Lesson 5 The Business Plan

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THE BUSINESS PLAN

What is Business Plan


• 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

• costing and financial projections

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