Be sure when you engage someone to write your business plan that you are going to receive a full business plan and not just a financial plan.   A financial plan is key to the overall business plan but is not something that can really be done accurately until you have done due diligence on your overall business plan which includes:  market analysis, company direction and history, have an understanding of your products/services, product strategy, pricing strategy, promotional strategy, sales st...

There is so much more to a business plan than the right template or format.  A template is nothing more than an outline but together by those who understand what is needed in a business plan and they provide the headings and few sentences on each section.  It is actually the content itself that is most important along with understanding what the bank, grant provider, or investor is looking for in a business plan.  Many entrepreneurs are able to articulate the overall premise of their business...