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Industry-specific templates save hours of customization and reduce the risk of missing a section your audience expects.\n",[1018,1020,1023,1026,1029,1031,1034,1036,1039,1042,1045],{"term":921,"definition":1019},"A one-to-two page overview of the full business plan, placed at the front but written last.",{"term":1021,"definition":1022},"Total addressable market (TAM)","The total revenue opportunity available if a business captured 100% of its target market.",{"term":1024,"definition":1025},"Break-even analysis","A calculation showing the sales volume at which total revenue equals total costs — the point where the business stops losing money.",{"term":1027,"definition":1028},"Lean business plan","A condensed business plan format that covers core strategy and financials in five pages or fewer.",{"term":953,"definition":1030},"Forward-looking estimates of revenue, expenses, and cash flow, typically covering three to five years.",{"term":1032,"definition":1033},"Value proposition","A clear statement of the specific benefit a business delivers to customers and why they would choose it over alternatives.",{"term":938,"definition":1035},"The section of a business plan that quantifies the target market and assesses competition.",{"term":1037,"definition":1038},"Operating expenses (OpEx)","Ongoing costs of running the business — rent, salaries, utilities — as distinct from one-time capital expenditures.",{"term":1040,"definition":1041},"Capital expenditure (CapEx)","One-time investments in physical assets like equipment, vehicles, or facilities required to operate the business.",{"term":1043,"definition":1044},"Run rate","An annualized estimate of revenue or expense based on current performance over a shorter period.",{"term":1046,"definition":1047},"Competitive advantage","The specific reason customers prefer a business over alternatives — cost, quality, location, brand, or proprietary technology.",[1049,1052,1055,1058],{"title":1050,"slug":1051},"Financial planning & forecasting","financial-planning",{"title":1053,"slug":1054},"Startup documents","startup-documents",{"title":1056,"slug":1057},"Marketing plans","marketing-plans",{"title":1059,"slug":1060},"Partnership agreements","partnership-agreements",[806,802,810,833,814,824,819,829,842,843],{"emit_collection_page":1063,"emit_item_list":1063,"emit_faq_page":1063,"emit_how_to":1063,"emit_defined_term":1063,"emit_breadcrumb_list":1063,"emit_software_application":1063},true,"\u003Ch2>What is a business plan?\u003C/h2>\n\u003Cp>A \u003Cstrong>business plan\u003C/strong> is a formal written document that defines what a business does, who its customers are, how it operates, and how it expects to grow — supported by financial projections and a market analysis. 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