Items related to Business Plans that Work

Business Plans that Work - Softcover

 
9780071412872: Business Plans that Work
View all copies of this ISBN edition:
 
 
This title shows how to convert any idea into a convincing business plan - the necessary first step to launching a thriving enterprise. Today's entrepreneurs are driving a new era of global transformation and growth. But before they can turn ideas into profitmaking ventures, they must craft a business plan that crystallizes and legitimizes those ideas to customers, key talent, and investors. "Business Plans That Work" details a strategic, step-by-step approach to creating, adapting, and writing a solid but flexible business plan that will sell your idea and help you make it a reality.Whatever stage you are at in the growth of your business, this no-nonsense guidebook will show you how to: determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom; recognize and avoid common pitfalls in creating a business plan; and, use the proven "Timmons Model" to analyze potential opportunities. More than just a tool to raise seed capital, a well-written business plan provides an entrepreneur with strong insights into "the idea," and a powerful head start on turning that idea into an enterprise. "Business Plans That Work" shows how to write, adapt, focus, and revise a business plan that will secure capital and attract top-flight talent as it helps you assess the strength of your opportunity and provides invaluable insights into what you need to do to make it work.Jeffry A. Timmons, D.B.A., is the Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College and author of the Inc. top ten book New Venture Creation. Andrew Zacharakis, Ph.D., is the Paul T. Babson Term Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College. Stephen Spinelli is the founder of Jiffy Lube International and director of Babson's Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

Review:
"Jeffry Timmons is "one of the two most powerful minds in entrepreneurship in the nation." -Success magazine; Steve Spinelli is the " 'Top Gun' for business start-ups." - Success magazine"
From the Back Cover:

[BACK COVER]

[CATEGORY] Small Business

[HEAD] How to Convert Any Idea into a Convincing Business Plan--The Necessary First Step to Launching a Thriving Enterprise

Today's entrepreneurs are driving a new era of global transformation and growth. But before they can turn ideas into profitmaking ventures, they must craft a business plan that crystallizes and legitimizes those ideas to customers, key talent, and investors.

Business Plans That Work details a strategic, step-by-step approach to creating, adapting, and writing a solid but flexible business plan that will sell your idea and help you make it a reality. Whatever stage you are at in the growth of your business, this no-nonsense guidebook will show you how to:

  • Determine what to include in each plan, why, and for whom
  • Recognize and avoid common pitfalls in creating a business plan
  • Use the proven "Timmons Model" to analyze potential opportunities

More than just a tool to raise seed capital, a well-written business plan provides an entrepreneur with strong insights into "the idea," and a powerful head start on turning that idea into an enterprise. Business Plans That Work shows how to write, adapt, focus, and revise a business plan that will secure capital and attract top-flight talent as it helps you assess the strength of your opportunity and provides invaluable insights into what you need to do to make it work.

Jeffry A. Timmons, D.B.A., is the Franklin W. Olin Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College and author of the Inc. top ten book New Venture Creation.

Andrew Zacharakis, Ph.D., is the Paul T. Babson Term Chair in Entrepreneurship at Babson College.

Stephen Spinelli is the founder of Jiffy Lube International and director of Babson's Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherMcGraw-Hill Education
  • Publication date2004
  • ISBN 10 0071412875
  • ISBN 13 9780071412872
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages192
  • Rating

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780071748834: Business Plans that Work: A Guide For Small Business 2/E (BUSINESS SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT)

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  ISBN 13:  9780071748834
Publisher: McGraw-Hill, 2011
Softcover

Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace

Stock Image

Timmons, Jeffry; Zacharakis, Andrew; Spinelli, Stephen
Published by McGraw-Hill (2004)
ISBN 10: 0071412875 ISBN 13: 9780071412872
New Softcover Quantity: 1
Seller:
BennettBooksLtd
(LOS ANGELES, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Condition: New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.1. Seller Inventory # Q-0071412875

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 47.18
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.25
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Timmons, Jeffry
Published by McGraw-Hill (2004)
ISBN 10: 0071412875 ISBN 13: 9780071412872
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldBooks
(Austin, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think0071412875

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 79.59
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.34
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Timmons, Jeffry
Published by McGraw-Hill (2004)
ISBN 10: 0071412875 ISBN 13: 9780071412872
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
Wizard Books
(Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Seller Inventory # Wizard0071412875

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 80.61
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 2.75
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds
Stock Image

Timmons, Jeffry; Zacharakis, Andrew; Spinelli, Stephen
Published by McGraw-Hill (2004)
ISBN 10: 0071412875 ISBN 13: 9780071412872
New Paperback Quantity: 1
Seller:
GoldenWavesOfBooks
(Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.)

Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_0071412875

More information about this seller | Contact seller

Buy New
£ 82.28
Convert currency

Add to Basket

Shipping: £ 3.14
Within U.S.A.
Destination, rates & speeds