, sur une période relativement courte, de s'assurer que la nouvelle entreprise pourra toujours, sur la base de ce que l'on peut raisonnablement prévoir, faire face à ses engagements financiers. - Le calcul du seuil de rentabilité : il est important de connaître le chiffre d'affaires que l'entreprise devra impérativement réaliser pour couvrir l'ensemble de ses charges, et de déterminer le moment où ce seuil (point mort) sera atteint. Au-delà l'entreprise commence à faire des bénéfices. - Le plan de financement à trois ans : ce tableau est nécessaire pour apprécier l'évolution prévisionnelle de la structure financière de l'entreprise à moyen terme, car une bonne structure financière est une des conditions de pérennisation des nouvelles entreprises. - Le tableau des annuités de crédit (s'il y a emprunt à moyen ou long terme) : connaître la décomposition des remboursements d'emprunt est nécessaire pour alimenter le compte de résultat (charges financières) et le plan de financement à 3 ans (remboursement du capital emprunté).

6 -  La partie juridique  du business plan La présentation du régime juridique de la nouvelle entreprise doit servir à expliquer et justifier le choix retenu, à présenter la répartition du capital et des pouvoirs en découlant. En savoir plus sur le choix de la structure juridique

7 - Le sommaire A ne pas oublier pour faciliter la lecture du business plan ! Il est généralement placé en début de dossier, avant ou après l'executive summary.

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Step-by-Step Guide to Writing a Simple Business Plan

By Joe Weller | October 11, 2021

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A business plan is the cornerstone of any successful company, regardless of size or industry. This step-by-step guide provides information on writing a business plan for organizations at any stage, complete with free templates and expert advice. 

Included on this page, you’ll find a step-by-step guide to writing a business plan and a chart to identify which type of business plan you should write . Plus, find information on how a business plan can help grow a business and expert tips on writing one .

What Is a Business Plan?

A business plan is a document that communicates a company’s goals and ambitions, along with the timeline, finances, and methods needed to achieve them. Additionally, it may include a mission statement and details about the specific products or services offered.

A business plan can highlight varying time periods, depending on the stage of your company and its goals. That said, a typical business plan will include the following benchmarks:

• Product goals and deadlines for each month
• Monthly financials for the first two years
• Profit and loss statements for the first three to five years
• Balance sheet projections for the first three to five years

Startups, entrepreneurs, and small businesses all create business plans to use as a guide as their new company progresses. Larger organizations may also create (and update) a business plan to keep high-level goals, financials, and timelines in check.

While you certainly need to have a formalized outline of your business’s goals and finances, creating a business plan can also help you determine a company’s viability, its profitability (including when it will first turn a profit), and how much money you will need from investors. In turn, a business plan has functional value as well: Not only does outlining goals help keep you accountable on a timeline, it can also attract investors in and of itself and, therefore, act as an effective strategy for growth.

For more information, visit our comprehensive guide to writing a strategic plan or download free strategic plan templates . This page focuses on for-profit business plans, but you can read our article with nonprofit business plan templates .

Business Plan Steps

The specific information in your business plan will vary, depending on the needs and goals of your venture, but a typical plan includes the following ordered elements:

• Executive summary
• Description of business
• Market analysis
• Competitive analysis
• Description of organizational management
• Description of product or services
• Marketing plan
• Sales strategy
• Funding details (or request for funding)
• Financial projections

If your plan is particularly long or complicated, consider adding a table of contents or an appendix for reference. For an in-depth description of each step listed above, read “ How to Write a Business Plan Step by Step ” below.

Broadly speaking, your audience includes anyone with a vested interest in your organization. They can include potential and existing investors, as well as customers, internal team members, suppliers, and vendors.

Do I Need a Simple or Detailed Plan?

Your business’s stage and intended audience dictates the level of detail your plan needs. Corporations require a thorough business plan — up to 100 pages. Small businesses or startups should have a concise plan focusing on financials and strategy.

How to Choose the Right Plan for Your Business

In order to identify which type of business plan you need to create, ask: “What do we want the plan to do?” Identify function first, and form will follow.

Use the chart below as a guide for what type of business plan to create:

Is the Order of Your Business Plan Important?

There is no set order for a business plan, with the exception of the executive summary, which should always come first. Beyond that, simply ensure that you organize the plan in a way that makes sense and flows naturally.

The Difference Between Traditional and Lean Business Plans

A traditional business plan follows the standard structure — because these plans encourage detail, they tend to require more work upfront and can run dozens of pages. A Lean business plan is less common and focuses on summarizing critical points for each section. These plans take much less work and typically run one page in length.

In general, you should use a traditional model for a legacy company, a large company, or any business that does not adhere to Lean (or another Agile method ). Use Lean if you expect the company to pivot quickly or if you already employ a Lean strategy with other business operations. Additionally, a Lean business plan can suffice if the document is for internal use only. Stick to a traditional version for investors, as they may be more sensitive to sudden changes or a high degree of built-in flexibility in the plan.

How to Write a Business Plan Step by Step

Writing a strong business plan requires research and attention to detail for each section. Below, you’ll find a 10-step guide to researching and defining each element in the plan.

Step 1: Executive Summary

The executive summary will always be the first section of your business plan. The goal is to answer the following questions:

• What is the vision and mission of the company?
• What are the company’s short- and long-term goals?

See our  roundup of executive summary examples and templates for samples. Read our executive summary guide to learn more about writing one.

Step 2: Description of Business

The goal of this section is to define the realm, scope, and intent of your venture. To do so, answer the following questions as clearly and concisely as possible:

• What business are we in?
• What does our business do?

Step 3: Market Analysis

In this section, provide evidence that you have surveyed and understand the current marketplace, and that your product or service satisfies a niche in the market. To do so, answer these questions:

• Who is our customer? 
• What does that customer value?

Step 4: Competitive Analysis

In many cases, a business plan proposes not a brand-new (or even market-disrupting) venture, but a more competitive version — whether via features, pricing, integrations, etc. — than what is currently available. In this section, answer the following questions to show that your product or service stands to outpace competitors:

• Who is the competition? 
• What do they do best? 
• What is our unique value proposition?

Step 5: Description of Organizational Management

In this section, write an overview of the team members and other key personnel who are integral to success. List roles and responsibilities, and if possible, note the hierarchy or team structure.

Step 6: Description of Products or Services

In this section, clearly define your product or service, as well as all the effort and resources that go into producing it. The strength of your product largely defines the success of your business, so it’s imperative that you take time to test and refine the product before launching into marketing, sales, or funding details.

Questions to answer in this section are as follows:

• What is the product or service?
• How do we produce it, and what resources are necessary for production?

Step 7: Marketing Plan

In this section, define the marketing strategy for your product or service. This doesn’t need to be as fleshed out as a full marketing plan , but it should answer basic questions, such as the following:

• Who is the target market (if different from existing customer base)?
• What channels will you use to reach your target market?
• What resources does your marketing strategy require, and do you have access to them?
• If possible, do you have a rough estimate of timeline and budget?
• How will you measure success?

Step 8: Sales Plan

Write an overview of the sales strategy, including the priorities of each cycle, steps to achieve these goals, and metrics for success. For the purposes of a business plan, this section does not need to be a comprehensive, in-depth sales plan , but can simply outline the high-level objectives and strategies of your sales efforts. 

Start by answering the following questions:

• What is the sales strategy?
• What are the tools and tactics you will use to achieve your goals?
• What are the potential obstacles, and how will you overcome them?
• What is the timeline for sales and turning a profit?
• What are the metrics of success?

Step 9: Funding Details (or Request for Funding)

This section is one of the most critical parts of your business plan, particularly if you are sharing it with investors. You do not need to provide a full financial plan, but you should be able to answer the following questions:

• How much capital do you currently have? How much capital do you need?
• How will you grow the team (onboarding, team structure, training and development)?
• What are your physical needs and constraints (space, equipment, etc.)?

Step 10: Financial Projections

Apart from the fundraising analysis, investors like to see thought-out financial projections for the future. As discussed earlier, depending on the scope and stage of your business, this could be anywhere from one to five years. 

While these projections won’t be exact — and will need to be somewhat flexible — you should be able to gauge the following:

• How and when will the company first generate a profit?
• How will the company maintain profit thereafter?

Business Plan Template

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This basic business plan template has space for all the traditional elements: an executive summary, product or service details, target audience, marketing and sales strategies, etc. In the finances sections, input your baseline numbers, and the template will automatically calculate projections for sales forecasting, financial statements, and more.

For templates tailored to more specific needs, visit this business plan template roundup or download a fill-in-the-blank business plan template to make things easy. 

If you are looking for a particular template by file type, visit our pages dedicated exclusively to Microsoft Excel , Microsoft Word , and Adobe PDF business plan templates.

How to Write a Simple Business Plan

A simple business plan is a streamlined, lightweight version of the large, traditional model. As opposed to a one-page business plan , which communicates high-level information for quick overviews (such as a stakeholder presentation), a simple business plan can exceed one page.

Below are the steps for creating a generic simple business plan, which are reflected in the template below .

• Write the Executive Summary This section is the same as in the traditional business plan — simply offer an overview of what’s in the business plan, the prospect or core offering, and the short- and long-term goals of the company. 
• Add a Company Overview Document the larger company mission and vision. 
• Provide the Problem and Solution In straightforward terms, define the problem you are attempting to solve with your product or service and how your company will attempt to do it. Think of this section as the gap in the market you are attempting to close.
• Identify the Target Market Who is your company (and its products or services) attempting to reach? If possible, briefly define your buyer personas .
• Write About the Competition In this section, demonstrate your knowledge of the market by listing the current competitors and outlining your competitive advantage.
• Describe Your Product or Service Offerings Get down to brass tacks and define your product or service. What exactly are you selling?
• Outline Your Marketing Tactics Without getting into too much detail, describe your planned marketing initiatives.
• Add a Timeline and the Metrics You Will Use to Measure Success Offer a rough timeline, including milestones and key performance indicators (KPIs) that you will use to measure your progress.
• Include Your Financial Forecasts Write an overview of your financial plan that demonstrates you have done your research and adequate modeling. You can also list key assumptions that go into this forecasting. 
• Identify Your Financing Needs This section is where you will make your funding request. Based on everything in the business plan, list your proposed sources of funding, as well as how you will use it.

Simple Business Plan Template

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Use this simple business plan template to outline each aspect of your organization, including information about financing and opportunities to seek out further funding. This template is completely customizable to fit the needs of any business, whether it’s a startup or large company.

Read our article offering free simple business plan templates or free 30-60-90-day business plan templates to find more tailored options. You can also explore our collection of one page business templates . 

How to Write a Business Plan for a Lean Startup

A Lean startup business plan is a more Agile approach to a traditional version. The plan focuses more on activities, processes, and relationships (and maintains flexibility in all aspects), rather than on concrete deliverables and timelines.

While there is some overlap between a traditional and a Lean business plan, you can write a Lean plan by following the steps below:

• Add Your Value Proposition Take a streamlined approach to describing your product or service. What is the unique value your startup aims to deliver to customers? Make sure the team is aligned on the core offering and that you can state it in clear, simple language.
• List Your Key Partners List any other businesses you will work with to realize your vision, including external vendors, suppliers, and partners. This section demonstrates that you have thoughtfully considered the resources you can provide internally, identified areas for external assistance, and conducted research to find alternatives.
• Note the Key Activities Describe the key activities of your business, including sourcing, production, marketing, distribution channels, and customer relationships.
• Include Your Key Resources List the critical resources — including personnel, equipment, space, and intellectual property — that will enable you to deliver your unique value.
• Identify Your Customer Relationships and Channels In this section, document how you will reach and build relationships with customers. Provide a high-level map of the customer experience from start to finish, including the spaces in which you will interact with the customer (online, retail, etc.). 
• Detail Your Marketing Channels Describe the marketing methods and communication platforms you will use to identify and nurture your relationships with customers. These could be email, advertising, social media, etc.
• Explain the Cost Structure This section is especially necessary in the early stages of a business. Will you prioritize maximizing value or keeping costs low? List the foundational startup costs and how you will move toward profit over time.
• Share Your Revenue Streams Over time, how will the company make money? Include both the direct product or service purchase, as well as secondary sources of revenue, such as subscriptions, selling advertising space, fundraising, etc.

Lean Business Plan Template for Startups

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Startup leaders can use this Lean business plan template to relay the most critical information from a traditional plan. You’ll find all the sections listed above, including spaces for industry and product overviews, cost structure and sources of revenue, and key metrics, and a timeline. The template is completely customizable, so you can edit it to suit the objectives of your Lean startups.

See our wide variety of  startup business plan templates for more options.

How to Write a Business Plan for a Loan

A business plan for a loan, often called a loan proposal , includes many of the same aspects of a traditional business plan, as well as additional financial documents, such as a credit history, a loan request, and a loan repayment plan.

In addition, you may be asked to include personal and business financial statements, a form of collateral, and equity investment information.

Download free financial templates to support your business plan.

Tips for Writing a Business Plan

Outside of including all the key details in your business plan, you have several options to elevate the document for the highest chance of winning funding and other resources. Follow these tips from experts:.

• Keep It Simple: Avner Brodsky , the Co-Founder and CEO of Lezgo Limited, an online marketing company, uses the acronym KISS (keep it short and simple) as a variation on this idea. “The business plan is not a college thesis,” he says. “Just focus on providing the essential information.”
• Do Adequate Research: Michael Dean, the Co-Founder of Pool Research , encourages business leaders to “invest time in research, both internal and external (market, finance, legal etc.). Avoid being overly ambitious or presumptive. Instead, keep everything objective, balanced, and accurate.” Your plan needs to stand on its own, and you must have the data to back up any claims or forecasting you make. As Brodsky explains, “Your business needs to be grounded on the realities of the market in your chosen location. Get the most recent data from authoritative sources so that the figures are vetted by experts and are reliable.”
• Set Clear Goals: Make sure your plan includes clear, time-based goals. “Short-term goals are key to momentum growth and are especially important to identify for new businesses,” advises Dean.
• Know (and Address) Your Weaknesses: “This awareness sets you up to overcome your weak points much quicker than waiting for them to arise,” shares Dean. Brodsky recommends performing a full SWOT analysis to identify your weaknesses, too. “Your business will fare better with self-knowledge, which will help you better define the mission of your business, as well as the strategies you will choose to achieve your objectives,” he adds.
• Seek Peer or Mentor Review: “Ask for feedback on your drafts and for areas to improve,” advises Brodsky. “When your mind is filled with dreams for your business, sometimes it is an outsider who can tell you what you’re missing and will save your business from being a product of whimsy.”

Outside of these more practical tips, the language you use is also important and may make or break your business plan.

Shaun Heng, VP of Operations at Coin Market Cap , gives the following advice on the writing, “Your business plan is your sales pitch to an investor. And as with any sales pitch, you need to strike the right tone and hit a few emotional chords. This is a little tricky in a business plan, because you also need to be formal and matter-of-fact. But you can still impress by weaving in descriptive language and saying things in a more elegant way.

“A great way to do this is by expanding your vocabulary, avoiding word repetition, and using business language. Instead of saying that something ‘will bring in as many customers as possible,’ try saying ‘will garner the largest possible market segment.’ Elevate your writing with precise descriptive words and you'll impress even the busiest investor.”

Additionally, Dean recommends that you “stay consistent and concise by keeping your tone and style steady throughout, and your language clear and precise. Include only what is 100 percent necessary.”

Resources for Writing a Business Plan

While a template provides a great outline of what to include in a business plan, a live document or more robust program can provide additional functionality, visibility, and real-time updates. The U.S. Small Business Association also curates resources for writing a business plan.

Additionally, you can use business plan software to house data, attach documentation, and share information with stakeholders. Popular options include LivePlan, Enloop, BizPlanner, PlanGuru, and iPlanner.

How a Business Plan Helps to Grow Your Business

A business plan — both the exercise of creating one and the document — can grow your business by helping you to refine your product, target audience, sales plan, identify opportunities, secure funding, and build new partnerships. 

Outside of these immediate returns, writing a business plan is a useful exercise in that it forces you to research the market, which prompts you to forge your unique value proposition and identify ways to beat the competition. Doing so will also help you build (and keep you accountable to) attainable financial and product milestones. And down the line, it will serve as a welcome guide as hurdles inevitably arise.

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Writing a business plan doesn’t have to be complicated. 

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to write a business plan that’s detailed enough to impress bankers and potential investors, while giving you the tools to start, run, and grow a successful business.

• The basics of business planning

If you’re reading this guide, then you already know why you need a business plan . 

You understand that planning helps you: 

• Raise money
• Grow strategically
• Keep your business on the right track 

As you start to write your plan, it’s useful to zoom out and remember what a business plan is .

At its core, a business plan is an overview of the products and services you sell, and the customers that you sell to. It explains your business strategy: how you’re going to build and grow your business, what your marketing strategy is, and who your competitors are.

Most business plans also include financial forecasts for the future. These set sales goals, budget for expenses, and predict profits and cash flow. 

A good business plan is much more than just a document that you write once and forget about. It’s also a guide that helps you outline and achieve your goals. 

After completing your plan, you can use it as a management tool to track your progress toward your goals. Updating and adjusting your forecasts and budgets as you go is one of the most important steps you can take to run a healthier, smarter business. 

We’ll dive into how to use your plan later in this article.

There are many different types of plans , but we’ll go over the most common type here, which includes everything you need for an investor-ready plan. However, if you’re just starting out and are looking for something simpler—I recommend starting with a one-page business plan . It’s faster and easier to create. 

It’s also the perfect place to start if you’re just figuring out your idea, or need a simple strategic plan to use inside your business.

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Executive summary

The executive summary is an overview of your business and your plans. It comes first in your plan and is ideally just one to two pages. Most people write it last because it’s a summary of the complete business plan.

Ideally, the executive summary can act as a stand-alone document that covers the highlights of your detailed plan. 

In fact, it’s common for investors to ask only for the executive summary when evaluating your business. If they like what they see in the executive summary, they’ll often follow up with a request for a complete plan, a pitch presentation , or more in-depth financial forecasts .

Your executive summary should include:

• A summary of the problem you are solving
• A description of your product or service
• An overview of your target market
• A brief description of your team
• A summary of your financials
• Your funding requirements (if you are raising money)

Dig Deeper: How to write an effective executive summary

Products and services description

This is where you describe exactly what you’re selling, and how it solves a problem for your target market. The best way to organize this part of your plan is to start by describing the problem that exists for your customers. After that, you can describe how you plan to solve that problem with your product or service. 

This is usually called a problem and solution statement .

To truly showcase the value of your products and services, you need to craft a compelling narrative around your offerings. How will your product or service transform your customers’ lives or jobs? A strong narrative will draw in your readers.

This is also the part of the business plan to discuss any competitive advantages you may have, like specific intellectual property or patents that protect your product. If you have any initial sales, contracts, or other evidence that your product or service is likely to sell, include that information as well. It will show that your idea has traction , which can help convince readers that your plan has a high chance of success.

Market analysis

Your target market is a description of the type of people that you plan to sell to. You might even have multiple target markets, depending on your business. 

A market analysis is the part of your plan where you bring together all of the information you know about your target market. Basically, it’s a thorough description of who your customers are and why they need what you’re selling. You’ll also include information about the growth of your market and your industry .

Try to be as specific as possible when you describe your market. 

Include information such as age, income level, and location—these are what’s called “demographics.” If you can, also describe your market’s interests and habits as they relate to your business—these are “psychographics.” 

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Essentially, you want to include any knowledge you have about your customers that is relevant to how your product or service is right for them. With a solid target market, it will be easier to create a sales and marketing plan that will reach your customers. That’s because you know who they are, what they like to do, and the best ways to reach them.

Next, provide any additional information you have about your market. 

What is the size of your market ? Is the market growing or shrinking? Ideally, you’ll want to demonstrate that your market is growing over time, and also explain how your business is positioned to take advantage of any expected changes in your industry.

Dig Deeper: Learn how to write a market analysis

Competitive analysis

Part of defining your business opportunity is determining what your competitive advantage is. To do this effectively, you need to know as much about your competitors as your target customers. 

Every business has some form of competition. If you don’t think you have competitors, then explore what alternatives there are in the market for your product or service. 

For example: In the early years of cars, their main competition was horses. For social media, the early competition was reading books, watching TV, and talking on the phone.

A good competitive analysis fully lays out the competitive landscape and then explains how your business is different. Maybe your products are better made, or cheaper, or your customer service is superior. Maybe your competitive advantage is your location – a wide variety of factors can ultimately give you an advantage.

Dig Deeper: How to write a competitive analysis for your business plan

Marketing and sales plan

The marketing and sales plan covers how you will position your product or service in the market, the marketing channels and messaging you will use, and your sales tactics. 

The best place to start with a marketing plan is with a positioning statement . 

This explains how your business fits into the overall market, and how you will explain the advantages of your product or service to customers. You’ll use the information from your competitive analysis to help you with your positioning. 

For example: You might position your company as the premium, most expensive but the highest quality option in the market. Or your positioning might focus on being locally owned and that shoppers support the local economy by buying your products.

Once you understand your positioning, you’ll bring this together with the information about your target market to create your marketing strategy . 

This is how you plan to communicate your message to potential customers. Depending on who your customers are and how they purchase products like yours, you might use many different strategies, from social media advertising to creating a podcast. Your marketing plan is all about how your customers discover who you are and why they should consider your products and services. 

While your marketing plan is about reaching your customers—your sales plan will describe the actual sales process once a customer has decided that they’re interested in what you have to offer. 

If your business requires salespeople and a long sales process, describe that in this section. If your customers can “self-serve” and just make purchases quickly on your website, describe that process. 

A good sales plan picks up where your marketing plan leaves off. The marketing plan brings customers in the door and the sales plan is how you close the deal.

Together, these specific plans paint a picture of how you will connect with your target audience, and how you will turn them into paying customers.

Dig deeper: What to include in your sales and marketing plan

Business operations

The operations section describes the necessary requirements for your business to run smoothly. It’s where you talk about how your business works and what day-to-day operations look like. 

Depending on how your business is structured, your operations plan may include elements of the business like:

• Supply chain management
• Manufacturing processes
• Equipment and technology
• Distribution

Some businesses distribute their products and reach their customers through large retailers like Amazon.com, Walmart, Target, and grocery store chains. 

These businesses should review how this part of their business works. The plan should discuss the logistics and costs of getting products onto store shelves and any potential hurdles the business may have to overcome.

If your business is much simpler than this, that’s OK. This section of your business plan can be either extremely short or more detailed, depending on the type of business you are building.

For businesses selling services, such as physical therapy or online software, you can use this section to describe the technology you’ll leverage, what goes into your service, and who you will partner with to deliver your services.

Dig Deeper: Learn how to write the operations chapter of your plan

Key milestones and metrics

Although it’s not required to complete your business plan, mapping out key business milestones and the metrics can be incredibly useful for measuring your success.

Good milestones clearly lay out the parameters of the task and set expectations for their execution. You’ll want to include:

• A description of each task
• The proposed due date
• Who is responsible for each task

If you have a budget, you can include projected costs to hit each milestone. You don’t need extensive project planning in this section—just list key milestones you want to hit and when you plan to hit them. This is your overall business roadmap. 

Possible milestones might be:

• Website launch date
• Store or office opening date
• First significant sales
• Break even date
• Business licenses and approvals

You should also discuss the key numbers you will track to determine your success. Some common metrics worth tracking include:

• Conversion rates
• Customer acquisition costs
• Profit per customer
• Repeat purchases

It’s perfectly fine to start with just a few metrics and grow the number you are tracking over time. You also may find that some metrics simply aren’t relevant to your business and can narrow down what you’re tracking.

Dig Deeper: How to use milestones in your business plan

Organization and management team

Investors don’t just look for great ideas—they want to find great teams. Use this chapter to describe your current team and who you need to hire . You should also provide a quick overview of your location and history if you’re already up and running.

Briefly highlight the relevant experiences of each key team member in the company. It’s important to make the case for why yours is the right team to turn an idea into a reality. 

Do they have the right industry experience and background? Have members of the team had entrepreneurial successes before? 

If you still need to hire key team members, that’s OK. Just note those gaps in this section.

Your company overview should also include a summary of your company’s current business structure . The most common business structures include:

• Sole proprietor
• Partnership

Be sure to provide an overview of how the business is owned as well. Does each business partner own an equal portion of the business? How is ownership divided? 

Potential lenders and investors will want to know the structure of the business before they will consider a loan or investment.

Dig Deeper: How to write about your company structure and team

Financial plan

Last, but certainly not least, is your financial plan chapter. 

Entrepreneurs often find this section the most daunting. But, business financials for most startups are less complicated than you think, and a business degree is certainly not required to build a solid financial forecast. 

A typical financial forecast in a business plan includes the following:

• Sales forecast : An estimate of the sales expected over a given period. You’ll break down your forecast into the key revenue streams that you expect to have.
• Expense budget : Your planned spending such as personnel costs , marketing expenses, and taxes.
• Profit & Loss : Brings together your sales and expenses and helps you calculate planned profits.
• Cash Flow : Shows how cash moves into and out of your business. It can predict how much cash you’ll have on hand at any given point in the future.
• Balance Sheet : A list of the assets, liabilities, and equity in your company. In short, it provides an overview of the financial health of your business. 

A strong business plan will include a description of assumptions about the future, and potential risks that could impact the financial plan. Including those will be especially important if you’re writing a business plan to pursue a loan or other investment.

Dig Deeper: How to create financial forecasts and budgets

This is the place for additional data, charts, or other information that supports your plan.

Including an appendix can significantly enhance the credibility of your plan by showing readers that you’ve thoroughly considered the details of your business idea, and are backing your ideas up with solid data.

Just remember that the information in the appendix is meant to be supplementary. Your business plan should stand on its own, even if the reader skips this section.

Dig Deeper : What to include in your business plan appendix

Optional: Business plan cover page

Adding a business plan cover page can make your plan, and by extension your business, seem more professional in the eyes of potential investors, lenders, and partners. It serves as the introduction to your document and provides necessary contact information for stakeholders to reference.

Your cover page should be simple and include:

• Company logo
• Business name
• Value proposition (optional)
• Business plan title
• Completion and/or update date
• Address and contact information
• Confidentiality statement

Just remember, the cover page is optional. If you decide to include it, keep it very simple and only spend a short amount of time putting it together.

Dig Deeper: How to create a business plan cover page

How to use AI to help write your business plan

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT can speed up the business plan writing process and help you think through concepts like market segmentation and competition. These tools are especially useful for taking ideas that you provide and converting them into polished text for your business plan.

The best way to use AI for your business plan is to leverage it as a collaborator , not a replacement for human creative thinking and ingenuity. 

AI can come up with lots of ideas and act as a brainstorming partner. It’s up to you to filter through those ideas and figure out which ones are realistic enough to resonate with your customers. 

There are pros and cons of using AI to help with your business plan . So, spend some time understanding how it can be most helpful before just outsourcing the job to AI.

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• Writing tips and strategies

To help streamline the business plan writing process, here are a few tips and key questions to answer to make sure you get the most out of your plan and avoid common mistakes .  

Determine why you are writing a business plan

Knowing why you are writing a business plan will determine your approach to your planning project. 

For example: If you are writing a business plan for yourself, or just to use inside your own business , you can probably skip the section about your team and organizational structure. 

If you’re raising money, you’ll want to spend more time explaining why you’re looking to raise the funds and exactly how you will use them.

Regardless of how you intend to use your business plan , think about why you are writing and what you’re trying to get out of the process before you begin.

Keep things concise

Probably the most important tip is to keep your business plan short and simple. There are no prizes for long business plans . The longer your plan is, the less likely people are to read it. 

So focus on trimming things down to the essentials your readers need to know. Skip the extended, wordy descriptions and instead focus on creating a plan that is easy to read —using bullets and short sentences whenever possible.

Have someone review your business plan

Writing a business plan in a vacuum is never a good idea. Sometimes it’s helpful to zoom out and check if your plan makes sense to someone else. You also want to make sure that it’s easy to read and understand.

Don’t wait until your plan is “done” to get a second look. Start sharing your plan early, and find out from readers what questions your plan leaves unanswered. This early review cycle will help you spot shortcomings in your plan and address them quickly, rather than finding out about them right before you present your plan to a lender or investor.

If you need a more detailed review, you may want to explore hiring a professional plan writer to thoroughly examine it.

Use a free business plan template and business plan examples to get started

Knowing what information you need to cover in a business plan sometimes isn’t quite enough. If you’re struggling to get started or need additional guidance, it may be worth using a business plan template. 

If you’re looking for a free downloadable business plan template to get you started, download the template used by more than 1 million businesses. 

Or, if you just want to see what a completed business plan looks like, check out our library of over 550 free business plan examples . 

We even have a growing list of industry business planning guides with tips for what to focus on depending on your business type.

Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

It’s easy to make mistakes when you’re writing your business plan. Some entrepreneurs get sucked into the writing and research process, and don’t focus enough on actually getting their business started. 

Here are a few common mistakes and how to avoid them:

Not talking to your customers : This is one of the most common mistakes. It’s easy to assume that your product or service is something that people want. Before you invest too much in your business and too much in the planning process, make sure you talk to your prospective customers and have a good understanding of their needs.

• Overly optimistic sales and profit forecasts: By nature, entrepreneurs are optimistic about the future. But it’s good to temper that optimism a little when you’re planning, and make sure your forecasts are grounded in reality. 
• Spending too much time planning: Yes, planning is crucial. But you also need to get out and talk to customers, build prototypes of your product and figure out if there’s a market for your idea. Make sure to balance planning with building.
• Not revising the plan: Planning is useful, but nothing ever goes exactly as planned. As you learn more about what’s working and what’s not—revise your plan, your budgets, and your revenue forecast. Doing so will provide a more realistic picture of where your business is going, and what your financial needs will be moving forward.
• Not using the plan to manage your business: A good business plan is a management tool. Don’t just write it and put it on the shelf to collect dust – use it to track your progress and help you reach your goals.
• Presenting your business plan

The planning process forces you to think through every aspect of your business and answer questions that you may not have thought of. That’s the real benefit of writing a business plan – the knowledge you gain about your business that you may not have been able to discover otherwise.

With all of this knowledge, you’re well prepared to convert your business plan into a pitch presentation to present your ideas. 

A pitch presentation is a summary of your plan, just hitting the highlights and key points. It’s the best way to present your business plan to investors and team members.

Dig Deeper: Learn what key slides should be included in your pitch deck

Use your business plan to manage your business

One of the biggest benefits of planning is that it gives you a tool to manage your business better. With a revenue forecast, expense budget, and projected cash flow, you know your targets and where you are headed.

And yet, nothing ever goes exactly as planned – it’s the nature of business.

That’s where using your plan as a management tool comes in. The key to leveraging it for your business is to review it periodically and compare your forecasts and projections to your actual results.

Start by setting up a regular time to review the plan – a monthly review is a good starting point. During this review, answer questions like:

• Did you meet your sales goals?
• Is spending following your budget?
• Has anything gone differently than what you expected?

Now that you see whether you’re meeting your goals or are off track, you can make adjustments and set new targets. 

Maybe you’re exceeding your sales goals and should set new, more aggressive goals. In that case, maybe you should also explore more spending or hiring more employees. 

Or maybe expenses are rising faster than you projected. If that’s the case, you would need to look at where you can cut costs.

A plan, and a method for comparing your plan to your actual results , is the tool you need to steer your business toward success.

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How to write a business plan FAQ

What is a business plan?

A document that describes your business , the products and services you sell, and the customers that you sell to. It explains your business strategy, how you’re going to build and grow your business, what your marketing strategy is, and who your competitors are.

What are the benefits of a business plan?

A business plan helps you understand where you want to go with your business and what it will take to get there. It reduces your overall risk, helps you uncover your business’s potential, attracts investors, and identifies areas for growth.

Having a business plan ultimately makes you more confident as a business owner and more likely to succeed for a longer period of time.

What are the 7 steps of a business plan?

The seven steps to writing a business plan include:

• Write a brief executive summary
• Describe your products and services.
• Conduct market research and compile data into a cohesive market analysis.
• Describe your marketing and sales strategy.
• Outline your organizational structure and management team.
• Develop financial projections for sales, revenue, and cash flow.
• Add any additional documents to your appendix.

What are the 5 most common business plan mistakes?

There are plenty of mistakes that can be made when writing a business plan. However, these are the 5 most common that you should do your best to avoid:

• 1. Not taking the planning process seriously.
• Having unrealistic financial projections or incomplete financial information.
• Inconsistent information or simple mistakes.
• Failing to establish a sound business model.
• Not having a defined purpose for your business plan.

What questions should be answered in a business plan?

Writing a business plan is all about asking yourself questions about your business and being able to answer them through the planning process. You’ll likely be asking dozens and dozens of questions for each section of your plan.

However, these are the key questions you should ask and answer with your business plan:

• How will your business make money?
• Is there a need for your product or service?
• Who are your customers?
• How are you different from the competition?
• How will you reach your customers?
• How will you measure success?

How long should a business plan be?

The length of your business plan fully depends on what you intend to do with it. From the SBA and traditional lender point of view, a business plan needs to be whatever length necessary to fully explain your business. This means that you prove the viability of your business, show that you understand the market, and have a detailed strategy in place.

If you intend to use your business plan for internal management purposes, you don’t necessarily need a full 25-50 page business plan. Instead, you can start with a one-page plan to get all of the necessary information in place.

What are the different types of business plans?

While all business plans cover similar categories, the style and function fully depend on how you intend to use your plan. Here are a few common business plan types worth considering.

Traditional business plan: The tried-and-true traditional business plan is a formal document meant to be used when applying for funding or pitching to investors. This type of business plan follows the outline above and can be anywhere from 10-50 pages depending on the amount of detail included, the complexity of your business, and what you include in your appendix.

Business model canvas: The business model canvas is a one-page template designed to demystify the business planning process. It removes the need for a traditional, copy-heavy business plan, in favor of a single-page outline that can help you and outside parties better explore your business idea.

One-page business plan: This format is a simplified version of the traditional plan that focuses on the core aspects of your business. You’ll typically stick with bullet points and single sentences. It’s most useful for those exploring ideas, needing to validate their business model, or who need an internal plan to help them run and manage their business.

Lean Plan: The Lean Plan is less of a specific document type and more of a methodology. It takes the simplicity and styling of the one-page business plan and turns it into a process for you to continuously plan, test, review, refine, and take action based on performance. It’s faster, keeps your plan concise, and ensures that your plan is always up-to-date.

What’s the difference between a business plan and a strategic plan?

A business plan covers the “who” and “what” of your business. It explains what your business is doing right now and how it functions. The strategic plan explores long-term goals and explains “how” the business will get there. It encourages you to look more intently toward the future and how you will achieve your vision.

However, when approached correctly, your business plan can actually function as a strategic plan as well. If kept lean, you can define your business, outline strategic steps, and track ongoing operations all with a single plan.

See why 1.2 million entrepreneurs have written their business plans with LivePlan

Noah is the COO at Palo Alto Software, makers of the online business plan app LivePlan. He started his career at Yahoo! and then helped start the user review site Epinions.com. From there he started a software distribution business in the UK before coming to Palo Alto Software to run the marketing and product teams.

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A l’ère du digital, il existe sur le marché différents logiciels pour créer son business plan. La question, c’est lequel choisir ?

Un logiciel de création de business plan permet de simplifier les différentes étapes liées à l’établissement de ce document, de l’executive summary à l’analyse du marché, en passant par l’évaluation de la concurrence, la mise en œuvre d’une stratégie d’entreprise ou des prévisionels financiers.

Ai-je besoin de préciser que pour solliciter un organisme de crédit ou lever des fonds, vous serez tenu de passer par la création d’un business plan.

Et même si ce n’est pas le cas, je vous encourage vivement à réaliser cet exercice essentiel car il vous permettra de guider votre projet entrepreneurial et de sortir d’une gestion floue. Plus d’information à ce sujet sur mon guide dédié à la rédaction d’un business plan .

Le document couvre tous les aspects financiers, techniques et réglementaires relatifs à votre projet entrepreneurial. Il permet ainsi de déterminer la rentabilité de votre entreprise à moyen terme ainsi que les ressources envisagées pour atteindre vos objectifs.

Toutefois, il peut être compliqué d’entamer ces démarches, en raison d’un manque de temps ou de compétences. 

Ce type de logiciel sera l’outil idéal et rendra le processus de projection de la rentabilité de votre entreprise beaucoup plus simple.

Il existe plusieurs solutions pour que chaque entrepreneur puisse commencer ces démarches. Ces différents logiciels de business plan ont chacun leurs propres spécificités, avantages, fonctionnalités.

On notera également une véritable différence en termes d’expérience utilisateur et de tarification .

Dans cet article, je vous présente 5 logiciels de business plan afin que vous soyez outillé pour créer le votre.

1.   Créer mon business plan (Gratuit)

Créer mon Business Plan est un logiciel en ligne pour les entrepreneurs.

Il propose trois outils qui sont l’évaluation de projet, la rédaction de business plan et la simulation financière. 

Conçu en 2011 au sein d’un cabinet d’accompagnement des créateurs et chefs d’entreprise, ce logiciel possède des outils simples et pragmatiques accessibles à tous. 

Chaque année, il réalise plus de 60 000 évaluations de projets et a aidé plus de 250 000 porteurs de projets à formaliser leur business plan.

Le logiciel a plusieurs avantages, comme une évaluation de projet à travers des réponses concrètes par rapport à plusieurs interrogations, que peut avoir un entrepreneur ( forces, faiblesses du projet …).  

Le logiciel permet également de rédiger un plan d’affaires très facilement et guide pas à pas tout entrepreneur dans cette démarche.

L’entreprise propose un logiciel de simulation financière pour vérifier la rentabilité du projet.

Pour avoir accès à la simulation financière, il faudra saisir les dépenses et les recettes. Le logiciel effectuera tous les calculs pour vous donner un aperçu global de la situation financière de votre future entreprise.

De plus, avec 10 391 avis positifs Google, on est rassurés par rapport à la fiabilité de l’outil.

Tarif 2021 de mon business plan 

Mon business plan est entièrement gratuit et permet à chacun d’avoir accès à ce type de service. Surtout si le budget pour investir dans l’élaboration d’un plan d’affaires peut être limité. Il s’agit d’un avantage conséquent par rapport à ses concurrents.

2. The Business Plan Shop

Ce logiciel de création de business plan simplifie le projet de création du plan d’affaires afin de vous rassurer au niveau de la viabilité d’un projet de création, ou de développement d’une activité existante.

Par ailleurs, avec ce logiciel, vous aurez en votre possession un document professionnel que vous pouvez transmettre aux banques, aux institutions publiques ou aux investisseurs privés lors de la recherche de financement.

Cela facilitera grandement l’obtention de subventions ou d’un financement afin de développer votre activité dans les meilleures conditions.

C’est un outil qui s’adresse aussi bien aux entrepreneurs réalisant un premier business plan, qu’aux professionnels de l’accompagnement à la recherche d’un outil de productivité.

L’entreprise propose plus de 20 modèles différents de plan d’affaires.

Ces modèles permettent d’effectuer un prévisionnel et une autre partie comprend la présentation d’un projet de création d’entreprise.

Tarif 2021 de The Business Plan Shop

The Business Plan Shop propose deux formules pour ses clients :

• une formule mensuelle qui s’adresse plutôt aux débutants, pour une utilisation ponctuelle
• une formule annuelle pour des besoins à long terme. 

A savoir que l’essai du logiciel de business plan est entièrement gratuit pendant une période de 7 jours, ce qui vous permettra de tester les différentes fonctionnalités du logiciel et d’effectuer un choix définitif.

La tarification est la suivante : 

• Forfait mensuel: 25€/mois HT
• Forfait annuel: 13,75€/mois HT

3. CCI Business Builder

CCI Business Builder est un outil d’accompagnement à la création d’entreprise de la chambre de commerce et d’industrie, pour vous aider à construire votre business plan, réaliser une étude de marché, mettre en place un plan de financement et réaliser les formalités finales.

Vous avez la possibilité d’avoir des éléments utiles à votre projet et être en contact avec un conseiller spécialisé.

Que vous ayez un projet de création, de reprise ou de développement d’entreprise, CCI Business Builder vous permettra de développer vos compétences afin de construire votre projet de manière professionnelle et de bénéficier, lorsque vous en avez besoin, d’un accompagnement sur-mesure.

La plateforme CCI Business Builder, propose une inscription gratuite et l’accès à de nombreuses ressources, pour élaborer son business plan.

Vous pouvez également entrer en contact avec un conseiller spécialisé de la chambre de commerce et d’industrie la plus proche, selon le choix de la formule.

Tarif 2021 de CCI Business Builder  

CCI Business Builder propose deux formules :

• Une formule sans accompagnement entièrement gratuite ( tests en ligne, plan de travail personnalisé, stockage des documents …).
• Une formule payante avec accompagnement : cette formule comprend tous les services de la formule sans accompagnement et un accompagnement sur-mesure. Le site de CCI ne détaille pas la tarification et il faudra contacter la structure pour en obtenir un devis.

4. Startmystory

StartMyStory est la dernière aventure de l’agence Influa à Bordeaux. Cette application de business plan en ligne a pour objectif d’aider les créateurs d’entreprise en France à réaliser un business plan efficace, afin qu’ils puissent démarrer leur nouvelle vie professionnelle.

En effet, le business plan est la première étape que doit franchir un entrepreneur pour structurer son projet de création. Cela permet aux créateurs de mettre leur projet sur papier, d’y voir plus clair leurs envies et attentes. C’est avant tout le meilleur moyen de présenter votre projet aux banquiers et actionnaires qui aideront, d’un point de vue financier, à la réalisation de ce projet.

Le logiciel Startmystory propose plusieurs fonctionnalités, dont la saisie intuitive des prévisions, la conservation des données 100% sécurisées. Il suffira de choisir la formule qui correspondra au statut de votre entreprise, qu’il s’agisse d’une micro-entreprise, d’une PME ou d’une grande entreprise.

Tarif 2021 de Startmystory pour 2021

Startmystore propose trois formules qui peuvent être souscrites annuellement ou mensuellement :

• la formule StartMyStory Starter : 9 € / mois ( sans engagement ) et 39 €  pour un an.
• la formule StartMyStory Créateur : 19 € / mois ( sans engagement ) et 69 €  pour un an.
• la formule StartMyStory Entrepreneur : 29 € / mois ( sans engagement ) et 99 €  pour un an.

5 . Liveplan (anglais)

Si vous voulez un logiciel de business plan avec plusieurs modèles et un design moderne, LivePlan peut être le bon choix pour vous. LivePlan excelle avec son interface utilisateur, et offre également des fonctionnalités et des options intuitives et faciles à utiliser.

Leurs instructions étape par étape vous aideront à démarrer dès le début et vous pourrez profiter de leur centre d’apprentissage en ligne, pour continuer à acquérir des compétences commerciales.

Les pays anglophones ont réellement une longueur d’avance sur tout ce qui couvre l’entrepreneuriat. Pourquoi ne pas essayer un logiciel en anglais, si vous maîtrisez la langue et désirez avoir un autre point de vue sur le démarrage de votre activité ? Surtout si celle-ci est potentiellement dirigée vers l’international.

La tarification de Liveplan pour l’année 2021

Liveplan propose trois formules à destination des entrepreneurs : 

•  Forfait annuel : 15 $ par mois, facturé tous les 12 mois
• Forfait de six mois : 18 $ par mois, facturé tous les six mois
• Plan de paiement à l’utilisation : 20 $ par mois, facturé une fois par mois

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Moscow's High Rise Bohemia: The International Business District With No Business

• Written by Dario Goodwin
• Published on March 17, 2015

The Moscow International Business Center (Also known as Moskva-City ) was meant to be Russia ’s ticket into the Western world. First conceived in 1992, the district at the edge of Moscow’s city center is intended to contain up to 300,000 inhabitants, employees and visitors at any given moment and, when completed, will house over 4 million square meters of prime retail, hotel and office space to create what the Russian government desired most from this project: an enormous financial district that could dwarf London’s Canary Wharf and challenge Manhattan . Twenty three years later though, Moscow-based real estate company Blackwood estimates that as much as 45% of this new space is entirely vacant and rents have plummeted far below the average for the rest of Moscow. The only press Moskva-City is attracting is for tenants like the High Level Hostel , a hostel catering to backpackers and other asset-poor tourists on the 43rd floor of the Imperia Tower , with prices starting at $25.50 for a bed in a six-person room. This is not the glittering world of western high finance that was envisioned back in the post-Soviet 90s; but what has it become instead?

As one might expect from a project of this sheer ambition, Moskva-City has a troubled past. The economic crash in 2008 hit Russia hard enough to evict the previous Mayor of Moscow , Yuri Luzhkov, who had been a cheerleader for the district, and replace him with the considerably more austere Sergei Sobyanin, who famously declared that the whole idea was an “urban planning mistake.” But as recently as 2013, the Wall Street Journal was triumphantly claiming that Moskva-City had risen from the dead, citing 80% occupancy rates and glowing quotes from industry insiders claiming that Moskva-City was the "place to be." Driven by record highs in oil prices, Moscow looked poised to become the next Dubai .

Instead, Moscow is now in the grip of an economic winter prompted by western sanctions and drops in the price of oil. The large financial groupings that Moskva-City was meant to shelter have been warned off by their inability to issue credit to international markets, for example - but Moskva-City isn’t just an Empire State Building left empty by the Great Depression.

A fundamental problem that is holding Moskva back compared to the rest of Moscow is the simple fact that currently, getting to Moskva-City is nigh-on impossible at peak hours. Moscow has long been plagued with transport problems, ever since the government failed to match the dramatic expansion of the city with a dramatic expansion of the transport system after the Second World War. Despite being only 2.5 miles from the Kremlin , Moskva-City is only just inside the ring road that bounds the city center and which acts as the only real transport link to it (and as a result, is clogged by construction vehicles.) A railway and metro hub has been finished, but so far only runs a one-stop shuttle service to the closest Metro station that is actually integrated with the rest of Moscow Metro. The isolation of the outer districts is a large, negative part of the Moscow psyche, and it’s not surprising that this is driving away the globetrotting financial elite this project was meant to attract.

The project is managed by architectural practice No.6, which is a constituent part of the large Moscow based practice Mosproject-2 , which is itself a public corporation headed up by Mikhail Vasilyevich Posokhin, who is apparently the “People’s Architect of Russia.” Despite all this state involvement, the project has still managed to become bogged down in bureaucratic infighting - each lot is managed and developed individually, which has led to developers competing for occupants by slashing rates.

Much has been written about the way modern financial districts and towers that inhabit them can be unwelcoming, forbidding or even hostile by design, but the skyscrapers of Moskva-City seem even less friendly than usual. The site - a former stone quarry, chosen out of necessity as the only place in the city center where a new district could be plausibly constructed - is isolated both physically and visually, leaving the cluster a stark anomaly on the city skyline. Even the names seem more imposing than optimistic now: Imperia, City of Capitals , Steel Peak.

The Mercury City Tower , so far the tallest completed building on the site, is officially “a strong reference to Russian constructivism, [which] gives the tower a strong vertical thrust similar to the one found in New York's Chrysler building .” It would be easy to criticize the Mercury City Tower for picking ‘inspirations’ that are so totally opposed to each other - The Chrysler building the defining emblem of American pre-crash confidence and Constructivism created with the express purpose (especially architecturally) of extending the Bolshevik revolution into a social revolution - but the way they smash those two inspirations together is almost beautifully ironic.

Even though the High Level Hostel is less an asset to a financial district than it is a PR problem, it’s been a huge success since opening in September, already ranked 27th out of 766 hostels in Moscow by TripAdvisor. According to the management agency for Moskva-City , 58% of the new occupant signings this year have been non-financial, including a number of small to medium size businesses. Other areas of office space have been occupied by a restaurant and a culinary school, while another space has been redeveloped into a 6,000 seat theater.

While Moskva-City is failing to be a financial district that could take on the world, it’s inadvertently becoming a humanized space catering to the very groups that the Russian economic miracle left behind. Taking advantage of rents lower than the rest of Moscow , the world class facilities and the sheer desperation of the developers, the humanization of Moskva-City could well create the world’s first high-rise bohemia.

Of course, these are not spaces designed for a community, or even for people: these are spaces designed for money, and there’s little scope for changing something that seems so baked into the design of Moskva-City . The High Level Hostel is trading off of the irony of being a hostel in a banking tower, but it’s perfectly possible that at some point people will no longer find this joke funny (especially in a building that seems hostile to the very idea of humor). The isolation of Moskva, even though it allowed this community to spring up in the first place, is just as detrimental to a humanized district as it is to a financial one: even bohemians need to move around the city, or the district risks becoming a black-spot instead of a hot-spot.

Moskva-City’s isolation won’t last forever. The end of construction will open the roads up to traffic, and plans to properly integrate the spur lines of the Metro in this area into the wider system are well under way. The integration of the district will inevitably push up rents, and the Russian economy will eventually boom once again. When that happens, Moskva-City is prime territory to be reconquered by the giants of international finance, and it seems unlikely that the municipal or national governments would want to step in to protect this accidental district. For now, though, the towers capture perfectly this moment of Russia ’s schizophrenic understanding of its place in the world.

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