Successful businesses start with a strong business plan. Comprehensive business plans include financial projections, an industry analysis, & a complete marketing plan. A business plan demonstrates the viability of the business & communicates a person's ability to manage the organization. This course introduces business plan basics, such as proper formatting and determining appropriate information to include within the document. (This course offers an overview of writing business plans; students will not create one at this point. Students can begin writing their plan at or after the one-on-one counseling session, since the groundwork has been laid in this program).