Anyone can write a business plan...but not many people can write a good one! An effective business plan is one that gets results, whether compiled for internal management use or to raise finance.

This workshop is ideal for businesses at all stages but particularly early-stage and growth businesses looking to raise finance. It explores what information is critical in a business plan, what should be left out and how it can best be presented depending on the type of finance that is required for the business i.e. bank debt, angel investment or grant funding.

Our interactive live classroom event is called THE PERFECT BUSINESS PLAN - The Tools to Help you Raise Finance, covering:-
* 7 tests of an entrepreneurial opportunity
* 10 questions your business plan should answer to attract finance
* 50 things worth remembering to get your message across

There is then a chance for delegates to interact with the presenter and the audience by testing their own business' value proposition to understand how it can be turned from being an idea into a potential business. In the second part of the workshop, each section of a business plan is discussed with particular reference to specific businesses and the Board-level / business angel experiences of the presenter over the last 15 years.

This half day course will teach you everything you need to know about how to prepare a 'perfect' business plan, looking at the difference between an internal business plan and preparing a document to raise finance. This workshop is being held at the Brehon Hotel in Killarney on 29th July and 7th Oct and at the Meadowlands Hotel in Tralee on 9th Sept and 25th Nov. Please identify your preferred venue and date and see the course calendar by pressing the button "make a reservation on this course" below for details (please note that no reservation will be made until you have selected your course on the next page and provided your payment details). The cost of the workshop €115 + VAT, totalling €139.00.

A 3-hour double-CD boxed set of the live event, filmed at the British Library in London. Ideal for anyone who is unable to attend a half-day workshop or wants to take the event into their living room to go through the fundamentals of business planning in the own time and at their own pace.

Reviews:

"I have seen many business presentations, especially at the Academy for Chief Executives. I believe that the material in the Armchair Business Plan DVD is of a high quality and will be of value to anyone struggling to create a first class business plan. The workshop, which I attended, is full of real-life experiences: these help to bring colour to the theoretical help which is often found in business planning books."

Joe Adams, Managing Director, Adams and Associates

"I attended the Business Plan workshop at the British Library, at which the "Armchair Business Plan" DVD was created. I found the material to be of real value to entrepreneurs who are intending to start a business. It was also of great value to myself now that I am developing a business plan for my own established business which is in a stage of rapid growth. I would recommend the DVD to any would-be entrepreneur, especially if they cannot attend the workshop at the British Library in person."

Paul Ugo, Managing Director, Ugo Foods Group Ltd