How Many Pages Should a Business Plan Be?

  1. Twenty to 40 Pages For a Start-up

    • The norm for a business start-up or expansion is 20 to 40 pages, depending on amount of content made up of text, images, illustrations, charts and financial statements. This is a common range used by organizations that operate business plan competitions.

    Length Can Vary at Times

    • Some experts believe there should be less focus on length and more on content. How the business plan will be used helps determine its content and therefore length. Internal-use plans may be just five to 10 pages. Corporate plans can be up to hundreds of pages.

    Bottom Line

    • Thorough coverage of plan details with text and bullet points, appropriate illustrations, charts and tables, and necessary financial statements should be your focus with a business plan. Writing a plan to a specific length may lead to redundancy and non-essentials. A good business plan is just long enough to provide information useful to the reader for business or financial decision-making.

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