Creating Your Library's Business Plan: a How To-do-it Manual with Samples

Ten years ago, few libraries had business plans. Today, more and more libraries are required to write them, or they do so because business plans help clarify goals, set reasonable time frames, articulate standards, measure performance, and announce a library's successes. Chock-full of templates, worksheets, case studies, and samples from a wide variety of libraries, big and small, this how-to guide will help you create your business plan quickly and efficiently, saving you time, money, and frustration. One of the forerunners in library business plan development and a popular workshop leader, Harriman guides you through every step of the process, beginning with the why's and wherefore's of writing a plan and the function of each component - from the cover page to the appendix and everything in between.Over 50 worksheets will help you pull your plan together, one component at a time. More than 25 sample plans from academic, public, medical, and special libraries worldwide represent best practices. What's more, all of the templates, worksheets, and samples are reproduced on a companion CD-ROM so you can get started now. This is the only guide you need to take your business plan from concept to completion efficiently, effectively, and without reinventing the wheel.

ISBN 1856046567   DEWEY 025.1 ISBN13 9781856046565 (What's this?)   DEWEY edition DC22 Publisher Facet Publishing   Pages 256 Imprint Facet Publishing   Published in London Format CD-ROM   Academic level Professional / Scholarly Publication date 15 Jun 2008

		List of Figures, Tables, and Worksheets
		CD-ROM Contents
Ch. 1		Why Write a Business Plan?		1
Ch. 2		The Components of a Business Plan		13
Ch. 3		Describing Your Service Concept, Vision, and Mission Statements		21
Ch. 4		Conducting Assessments and Creating a SWOT Chart		51
Ch. 5		Clarifying Objectives		99
Ch. 6		Determining Strategies and Action Plans		121
Ch. 7		Creating a Marketing Plan		155
Ch. 8		Evaluating Your Business Plan's Success		197
Ch. 9		Forming a Financial Plan		219
Ch. 10		Writing an Executive Summary and Communicating the Plan		243
		Index		271

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