I have been looking through some archives on
www.businessplanarchive.org and a lot of the business plans I have seen are like 3-4 pages in length.. Brief and to the point.
My first draft is 17 pages. It has detailed information on my product, market strategies, sales strategies, everything.
My question is, if these guys got by on such small business plans, am I taking WAAAAY too much time doing mine? I guess I wanted it to be perfect and show as much information as possible. I figured if when I go to a bank, and they see that a lot of thought and effort went into it they would be at least more willing to talk to me.
However, I guess if it is too long they will fall asleep. What about everyone else? What does your BP look like? Short? Long? How many pages?