If youve chosen the quick plan method to prepare a business plan (see Introduction), you need to read and complete these sections of Chapter 9:         Lenders and investors see lots of business plans. Youll want to make sure your plan gets the attention it deserves by presenting it in the best possible manner. This chapter shows you how. B. Decide How to Organize Your Plan     Each business plan has a unique structure that to some degree is determined by the particular business and fundraising needs.     Although youll be writing a few more short sections in this chapter, youll probably want to take a few minutes now to get organized. Take out all the work youve completed so far using this book. Then arrange the various components in the order suggested below for a complete plan or a quick plan, whichever youve chosen. (See the Introduction for an explanation of these different methods.) Of course, you can vary the sequence if a different order makes more sense to you. If youre happy with the order in which the various parts appear, chances are that your readers will be also.     1. Quick Plan (One-Day Plan)-Suggested Outline             Length of Your Plan     Some of you probably wonder how long a business plan should be. Should it be five pages or 500 pages? The best answer is that your plan should completely and concisely cover all the issues that we raise in this book. You may be able to place all that information on 15 to 20 pages or you may need more, especially if you provide several appendices.     The key is to include all the information you need to tell your story and exclude any information that isnt needed. Remember, more isnt necessarily better. If you have any doubts about this, have a consultant review your plans length. C. Write Final Portions of Your Plan     Now that you have an overview of what your finished plan will include, its time to begin writing the final sections. Every business plan needs a summary, which is covered in Section C1, below. In addition, you may choose to write several short statements that will improve your plan and make it more cohesive. Those optional statements are covered in Sections C2and C3, below.     1. Write Your Plan Summary