Business Plan Guidebook with Financial Spreadsheets

Designed to complement any small business text, this workbook provides step-by-step guidance through all aspects of writing a business plan. A spreadsheet diskette uses Lotus 1-2-3 or any of a variety of clones, to assist with the financial portion forecasts and pro forma statements of financial position, and compute breakeven analysis or the various essential financial ratios. Features: * Emphasis on planning forces students to take an objective, unemotional look at the business plan in its entirety. * Generic spreadsheet template can be used with any text to assist in developing a financial plan. * Question/answer exercises help students walk through the entire thought process necessary to successful business startups. * Appendix C contains the business plan for a small fast-food business typical of many small business start-ups.
 
Designed to complement any small business text, this workbook provides step-by-step guidance through all aspects of writing a business plan. A spreadsheet diskette uses Lotus 1-2-3 or any of a variety of clones, to assist with the financial portion forecasts and pro forma statements of financial position, and compute breakeven analysis or the various essential financial ratios. Features: * Emphasis on planning forces students to take an objective, unemotional look at the business plan in its entirety. * Generic spreadsheet template can be used with any text to assist in developing a financial plan. * Question/answer exercises help students walk through the entire thought process necessary to successful business startups. * Appendix C contains the business plan for a small fast-food business typical of many small business start-ups.