%0 Journal Article %A Kevin Hindle %A Brent Mainprize %T A Systematic Approach to Writing and Rating Entrepreneurial Business Plans %D 2006 %R 10.3905/jpe.2006.635424 %J The Journal of Private Equity %P 7-22 %V 9 %N 3 %X This investigation is part of a series of studies in the field of venture capital deal screening. At issue is the use of theory-based standards for the systematic creation and assessment of entrepreneurial business plans. A synthesis of research-based principles contained in the literature culminated in the formal articulation and operationalization of 10 principles in the form of a questionnaire, titled the Entrepreneurial Business Plan Assessment Regime (EBRAR). The EBRAR can serve as a guide for both writing and rating entrepreneurial business plans. Discussion focuses on the utility of assessment, as well as future research directions.TOPICS: Private equity, performance measurement, quantitative methods, portfolio theory %U https://jpe.pm-research.com/content/iijpriveq/9/3/7.full.pdf