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Summary: Class Act
Review: I liked Rhonda's book so much I'm recommending we use it as one of the texts for "Capital Formation & Finance", a class we offer at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Center for Law & Financial Markets; and I'm not just writing this because Rhonda asked me to!This book lays out a strategy for writing and presenting a thoughtful business plan that covers all the bases in a very professional fashion. She even covers the very tricky subjects of putting the plan to work and raising money. I'm a convert...I'll be using Chapter 16, The Financials, in class Wednesday night.
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Summary: This book is a waste of time and money
Review: I searched for a solid business plan book that could help me with my Internet-related business. I chose this one and after taking a serious look at it, I realized that it extremely out-of-date and flawed in a couple of areas. I have no one to blame other than myself for buying this, but unless you are looking for an insulting tired book, I recommend readers pass this one up.
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Summary: Great Book For Writing a Business Plan
Review: I used this book for a class where we had to write a business plan. I had no idea how to write one, the book is laid out to walk you through each step. It tells what should be covered in the section, gives a worksheet and an example (most of the books put the example in the back where you have to flip to it).
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Summary: Best business plan book out there
Review: I was assigned this book for an Exec.MBA class, and it's one I'm going to keep after I sell a lot of my other books back. I've had to do business plans for the corporation I work for and for a friend's business, and I've looked at tons of books, and this is just the best one out there. If you go to the publishers website you can also get Excel templates so filling out the financial forms is straightforward and they're also best-of-breed. This is the book to use if you want to impress a boss, professor, or investor.
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Summary: The Best Business Plan Book Ever!
Review: I was REALLY impressed with this book. It answered every question I had about writing a business plan -- and also about starting and running a business. It's crazy to say about a business book with so many worksheets and stuff, but I really couldn't put it down! I learned so much that I could immediately put to use in my business. It covered every aspect of business -- including websites and technology. It was clear and well-written. Actually enjoyable. Imagine that! I HIGHLY recommend it.
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Summary: Great for someone with little accounting experience!
Review: I was so scared of writing a business plan that I put it off for as long as I could (nearly a year!). But my potential investor made it clear that I would have to bite the bullet. I owe Abrams a huge "thank-you" for making the business plan writing process something that could be done thoroughly, efficiently, and done well--and didn't take me too long at all. But the best part is that you can download finacial spreadsheet templates from the publisher's website!! I am the kind of person who has an idea and just wants to run with it; I have a hard time figuring out specifics and financial realities. Between the book (which explained exactly what I needed to know about target markets, competition, cost-benefit analysis and the like) and the downloadable spreadsheets (which did all of the math, and carried the numbers through to all of the projection sheets and balance sheets and income statements and such, and took care of all of the formatting--just print and go!), I was able to write a top-notch, professional-looking business plan (if I do say so myself!) to present to my potential investor, and to the bank when I go to apply for a loan! And I won't feel embarassed by my lack of experience--at least, my business plan won't convey it. Plus, it's really important to go through the process of writing a business plan (and Abrams addresses this in the book) so you can really get a good, clear, structured idea of what you're doing, how you need to do it, and why you're starting a business in the first place.
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Summary: Excellent resource for anyone starting a business
Review: Rhonda includes insight from a variety of well-respected individuals in this book. I have used it with several businesses and recommended it to many more. It is one of the best start-up resources I have seen (although the football analogies were a bit of a stretch).
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Summary: Excellent book
Review: This book is super organized. I love the ideas that this book employs to make your business plan effective. The best way to use this book is to jot down ideas as you are reading each section as the book progresses to organizing and creating a great plan. At first when I was reading this I was like gees this is going to be another boring book but it picked up after chapter one. The only drawback to the book is that the sample plans dont really completly utilize the information that you had to fill into the worksheets. The worksheets at times can bog you down and not always is it easy to find what the worksheets are asking for. This really isnt geared towards a small business but it is still good for it because it makes you really work hard to find the info.
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Summary: This book is not so helpful and really misleading.
Review: This book overwelms the average small business person with a dearth of blabber and nebulous concepts. The author has obviously never dared try and operate a business.
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Summary: You can't get a better business plan book!
Review: This book stands head and shoulders above all other business plan books, and is the perfect choice for the beginner and the experienced business professional. Rhonda Abrams turns writing a professional, effective business plan into a journey of discovery about your business. Acclaimed as "The Best" by Home Office Computing, Forbes, and Inc. magazines. Leading colleges and universities across the nation have adopted this text for classroom use
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