<blockquote class="embedly-card" data-card-controls="1" data-card-align="center" data-card-chrome="0" data-card-theme="light" data-card-key="4018634de48d4455bbb1367888c686c3"><h4><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/252275">The Essential Guide to Writing a Business Plan</a></h4><p>President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." If you're starting a business, you should have a business plan regardless of whether you're bootstrapping it or looking for outside funding.</p></blockquote><script async src="//cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js" charset="UTF-8"></script>