Nearly half of all new businesses fail within the first two years. To beat these odds, your new business needs a plan. Streetwise Business Plans shows you how to create a professional business plan in no time flat. This book explains how to use a business plan to establish a sound business, develop a complete marketing strategy, and forecast change.

• Updated edition of a long-standing successful title
• Provides multiple samples of prewritten text for every part of your plan
• Includes to complete sample business plans

Streetwise Business Plans also includes an easy-to-use CD containing useful sample material to be used in creating the ultimate business plan. The CD walks you through all of the basics and includes important topics such as your General Executive Summary, Company Summary, Services & Products Summary, Market Analysis, Strategic Summary, Management Summary, and Financial Plan. The CD also provides useful documents and templates to ease in the creation of your own business plan.

Whether you're expanding an established enterprise or opening a one-person shop, the best way to get your new business off to a good start is with Streetwise Business Plans!

Michele Cagan, C.P.A. has focused her career on providing accounting, tax, and planning services to small businesses. She teaches accounting and computer skills to community college students and private business owners, and is author of A Beginner's Guide to Navigating Wall Street, An Insider's Guide to Surviving the Audit Process, and Streetwise Structuring Your Business.