Business Plan Review and Assessment

Send a copy of your Business Plan to a potential investor for their review and consideration together with this easy-to-use template Cover Letter.

It is advisable to approach possible investors by way of referral from a business associate, acquaintance or friend, and this cover letter is written from that perspective. The letter sets out the amount of financing you are seeking, the percentage of shareholder equity you are willing to offer in return for the investment and how you plan to use the funds.

Be sure that every cover letter accompanying a copy of your Business Plan instructs the recipient to sign a confidentiality agreement (which should be included) BEFORE they read the plan.

This Cover Letter to Investor with Copy of Business Plan template is available in MS Word format, and is easy to download and use.

Are you planning to start a business in Canada? If you have never prepared a business plan before, use this Business Plan Outline to get you started.

• The Business Plan Outline describes each section found in a typical business plan, and asks the questions that lenders and investors will want answered before they put any money into your venture.
• It includes concise instructions for each section and is ideal for a first-time business owner.
• The outline also contains a section dealing with Canadian taxes and legal and regulatory requirements.
• This Canada Business Plan Outline form was developed by Brian Robison of BPR Consulting, expert business advisors and trainers.

Learn how to develop strategic marketing, business and operations plans with this 9-page Guide to Business Planning.

• Some of the topics covered by the how-to guide include:
  • straightforward approaches to strategic and business planning,
  • characteristics of strategic planning vs. operational planning,
  • analysis models (SWOT - strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats),
  • what questions to ask when developing your plan,
  • how to prepare operational and investor-oriented business plans.
• Available as a PDF download.

Learn how you can prepare a professional business plan with this step-by-step article, which takes you through the drafting stages to the final printed version. You will learn:

• what information must be included in the business plan to satisfy the requirements of lenders and investors;
• how your information should be presented;
• what to include in an executive summary;
• how and where to gather industry information;
• how the business plan should be constructed and written;
• who should write the business plan, and why;
• who should review the plan, and why.

How to Prepare a Business Plan is available in MS Word format, and is easy to download and print.

Are you starting your own business? It is vital to the success of your venture to develop a realistic and thorough business plan.

• The Business Plan is a step-by-step training module created by Brian Robison of BPR Consulting.
• This guide will show you how to develop your business and marketing plan through a series of exercises and worksheets designed to help gather and organize the information you will need to write your plan.
• The module also provides an in-depth analysis of the structure and components of a typical business plan.

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