The Business Plan Workbook
A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business
11th Edition
Published on 3. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-1-3986-2367-5 (ISBN)
Description
The essential textbook for building credible business plans that attract investment and drive results
Now in its 11th edition, The Business Plan Workbook is a trusted guide for postgraduate students and early-stage entrepreneurs studying business strategy, entrepreneurship, and venture planning. Developed from the renowned methodology taught at Cranfield School of Management, this textbook aligns with course outcomes across business modeling, market analysis, and financial forecasting.
Structured around 26 critical areas of business planning, this edition enables students to stress-test their ideas and develop strategic clarity. New content explores how to use AI in market segmentation, financial projections, and SWOT modeling. Updated with real-world examples from companies including Nubank, YuLife, Doctolib, and Inceptio Technology, it also addresses evolving investor expectations and the impact of regulatory shifts across tax, trade, and policy.
Designed to support independent learning and classroom use, this practical guide includes:
- Structured assignments to apply key planning principles step by step
- Case studies from high-growth startups and global innovators
- Insights into narrative-building and storytelling for investment
- Downloadable resources, including 80 PowerPoint slides and customizable templates
Whether studying entrepreneurship or preparing a pitch for your own venture, The Business Plan Workbook provides the skills and tools to develop a compelling, viable business proposition.
Now in its 11th edition, The Business Plan Workbook is a trusted guide for postgraduate students and early-stage entrepreneurs studying business strategy, entrepreneurship, and venture planning. Developed from the renowned methodology taught at Cranfield School of Management, this textbook aligns with course outcomes across business modeling, market analysis, and financial forecasting.
Structured around 26 critical areas of business planning, this edition enables students to stress-test their ideas and develop strategic clarity. New content explores how to use AI in market segmentation, financial projections, and SWOT modeling. Updated with real-world examples from companies including Nubank, YuLife, Doctolib, and Inceptio Technology, it also addresses evolving investor expectations and the impact of regulatory shifts across tax, trade, and policy.
Designed to support independent learning and classroom use, this practical guide includes:
- Structured assignments to apply key planning principles step by step
- Case studies from high-growth startups and global innovators
- Insights into narrative-building and storytelling for investment
- Downloadable resources, including 80 PowerPoint slides and customizable templates
Whether studying entrepreneurship or preparing a pitch for your own venture, The Business Plan Workbook provides the skills and tools to develop a compelling, viable business proposition.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
477 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3986-2367-5 (9781398623675)
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business
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A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating and Developing a Successful Business
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Colin Barrow has lectured in business schools in the UK, the USA, Australia, the Far East and throughout Europe. A former visiting fellow at Cranfield School of Management, he is the author of the 30 Day MBA series, Financial Management for the Small Business and Starting a Business from Home (all published by Kogan Page). He is based in Penzance, Cornwall, UK.
Content
Section - ONE: Strategy and purpose;
Chapter - Assignment 1: Coming up with a winning idea for your business plan;
Chapter - Assignment 2: Strategy - the big picture;
Chapter - Assignment 3: You and your team;
Section - TWO: Market research;
Chapter - Assignment 4: Researching customers;
Chapter - Assignment 5: Researching competitors;
Chapter - Assignment 6: A plan for market research;
Section - THREE: Competitive marketing strategies;
Chapter - Assignment 7: Products and/or services;
Chapter - Assignment 8: Pricing;
Chapter - Assignment 9: Advertising and promotion;
Chapter - Assignment 10: Place and distribution;
Chapter - Assignment 11: People, process and physical environment;
Chapter - Assignment 12: Competing online;
Section - FOUR: Operations;
Chapter - Assignment 13: The selling methods plan;
Chapter - Assignment 14: Making, outsourcing and supplies;
Chapter - Assignment 15: Legal and regulatory factors;
Section - FIVE: Reviewing financing requirements and options;
Chapter - Assignment 16: The sales forecast;
Chapter - Assignment 17: Cash-flow projections;
Chapter - Assignment 18: The profit and loss account;
Chapter - Assignment 19: The balance sheet;
Chapter - Assignment 20: Break-even analysis;
Chapter - Assignment 21: Estimating financing requirements;
Chapter - Assignment 22: Stress testing your business projections;
Section - SIX: Business controls;
Chapter - Assignment 23: Financial controls;
Chapter - Assignment 24: Sales and marketing controls;
Chapter - Assignment 25: Other business controls;
Section - SEVEN: Writing up and presenting your business plan;
Chapter - Assignment 26: Writing up and presenting your business plan;
Chapter - Assignment 1: Coming up with a winning idea for your business plan;
Chapter - Assignment 2: Strategy - the big picture;
Chapter - Assignment 3: You and your team;
Section - TWO: Market research;
Chapter - Assignment 4: Researching customers;
Chapter - Assignment 5: Researching competitors;
Chapter - Assignment 6: A plan for market research;
Section - THREE: Competitive marketing strategies;
Chapter - Assignment 7: Products and/or services;
Chapter - Assignment 8: Pricing;
Chapter - Assignment 9: Advertising and promotion;
Chapter - Assignment 10: Place and distribution;
Chapter - Assignment 11: People, process and physical environment;
Chapter - Assignment 12: Competing online;
Section - FOUR: Operations;
Chapter - Assignment 13: The selling methods plan;
Chapter - Assignment 14: Making, outsourcing and supplies;
Chapter - Assignment 15: Legal and regulatory factors;
Section - FIVE: Reviewing financing requirements and options;
Chapter - Assignment 16: The sales forecast;
Chapter - Assignment 17: Cash-flow projections;
Chapter - Assignment 18: The profit and loss account;
Chapter - Assignment 19: The balance sheet;
Chapter - Assignment 20: Break-even analysis;
Chapter - Assignment 21: Estimating financing requirements;
Chapter - Assignment 22: Stress testing your business projections;
Section - SIX: Business controls;
Chapter - Assignment 23: Financial controls;
Chapter - Assignment 24: Sales and marketing controls;
Chapter - Assignment 25: Other business controls;
Section - SEVEN: Writing up and presenting your business plan;
Chapter - Assignment 26: Writing up and presenting your business plan;