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Write an Investor-Ready Business Plan Fast, with Templates!
Rating: 4.9 out of 5(6 ratings)
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Write an Investor-Ready Business Plan Fast, with Templates!

Learn everything you need to write an effective business plan to grow and raise funds, from an award winning executive!
Created byNonprofit Institute
Last updated 4/2026
English
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What you'll learn

  • How To Write A Simple And Successful Business Plan with an easy to follow template ($150 value)!
  • Learn from past founders and business executives
  • Write a complete business plan for investors
  • Start a business from scratch
  • Build a company with little initial investment
  • Write an executive summary for a business plan
  • Create startup financials, even if you have no finance background! Including budget and forecast templates and walkthroughs
  • Write your product and service descriptions for your business plan
  • Explain who your management team is to investors in your business plan
  • Understand who your customers are and what your market is
  • Understand who your competition is and conduct a SWOT analysis
  • Write the competition section of your business plan
  • Create a perfect go-to-market strategy and explain it in your business plan
  • Why a well-developed financial plan is important
  • How to create structure for your business from the start

Course content

1 section • 14 lectures • 40m total length

  • Introduction to the Course0:24
  • Introduction to Business Plans1:08

    Learn to write an investor-ready business plan using a flexible template, aligning mission and timeline, and appealing to donors or lenders with a polished plan.

  • Business Plan Template0:01
  • Executive Summary2:24

    Craft a concise executive summary that highlights your business goals, target market, competitive edge, and financial outlook, using templates to attract investors.

  • Company Description1:01

    Provide a quick overview of your company, including its name, founders, mission, philosophy, and vision, using the template to answer key questions for investors and lenders.

  • Products and Services2:22

    Craft a clear investor-ready products and services section that defines the problem you solve, benefits, features, pricing, and competitive advantage, using market research and a strong value proposition.

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  • Marketing Plan5:25

    Explore the marketing plan by assessing industry attractiveness, barriers to entry, target customers, and competition, using market research and nonprofit donor insights to craft a competitive, investor-ready strategy.

  • SWOT Analysis2:39

    Master SWOT analysis to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, honestly assess industry, competitors, and yourself, and outline actionable steps to leverage opportunities and mitigate threats.

  • Positioning and Marketing Channels4:33

    Learn how to position your target customer and plan multi-channel marketing—from online and print to radio, cable, out-of-home, plus social media and email—with an actionable, research-backed branding and budgeting approach.

  • Operational Plan5:05

    articulate the operational plan from raw materials to sale, covering production, technology, and inventory. align this plan with clear personnel roles, compliance, and scalable execution, including nonprofit considerations.

  • Management and Organization3:14

    Explore the management and organization section of an investor-ready plan, detailing executives' backgrounds, advisors, and an org chart to illustrate leadership, experience, and governance for investors.

  • Startup Expenses9:11

    Detail initial capital investments, ongoing costs, and salaries in startup expenses and capitalization to forecast profitability, including cost of sales, operating expenses, and donors or sales projections.

  • Tailoring to Different Industries or Funding Sources2:33

    Tailor your investor-ready business plan to specific industries and funding sources by answering banking and investor questions, detailing capital needs, uses, and projected profits from section seven.

  • Congrats on Finishing, Here's What's Next!0:12

Requirements

  • No experience required, all you need is a computer and internet connection!

Description

Do you want to start a business, or already have and want to raise money, or present an effective business plan?

Or do you want to learn about business plans so you can understand investors, and the language of business?

Do you want a simple, but effective structure for writing a business plan that actually works?

Or maybe you work at a company and want to launch a new product?

If any of these questions sound like you, you are in the right place. Don’t waste your time buying a course on writing a business plan from instructors who have never actually started businesses, and come to the Nonprofit Institute. We are a team of former founders and executives who are committed to teaching the art of starting and growing businesses in a digestible way, complete with templates and live instructor support.

Welcome to our comprehensive course on writing a business plan! This course was developed off of real-world experience writing, and evaluating business plans as investors. What we provide is a simple template you can use and a walk-through of every step of completing it so that you finish the course with an amazing business plan in-hand!

This is not only the most comprehensive course on the internet today, it is the most real-world oriented and will prepare you to hit the ground running, and quickly. Take a peak below for the components of the course!


Part 1: Introduction to the Business Plan

Part 2: Writing Your Executive Summary

Part 3: Writing Your Company Description

Part 4: Planning Your Product or Services

Part 5: Writing a Marketing Plan

Part 6: Conducting a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis

Part 7: Positioning and Marketing Channels

Part 8: Making an Operational Plan

Part 9: The Management and Organization Section of the Business Plan

Part 10: Startup Expenses

BONUS: Tailoring the plan to different industries or funding sources!

Plus: business plan template to customize for yourself and a marketing plan template to keep!


You do not need any prior business experience to understand this course or use our business plan template. With our team of founders and executives, we set out to create the most understandable course on creating a business, complete with templates for the major steps, so that you can start your business quickly and on the right foot.

Everything you need to write a business plan is included in this course and the teachings are based on real-world experience of leading businesses from founders and executives!

Please click the “Take This Course” button now to start your business plan and learn from the best!

Don’t wait to start your business and wonder “what if?”, start today!


You will receive:

A Business plan template you can customize to your business that our expert instructors will talk you through step-by-step!

A bonus, marketing plan template you can use to plan your marketing strategy!

Lifetime access to the course!

A 30-day money back guarantee!

An invitation to an executive community to learn and discuss business trends and challenges!

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone interested in starting any type of company in any country and in any industry (no prior business experience is required).
  • Anyone that has already started a company, but wants to take their business to the next level.
  • Anyone working at a company that wants to launch a new product and or a new service.
  • Anyone who wants to develop a business plan
  • Anyone who wants to create a professional business plan
  • Anyone who wants to present their business idea in an organized way
  • Anyone who wants to have a better view of their idea
  • Anyone who wants to learn product implementation and launch strategies
  • Anyone interested in attracting investment / business partners
  • Anyone who wants to bring their idea in an organized way to implementation
  • Anyone who needs a business plan template

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