Writing a Business Plan

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This course will help you to create a well-constructed business plan that enables decision makers to better understand the potential project and helps you to ensure the idea and the finances make sense. Discover the role of the accountant in writing an effective business plan.

NZ$345 +VAT

4 CPD hours

365 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Writing a Business Plan

(44 customer reviews)

NZ$345 +VAT

4 CPD Course

365 days’ access

Use ACPD101 for 10% off any purchase.

Writing a Business Plan

(44 customer reviews)

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This course will enable you to

  • Explain what a business plan is
  • Understand the role of accountants in writing a business plan
  • Outline the essential components of a business plan
  • Structure and format a business plan
  • Write the financial section
  • Consider relevant external business factors
  • Ensure consistency and accuracy in your business plan
  • Use your plan as a benchmark for success

About the course

Successful businesses and investors will have a good track record in determining not only which projects are funded through to completion, but also those that aren’t taken forward. One key tool in the decision-making process is the business plan.

This course will help you to create a well-constructed business plan, complete with all the key elements, that enables decision makers to better understand the potential project and helps you to ensure the idea and the finances are fully thought through. You will also gain an understanding of how the business plan can be used as a benchmark to track the success of the project. Discover the role of the accountant in writing an effective business plan.

Contents

Getting started

What is a business plan?
Who’s writing?
Making a case for business plans
Enter, accountants
The role of accountants
Key components

Structuring and formatting the plan

Laying the foundations
Structure
Financing options
Format
A stake in the business plan
Telling your story

Writing the plan

Business concept
Marketing plan
Financial plan
Forecasting models
Sales and costs forecasts
Financial requirements
Risk assessment
Contingency planning
Action plan

Reviewing the plan

What makes a successful business plan?
Review the plan
Conciseness, consistency, correctness
Benchmarking
Using the plan
Adapting the plan

Author

Chris Bruce

Managing Director of Better & Better Ltd, a consultancy providing “business advice and project implementations” to a range of organisations from start-ups through to multinational corporations.

44 reviews for Writing a Business Plan

  1. Kgomotso Ramokate –

    Very informative and useful material.

  2. Dushali Patel –

    It was a really good course.

  3. Sikandar Iqbal –

    great course

  4. Suzanne Currell –

    Good introduction into the topic and what should be included in business plan

  5. Bonolo Paul Nare –

    Summarizes the approach to writing a business plan pretty well.

  6. Thomas O Sullivan –

    Difficult to edit

  7. Neil Messider –

    Well constructed course

  8. Teodora Danila –

  9. Bronwyn Ormaechea –

    Comprehensive and well written and explained

  10. Samantha Samuel –

  11. Rachael Parfitt –

    Provided methodology for writing a business plan and access to some templates/examples. There was some repetition within the first couple of modules however. Overall a worthwhile course

  12. Gethin Griffiths –

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  13. Oduetse Baitshoki –

    This was a good course for those who want to do business or expand existing businesses.

  14. Richard Larkman –

    Useful refresher. Ironically, given the stress on the importance of error checking, the text needs to be proof read to remove errors! An example being cheque for check.

  15. Roxanne Cachia –

    I came into this course with just a very basic understanding of a business plan, why its needed and what it’s used for. This course was exactly what I needed to get an understanding of what goes into a business plan, what is included, the important features of it and how to write a successful business plan. I now feel that I am able to understand more a business plan when i read it, and may also attempt at writing my first one, making reference to the very detailed and helpful notes provided.

  16. Vaughan Wyber –

    Great course. Really enjoyed it.

  17. Deborah Wallis –

    Very helpful at clearly stepping you through a Bus Plan. Also delved down into actual requirements and not just theory. I will be keeping these notes to assist me in the future, Thanks

  18. Maria Persson-O’Connor –

    This course really emphasises the importance of proper groundwork and also reviewing the plan once it is finished. Shoddy work will get you nowhere, in any setting, and especially where you are looking for someone else’s money to support your/your client’s vision

  19. Ian McDougall –

    Pretty basic stuff but good if this is new to you

  20. Atlholang Matsaunyane –

    This has given me the insight of how a business plan is written and what is expected from a good or promising Business Plan

  21. Mark Dinsdale –

    Concise and to the point. Great combination of video and written learning, plus ongoing short tests that keep you engaged and show what you’ve learned.

  22. Amanda Wilkins –

  23. Chandana Mukherjee –

    Relevant to my role as Finance Manager.

  24. Gearoid Condon –

    Very detailed structured yet practical content

  25. David Willder –

    other ideas to include

  26. Finagnon Nougbognon Mathieu Adanve –

    The course comes at the right time because i have on goal to build my business plan.

  27. Ian Roberts –

    Very practical course

  28. Sianne Timm –

    Covered more than I expected.

  29. Satwinder Kalkat –

    we have a number of new strategic projects in the early stages – where business plans and cases will need to be drafted and approved.

  30. Declan Flynn –

    It provided a framework

  31. Rachael Knowles –

    It was practical and relatable

  32. Kabo Mokute –

    All aspects of business plan writing were covered

  33. Venita M.E. Farrell-Cabey –

  34. Sandra Hoy –

    Very practical and good use of examples

  35. Michael Heffernan –

    Good structure and advice on how to format the business plan

  36. Stephen Dwamena Kwakye –

    I can now put together a business plan

  37. John Harris –

    Bit Basic

  38. Izabela Velkova –

    I think you could add more content, it is very helpful and succinct, however, maybe adding more rigorous details could help.

  39. Sakata Keshena –

  40. Lee Dale –

    The course was unbelievably basic. It seemed to assume the writer had no skills at it at all, and indeed no professional background

  41. Prakash Dannie –

  42. Chaminda Prabath Sandaruwan –

  43. Peter Corrish –

  44. Leggy Bojosi –

    It provided me with facts and step by step guide on putting together a business plan

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