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You’ve decided to start a business.\nYou want to get going.\nBut there’s a lot more to a good business than a good idea.\nYou need to think things through to maximise your chances of success.\nAre you the right person to run the business? Will customers like your product?\nA business plan will help you turn an idea into a business. It needs you to think through all the parts of your business to plan how everything will work. It will take a few weeks to write if you’re going to do it properly. Some parts will be easier to complete than others.\nStick at it because it’s not the final document that’s important, it’s the process. Although you want to have a good plan when you’re done, an OK plan is better than no plan.\nDARe Business Plan Pack\nThe best business plans aren’t long and complex; they explain only the most important information – what you want to achieve, how you will get there and the things you need to do along the way.\nIt’s best to tackle a business plan in small chunks. DARe Business Plan Pack can help. This is The Business Plan divided into sections to help you develop your business idea. You can use the information in The Guide to help you complete the sections.  Some of the sections of The Business Plan have tables to record the financial parts of your business. The tables are also available in MS Excel format and the sums in these are automatic.\nDARe Enterprise Programme\nDARe has helped many young people to complete their business plans and start their own businesses. Our Enterprise Programme team runs regular workshops to guide you to prepare your Business Plan.\nTo take part, you need to be interested in self employment and have a business idea that you would like help to test and explore. The programme can then help you to see if your business idea will work and whether self employment is right for you. If through this process you find out it is, the programme can offer mentoring support and, if you really need it, financial support to start your business. However, if self employment turns out not to be the right option, the programme can offer support to secure other goals in employment, education, training or voluntary work.\nWe can’t guarantee that your business will work or that we will be able to offer you money, but if you are up for a challenge and want our help to explore your business idea, get in touch and come and meet us.\nGetting started\nWHOSE PLAN IS THIS?\nBusiness and owner details:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nBusiness name:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nOwner(s) name:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nFull business address:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nBusiness telephone number:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nBusiness email address:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nFull home address (if different from above):\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nHome telephone number (if different from above):\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nHome email address (if different from above):\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n\u000fSection one\nExecutive summary\n1.1 Business summary:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n1.2 Business aims:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n1.3 Financial summary:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nElevator Pitch\n1.4 Your business name:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n1.5 Strapline:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n1.6 Elevator pitch:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n\u000fSection two\nOwner’s background\n2.1 Why do you want to run your own business?\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n2.2 Previous work experience:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n2.3 Qualifications and education:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n2.4 Training:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\nDetails of future training courses you want to complete:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n2.5 Hobbies and interests:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n2.7 Additional information:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n\u000fSection three\nProducts and services\n3.1 What are you going to sell?\n\u0013 FORMCHECKBOX \u0014\u0015 a product\n\u0013 FORMCHECKBOX \u0014\u0015 a service\n\u0013 FORMCHECKBOX \u0014\u0015 both\n3.2 Describe the basic product/service you are going to sell:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n3.3 Describe the different types of product/service you are going to be selling:\n\u0013 FORMTEXT \u0014     \u0015\n3.4 If you are not going to sell all your products/services at the s","cbCaieGuPJGLW0u6","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieGuPJGLW0u6","docx",87170,"English","# Getting started\n## Whose plan is this?\n## Business and owner details\n# Section one\n## Executive summary\n## Elevator Pitch\n# Section two\n## Owner’s background\n# Section three\n## Products and services\n# Section four\n## The market\n# Section five\n## Market research\n# Section six\n## Marketing strategy\n# Section seven\n## Competitor analysis\n# Section eight\n## Operations and logistics\n# Section nine\n## Costs and pricing strategy\n# Section ten\n## Financial forecasts\n# Section eleven\n## Back-up Plan","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of a business plan in this template?\",\"answer\":\"It helps turn an idea into a business by guiding users to think through the parts of the business and plan how everything will work. 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