Deviating Significantly from the Standard Business Plan Format Is a Mistake

question 88

Multiple Choice

Deviating significantly from the standard business plan format is a mistake because:

• A)the business plan is not the right place to express one's creativity.
• B)investors prefer to see a format that is familiar to them.
• C)investors may lose confidence in the entrepreneur's ability to follow best practices.
• D)investors don't appreciate opportunities that are too far "outside the box".

---

Definitions:

Zero Population Growth

A demographic term where the number of people in a specified population neither grows nor declines, meaning the birth rate equals the death rate.

Carbon Footprint

The total amount of greenhouse gases emitted directly or indirectly by an individual, organization, event, or product.

Resource Depletion

The exhaustion of raw materials within a region or environment as a result of human activity.

Global Warming

The gradual increase in Earth's average surface temperature, due to human activities such as burning fossil fuels, leading to climate change.