Planning should always be the first step in developing a business. A plan gives your business direction and helps you prepare for a lot of what you may need to overcome in the future. After consultation with business intermediaries, business.gov.au has developed a suite of planning templates to help guide your business.
The first in the suite of products is the Business plan template, which was launched in early December 2009 with an accompanying Business plan guide. To complement the Business plan template and guide, we are releasing a:
- Marketing plan template and guide to help you integrate your total marketing effort and gives you a targeted approach to developing your business' products or services.
- Succession plan template and guide to help you plan for the day when you leave your business. Planning for this time can provide a smooth transition and lowers the risk of disruption to your operations.
Both the Marketing plan template & guide (Word, 0.54MB) and Succession plan template & guide (Word, 0.36MB) are available for download at www.business.gov.au/plans.
The business.gov.au Business plan template (Word, 0.61MB) and Business plan guide (Word, 0.67MB) can be downloaded directly at www.business.gov.au/businessplan.
