The Brass Tacks Guide to Writing a Winning Business Plan is a complete guide to creating a world class business plan package. It will walk you step by step through the process of researching, synthesizing, and writing a compelling, fundable VC-caliber business plan. You’ll get a real-world look at the process of writing a plan for the author’s entrepreneurial adventure travel business, Neur Tours, while learning the ins and outs of industry, market, and competitor research, and the creation of operating, marketing, HR, and financial plans. You’ll dig into risks & mitigating factors as well as how to build a financial model, and an engaging executive summary.

Todd Houston Smith is the founder and owner of Blue Horizon Venture Consulting, an early-stage high-growth consultancy that has helped hundreds of clients from just about every U.S. state, and numerous countries around the world. His strategic packages have not only guided significant corporate growth, but they have helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars. He also owns a real estate brokerage and a real estate investment company.