TY - BOOK AU - Ekanem,Ignatius TI - Writing a business plan: a practical guide T2 - Routledge Focus on Business and Management SN - 9780367788179 (paperback) AV - HD30.28 .E38 2021 PY - 2021/// CY - New York : PB - Routledge, KW - Business planning KW - Proposal writing in business N1 - Includes index; About the author -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to this book -- Idea generation -- The contents of a business plan -- Executive summary -- Introduction to the business plan -- Business strategy -- Market research and marketing -- Finance -- Operations -- Hr-related tasks and legal compliance -- Risk analysis, growth and exit planning -- Conclusion -- Appendices -- Example of turning a hobby into a business : Lawton Dancewear -- Example of finding a gap in the market : Tony Stone and Stoats Porridge bars -- Business plan template -- Sample business plan (1) : Wordfood enterprises -- Sample business plan (2) : Suzan Joseph Associates Ltd -- Example of mission statement : MacDonald -- Example of vision statement : MacDonald -- Index ER -