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Business Plan Template

Posted by Anonymous on 11/25/2011 at 10:35 AM ET 250 Points
Does anyone know of a good and simple template for a business plan for a start-up company ?
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  • Posted by Peter (henna gaijin) on 11/26/2011 at 1:34 AM Accepted
    First - for anyone looking at starting a business in the States, I always recommend they read the book I talk about at https://expandabroad.blogspot.com/2005/08/start-up-book-recommendation.html

    On a business plan, I use a basic set of headings in Word and fill in as appropriate:

    Business Plan

    Context (Background of business, Who are the customers)
    ·
    1.

    Corporate Objectives (Short term and long term objectives – measurable)
    · Short-Term:
    o
    · Long-Term – growth options/exit strategy
    o

    Market Analysis (Brief description of market, major influencers, competitors, etc.)
    · (insert brief description of market here)
    · Why I believe there is a market for my service
    o
    · Competitors – direct and indirect competitors.
    o
    · Target Customer:
    o
    · Benefits of my service:
    o

    Marketing Plan (4-Ps, channels)
    · Product
    · Price
    · Place
    · Promotion

    Operations Plan
    o

    Financial Plan (refer to the Appendixes)
    ·

    Management (who, brief summary of their background, etc.)
    ·

    Ownership of Organization (business structure, ownership, etc.)
    ·

    Critical Success Factors (SWOT)
    · Strengths:
    o
    · Weaknesses:
    o
    · Opportunities:
    o
    · Threats:
    o


    Appendix A – Break Even Analysis

    Appendix B - Profit-Loss Summary

    Appendix C – Cash Flow Summary
  • Posted by Gary Bloomer on 11/26/2011 at 3:27 PM Accepted
    Try this: https://www.score.org/resources/business-plans-financial-statements-templat...
  • Posted by Jay Hamilton-Roth on 11/27/2011 at 9:40 AM Member
    Also:
    https://www.nolo.com/products/business-plan-pro-BUPL.html
    https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/business-plan-basics-29927.html
    https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/write-business-plan-29464.html
  • Posted on 11/29/2011 at 4:17 AM Member
    A business plan is probably best described as a written summary and evaluation of your business idea. It enables you to think through all the facets of a new business, to examine strategies relative to management, marketing, finance and people, and their consequences.
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