{"id":980,"date":"2012-10-05T04:56:45","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T04:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mariacampos.wpengine.com\/?post_type=en_post&#038;p=980"},"modified":"2017-02-12T21:10:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T21:10:00","slug":"why-you-need-a-business-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariacampos.ca\/en\/2012\/10\/why-you-need-a-business-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you need a custom Business Plan, and why not to use commercial software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1032\" title=\"Business Plan\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mariacampos.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3329778720_17d786da0f_b-150x150.jpeg?resize=150%2C150\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mariacampos.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3329778720_17d786da0f_b.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mariacampos.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3329778720_17d786da0f_b.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mariacampos.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3329778720_17d786da0f_b.jpeg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mariacampos.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/3329778720_17d786da0f_b.jpeg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every successful business starts from a good idea. You observe a specific need in the market and you realize that you could be the provider and start your own business. But how do you materialize this vision? A Business Plan is the perfect tool for testing that idea, and also necessary to qualify for any of the <em>Provincial Nominee Programs<\/em> offered for <a title=\"Immigration Law\" href=\"\/en-category\/immigration\/\">Immigrating to Canada<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s important to consider that not all Business Plans are created equally, and not all serve the same purpose. For instance, there are start-up Business Plans that provide a blueprint for all operations within a company. There are also Business Plans that cover marketing opportunities or future financial needs, as the ones you present to the bank to obtain a credit or loan.<\/p>\n<p>All these plans contain general elements, such as the description of the company and its products or services, and they also contain specific elements that are tailored according to the audience that is intended. You facilitate this by emphasizing certain categories, for example a break-even analysis or financial projections.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, you will find that Business Plans intended for the <em>Provincial Nominee Immigration Program<\/em> in Canada have their own unique characteristics as well. These Business Plans are intended to prove that the applicants will establish a successful business that will bring prosperity to the region, hence elements like knowledge of the local market become quite essential, among many others.<\/p>\n<p>Will a software program help you to achieve this? Well, as a first step, they can be great to define the general elements of a business plan, but they will not focus on the specific elements needed to shape a winning plan.<\/p>\n<p>There is a significant difference between using commercial software and having a customized Business Plan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We suggest you think twice before presenting a Business Plan that has not been written to cover every detail of your business.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So, do you know what kind of business plan you would like to have?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Business Plan Development\" href=\"http:\/\/www.globaladvisinggroup.com\/en\/business-plan-development\/\">Business Plan Development &#8211; Global Advising Group<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every successful business starts from a good idea. You observe a specific need in the market and you realize that you could be the provider and start your own business. But how do you materialize this vision? 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