A Business Plan for Growth-Based Ventures is a step-by-step guide to building a comprehensive business plan for a product or service business. This guide focuses on the elements of the business plan that are most important to entrepreneurs, lenders, and investors. It introduces you to the key business concepts and uses notes and examples to take you through the individual sections of the business plan. We explain each section of the plan in sufficient detail to construct stand alone documents for each section. You will not encounter a more direct, useful, and thorough business plan guide on...

Understanding business entities is essential to the effective planning, formation, growth, and continued management of a business venture. This text provides a straightforward guide for entrepreneurs, managers, and professional practitioners who need a thorough understanding of the key attributes of the most common types of business entity. It covers issues including: entity formation, governance, location, maintenance, ownership, control, authority, liability, compensation, taxation, and funding. It also discusses the use of specific entity types for startup ventures, where to form the...