Business plan
What Business plan means in Business GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR, Pearson Edexcel.
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A vital document outlining how an enterprise will operate, setting out the core business idea and its specific aims and objectives.
A written document that sets out how a business idea will be turned into a viable operation.
A written document that sets out what a business intends to do and how.
A formal written document that sets out a business's goals and explains how those goals will be achieved.
Topics that use Business plan
- Business planning (AQA GCSE)
- Business planning (OCR GCSE)
- Business plans (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Cash Flow Forecast
- Accuracy and limitations of forecasting
- Aim
- Break-even
- Cash Flow
- Cost of sales
- Costs
- Fixed Costs
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