{"id":6856,"date":"2018-11-03T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-11-03T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/?p=6856"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:06:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:06:08","slug":"business-plan-type-of","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/","title":{"rendered":"Which type of Business Plan is best for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6856\" class=\"elementor elementor-6856\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dbbf645 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dbbf645\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-744d8173\" data-id=\"744d8173\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-535f69d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"535f69d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Which type of Business Plan<br> is best for you?<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16a7fa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16a7fa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">With so many different plans out there,<br> we'll help you choose the right plan for you!<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2127df03 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2127df03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-cc4bd02 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNovember 3, 2018\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd0f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1cd0f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"361\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-ultimate-guide-img-69.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-6842\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-ultimate-guide-img-69.png 361w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-ultimate-guide-img-69-300x253.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 100vw, 361px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce4412c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce4412c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77bd6bc1\" data-id=\"77bd6bc1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-413d18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-8042 elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"413d18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Which_Type_of_Business_Plan_is_Best_for_me\"><\/span>#1 Which Type of Business Plan is Best for me?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-795f61b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795f61b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c20cfc\" data-id=\"74c20cfc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f3c2e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f3c2e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are so many different types of Business Plans. The question is... which type of business plan is right for you?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-dc2598f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dc2598f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f7b8f0\" data-id=\"9f7b8f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4535e9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4535e9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Depending on what you&#8217;re looking to accomplish, you&#8217;ll need a specific type of business plan.<\/p><p>Let&#8217;s look at the various business plans and find out what&#8217;s best for you!<\/p><p><strong>Bottom Line&#8230;<\/strong><\/p><p>If you&#8217;re not sure what business plan you need&#8230;<\/p><p><strong>Read on.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-17ccfd2\" data-id=\"17ccfd2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c135619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c135619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-guide-b-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6834\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-guide-b-03.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-guide-b-03-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/BP-guide-b-03-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a77463a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"a77463a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;shake&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08a10ea\" data-id=\"08a10ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b5d32a elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9b5d32a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-hand-o-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f2c73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29f2c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>This article forms part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-hub\/\"><strong><u><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Business Planning Hub<\/span><\/u><\/strong><\/a> where you\u2019ll find lots of guides and resources to help you create the perfect business plan!<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a21f824 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a21f824\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f72b39\" data-id=\"2f72b39\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#1_Which_Type_of_Business_Plan_is_Best_for_me\" title=\"#1 Which Type of Business Plan is Best for me?\">#1 Which Type of Business Plan is Best for me?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#2_The_Lean_Plan\" title=\"#2 The Lean Plan \">#2 The Lean Plan <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#3_The_Standard_Business_Plan\" title=\"#3 The Standard Business Plan \">#3 The Standard Business Plan <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#4_Business_Plan_for_a_Start-Up\" title=\"#4 Business Plan for a Start-Up\">#4 Business Plan for a Start-Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#5_Feasibility_Plan\" title=\"#5 Feasibility Plan \">#5 Feasibility Plan <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#6_Internal_Plan\" title=\"#6 Internal Plan\">#6 Internal Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#7_Operations_Plan_or_Annual_Plan\" title=\"#7 Operations Plan or Annual Plan\">#7 Operations Plan or Annual Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#8_A_Growth_or_Expansion_Plan\" title=\"#8 A Growth or Expansion Plan\">#8 A Growth or Expansion Plan<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#9_Strategic_Plan\" title=\"#9 Strategic Plan \">#9 Strategic Plan <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#10_Different_types_of_Business_Structure\" title=\"#10 Different types of Business Structure\">#10 Different types of Business Structure<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-type-of\/#11_Conclusion\" title=\"#11 Conclusion\">#11 Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30aa8e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30aa8e8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5ebde9\" data-id=\"f5ebde9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-58ef85d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58ef85d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8879720\" data-id=\"8879720\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40c94c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40c94c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12534\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-300x72.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Free-Business-Plan-Training-768x184.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edc3904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edc3904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Identifying which type of Business Plan is right for you doesn&#8217;t have to be a challenge.<\/p><p>In this article, we&#8217;ve put together a list of the most popular types of business plans and a description of what each of them is most suitable for.<\/p><p>There are many different names for Business Plans such as <strong>&#8216;Operational Plans<\/strong>&#8216;, &#8216;<strong>Strategic Plans<\/strong>&#8216; and &#8216;<strong>Internal Plans<\/strong>&#8216; to name a few.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e78946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e78946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bp.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7799\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bp.jpg 750w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bp-300x89.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3883647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3883647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Of course, different businesses require different types of business plans.<\/p><p>An effective business plan will match its intended use, and by knowing these differences, you will be able to plan successfully for your company\u2019s future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9fbee3 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-8050 elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"c9fbee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tDifferent businesses require different types of business plans. Check out the #Ultimate #BusinesPlanning #Guide!\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Different+businesses+require+different+types+of+business+plans.+Check+out+the+%23Ultimate+%23BusinesPlanning+%23Guide%21&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F6856\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45477bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45477bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A quick summary of the different types of business plans out there...<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a004b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33a004b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Lean_Plan\"><\/span>#2 The Lean Plan <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1562a35 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1562a35\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6b1045\" data-id=\"c6b1045\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692f620 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"692f620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/\">The Lean Plan<\/a> can be used by any type of business and is <b>great for managing tactics, strategies, deadlines, dates, cash flow, and activity.<\/b><\/p><p>It\u2019s more efficient, easier and quicker to prepare than a formal plan as it doesn\u2019t include descriptions, summaries or background details.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b3db42\" data-id=\"8b3db42\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5ad93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c5ad93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lean-planning-core-2018-bplans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7801\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lean-planning-core-2018-bplans.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lean-planning-core-2018-bplans-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/lean-planning-core-2018-bplans-768x594.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a24a5bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a24a5bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_The_Standard_Business_Plan\"><\/span>#3 The Standard Business Plan <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6f1923 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a6f1923\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"299\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Standard-Business-Plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7800\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Standard-Business-Plan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Standard-Business-Plan-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Standard-Business-Plan-768x230.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74704f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74704f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>These days the Standard Business Plan is shorter than it has ever been \u2013 plus, it&#8217;s likely to be an online document that can be downloaded and printed.<\/p><p>It\u2019s generally used when a business needs to present a plan to a prospective investor, bank, ally, vendor, partner or employee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991d2ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"991d2ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Business_Plan_for_a_Start-Up\"><\/span>#4 Business Plan for a Start-Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e49d147 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e49d147\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Contrary to what you may believe, the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-one-page-plan\/\">Business Plan for a Start-Up<\/a> is not just for start-up businesses.<\/p><p>Planning is part of business management, and the lore of the business plan is constantly changing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4b47b53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4b47b53\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-930dbb3\" data-id=\"930dbb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e73f4d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e73f4d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bpimg.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11658\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bpimg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/bpimg-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a84a5fe\" data-id=\"a84a5fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8469915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8469915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One-Page Business Plan<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e4599 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4e4599\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-one-page-plan\/\">The One-Page Business Plan<\/a> is a one-page summary that includes only the highlights of the business.<\/p><p>Its main purpose is to <b>offer a quick overview of a business<\/b>.<\/p><p>This type of summary is useful for potential investors, banks, allies, employees, and vendors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-313fd9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"313fd9e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b90d6c\" data-id=\"8b90d6c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9853239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9853239\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/FREE_BP_training\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"238\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12535\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Need-a-BP-768x183.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0b14f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd0b14f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Feasibility_Plan\"><\/span><strong>#5 Feasibility Plan <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-163ccf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"163ccf1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33ca9f1\" data-id=\"33ca9f1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05b6cbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05b6cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>More often than not, a Feasibiliy Plan is a plan used to refer to specific steps taken to validate a market, product, or technology.<\/p><p>An example could be the viability plan for a new type of brick kiln, and could include the steps required to establish a working version within a laboratory, followed by a small prototype and an initial working product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8dfa12f\" data-id=\"8dfa12f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b2d012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9b2d012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"373\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Up-Stairs.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8011\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Up-Stairs.jpg 373w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Up-Stairs-300x283.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df6cf31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df6cf31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Internal_Plan\"><\/span>#6 Internal Plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35728f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35728f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This type of plan is very similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/\">Lean Plan<\/a>.<\/p><p>It simply reflects the needs of the people within your company and is often much more concise and shorter than a <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-definitive-guide\/\">standard business plan<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dbee1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dbee1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-business-plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8009\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-business-plan.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-business-plan-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/internal-business-plan-768x276.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38c2664 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38c2664\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Operations_Plan_or_Annual_Plan\"><\/span>#7 Operations Plan or Annual Plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-848f0f3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"848f0f3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-33133a4\" data-id=\"33133a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4877b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b4877b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>This type of plan is used to keep on track and to meet all business goals within an organisation. <\/p><p>The operations plan should cover the inner workings of the business and needs to include who does what and when.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-49f4a21\" data-id=\"49f4a21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46838a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46838a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/operational-BP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7809\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/operational-BP.jpg 400w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/operational-BP-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d96ae0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d96ae0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_A_Growth_or_Expansion_Plan\"><\/span>#8 A Growth or Expansion Plan<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-9427c02 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9427c02\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cb8db9\" data-id=\"1cb8db9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a75e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a75e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/growth.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8013\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/growth.jpg 500w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/growth-300x215.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7baf063\" data-id=\"7baf063\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-322eb3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"322eb3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>These plans focus on a subset of the business.\u00a0<\/p><p>A <b>growth plan<\/b>, for instance, could be a plan for the creation of a new product, whereas an<b> expansion plan<\/b> for an outside investment would need to include the products&#8217; background, market, and team, as well as a complete company description.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f05dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f05dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Strategic_Plan\"><\/span>#9 Strategic Plan <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-07a7508 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07a7508\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b2decb\" data-id=\"8b2decb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22dd5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22dd5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>The Strategic Plan is <b>almost identical to an Internal Plan<\/b>, minus the in-depth detail about financial projections and specifics. <\/p><p>It is, however, much more detailed than the Lean plan.<\/p><p>A good strategic plan must take implementation into account, as well as time and resources.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1c2bd1\" data-id=\"c1c2bd1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6adf5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6adf5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/stratigi-plan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7804\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/stratigi-plan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/stratigi-plan-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/stratigi-plan-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5409b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c5409b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Different_types_of_Business_Structure\"><\/span>#10 Different types of Business Structure<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e44251a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e44251a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>There are various types of business structures, and each will have its own legal and tax implications. <\/p><p>It is important to find the one that is best suited to you and your business.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce57dfe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce57dfe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/types-of-businesses.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7805\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/types-of-businesses.jpg 1000w, 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company and are therefore responsible for all its assets and\u00a0liabilities.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><b>Corporation<\/b> \u2013 This is generally geared towards larger established companies that have multiple employees.\u202f These are structured and more complex.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><b>Limited Liability Company<\/b> \u2013 This one has the features of a corporation combined with the tax efficiencies and operational flexibility of a partnership.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><b>Partnership<\/b> \u2013 There are various types of partnership which are dependent on\u00a0both the nature of arrangement and partner responsibility.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><b>Cooperative<\/b> \u2013 This is designed to meet a collective need or to provide a\u00a0service\u202fthat is beneficial to its members.<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><b>S Corporation<\/b> \u2013 Tax is only on a personal level and is similar 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elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Doing your research on the various types of business plans is a great place to start when creating your own plan.<\/p><p>If you want more information about writing a business plan, why not check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-definitive-guide\/\">Definitive Step-by-Step guide on writing a business plan FAST<\/a>?<\/p><h4><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-common-mistakes-to-avoid\/\">40 Common Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid when Writing your Plan<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/what-is-a-business-plan\/\">What is a Business plan and why do you need one?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-business-proposal\/\">How to Write a Business Proposal in 5 Easy Steps<\/a><\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-name-generator-tools\/\">10 FREE Business Name Generator Tools to find your perfect business name<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c764fee elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c764fee\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc3bb72\" data-id=\"bc3bb72\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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