Sunday, 7 September 2008

business planning

Resources Available to help new start ups plan ahead:



Banks:
The main high street banks all provide specialist support to start-ups to help produce a business plan.

HSBC - A particularly good and free online business planning application.
Barclays Bank
Lloyds TSB
Bank of Scotland
RBS


Government sources:
Business Link - The Government-funded agency provides comprehensive guidance on the business planning process - highly recommended



Media:

The Sunday Times - business start up homepage
5 part introduction:
  1. success is in the planning
  2. Grow your market on a small budget
  3. Survival guide to red tape
  4. Growing pains and big dreams

Other sources:
Many commercial organisations that deal with start-ups and small businesses provide advice on business planning: e.g.
BT


Websites dedicated to small business are also active in this area: e.g.
Startups
SmallBusiness
ByteStart

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