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Having a business plan is just as essential for your business as it is knowing where you are going when you drive out of your house, ie if you don’t know where you’re going, you aren’t going to make much progress in getting there.

So whilst its fairly obvious that any business, new & existing, needs proper planning, there are some less obvious reasons for this.

5 Top Reasons Why You Need a Business Plan for Your Business

To Test the Feasibility of Your Business Idea

Formulating a business plan can save you a great deal of time & money as it will soon reveal that your business idea is untenable if this is in fact so. Whilst an idea for a business often sounds like a real winner, it can often be found wanting & therefore discarded at the marketing analysis or competitive analysis stage. To Secure Funding

Any potential investor in your enterprise will want to see a well developed business plan before investing, ie, they need to ensure that the return on their capital will be secure. This also applies to established businesses as they often need capital for expansion or to carry them through market downturns. The same applies to lenders if you need to get a short term business loan. Targets

A business plan must contain realistic targets, short, medium & long term, that should be aligned to the core objectives & mission statement of the business. This gives the entrepreneur the framework as to what must be achieved. Focus

Reducing your well though out ideas to writing will ensure that you focus your efforts, set objectives and formulate company direction & policies. Growth

Without proper planning & growth objectives you will be in the dark as to whether you are on track with your business’ growth projections.

So whether you’re just starting out, need funding or want to monitor the health & growth of your business, creating a business plan is essential for the successful management of any business regardless of its size or turnover.

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