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 prestigious Central London venue of The British Library enabling places to be heavily subsidised to £35 + VAT, totalling £41.13, (from £165 + VAT).

A 3-hour double-CD boxed set of the live Perfect Business Plan workshop 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

In response to demand from delegates who have attended the popular Perfect Business Plan Workshop or who have prior experience of preparing a business plan, Business Plan Services is pleased to offer a new follow-on module that provides the opportunity to improve your business plan by evaluating real business plan case studies and includes:-

Part A. Case studies of business plans from three real businesses:
 - a manufacturing business
 - a logistics business
 - a technology business
The trainer will lead an interactive session discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the three plans. Delegates will benefit from advanced preparation.

Part B. A discussion of delegates' own business plans.

Business Plan Services in association with London Business School invites you to particpate in its Executive Business Plan Programme, designed to give you the skills and know-how to evaluate opportunities available to your business to support its growth.

The Programme provides a 3-stage agenda to improve your business planning and business plan writing skills…for which 100% funding is available by the Learning and Skills Council.

The Programme is specifically aimed at key owners/managers responsible for the direction of an organisation, including private, franchise, public and voluntary bodies employing between 5 and 249 staff.

The programme comprises the following:-

1.    The Perfect Business Plan workshop exploring the key components of a ‘perfect’ business plan; followed by

2.    The Advanced Business Plan Module reviewing real-life case study business plans and delegates’ business plans; culminating in

3.    A one-to-one consultancy session lasting up to 90 minutes to address the needs of individual business plans and create an action plan for implementation.

Full funding worth £500 is available to eligible businesses under the Learning and Skills Council’s Leadership and Management programme.

Contact michael.anderson@bizplans.co.uk or call 0845 057 4065 to check your eligibility and forthcoming event dates.