Anyone who is thinking of investing their hard-earned cash into something, wants to feel reassured that they are likely to get a return on their investment – otherwise why would they do it – right?

You have a great business idea and want capital to kick-start your venture; they have cash that they want to make “more cash” out of.

So, the key to securing third party investments or Venture Capital, is convincing Venture Capitalists that your product or idea has the potential to make money. (Not simply that your product is fantastic, but that it can make money. While product passion is well and good, money here is key.) And to convince others that your venture has the potential to give them a return, you have to put together a solid and convincing “Business Plan”.

Now the words “Business Plan” can send a lot of people running for cover, but creating one can be easier than you think! You just need to know what information to include, and how to set it out.

To make this as painless as possible, in this Strategy Cashmap, we've condensed the Business Plan writing process into 10 simple, easy to follow steps that can have you producing a professional Business Plan in half the usual time.

Download your FREE Business Plan Writing for Venture Capital Strategy Cashmap now and you'll learn...

• The six most important reasons to create a well-crafted Business Plan- whether you need the funding or not

• The first (and sometimes only) section of the Business Plan that an investor will review (if you don't know which parts to highlight or refine, you could lose a potential investor in minutes)

• The five elements that all Venture Capitalists scrutinize when they are considering a business proposition

• The most critical section of your Business Plan (get this wrong and even if you acquire the funding, you may lose precious equity on your own business)

• and much more...