Writing Your 2025 Business Plan

Writing and editing business plans is a time-consuming and difficult task, especially if the result is not understood or, worse, your business plan is simply not even read...even by your team or your board!

We really, really understand business planning at a practical level! 

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This been updated many times since 2020, in order to reflect the rapidly changing times.  While we usually believe that creating a long-term business strategy plan is effective, 2025 is not the time for that. We strongly believe that 2025 will be a great year for business! As a result, it's necessary to tactically plan quarter-by-quarter, considering both the overall business climate and specifically given the huge impact of generative AI in the world of Sales, Marketing and in Operations! 


We predicted a positive year for 2024, which it was, although we did not factor in the fact that most managers wanted to see the outcome of the election before they made any major committments to change or capital. 

We felt that we did an excellent job in planning and forecasting 2023, even while the media types and naysayers were cautioning a recession.  First, from the standpoint of macroeconomics, we felt that a recession was impossible, which proved to the case, but more importantly we just made sure that we hunkered down with our customers and intensified the rigor of business planning.  A great year for us and for our customers

Each year,

  • we review more than 1,500+ business plans 
  • We're actively involved in the writing and editing of 100 plus of these. 

    As authors of business plans and founders and cofounders of numbers of startups, we make sure our business plans reflect the vision of both the CEO and the entire management team.  More importantly, we break down business planning into strategies, implementable tactics, action planning and realistic three-year financial plans. 

Over the years, Jack Derby has been...

As a result, we've created a series of rules, tactics and hints as to how to write the best business plans whether you're a startup entrepreneur looking for financing or an experienced executive planning for new growth for your $50 million company. 

Learn More: 

You can find these rules in our publication, Writing the Winning Business Plan or you can request a copy directly by contacting Jack at jack@derbymanagement.com.

Reading the Writing the Winning Business Plan is only the beginning of the process. Just as in learning how to drive a car or how to play a sport, reading the rules was usually not good enough to enable you to become an expert. At those times in your life, you needed a coach. Writing business plans is no different.  If you are not that experienced, then you’re typical of the majority of both the entrepreneurs and the seasoned business managers with whom we work.  

"Derby Management was with us at the very beginning of our new business.  We worked hand in hand on the business plan, engaging in active debates at every decision point. The plan was rock solid and delivered.  As the business grew at a meteoric rate passing the $100 million dollar mark, our management team had to assume increasing responsibilities - yet they'd only been on the job for two years.  Derby Management was there for us again, driving home the systematic approach to business planning and critical on-time execution of the plan."
- Ellen Frank, CEO, Serono