Business Plans that Work

Business Plans that Work
by Jeffry A Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli

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Author: Andrew Zacharakis, Jeffry A Timmons, Stephen Spinelli
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-04-01
ISBN: 0071412875
Number of pages: 128
Publisher: McGraw-Hill

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Book Review: Best small book on step-by-step Business Plans
Summary: 5 Stars

This small book does a splendid job in explaining the business planning process more simple and uncomplicated than most books on business planning that often are too comprehensive and detailed - sometimes probably creating "paralysis by analysis" for the users.

The approach is a practical step-by-step procedure with the same specific case study throughout the book ("FireFly Toys"). At the end of the book, there's an alternative case study - including Powerpoint presentation - on another industry ("Fossa Medical"). Both case studies' 4-page executive summaries should inspire each and every manager to present his venture or business in this concise and exemplary manner...

It is indeed a no-nonsense guidebook and I especially like the small critical comments that the authors have inserted in the margins (as speech balloons).

Being a corporate strategist, I spend most of my time working with strategic issues including business plans. So I read a book on this topic with a subtle skepticism. But it was a pleasant surprise ;-)

Thus, I can highly recommend this easy-to-read 183-page book.

Peter Leerskov,
MSc in International Business (Marketing & Management) and Graduate Diploma in E-business

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Summary of Business Plans that Work

Today's top experts in entrepreneurship deliver a streamlined, step-by-step guide for crafting effective business plans

"Timmons is one of the two most powerful minds in entrepreneurship in the nation." --Success Business

Plans That Work arms entrepreneurs and small business owners with an easy-to-follow template for writing persuasive business plans, along with proven models that can be used to analyze potential business opportunities from initial idea to viable venture. This value-packed book will show both entrepreneurs and current business owners how to:

Determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom
Recognize and avoid common pitfalls in the process
Use the renowned "Timmons Model" to analyze potential business opportunities

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