Use this Accompanying guide to help you fill out the business plan.

An effective business plan lays the blueprint for future business success – it’s as simple as that. Writing a business plan helps you organise your thoughts and map out the road to where you want to take your business and aligns owners, investors, and staff. It demonstrates that you are looking at all the possibilities and gives you confidence that you have the best chance of making your business succeed. Finally, it helps you identify opportunities you may never have otherwise recognised – and avoid potentially expensive problems you wouldn’t have otherwise seen coming.