Practical Business Planning Oasis

Use the following worksheet to complete a personal reality check and determine the areas you might wish to improve or need to improve in order to start your business.

Develop your personal strategic plan with this worksheet. Reflect on the eight categories and then write out at least one strategic objective and a couple of goals for each.

Use this worksheet to create your personal inspiration lists for strengths, successes, areas of excellence and dreams.

Scan your personal financial situation and list your financial goals in this worksheet.

List your personal income and expenses in this worksheet. Your business must meet your personal financial needs.

Use this worksheet to list your reasons for starting or growing a business.

Are you ready for business? This worksheet will help you identify your strengths and areas for improvement.

Use this worksheet to identify the people and skills you need to help you build your business.

Decide when you will complete your business plan and launch your business and list your goals in this worksheet.

Use the Action Planning Worksheet to write out your action plan to start your business.

Use the worksheet to map out how you will prove your business case.

Use this worksheet to help identify which appendices you will need for your business plan.

Use this worksheet to help you list and prioritize your products and services, and identify the units of sale.

Write a list of assumptions about your business. This worksheet will help you discover your assumptions.

Identify the objectives that will enable you to research your market, and list them in this worksheet.

In this worksheet, write the questions your market research will answer, and what proof you will need.

In this worksheet, organize your list of key points in preparation for writing your Industry Element.

Use this worksheet to write statements that describe your customers.

Write a draft description of your customers in this worksheet.

It can be humbling and rewarding to take a few moments to review how much you have learned about your business. List what you've learned in this worksheet.