Thinking about opening a business or developing an existing one? To avoid losing time, energy, and money (and not to end up without your pants), you need to write a business plan. In this book you’ll learn what steps must be taken before starting a business, how to think through the mechanism of how it will function, how to register the business and choose a tax regime, how to calculate the upcoming costs, assess risks, and determine whether investments will be profitable. At the end of the book, you’ll find assignments that—once completed—will help you develop your business plan and prepare to present it to investors and creditors. The second edition of the book “How to Prepare a Business Plan. Tips for a Beginner Entrepreneur.”