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Your business plan

Your business plan is an outline of your business operation and your goals. It sets the general direction for your business and details how you plan to achieve your business targets. This is information and resources to help you develop a business plan.

Online training: Quick start business plan Opens in a new window

This free online training module outlines the key parts of a business plan and will give you a clear snapshot of your business idea. Taking time to complete a thorough business plan before you start your business will get your business off to a better start. It is designed to take 30 to 60 minutes to complete.

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Develop your own business plan

Planning for Success is a do-it-yourself kit for developing your own business plan. It has been designed to help businesses with planning for success in a readable and practical form as you build your own business plan by working through the text. Included with the kit is a set of do-it-yourself templates.

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Gathering information to develop your business plan Opens in a new window

Good information is critical when you’re formulating a new business idea and assessing your potential market. Statistic New Zealand’s free Business Helper and Information Centre services can help you find a range of information and data to help you develop your business plan.

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How to write a simple business plan Opens in a new window (PDF)

A business plan provides the essential strategy to get your business operating as efficiently and as effectively as possible. This guide outlines the benefits of having a business plan, the key elements, and how you can prepare a simple but effective plan that will function as an ‘action template’ for your business.

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Basic business planning Opens in a new window

A business plan is a fundamental requirement for all start-up businesses. Because every business is different there is no such thing as a standard business plan. This is a guide to the type of content typically required in a dynamic business plan with particular focus on the executive summary.

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There were 463,380 businesses operating in New Zealand at February 2007.