You\u2019ll need a business plan if you want to secure investment or a loan from a bank. Read about the finance options available for businesses here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It can also help to convince customers, suppliers and potential employees to support you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Download a free business plan template<\/a> on The Prince\u2019s Trust website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also download a free cash flow forecast template<\/a> or a business plan template<\/a> on the Start Up Loans website to help you manage your finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read example business plans<\/a> on the Bplans website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Get detailed information about how to write a business plan<\/a> on the Start Up Donut website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why you need a business plan A business plan is a written document that describes your business. It covers objectives, strategies, sales, marketing and financial forecasts. A business plan helps you to: You\u2019ll need a business plan if you want to secure investment or a loan from a bank. Read about the finance options available for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":981,"featured_media":0,"parent":1200,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-sidebar.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1205","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-19 21:59:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/981"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1205"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1205\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5890,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1205\/revisions\/5890"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/migration-and-resettlement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Business plan templates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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