
	Intro: Before you begin Step 1: Understand your audience Step 2: Prepare to research and write Step 3: Outline the essentials Step 4: Detail the investment opportunity Step 5: Analyze the company and industry Step 6: Address the market Step 7: Explain how your business will run Step 8: Introduce the management team Step 9: Prepare a financial plan Step 10: Provide source materials Step 11: Avoid common pitfalls Step 12: Proofread your work








	It's important to spell-check your work, but don't rely completely on the computer. It won't catch words that might be spelled correctly, but are completely out of place or that change the meaning of a sentence. Read over everything completely, and ask your business partner(s) to do the same.

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Proofread your work

After all the work you've invested, make sure you don't shoot yourself in the foot with bad spelling or grammar. And double-check your numbers one last time. A single typo could throw off a whole spreadsheet.

The final version should be printed on 8.5 by 11-inch paper, with single-spaced, 12-point, professional-looking type. Leave fairly wide margins so investors can take notes. The overall look should be inexpensive (otherwise you may seem like a spendthrift) yet professional.

Once you get funding and start to achieve your goals, you'll realize all the effort you put into your plan was well worth it. There's nothing like making your dreams into reality.

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