Charting and staying on course: The business plan

From: Area Development Site and Facility Planning | Date: February 1, 2000| Author: | Copyright information

Periodically updated business plans are essential to the company's success, not only in the initial stages but throughout its growth and development.

BUSINESS PLANS are not just for start-up companies. Most business managers realize that a solid business plan is necessary to attract start-ups and/or secure financing capital, but too often it is relegated to the dead files once the business gets up and running. This could prove to be a disastrous competitive mistake. Annual business plans should form an integral part in the growth prospects of any size business and help ensure that strategic ...

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