How do I write a short business plan?

How does one write a business plan that will out shine all others?

• I am going into real estate and I am needing to write a business plan that will be outstanding. I have never done a business plan before and I am new to the real estate business, so I ...show more

• Answer:

  First, learn as much as you can from others about this industry as well as get practical work experience yourself. Then you can begin to look at how others have written business plans (examples at http://www.bplans.com/samples/sba.cfm ). You can use professional template software (such as Business Plan Pro from Palo Alto Software and others) or download free Word documents at http://www.score114.org/business_library_1.html . Then go to http://www.score.org/findscore/ and find a SCORE office near you where you can get no-cost counseling from volunteer executives.