A good business plan is not just a requirement to secure funding from a bank, although most potential investors will require a business plan before they consider financing your business. A sound business plan is a useful tool which should not be ignored or discarded once you've started your business or raised the required finance.

A good plan will help ensure that key targets are met and well thought out strategies followed. It should be a means of ensuring that your business remains on course and is adequately funded to cover the peaks and troughs of the business cycle.

Adopting a continuous and regular business-planning cycle involving the key people from your organisation will ensure that you take time out to think about the future opportunities and challenges that lie ahead.

KLH can help you put together a working business plan which will prove to be a vital tool in helping you succeed in today's competitive climate.