Creating a Plan for Success in Your Own Business 8TH Ed.

by Andy Jr. H. Bangs David Bangs, paperback, May 1998, 240 pgs.

Table of Contents
To the Reader
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Overview of a Business Plan

Section 1: The Business
A. Description of Business
B. Product/Service
C. The Market
D. Location of Business
E. The Competition
F. Management
G. Personnel
H. Application and Expected Effect of Loan
I. Summary

Section 2: Financial Data
A. Sources and Applications of Funding
B. Capital Equipment
C. Balance Sheet
D. Breakeven Analysis
E. Projected Income Statement
F. Cash Flow Projection
G. Historical Financial Reports
H. Deviation Analysis
I. Summary

Section 3: The Financing Proposal
Debt versus Equity
Kinds of Bank Financing

Section 4. Supporting Documents
The Household Census Survey
Sample Letter
Sample Letter of Reference
Sample Floor Plan

Appendix 1: Additional Supporting Documents
Appendix 2: Alternate Business Plan Outlines
Appendix 3: Sample Business Plans
Appendix 4: Worksheets
Resources
Glossary
Index