• It is a formal statement or document that contains the plan for the business that is to be launched or for the expansion of the business. • It contains a set of business goals and the plan for reaching those goals. • Lay outs a written roadmap for the firm from each of a marketing, financial, and operational standpoint. Focus of Business Plan
• entrepreneur who must set a navigational
course. • investors and cautious financiers. • the managers and staff of the organization so that they will know the strategies and programs of the enterprise. Importance of Business Plan
Business plan should be written to:
• Improves business ideas and concepts • Guides actions • Increase odds of success • Requirement by other parties • Basis for evaluation Content of Business Plan CONTENT OF BUSINESS PLAN 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A one page overview of the business and highlights the important points of each section of the business plan. 2 COMPANY BACKGROUND • Introduction • Background of the market problem • Rationale behind the creation of the company • Business Description • Nature and background of the business • Also include the registrations, location, and premises • Mission and Vision, Objectives, Core Values • Vision -where the business is headed and the future state that it plans to be. • Mission-what the business does 3 MARKET ANALYSIS • describes the business environment and mention where the business is categorized
• how the industry performing in the present and the
projection for the future.
• includes identification and analysis of the various
competitors of the business. 4 MARKETING PLAN • a plan that the business will deploy, including how the products and services will be priced, promoted and distributed.
• contains key marketing targets and strategies for
delivering on these targets. 5 ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN • Describes the business structure, the organization chart, the qualifications of the management, and the responsibilities of all involved in the business. 6 OPERATIONS PLAN • discusses how the products and services will be produced, as wells as the personnel, purchasing, processes, machines, and equipment to be used. 7 FINANCIAL PLAN • contains the financial statements that will show the profitability, liquidity, and stability of the firm, as well as the sources of funding