Then as life rolls on, there is never time to update it to reflect your evolving situation. When your accountant nags you, you just feel bad. And your bank manager makes a new business plan a condition for any money discussions so you rush into guessing again.

As I coach my clients, I encourage them to create a simple, effective Business Plan that will earn them money as their business grows and their market changes.

Be succinct and clear

I encourage the owner to write their Business Plan in less than two sides of A4. In my experience with small businesses, briefer is better. The four sections should each have a couple of paragraphs to say:

• Why are we in business? – your purpose and intentions in ru
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  As I coach my clients, I encourage them to create a simple, effective Business Plan that will earn them money as their business grows and their market changes.

  Be succinct and clear

  I encourage the owner to write their Business Plan in less than two sides of A4. In my experience with small businesses, briefer is better. The four sections should each have a couple of paragraphs to say:

  • Why are we in business? – your purpose and intentions in r
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    As I coach my clients, I encourage them to create a simple, effective Business Plan that will earn them money as their business grows and their market changes.

    Be succinct and clear

    I encourage the owner to write their Business Plan in less than two sides of A4. In my experience with small businesses, briefer is better. The four sections should each have a couple of paragraphs to say:

    • Why are we in business? – your purpose and intentions in r
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      Be succinct and clear

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      • Why are we in business? – your purpose and intentions in r
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        with small businesses, briefer is better. The four sections should each have a couple of paragraphs to say:
        • Why are we in business? – your purpose and intentions in running the business
        • What do we sell? – your products, services and the combinations that customers want to buy
        • Who do we sell to? – your clients’ demographics, locations, spending habits and interests
        • How do we plan to run the business? – staff, structure, targets, management and a simple cashflow table (in an appendix) predicting the income and expenses for the next 12 months

        Stay flexible and customer-centred

        You need to consider the Scale, Scope and Structure of your business and align them with your long term Mission. Then you can include this detail in the right paragraphs of your Business Plan.

        Your mission is simply "Why are you running the