Chapter 12. Getting It Approved

Pulling it all together

Focus

What readers of the plan will look for

Those financials again

Final check on the plan

They don't know what's coming to them

Preparing for the meeting

At last, the first meeting

Meeting post-mortems

Follow up

Back to the drawing board

Due diligence

The contract

Cash in the bank

“Victory comes to the most persevering.”

Napoleon

At last, you have everything that you need to complete your business plan. We have covered many topics to arrive here, and for good reason – the more effectively you do your groundwork, the more easily you will gain approval for your business plan.

Frankly you should find it very easy to win internal corporate approval for your plan, unless you have made some fundamental ...

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