TY - BOOK AU - Bateman, David. TI - Business plans that get investment : : a real-world guide on how to write a business plan SN - 9781785079320 U1 - 658.401 BAT PY - 2016///. CY - London PB - Legend Business KW - Business planning KW - Business enterprises KW - Finance N1 - Foreword -- Part 1 - Laying the Foundations ~ 1. Introduction -- 2. Format -- 3. Structure -- Part 2 - Writing the Plan ~ 4. Application -- 5. Executive Summary -- 6. Opportunity -- 7. Background -- 8. USP -- 9. Progress -- 10. Market -- 11. Route to Market -- 12. Competition -- 13. Management -- 14. Business Model -- 15. Financials -- 16. Investment -- 17. Exit -- 18. Executive Summary Revisited -- 19. Conclusion -- Part 3 - Next Steps ~ 20. Getting Your Investment -- 21. Conclusion -- N2 - The Business Plan is an essential tool for attracting an investor’s attention. They receive hundreds of plans every week and spend no more than ten minutes on each one before deciding if it is of further interest. This means that the plan needs to be a short, snappy document that conveys the facts about your business quickly and clearly. David Bateman's template has developed through years of successful deals and in just 15 slides, with just a few sentences on each, it provides everything an investor needs to know. No more long business plans full of text – this is a 'one-size-fits-all' solution avoids confusion and keeps it simple but successful. Business Plans That Get Investment is a clear and comprehensive guide to writing a plan that turns those ten minutes of investor attention into major investment deals ER -