Some of you may eventually start your own business, and before you do, you will need to complete a business plan before

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Some of you may eventually start your own business, and before you do, you will need to complete a business plan before a bank will loan you money to get started. Even if you don't plan to start your own business, the steps required to formulate an effective plan can highlight key components necessary for writing any report.
For this discussion assignment, go to the Small Business Administration's website for How to Write A Business Plan at http://www.sba.gov/tools/sba-learning-c ... iness-plan. Click the "Course > Start Course" buttons which will take you to a self-paced tutorial that will walk you through the important steps of planning and writing a business plan (roughly 30 minutes).
In three to five paragraphs, describe the key points of developing a business plan that apply to writing effective reports.