Creating a strategic business plan might seem like a daunting and difficult task at first.

This is because it is one of the most critical things you will likely ever do at the beginning stages of business development. However, it's importance is often overlooked. Most people generally don't know where to start or what exactly they should be covering. There are effective and ineffective ways of building out your first strategic plan, and in this series we will be covering one of the most effective approaches.

Here's a scenario most of us can relate to.. You pour yourself a cup of coffee, grab your laptop, find a cozy spot in your living-room, open up a word-document, title it "Business Plan", and...GO!

About an hour later you've made minimal progress, are on the verge of throwing your laptop off the roof, and contemplating whether or not it would be easier to just toss on a visor with a big yellow M on the front.

It's so easy to get lost in all of what needs to be included in a strategic business plan.

Luckily for you, this "Strategies" section is devoted towards outlining all of what needs to be included in your strategic business plan. On-top of this, if you have an account on Business Base (which is FREE), we provide an outline with the most important questions, and all you need to do is fill in the blanks!

One of the main concepts you need to understand before developing your strategic plan is "Who You Are" as a business.

This includes understanding your purpose, your values, your customers, how your business is different, your strengths, your weaknesses and more.

Take off the visor, move over to our "This is Us" section, and start building out one of the most effective strategic business plans you've ever made.