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[Infographic] Creating Your Business Plan

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Creating Your Business Plan

Your business plan is the 1st step to business success

Starting a Business

Your business plan acts as a guide towards starting your small business.

With a properly developed business plan, you’ve tested the viability of your business on paper. Outlining the critical components helps you successfully plan your business startup.

Managing Your Business

With a proper business plan you and your team have the same vision.

Your business plan is a guideline to the success of your small business. As you build your business plan you place your vision in writing, which at a later point is the path you follow as you build.

Growing Your Business

Making a plan to grow and expand your business; treat it like a startup, have a plan!

When growing your small business, your business plan becomes very important. Just as when you were starting up, following a path with a business plan will ensure your growth and success.

Finding Business Funding

Use your business plan to find private funding or Canadian government funding programs

Canadian government funding programs are available (grants, loans, tax breaks), as well private investors. To take advantage of the available funding, your business plan is the 1st step.

To get started with your small business in Canada consider the help of CanadaStartups.org and our Small Business Startup Portal.