by: Lorraine Ball

As a small-business owner, you need a map — a business plan! Without it, you are traveling blind. Often, the road to achieving your goals is a series of small steps. Creating a schedule for these interim steps or milestones will help you track progress toward the overall goal. In this combination book and companion CD, author Lorraine Ball guides you through the step-by-step process while including numerous examples to help a new business owner create a viable business plan. Accompanied with blank forms and outlines, "business map" provides you will all the necessary information to get your started. Business Map contains:

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• Tips on how to avoid the 10 most common mistakes small business owners make when writing their business plan
• Outline of what your plan should contain along with a complete listing of the questions your plan should answer throughout the process
• Excerpts from plans across a range of industries to help you formulate your plan

Price: $35