You have to have a business plan. The few people I know in the business world all say so, my own limited experience says so and, most vulcanizing, Google says so.

I’ve done some research on business plan writing and stumbled across the SBA guide to writing a business plan. Surely it will result in a business plan akin to a Microsoft Word Template Resume. In other words, it will seem remarkably amateur. Still, I imagine it would provide a very decent springboard.