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starting a new company requires you to share your business plan with a variety of investors, banks, and potential partners. creating a strategic business plan not only allows you to think though every aspect of your business, it provides a tool you can use to get investors, funding, new customers, and partners. a well-developed business plan helps you recognize and deal with many possible impediments to your success in advance. a basic business plan should include: you can create a business plan using a template or work with a legal service provider or an attorney to create one. using an nda signals that the information you’re sharing is private and critically important to your business. before sharing your business plan with potential investors, customers, partners, or banks, you should first have them sign an nda, which should include the following information: you may find that large banks or investors won’t sign your nda.