A business plan is a "living" document with two primary purposes - (1) to help raise capital and (2) to articulate the vision and strategy for your company. A business plan should evolve as your company moves through various stages of development and it should be capable of effectively communicating your "vision" and investment opportunity to potential investors. T-Net British Columbia has developed guidelines to help earlier stage technology companies and entrepreneurs develop effective business plan summaries that will deliver your investment opportunity in a manner that is preferred by investors within our network. The Executive Summary As a rule of thumb, most investors receive far more financing opportunities and business plans than they can possibly invest in or fully assess in a given year. Some local venture capital firms and investors literally receive hundreds of business plans each year, of which they may invest in less than ten. This volume of "deal flow" means that investors often don't have the time or resources to read every business plan in the detail in which an entrepreneur would wish. As a consequence, many investors will initially request and review an "executive summary" of your business plan to more quickly determine if the investment opportunity meets their preferences and whether there is interest in proceeding to the next step (usually a complete business plan, plans to meet you, and more formal due diligence and analysis of your investment opportunity). The Problem of Standards One of the problems however for both entrepreneurs and investors, is that there is no standard format for the creation of business plans and business plan executive summaries and the quality of submissions varies widely. This makes it difficult for both parties (entrepreneurs and investors) and may result in a business plan or investment opportunity being dismissed or rejected for failing to contain the right information, for poor organization, or for inclusion of non-significant information. T-Net's Solution In our Entrepreneur Section, T-Net has developed an online process that helps entrepreneurs create a standardized "Business Plan Summary" which meets the criteria of investors in our network and omits many of these worries for entrepreneurs. T-Net's standardized Business Plan Summary format will enable investors to properly and efficiently "preview" your investment opportunity, and if interested, to request a further meeting or full business plan. T-Net Capital Connector simplifies the process of creating and distributing an effective Business Plan Summary for both new entrepreneurs and for more established companies with existing business plans. When you are ready to begin creating your online Business Plan Summary and submitting your investment requirements to T-Net's Network of Investors, please proceed to the Entrepreneur section of Capital Connector. The Business Plan: What is a Business Plan and Why Bother?  From the perspective of Mike Volker, Founder, Vancouver Angel Capital Network  Tel:(604) 644-1926, Fax:(604) 925-5006, Email: mike@risktaker.com   Investment Matching If you are now ready to proceed, please begin by clicking on the "Begin Investment Matching" button below. This will enable you to determine the number of investors with a potential interest in your opportunity. Once this is completed, you may move on to the next step of creating and distributing your business plan summary. " Business Plan Development " Capital Raising Strategies " Sources of Financing " Referral To Advisors " Entrepreneurs Showcase " Contact T-Net