Find out what makes a good business plan, what to include and avoid when you’re writing one, and what banks look for when assessing a business plan.

Lunch and Learn: Perfecting your business plan

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, team manager for small business banking, and 

, explore what makes a good business plan, and what to include and avoid when you’re writing one. 

Carrie and Stefan also share insights on what banks look for when assessing a business plan.

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I&apos;m a <a href=&apos;https://danmartinuk.com/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>freelance journalist and event host</a> who helps small businesses and the organisations that support them. I&apos;m also Enterprise Nation&apos;s news reporter and Bristol Local Leader.
I have 20 years of experience as a small business journalist having interviewed hundreds of entrepreneurs from famous names like Sir Richard Branson and Deborah Meaden to the founders behind brand new start-ups.
I&apos;ve worked for a range of leading small business publications and support groups, most recently as head of content at Enterprise Nation where I was responsible for the prolific output of content on the company&apos;s blog and social media. I now freelance for Enterprise Nation as the website&apos;s <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/business-news&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>news reporter</a> and as the host of the <a href=&apos;https://www.enterprisenation.com/podcast&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Small Business sessions podcast</a>.
I&apos;m based in Bristol where I run and host regular events with the local small business community in my role as Enterprise Nation&apos;s Local Leader for Bristol. I also have strong connections with other major business organisations in the south west region.
In total, I&apos;ve hosted over 100 events including conferences with an audience of hundreds for international brands like Xero and Facebook and live web chats from inside 10 Downing Street.
With my partner, I co-run <a href=&apos;https://www.lifestyledistrict.co.uk/&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Lifestyle District</a>, a lifestyle blog focused on culture, art, theatre and photography.

Freelance content creator & event host

Proposal for Royal Mail to stop Saturday letter deliveries: The small business reaction

Royal Mail could reduce delivery of letters to six days a week by dropping Saturday, or even cut deliveries to three days.

Jay Maniar is an experienced Finance & Operations professional with over 23 years of experience.
As  an ex-Director of Operations for KPMG Middle East his interests and passions have always been with small businesses, start-ups and  scale-ups.
Currently supporting small businesses through 

Finance and strategy workshops,
Enterprise Nation Local leader and Advisor
Group Mentoring
Advisory Board Member

Having attained further qualifications in  Digital Business Transformation from MIT/Columbia Business School he&apos;s dedicated to providing the critical problem solving  and innovationsupport that small businesses need.

FINANCE  OPERATIONS

Hertfordshire small business networking group

“After taking our previous business from zero to a multi-million exit, we now help business owners and managers, to grow and scale their businesses” Jamie Christoforou FCIM, CEO of Zero to Exit Ltd
We have taken a real business from zero, through to a multi-million exit. We mentor and train from real life experience. You can read our story below.
Back in November 2001, Jamie Christoforou arrived in Plymouth on a National Express coach, with two bags and £50 in his pocket. He didn’t have a job or any form of income and barely had enough to cover one week’s rent for a bedsit near the train station. He just hoped that the landlord who said he would meet him there, actually turned up, otherwise he would have been sleeping on the streets. Some would say he was the definition of a lost cause. But that didn’t stop him. In 2002, with no business qualifications or degrees, Jamie and Kevin, decided to start their own business. With no money and no idea what they were doing, it’s safe to say that their friends and family weren’t exactly optimistic about it. In fact, Kevin’s parents whose house they were planning on running the business from, said they couldn’t do it from their house. But they were adamant about proving everyone that doubted them wrong. 19 years later at the age of 37 and 45, Jamie &amp; Kevin officially retired!  After pulling off a multi-million business exit, retiring themselves and their family, and accumulating a wealth of knowledge about starting, scaling, and selling businesses, they made it their mission to help businesses and start-ups like you, formulate strategies for consistent growth.
Jamie mentors business owners and managers using the Zero to Exit 4-Step Formula. Jamie works with a select few businesses at any one time. If you are an ambitious business owner, and you are open, willing and have the ability to invest time, money and energy into a solution to take your business from where you are currently, to where you want to be, please visit <a href=&apos;https://calendly.com/zte-jc/discovery-call&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>Jamie&apos;s calendar here</a> to book your free Zero to Exit discovery call.
Zero to Exit Ltd also runs online training courses at various times during the year. These are both live in small group via Zoom, as well as recorded on-demand, to learn at your own pace (coming later this year).
To be kept undated on the latest courses and workshops, you can <a href=&apos;https://keap.app/contact-us/4896207926355901&apos; target=&apos;_self&apos;>join our updates list here</a>.
We look forward to hearing from you!

&apos;Zero to Exit&apos; is a registered trademark of Zero to Exit Ltd. All rights reserved.

Business Mentor and Keynote Speaker

Jamie Christoforou FCIM Business Mentoring

“After taking our previous business from zero to a multi-million exit, we now help business owners and managers, to grow and scale their businesses” 

Jamie mentors business owners and managers using the Zero to Exit 4-Step Formula. This covers attracting potential customers, Converting these into paying customers, nurturing the relationship with the customer and how to grow and scale your business. These are just the four broad areas to the Zero to Exit 4-Step Formula.

Jamie would work with yo

A tech business enabler, author and speaker with a
unique combination of expertise, experience, and a deep understanding
of the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the global business landscape.
She has experience working with various industries including Information Technology, Data Science and Analytics, Semiconductor/Electronics, Design Engineering, Technology Consulting, and
Professional Services. She is currently serving as a strategist at Themis Technologies.

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