{"product_id":"how-to-write-a-great-business-plan-hardcover","title":"How to Write a Great Business Plan - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Sahlman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudging by all the hoopla surrounding business plans, you'd think the only things standing between would-be entrepreneurs and spectacular success are glossy five-color charts, bundles of meticulous-looking spreadsheets, and decades of month-by-month financial projections. Yet nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, often the more elaborately crafted a business plan, the more likely the venture is to flop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy? Most plans waste too much ink on numbers and devote too little to information that really matters to investors. The result? Investors discount them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Great Business Plan\u003c\/i\u003e, William A. Sahlman shows how to avoid this all-too-common mistake by ensuring that your plan assesses the factors critical to every new venture: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The people--the individuals launching and leading the venture and outside parties providing key services or important resources \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The opportunity--what the business will sell and to whom, and whether the venture can grow and how fast \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- The context--the regulatory environment, interest rates, demographic trends, and other forces shaping the venture's fate \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Risk and reward--what can go wrong and right, and how the entrepreneurial team will respond \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTimely in this age of innovation, \u003ci\u003eHow to Write a Great Business Plan\u003c\/i\u003e helps you give your new venture the best possible chances for success.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam A. Sahlman\u003c\/b\u003e is Dimitri V. d'Arbeloff Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Senior Associate Dean for External Relations. He is a member of the board of directors or board of advisors of several private companies and not-for-profit organizations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 74\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47203584704761,"sku":"9781633694910","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/OUJpQ0xsclZWazNJOGk3U0ZsS01pQT09.webp?v=1768008350","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/how-to-write-a-great-business-plan-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}