Whether a business is large or small, company heads set overall goals for the business and break these down into objectives. Management has to develop and implement plans to meet these objectives.

Four primary types of information are presented within a comprehensive business plan, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration, or SBA. The purpose of the business plan is to provide a road ...

When most of us think of business plans, we think of the starting-a-business kind: about 40 pages of detailed descriptions of every corner of a business — past, present and future — often with a ...