Like all entrepreneurs, you will need to do a great deal of research before opening your business. Writing a business plan, a document that clearly describes your vision of all the details of business operation, is recommended. The plan allows you to apply your research to your decision-making. Although a business plan is time consuming, it is important to business success. Completing the plan forces you to examine all decisions of management, marketing, personnel and finance in an objective and organized way. Another important benefit of the planning process is that you will project the