Exclusive video: James Caan talks business planning - Part two: How to write a killer plan

Posted by Dan Martin in Finances on Wed, 10/06/2009 - 22:38
Without a formal business plan, you're putting your entrepreneurial venture at a serious disadvantage. Having a plan in place helps you to formulate in your own mind what you want to achieve as an entrepreneur, ensure that you stick to your ambitions and convince investors to back your business. In an exclusive four-part video discussion, entrepreneur and Dragons' Den panellist James Caan joins Kevin Hart, senior manager at Sage UK & Ireland; Mike Harding, senior manager at Lloyds TSB and Dan Martin, editor of BusinessZone.co.uk, to discuss the importance of business planning.

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