Creating Your Business Plan

Putting together a business plan helps you to clarify what you wish to achieve, how you are going to do it, and the steps that will get you there.

As your business progresses the business plan will also help you to review your progress and change your forecasts if necessary.

Here are some suggestions to help you get started:

Download this Business Plan Template

Use a template Word Document business plan to gather this information together.

Download free Business Plan Templates

Examples and advice on how to write your business plan, produce a cash flow forecast and managing cash flow.

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Bexons

Bexons

Ernest Bexon & Coy (Printers) Ltd, known as Bexons, began trading over 60 years ago. It was created by Ernest Bexon,...

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