Your business plan serves as the roadmap for your company. It helps you iron out details like your marketing plan, target market, financial projections, and more. Plus, if you’re seeking any sort of ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. When I first started working with business plans back in the late 1970s, the average plan was much longer and more complex than what I ...

Learn how to write a modern startup business plan in 2026 that clarifies strategy, tests assumptions, and earns investor ...

So you’ve come up with an idea for a business and made the courageous decision to strike out on your own. You’ll get to work on your terms, become your own boss, and hopefully turn a profit by doing ...

All entrepreneurs and business owners should have a business plan. The very process of developing your plan helps you understand they type of business you'd like to build, and the action plan which ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Writing a business plan not only helps you stay on track as ...

Business plans are often composed of four parts. There is typically an executive summary, a marketing plan, a management team description and a breakdown of company finances. When Apple’s Joanna ...