Did you say to yourself, “I need to write my own business plan,†only to realize days or weeks later than you'd stopped even trying because you got stuck somewhere and nothing seemed to help get you moving again? Welcome to every entrepreneur's plight. Business plans are tough to compose, and writing them well requires hours of dedication, a host of top-notch resources, smart friends or advisors who can review and poke holes, and an integrated financial forecast that makes a believable case for your potential profit. But don't give up – there ARE tools available to you, and other support mechanisms as well. The U.S. government offers business planning courses through its SCORE centers in most cities, your local library is sure to have a guide or handbook on writing your own business plan, and software programs and online calculators for common financial metrics in your target industry can all help. For market research, the U.S. Census Bureau has a range of helpful charts, and you can buy financial templates if you're comfortable with how to populate them.
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