The document discusses the importance of having and using a business plan. It states that a business plan acts as a map and guide for a business and helps ensure its success. The document warns that failing to create or utilize a business plan can be fatal for a business as plans are essential, not optional. It advises keeping the business plan accessible and up-to-date so it can adapt to the changing needs of the growing business.

2. Business Plan

3. Don’t let your
business plan
rest in Peace

4. Where is your
business plan

5. Cant find your
business plan?

6. Can’t find the business plan that
helps you to run the business?
Don’t feel too bad here, because
you’re not alone.

7. Business plans are
like maps for your
business

8. Imagine setting out on
a trip with no idea
where you want to go,
no planning, no road
map and no itinerary

9. Some businesses set
out on the journey of
running a business
without a business
plan

10. Worse than this, there
are business out there
that put the business
plan in the bottom
drawer, never to be seen
again

11. Things you need to
keep in mind regarding
your business planning:

12. •If you fail to plan, you are
planning to fail. Failing to
create a business plan can be
fatal

13. • Your business plan is not an
optional extra; it’s an
absolute essential

14. •Your business plan should
reflect not just what you do,
but who you are

15. •Make sure your business plan
paints a complete picture of the
business

16. •Have clearly defined long-
term goals in your business
plan

17. Store your business
plan in an accessible
place where you can
get to it easily

18. Don’t let your
business plan rest
in peace

19. A business plan should be a living
document that guides your
decisions, keeps you on track and
changes with the ever-changing
face of your growing business