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Business Plan Template Idea Stage business: Startups Indian Market Focus By Nischala Agnihotri www.bharatentrepreneurship.blogspot.com

Caution Note

Most people neglect the format while creating a business plan

Please ensure you have a disclaimer or a confidentiality note.

Mention your company logo or brand name, to avoid any tampering of content in the presentation.

Mention your name, contact number/ email id so that the person viewing your plan can get back to you. (primarily potential investors)

Now let’s kickstart the business plan.

This template is applicable only to entrepreneurs who are having an idea and are in the process of building it into a business. This is only an orientation to bring in more clarity for the entrepreneur and validate their business model.

Contents/Agenda

Company Overview

Market Need

Value Proposition

Differentiation

Team

Operational plan

Road Map

Risks

Financial Plan

Company Overview

Who are we?

What are we offering? (product/service)

How is the product/services adding value to people’s life? How important is it to them? Value add Names of the people involved Team Location of operation and customer base Location Idea Stage Mention what is your final product/ service Product/Service offering

Market Need

Answer these questions to validate your business model:

What is the problem you are solving? How does your product/service help people (solution)?

How many people (consumers) are up there who are willing to use your product or service?

How many people are ready to pay for it (customers)?

You will these numbers in the sector research reports, apex institutions for the sector, journals and so on?

Market Need

This section could run up to 2 or 3 slides.

If you can subsidize and manage the information in one slide, nothing

Show the current and potential demand for your product/service.

Value Proposition

What is the value added by your product/service?

What are the unique features?

Testimonials/ Validations

Differentiation

Other players in the market

Competitor information

Use a BCG Matrix mapping method if necessary.

In the matrix here, market growth and market share are used as the key metrics.

The metrics to compare competitors and present your differentiation could vary. ( http://www.valuebasedmanagement.net/methods_bcgmatrix.html )

You could other tools like tables, pie charts and graphs to show where you stand in the competition.

Team

Person A, CEO

Role & Responsibilities in the firm

Achievements in the Past

Qualifications

Person B, VP Marketing

Qualifications

Person VP, Operations

Qualifications

Operational Plan

Explain the supply chain involved

The hierarchy: Human resource structure

Marketing plan as a connecting link (go-to-market plan)

Tools used: Flow chart, diagrams

Road Map

What’s next

How do you achieve it?

In terms of profits – target and process to achieve it.

In terms of sales and revenue

In terms of expansion

Risks

What are possible challenges you will face and risks you may encounter?

How do you plan to address these issues?

What is your back-up plan?

Financial Plan How do you use the capital towards running your business? Add anything else applicable to your business Accounting Research & Development Raw Material Operational Marketing IT & Technology Salaries &Wages General and Administration Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Operating Expenses What are the basic assets you need to operate? Add anything else applicable to your business Real Estate Buildings Lease Agreements Equipment Furniture & Fixtures Vehicles Year 3 Year 2 Year 1 Assets

Financial Plan