Business, Finance & Legal
Hire Business Plan Writers
Business plan writers turn your idea and numbers into a clear plan for investors, lenders, grant bodies or your own planning.
The role
What business plan writers do
A business plan writer researches the market and competitors, structures the business model, works with financial projections, and writes a plan suited to its reader. Plans for banks, investors and visa applications each have different expectations.
Typical deliverables
- A written business plan
- Market and competitor research
- Financial projections or review of yours
- Executive summary
- Pitch deck content
Tools you will see
- Excel or Google Sheets
- Market research sources
- Google Docs or Word
- PowerPoint or Google Slides
Choosing
How to choose business plan writers
What to look for
- Plans written for your specific audience.
- Research sources, not generic market claims.
- Financial assumptions that are explained.
- Experience in your industry.
Questions to ask
- 1Who is this plan for, and how does that change it?
- 2Where would market data come from?
- 3Will you build the financial model or use ours?
- 4Can you show a plan for a similar business?
Planning
Before you post the job
Your input matters
A writer cannot invent your strategy. Expect to provide information and review drafts.
What drives cost
Research depth, financial modelling, plan length and number of revisions.
Hiring on Open Lance
- Posting a job and reviewing proposals are free.
- Each milestone is funded into escrow before work starts and paid when you approve it.
- Hire fixed-price, hourly, as a monthly Dedicated Hire, or buy a packaged Drop-In.
- Client fees are shown before you pay and added on top of the work.
FAQ
Questions about hiring business plan writers
Do investors still read business plans?
Many prefer a pitch deck and model first, but a plan helps answer detailed questions.
Can they create financial projections?
Some can. For complex models, consider a financial modelling specialist.
How long should a plan be?
As long as its reader needs. Lenders and visa applications often expect more detail than investors.
Related
Related skills
Post a job for business plan writers
Describe the work and compare proposals. You only fund the first milestone once you have chosen someone.