Business Plan
Business Plan
Business Plan
INTRODUCTION
A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals and the plan for reaching those goals. However, in overall terms your business plan should show: Where you are Where you are going
PURPOSE
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OBJECTIVE
Deals with the why, what, who, how, where, when and how much of your venture.
How you will turn your idea into business? Helps in recognizing those areas that need rethinking? Helps in communicating our ideas to financers, employees, potential employees, suppliers and customers.
COMPONENTS
Operations Plan
Financial Plan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
PRODUCT/SERVICES
What are the customer unmet needs? What end customer will you address? What customer value do you provide? What is the nature of your innovation? Do you have patents/licenses? What milestones must be reached? What patents/licenses do your competitors have?
What competitor product already exist? Does law permit your product/service? What kind of service/maintenance will you offer? Compare the strengths and weaknesses of comparable product What resources(time, personnel, materials) do you require for each subsequent development? What share of sales do you expect from your various product/services? Why?
MANAGEMENT TEAM
CEOs background and qualification Background and qualifications of other key management team members What distinguishes them: education, professional experience, success, standing in business world?
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
PEST analysis
How is the industry developing? Key success factors
What market volume do the individual market segments have now and in the future?
What is your estimate of current and future profitability? What major competitors offer similar product/services?
How sustainable will your competitive edge be? How much do you depend on large customer? How does the competition operate? What are the barriers to market entry? What market share does your competition have in the various market segments?
What target groups do your competitor address? How profitable are your competitors? What are your competitors marketing strategy? Capacity and production advantages/disadvantages vis-a-vis competition What distribution channel do your competitors use? How will competitors react to your market launch? Compare the strengths and weaknesses of your major competitors with your own
MARKETING PLAN
What are the key buying factors for customers? Sizetotal market and your segment? Growth rates STP Product strategy
Pricing strategy
Distribution strategy Promotional strategy Stage in Product Life Cycle How is the companys sales effort structured? How does the company source prospect and identify decision makers? How does the company set its sales priorities and sales budgets?
OPERATIONS PLAN
FINANCIAL PLAN
How will your revenues, expenses and income develop? Which sources of capital are available?
How will you finance your working capital requirement? How much cash is needed in the worst case scenario? What assumptions underlie your financial planning?
Cash flow casualness Idea inflation Fear and dread Spongy, vague goals Diluted priorities