RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 A Systematic Approach to Writing and Rating Entrepreneurial Business Plans JF The Journal of Private Equity FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 7 OP 22 DO 10.3905/jpe.2006.635424 VO 9 IS 3 A1 Kevin Hindle A1 Brent Mainprize YR 2006 UL https://pm-research.com/content/9/3/7.abstract AB 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