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Digg it UP - How to Prepare a Business Plan
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Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected p
There are a number of specific dangers linked to construction sites; the major hazard is falls from high places, although there are significantly more hazards, including those related to scaffolds, confined spaces, and electric equipments and lines near water sources. Construction workers often put their health at risk as well, with the materials they use and handle, such as lead. The irony is that the protective equipment worn by construction workers to reduce t
You wouldn't set out on a journey not knowing where you were going, yet many people establish a business with no real concept of what they want to achieve or how they'll achieve it.
The outline below shows what you need to include in your business plan; use it to gather the appropriate information so that you get your business off to the best start.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Quote (about your vision for the business)
What already exists
The niche -- as you see it and benefits your business will bring
Type of business proposed -- benefits you will bring to the market niche
Overall financial goals -- anticipated sales and profits
Funds required to start up business
BUSINESS PROFILE
Business name
Principals
Description of business:
what it aims to do
its target market
Vision -- ultimate goals
Mission -- value, service you'll offer
Competitive advantage you have -- e.g. flexibility, able to draw on wide base of talents, connections in the industry etc.
SWOT analysis [Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats](Be honest with these, but only put in threats, weaknesses that you know you can meet and overcome successfully)
Objectives:
at the end of the first 12 months of operation
after 12 months
PRODUCT AND MARKET ANALYSIS
Product / Service -- description of what you're offering
Features
Benefits
Price structure
Industry description and outlook
Market demand -- percentage of market you think you can capture; competition share you think you can take etc.
OPERATING PLAN
Resource requirements:
what you need in order to operate
what this will cost
List items and specify prices (tables etc)
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Manning levels:
details of staff required
training needed
Experience of managers and their skills
MARKETING PLAN
Divide this into: Internal - how you'll win repeat customers and referrals
External - how you'll get new customers
Impact - how you'll target specific groups
Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected p
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Quote (about your vision for the business)
What already exists
The niche -- as you see it and benefits your business will bring
Type of business proposed -- benefits you will bring to the market niche
Overall financial goals -- anticipated sales and profits
Funds required to start up business
BUSINESS PROFILE
Business name
Principals
Description of business:
what it aims to do
its target market
Vision -- ultimate goals
Mission -- value, service you'll offer
Competitive advantage you have -- e.g. flexibility, able to draw on wide base of talents, connections in the industry etc.
SWOT analysis [Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats](Be honest with these, but only put in threats, weaknesses that you know you can meet and overcome successfully)
Objectives:
at the end of the first 12 months of operation
after 12 months
PRODUCT AND MARKET ANALYSIS
Product / Service -- description of what you're offering
Features
Benefits
Price structure
Industry description and outlook
Market demand -- percentage of market you think you can capture; competition share you think you can take etc.
OPERATING PLAN
Resource requirements:
what you need in order to operate
what this will cost
List items and specify prices (tables etc)
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Manning levels:
details of staff required
training needed
Experience of managers and their skills
MARKETING PLAN
Divide this into: Internal - how you'll win repeat customers and referrals
External - how you'll get new customers
Impact - how you'll target specific groups
Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected p
Have you ever been to a car wash fundraiser and when you left you could not see out your streaky windows? Well, so much for quality and customer service. If you are running a car wash fundraiser, as your next nonprofit activity to raise the funds you need to grow your organization and perhaps pay for a very expensive the events that you are also planning then you will need to consider customer service as part of your car wash fundraiser.If you have a youth
Competitive advantage you have -- e.g. flexibility, able to draw on wide base of talents, connections in the industry etc.
SWOT analysis [Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats](Be honest with these, but only put in threats, weaknesses that you know you can meet and overcome successfully)
Objectives:
at the end of the first 12 months of operation
after 12 months
PRODUCT AND MARKET ANALYSIS
Product / Service -- description of what you're offering
Features
Benefits
Price structure
Industry description and outlook
Market demand -- percentage of market you think you can capture; competition share you think you can take etc.
OPERATING PLAN
Resource requirements:
what you need in order to operate
what this will cost
List items and specify prices (tables etc)
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Manning levels:
details of staff required
training needed
Experience of managers and their skills
MARKETING PLAN
Divide this into: Internal - how you'll win repeat customers and referrals
External - how you'll get new customers
Impact - how you'll target specific groups
Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected p
In business, everyone has a role or at least they ought to.A few years ago, I was working as a sub-contractor with a Virtual Bookkeeping company and I was searching for some deeper understanding of our respective roles. I discovered a great little book by Michael Gerber The E-Myth.The E-Myth is an easy read and yet the information that Gerber shares is pivotal to anyone who runs a business. In the book Gerber explains why so many small businesses
OPERATING PLAN
Resource requirements:
what you need in order to operate
what this will cost
List items and specify prices (tables etc)
MANAGEMENT PLAN
Manning levels:
details of staff required
training needed
Experience of managers and their skills
MARKETING PLAN
Divide this into: Internal - how you'll win repeat customers and referrals
External - how you'll get new customers
Impact - how you'll target specific groups
Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected p
So, you are taking your products and heading to a trade show, but this year you want to make your trade show booth popular in order to garner more business and have no idea how to do it. Actually, it really is quite simple to make a popular trade show booth as long as you put forth the effort.One idea to attract people to your trade show is to offer a raffle. By doing this people will come to sign up for the raffle, especially if it is a product worthwhile
Detail how you'll go about targeting and selling to each group e.g.
Service levels
Vouchers
Hand-outs
Music
Decor
Entertainment
Special add-ons
Etc.
Publicity and direct approaches you'll make (specify targets e.g. music schools etc)
Promotion (e.g. freebies, discounts, buy one get one free, every 6th something free, charity performances, openings etc)
The actual product / service you're selling
FINANCIAL PLAN
Details:
Projected sales
Projected costs
Projected profits
Give SPECIFIC details e.g. break down into gross profits, overheads, net profits etc.
ACTION PLAN
Use table to show:
Activities to be carried out
When these will be done
Who will do each
Give a chronological sequence of action to show how you plan to start and develop the business.
Provide plenty of graphs (use different styles), tables, facts and figures.
Get info from Bureau of Statistics on demography, socio-economic groups, age etc etc.
Have AN appendix and include any extra details (for example: newspaper cuttings about bands bemoaning the fact that they can't get their CDs cut etc).
By following this outline, you'll have a realistic goal for your business ... and your bank manager!
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