This is a highly debatable topic. There are many business owners who are highly successful, yet they have never had a business plan. Similarly, there are many businesses that have failed because they never had a plan.
There will inevitably be research for both arguments. However, my personal belief is that while there may be many successful businesses who did not have a business plan, I believe that the reality is that we are in fact referring to a WRITTEN business plan when this statement is made. I think a written business plan may not be crucial, but I am sure that all successful businesses had a plan, albeit that it was merely a mental plan.
Most successful owners I have met had a clear vision of where they were going. That to me is indicative of a plan.
Rob Smorfitt
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