Anyone can have a good idea, but what transforms a good idea into a business?

That would be strategy.

And what exactly helps set strategy into motion?

That would be a business plan.

When you start out, it doesn’t have to be big.  

In the early stages of planning for a small business, your first steps don’t have to be huge. There may be any number of factors to consider and think through, but if the groundwork seems too complicated, then maybe it’s time to break it up into smaller bite-sized bits. Rome wasn’t built in a day. Your business won’t be either.