{"id":6880,"date":"2018-10-30T00:00:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T00:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/?p=6880"},"modified":"2019-11-06T14:10:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-06T14:10:27","slug":"business-plan-lean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/","title":{"rendered":"How to write a Lean Business Plan in under 60 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6880\" class=\"elementor elementor-6880\">\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\" 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598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>\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-3432c43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3432c43\" 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-c6881ea\" data-id=\"c6881ea\" 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-f806128 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f806128\" 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_Write_a_lean_business_plan_in_under_60_minutes\"><\/span>#1 Write a lean business plan in under 60 minutes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\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-0b525fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0b525fa\" 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-69611cf\" data-id=\"69611cf\" 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-6cde9f4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6cde9f4\" 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-55067b4\" data-id=\"55067b4\" 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-edacec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"edacec5\" 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\">This section covers a simple Lean Business Plan \u2013 with all the benefits but without the hassle!<\/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-6bce1a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bce1a7\" 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-6875bbb\" data-id=\"6875bbb\" 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-b49a6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b49a6f3\" 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>Wondering how to how to write a business plan? <\/p><p>Well, if you&#8217;re <a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/hub-bp-what-is-a-business-plan\/\">new to business plan writing<\/a>, why not keep it simple? If that sounds appealing to you, then you are in the right place!<\/p><p>In this article we&#8217;ve shared real examples of content from actual business plans \u2013 and you will even be able to download a business plan template.<\/p><p><strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong><\/p><p>If you want to find out how to write a business plan that will impress any audience&#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-12a14a2\" data-id=\"12a14a2\" 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-ea6ccab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ea6ccab\" 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=\"601\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BusinessPlanHUB-03.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6568\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BusinessPlanHUB-03.jpg 601w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BusinessPlanHUB-03-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/>\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-c8e6872 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"c8e6872\" 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-099c487\" data-id=\"099c487\" 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-c95dbf4 elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"c95dbf4\" 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-e91d5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e91d5b6\" 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 is 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-14dddf8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14dddf8\" 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-b13cf33\" data-id=\"b13cf33\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/#1_Write_a_lean_business_plan_in_under_60_minutes\" title=\"#1 Write a lean business plan in under 60 minutes\">#1 Write a lean business plan in under 60 minutes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/#2_The_modern_way_of_business_planning\" title=\"#2 The modern way of business planning\">#2 The modern way of business planning<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-lean\/#3_What_needs_to_be_included_in_the_Lean_Business_Plan\" title=\"#3 What needs to be included in the Lean Business Plan?\">#3 What needs to be included in the Lean Business Plan?<\/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-6194598 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6194598\" 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-cb2aac8\" data-id=\"cb2aac8\" 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-2d8f5c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d8f5c7\" 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>Interested in writing a business plan but don&#8217;t have much time to dedicate to it?<\/p><p>We have you covered.<\/p><p>You don&#8217;t need to know much about how to write a business plan \u2013 especially if you start with a Lean Plan. In fact,<b> you can even write a Lean Business Plan in under an hour!<\/b><\/p><p>No doubt you are constantly thinking about the strategies that you will use to grow your business anyway, so putting pen to paper won\u2019t be difficult&#8230; It might even be enjoyable!<\/p><p><b>Ready? Let&#8217;s get started.<\/b><\/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-831e38b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"831e38b\" 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=\"690\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BP-tree2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7899\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BP-tree2.jpg 690w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/BP-tree2-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/>\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-6916bcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6916bcb\" 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_modern_way_of_business_planning\"><\/span>#2 The modern way of business planning<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-74368bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74368bc\" 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>Writing a Lean Business Plan isn\u2019t as difficult as you might think, but maybe you are still wondering whether you can actually tackle one.<\/p><p>Well, let me tell you:<\/p><p>You can. Easily.<\/p><p>These days, business plans aren&#8217;t documents that take weeks to research and write. And they aren&#8217;t something that&#8217;s doomed to remain on a shelf. In fact, a formal, traditional plan is usually only required if outside investment or a bank loan is necessary.<\/p><blockquote><p>Most business planning these days is a simple, ongoing process that is all about discovering and utilizing the strategy that works best for you.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Regularly reviewing financials and strategies is important, as it means that you can respond quickly to opportunities and challenges \u2013 and <b>a business plan helps you do this very easily<\/b>.<\/p><p>The way forward is by using the concept of \u2018<strong>Lean Planning<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p><p>This includes all the benefits that come with traditional planning, minus the hassle and pain of the creation of a long document.<\/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-590636e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"590636e\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-777919e elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"777919e\" 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-09b1df0\" data-id=\"09b1df0\" 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-792a85d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"792a85d\" 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>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>So where to start?<\/b><\/p><p>Begin with a <b>short business overview<\/b> \u2013 a <strong>Lean Plan<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Basically, this is a brief synopsis of your business strategy, which includes all the essential components. <em><strong><br \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p><p><em><strong>(We&#8217;ve got a Lean Business Plan template you can download at the end of this article.)<\/strong><\/em><\/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-f411d3f\" data-id=\"f411d3f\" 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-3171ae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3171ae3\" 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-90f7d4b elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-blockquote--button-color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"90f7d4b\" 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\tWhat do you need to start a #business? The #Ultimate #BusinessPlanning Guide \u2013 Check it out!\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=What+do+you+need+to+start+a+%23business%3F+The+%23Ultimate+%23BusinessPlanning+Guide+%E2%80%93+Check+it+out%21&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fentrepreneursgateway.com%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F6880\" 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-07498ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07498ee\" 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_What_needs_to_be_included_in_the_Lean_Business_Plan\"><\/span>#3 What needs to be included in the Lean 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-943d416 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"943d416\" 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>Now comes the exciting part.<\/p><p>When writing a Lean plan, try and keep each section as short and concise as possible.<\/p><p>What you need is:<\/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-8e26cfd elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e26cfd\" 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-e297e58\" data-id=\"e297e58\" 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-a8cd04d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8cd04d\" 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<ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li><strong>Value Proposition<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>This should be one sentence which describes what value you give to your customers.\u00a0The goal is to communicate to your customers the value that you provide in a way that&#8217;s easy to understand.<\/li><li><strong>Market Need<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong>\u00a0In what way does your business solve your customer&#8217;s problem? If it doesn&#8217;t solve anything, then you could have a long road ahead to building your business. If you are unsure, ask potential customers what they like about your services or products and why they choose to use you.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-82c65f7\" data-id=\"82c65f7\" 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-46aab75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46aab75\" 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=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Productvalue.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7900\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Productvalue.jpg 500w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Productvalue-300x221.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\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-9dc2ddd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9dc2ddd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Market Need Example:<\/b><br>It can be difficult to find a truly unique and special gift for a loved one from the Far East without actually travelling there. This is the problem that our business solves. The boutique will be a hub for Oriental gifts and lifestyle products. It offers the flexibility of a product-sourcing service as well as advice in choosing which gift to purchase.  <br><br>This will save time and energy to those customers who are not naturally good at shopping or simply do not have much free time. Customers will also have the option of a personalized service, such as jewellery or dresses specifically made to their request, or even embroidery with a loved one\u2019s name or initials embossed on it.<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d7e358 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d7e358\" 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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-04e1a2a elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04e1a2a\" 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-e5f3d1e\" data-id=\"e5f3d1e\" 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-40e7a28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40e7a28\" 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<ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li><strong>Your Solution: <\/strong>What do you do to solve the problems of your customers? What services or products do you offer? Describe the service or product and show with why it is the best.<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Com<\/strong><strong>petition<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>What services and products do customers choose as an alternative to yours? What makes you different and what makes your products superior?<\/li><li><strong>Target Market:<\/strong>\u00a0Describe who the perfect customer for your business is. Who are they, what are their shopping habits, etc? If different markets are targeted, then create market segments for each one.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a69c95\" data-id=\"9a69c95\" 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-b863d47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b863d47\" 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=\"554\" height=\"455\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/competition2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7903\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/competition2.jpg 554w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/competition2-300x246.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/>\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-b5170fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b5170fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Example of a Target Market:<\/b><br>As mentioned previously, the client group for the business will be mainly women or men buying for their loved ones rather than themselves. The general age range will be 25-55 years old. Customers are most likely to be well travelled, having experienced the beauty of the products that come from a foreign culture, and be financially comfortable.  <br><br>Many of the products are handmade and are of extremely high quality. This does have an impact on the price, making those who are financially comfortable more likely to be able to afford them.<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a0063 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a0063\" 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<ul class=\"ali-bulet-green\"><li><strong>Sales and Marketing<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>How are your services or products marketed to your customers? What sales channels do you use? Where will your products\/services be sold? (If online, the online store will be classed as a sales channel, the same as a physical one.) How will your business be marketed? Keep in mind that different target markets usually require different types of marketing.<\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3df4a96 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3df4a96\" 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-f487844\" data-id=\"f487844\" 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-7931703 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7931703\" 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<ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li><strong>Budget and Sales Goals<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>What will be the cost of making your product or delivering your service and how much do you think that you will sell? Consider what other expenses will be incurred when the business is up and running. In order for your business to succeed, what targets need to be met?<\/li><li><strong>Milestones<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>What targets have been planned for the next few months or years and what has been achieved so far? This helps meet targets and stay on track.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef47241\" data-id=\"ef47241\" 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-dc401d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc401d4\" 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=\"423\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/goals2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7904\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/goals2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/goals2-300x254.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\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-82c977e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"82c977e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Example of Milestones:<\/b><br> Primarily, the business will finalize their website, which will enable them to trade online. The target for this is the end of April. They aim to find suitable premises within three months and have secured a shop space sharing opportunity in the interim. Once the business plan is completed, it will be passed on to the Bank of China in order to have a business account registered under the company\u2019s name.  \n<br><br>After one year\u2019s trading, the business will look to employ a full-time shop assistant and after two years' trading a general manager. Finally, after five years, the business may open another boutique in London, or look to purchase the permanent shop space.\n<\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08470de elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"08470de\" 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=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12532\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Are-you-ENT-5-768x270.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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6164143 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6164143\" 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>.<\/p><ul class=\"ali-bulet-green list-height\"><li><strong>Partners and Resources:\u00a0<\/strong>Think about whether you will need to work with other organizations or companies to make the company successful.<\/li><li><strong>Fu<\/strong><strong>nding Needs<\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>This isn&#8217;t compulsory. If you are looking to raise monies for the business, how much is required and what will it be used for? Even if you are using your own funds, it is advisable to plan how the funds will be used.<\/li><li><strong>Team<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong> What makes you and your business team the right people in making the company a success? If you&#8217;re a soloprepreneur, then jot down a few lines as to what makes you the best person to run the business. If you think that, in the future, more key people will be required, list those positions in your plan.<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a734878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a734878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>Example of a Team:<\/b><br>We are a start-up company with over 27 years of collective experience in the golf and leisure industry. We are passionate about the industry, and most of all, we love seeing clients enjoying their leisure time in beautifully designed facilities in stunning locations. Mickey Mouse, former Managing and Operations Director at ABC Golf &amp; Country Club, and his daughter Minnie Mouse will front the management team, with the rest of the management team being appointed once the project gets the green light.<br>\n\n<br>Thanks to our years of experience and contacts in the industry, we have built strong relationships with many contractors, builders, engineering consultants and suppliers, meaning that we can hit the ground running once the first wave of investment is in place.\n <\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17cad43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17cad43\" 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<h3><b>In conclusion: <br \/><\/b><\/h3><p>Begin with a Lean Business Plan and keep the detailed business one for later.<\/p><p>This is a great place to start!<\/p><p>As you consider each of the areas above, imagine you are having a chat with someone at a party and are describing your business in &#8216;simple terms&#8217;.<\/p><p>In business, the idea of pitching first and planning second is best practice, as it is a much quicker and effective path to ensuring success rather than that of the traditional business plan.<\/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-1394d61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1394d61\" 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\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-de301dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de301dc\" 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-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad302a1\" data-id=\"ad302a1\" 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-ae625ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae625ca\" 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<h3><b>Getting started<\/b><\/h3><p><strong>Download our FREE Lean Plan Template<\/strong> to get started on your plan straight away.<\/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-2060ea2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2060ea2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/entrepreneursgatewaybp-hub.pages.ontraport.net\/OnePagePlan\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download Now<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e8b55a\" data-id=\"9e8b55a\" 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-5794b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5794b39\" 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=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BusinessPlanHub-post-img-opt.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6598\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BusinessPlanHub-post-img-opt.jpg 800w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BusinessPlanHub-post-img-opt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/BusinessPlanHub-post-img-opt-768x512.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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f62539 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f62539\" 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-51602f9\" data-id=\"51602f9\" 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-926c56a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"926c56a\" 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>If you&#8217;re looking for a more detailed plan, why not take a look through our business plan examples:<\/p><ol class=\"ali-number-list list-height\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-ecommerce\">Ecommerce Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-bar-restaurant\/\">Bar &amp; Restaurant Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-medical-center\/\">Medical Center Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-outdoor-activity\/\">Outdoor Activity Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-advertising-agency\/\">Advertising Agency Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-real-estate\/\">Real Estate Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-boutique\/\">Boutique Industry Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-bakery\/\">Baker Business Plan sample<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\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-759c854 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"759c854\" 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-8710411\" data-id=\"8710411\" 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-b438995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b438995\" 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<h4><strong>Additional Resources:<\/strong><\/h4><p>To help you even further in creating your business plan, make sure to check out the following articles. They will show you how to write the perfect plan to impress!<\/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-f121844 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"f121844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-common-mistakes-to-avoid\/\">40 Common Business Plan Mistakes to Avoid when Writing your Plan<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/what-is-a-business-plan\/\">What is a Business plan and why do you need one?<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-business-proposal\/\">How to Write a Business Proposal in 5 Easy Steps<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/entrepreneursgateway.com\/business-plan-name-generator-tools\/\">10 FREE Business Name Generator Tools to find your perfect business name<\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\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-3d3b18d4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d3b18d4\" 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