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Business and Bling offers free business plan templates and business plan building softwares to businesses that need a business plan.
We offer business plan distribution to our datbase of investors as a completely optional extra.
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Psst, Just so you know, our business plan templates are going to be 100% free!!
100% free business plan templates
We know how hard it is to write business plans and that not everyone can afford expensive tools. We do not take any money from you for building your business plans with us and there is no obligation to use any of other services.
When approaching banks, investors, family offices, angel investors, charities or government grants you will always need to present a business plan. We offer to distribute your plan but you can go elsewhere!
Getting into business is not easy. Staying in business is even harder and most startups close in their first year of trading. A good business plan not only helps business owners manage their businesses better but can assist in gaining the funding needed to take you to that next step and help with cashflow. Business and Bling was founded by people who have had businesses that were invested in in the past and are aware that help at the beginning can lead to higher success for businesses and a better economy.
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Build your business plan, save, print and share it - for free.
Step one Register yourself as a business owner - this is a super quick process designed to not waste time.
Step two Use our online business software to build your business plan for free. It's a simple module based system.
Step three You can come back and edit it whenever you want for no cost. When you're done - print or email.
Step Four As a completley optional step, you can pay a one off £45 to become available to our investors
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Once registered, you can search businesses that need funding and have immediate access to their full business plans. You can search by industry, length of trading, turonver and more.
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When you find a plan that you are interested in you can shortlist them for later viewing and contact the business owners in your own time.
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Business Plan Awards
If you’ve worked on your business plan and think it’s fabulous, then why not get some extra marketing for yourselves by entering our business plan awards competition.
It’ll be judged on the following
1 – Spelling and Grammar
2 – Financial Accuracy
3 – Best explanation of its business and strategy
4 – Shows best offer to Investors
Judges and Prizes announced soon – watch this space!
Business Matters
5 Things To Do Before You Start Writing A Business Plan
1 Ask yourself why you need a plan. Is it going to be a sales pitch? Who are you selling to? Is it for insiders or outsiders?
2 After you’ve defined who the plan is for, ask yourself, what do they already know about your business?
3 Make a list of all the products and/or services you are offering
4 Research all of your competitors, note their promotions, their offers, their USPs and their current clients if you can.
5 List all of your expenses, take time, think about how much you spend a day, a week and a month, look at old statements.
6 Try and get as much information as possible about what the industry standard is. Think about your placement in the industry and where you expect to be.
Business News
The last thing your business needs….
We were surprised by how many people list ‘have a business card design’ on their accomplishments list on their business plan. A good business card may indeed lead to more sales but it is not a priority and certainly not an accomplishment. We thought we’d had better weigh out the pros and cons for you in a full article – with a cartoon of course!
We then went one step further. Read more here: Do I need a Business Card?
Business Plan Structure
Business plans can be templated because the people who read them expect them to conform to a certain structure.
There are 5 main sections that an investor will want to see. These are:
The Executive Summary
Products and Services
Target market and competition
Marketing
Financial Plan
Our free business plan templates and software guide you through each of these steps with samples, help tabs, community support and video tutorials.
financial forecast template
Gone are the days of struggling to make sense of your finances on your own or hiring accountants to sort it out for you. Financial forecasts can be simple – or difficult, depending on the type of business and services you have. Thanks to our financial forecast template tool, we can generate a cashflow graph from whatever data you can give – no maths. No spreadsheets.
Like everything we do, our templates only work if you know your business inside out. The financial forecast needs that more than anything. So get your numbers in your hand, or on paper, and then use our template (online builder) and let our online tool generate everything for you.
Template Versus Software
The first thing to note about the difference between templates and software, is that software usually costs money, and templates are either free or affordable. This however, is not a good enough reason to go with a business plan template. There are many questions you need to ask before going head-on into either journey, and you need to weigh up the pros and cons of both software and templates. Read on for our full comparison.
