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Business Plan: For Startup & Small Business Success Today!

Name: Business Plan: For Startup & Small Business Success Today!
Rating: 4.6 (216 reviews)

Business Planning success can be easily achieved by using this Comprehensive Business Plan & Cashflow Forecast template.

Created byBoomy Tokan

Last updated 4/2025

English

What you'll learn

Gain the confidence you need to write your business plan!
By the end of this course you should have a 10-30 page business plan.
You will know exactly how much you need for your business
You will thoroughly appreciate the Business Planning Process.
Give structure to your business idea
You will have saved 1000's in wasted time and effort
You will be much more confident about your business and its success!
Gain the know-how to communicate your idea to investors
Be able to put your idea in a concise manner

Course content

19 sections • 77 lectures • 8h 4m total length

What Is The Course About!2:05
Introduction/Instructions - Download Business Plan PDF1:34
Download Cashflow Template1:00
Here is the link: http://startyourownbusinessacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Cash-Flow-P-L-Combined-1.xls
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Here is the link to the Cashflow Forecast:
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(Copy and paste the link into your browser. Then, scroll down to the end of the page and click the "Download" button on the bottom left-hand side)
Let me know you get on!
Boomy

Why I Need A "Comprehensive" Business Plan - 15:29
In this lecture we focus on the first part of "Why" you need to have a business plan. We explore the following -

a) Resources needed,

b) The realist time for success and

c) The importance of mapping out your journey
Why I Need A "Comprehensive" Business Plan - 29:15
In this lecture we focus on the second part of "Why" you need to have a business plan. We explore the following -

a) Weaknesses of the plan and what to do about them

b) The use of a plan to investors

c) The opportunity to persuade others about your seriousness

d) A plan on paper allows you to fail on paper and not in reality
Why You Need A Comprehensive Business Plan

5 Parts Of A Comprehensive Business Plan9:34
Here we introduce the 5 Parts Of A Comprehensive Business Plan. The Marketing Plan, Operations Plan, Financial Plan, Appendices and the The Executive Summary. This information sets the stage for what will be discussed to the next 2 lectures
Marketing and Operation Plans explained7:59
Now I give you specific details on the Marketing Plan and the Operations Plan. The information given will enable you to begin working your way through the process of constructing your own business plan. The Marketing plan is the most important part of the business planning process so give attention to this section.
Financial Plan, Appendices & Executive Summary expalined8:04
Finally I give you an in-depth description of the the Financial Plan, Appendicies and the Executive Summary. We have now covered the five parts to a comprehensive business plan. Although all the five parts will be covered in greater detail later we beging to draw an understanding of how the whole business planning process fits.
What Are the 5 Parts To A Comprehensive Business Plan

Understanding Industry and Sector Overviews9:45
The Marketing is clearly outlined in this video with a variety of interesting examples that helps you generate the information that is needed to prepare your Business Plan. We cover the following:

a) Industry - Past, Present and Future

b) Sector - Past, Present and Future

The information here is cruial to enable you positiojn your business above that of your competitors
The Value Of Competitors10:18
In the next 2 videos we explore the importance of Direct, Indirect and Future Competitors. Understanding their positioning and learning how they operate will be crucial to the way you develop your own marketing strategy.We also learn market availability and desire to pay for products are all proofs that a market exists.
The Value of Competitors - Part 25:10
We learn 2 more reasons why competitors are valuable to us as a Startup business. They are:

1) Helping us become more creative

2) Affects the quality of service received by the clients.
How to get information on competitors4:35
Here you will learn how to obtain information about your competitors so that our business plan can be realistic. Also a better view about the niche can be obtained. The numbers one way of getting the information is:

1) Read everything you can get about your competitors

2) Make a physical visit to their location where possible
How to get information on competitors - Part 25:19
In this lecture we discover the final 2 ways of getting information about your competitors:

1. Use their products

2. Review their financial records that are open to the publich
Marketing Plan - B2B or B2C18:09
Differentiating between a Customer and Consumers. Understanding how the language used affects the level of business you are able to generate. We learn how to create a profile about your competitor as well as dealing with other businesses directly.
Othe Methods of Finding Information9:49
I give you an overall summation of how to get information about your competitors. This builds on the previous information and fills in the gaps.
Get information about your competitors

Your Marketing Strategy - Product5:44
After learning about competitors and other relevant information we can now write our own Marketing Strategy: I cover

1. Product benefits - what they are

2. How to market our business using products benefits

We can now understand our positioning
Your Marketing Strategy – Place, Price, Promotion & Distrubution18:54
After establishing the products we have to offer we consider:

1. Working form home

2. Finding the right price. Balancing between covering your costs and getting the right price.

3. How the new business should promote their ventures

4. How the distribution process will work
Product Testing and Using a Focused Group4:59
Probably one of the most exciting features of the course is this section of the plan that will help you to achieve what Eric Ries call the Minimum Viable Product. I will teach you about focus group and product testing in this lecture.
How To Name Your Business - Part 121:14
What kind of name should you have your Startup? Does your name communicate what you do? Does your name have a searchable phrase with it? Getting the best name for your business is absolutely important. Let me show you how!
How To Name Your Business - Part 27:44
The 3 Step Process of getting the right names for your business. This will become useful when we go online to generate names.
How To Name Your Business - Part 3 - Online help17:35
In this lecture we focus on using Google as the medium for generating the best names for your business. We want to come up with a name that is searchable phrase that can attract clients to your new Startup.
The Name - Final Points3:24
This is the last video in the series of videos that explains how we can obtain searchable phrases about the name creation process.
The name for your business

Requirements

You only need to have a device that can show videos.
You need to set time aside to watch the videos
Everyone must be willing to work hard to work through the business planning process
You must be determine to complete a the work required.

Description

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Review: Expert Guidance on Writing a Great Business Plan:

This course is great in explaining to entrepreneurs how to write a great business plan. The structure of the course has been well planned - each lesson is presented with great clarity in a concise, right to the point manner. This medium-sized course is about as comprehensive as it should be without overwhelming me with too much information.

Boomy (the instructor) covers each topic engagingly with amazing attention to detail in a lively tone. Also, supplementary resources are generously provided whenever applicable. What impresses me most are the insights he shares based on his own experience - the practical tips that would save me a lot of time from having to figure it out myself.

In a nutshell, if you're looking to learn how to write a great business plan, this course will help you get the job done with minimal fuss. - Michael (student)

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Do you want to write a business plan you can use to raise money or run your business with?

Are you looking for a simple step by step course that can help you achieve this goal?

Are you looking for a course that clearly outlines exactly what to do in plain English, jargon free content that everyone can use?

Then you are in the right place!

Join over 5600 Students of successful students who have decided to write their own business plan using this 100% hands-on course!

Review: Excellent for the Entrepreneur

I had formal education in entrepreneurship at one of the top 10 entrepreneurship programs in the US. I was a little rusty and saw this course had become extremely popular, so I thought I would pick it up. What a great decision! Boomy has broken down every essential aspect of the business plan from marketing to cash flow analysis, and done it well. This immediately jogged my memory and got me back on track for following through and even making changes to my old business plan! LATEST: Course Updated For 2015 - Added Business Plan Template! - John Wilmont (Student)

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Over 5800 satisfied students are enrolled in my Business Plan course
Last 3 month, over 500 students have joined my Business Plan courses
The average rating is 4.4 !

Review: I wanna recommend this course for everyone

Hi, it is my first course that I finish to the end and Boomy is very good teacher. He give us instruction and template, and if you are planning to start small business, you need to check this course. Thanks Boomy! – Video Producer

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Whenever the word “Business Plan" is mentioned most people freeze! What follows are the words “I don't know how to write one". In reality it needs not be this way.

That is why I have taken the lid off and delivered these videos in plain English what needs to be considered and included within a business plan. This course has been designed to help those who are writing plans for the first time or for those who write business plans infrequently (Even seasoned business plan writers will learn one or two things, I promise!) . I want you to know that the information contained in this course has been used to help many start-up and growing businesses and I am confident will be of tremendous value to you. In this course you will watch over my shoulders as I create a 12 Month Cashflow Forecast from scratch!

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Downloadable Templates.

Cashflow Forecast Template
Profit & loss and Balance Sheet calculations Template
Powerpoint Business Plan Template
All the slides for the course!
5 Ways to make your business plan standout!
The start-up Founders dilemma
5 Ways to impress any investor

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Updates

5 Ways to make your business plan standout!
The start-up Founders dilemma
5 Ways to impress any investor

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In this Course You Will Learn How To Put Together:

The Comprehensive Business Plan TemplateThe Five Parts of a Business Plan Part 1: Marketing Plan: “What I Want To Do" -Industry overview -Sector overview -Competitors -Product/Service -Place -Price -Total Cost plus profit -Competitors Price -Ability for customers to pay -Standard & Average Price -Marketing/Promotions -Customers -Business Name

Part 2: Operations Plan: “How I Am Going To Do It"-Management -Business Structure -Sole Trader/Self Employed -Partnerships (Unlimited Liability) -Limited Company (Limited by Liabilities) -Company Limited by Guarantee -Staff -Insurances -Training Requirements -Exhibitions

Part 3: The Financial Plan: “What It Will Cost To Do It"-What does a Cash flow Forecast look like? -Columns -Rows -Profit and loss account

Part 4: Appendices: “Additional Supportive Information"-Letters of intent -Letters of recommendation -CV -Other Literature

Part 5: Executive Summary-Background -Market -Business Challenges and how I plan to overcome them -Profitability -How much do you need?

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Important information before you enroll:

In case you find the course useless you are covered by a 30 day money back guarantee, full refund, no questions asked!
Once enrolled, you have unlimited, lifetime access to the course!
You will have instant and free access to any updates I'll add to the course.
I will give you my full support regarding any issues or suggestions related to the course.

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This course will help you put together a Comprehensive Business Plan that can be used to run your new startup and also raise funding if needed. There are 2 PDF Documents you should use to follow the lectures. (Please download them before you start)

95% of the content is video based so that you can follow the process as easy as possible. You have over 6 hours worth of content so I assure that much of what you will need is already included!

I have set up the course so that you can follow a logical sequence used to write the business plan.

I am confident of a useful outcome for you!

So what are you waiting for?

Every delay is a barrier stopping you from starting and running a successful business. Sign Up Now!

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5 Start Student Review

Thought it was hard - ITS NOT!: thanks for teaching me how to make a good business plan. Any serious startup should take a course like this in my opinion - Emil (Student)

Who this course is for:

Those writing their first business plan plus seasoned writers will find the course useful.
Those who have a business idea but not sure how to start.
Anyone who needs to write a business plan for the purpose of raising money.
Entrepreneurs who need a working document for their Startup

Business Plan: For Startup & Small Business Success Today!

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Course content

The Comprehensive Business Plan3 lectures • 5min

The Comprehensive Business Plan2 lectures • 15min

What Is A "Comprehensive" Business Plan?3 lectures • 26min

Getting Started with M1-Project (Elsa)2 lectures • 9min

Creating Your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP)2 lectures • 17min

Taking the Next Steps2 lectures • 6min

The Business Plan - The Marketing Plan7 lectures • 1hr 3min

The Business Plan - Your Marketing Strategy7 lectures • 1hr 20min

The Business Plan - Operations Plan1 lecture • 12min

The Business Plan - Financial Plan1 lecture • 3min

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