Hi, I'm Hari, a student in Grade 11. This post is the first in a series of 9 posts. If you have taken the time to click on this post, I take it that you are here to learn how to write a business plan for your first business. I am not going to disappoint you! I'll assume that you are a complete beginner with no knowledge about how to write such documents. Just so you know, a business plan is written to help entrepreneurs plan for the future of their business. Together, we will go through how to write a successful business plan, and I will also show you the one I made for my business, The iKeme Store . What is a Business Plan? A business plan is a formal document that points out the financial objectives and operations of a business. Mind you, I used the word formal , not legal . It is perfectly legal to run a business without a business plan. However, running a business without a plan is like driving without deciding an end destination. You ...