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3. Table Of Contents
Foreword
Chapter 1:
Business Plan Basics
Chapter 2:
The Executive Summary
Chapter 3:
The Mission Statement
Chapter 4:
Exploring Financial Needs
Chapter 5:
Evaluating Competition
Chapter 6:
The Troubles You Can Run Into Without The
Proper Business Plan
Wrapping Up
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4. Foreword
A business plan is guidance, an important assistant for anyone who
starts or runs a business. Business plans may consume some time to
make them, but in the long term, you may save much time and cash
flow. Get all the info you need here.
The Business Brains
How to create the perfect business plan and save years of frustration
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5. Chapter 1:
Business Plan Basics
Synopsis
You may need a business plan to apply for bank loans or getting
investors for financial support. Here are some tips on writing a
business plan:
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6. The Basics
1. Create a vision. Before you get lost in details, start out with a
vision or a mission statement. A mission statement should include
values and a future view of your business.
2. Make an executive summary. Executive summary summarizes
the whole business plan. Executive summary is necessary, as it is
important to gain the interest of the viewers to continue looking at
your whole business plan.
3. Include a description of your targeted market and services. This
is essential to allow viewers to get a clear picture of what you are
trying to sell or service. State it clearly in your business plan.
4. Include an analysis of the business environment and
background. Do not expect viewers to understand what you are
dealing with, even if your business is not a new idea. You may also
review it anytime in the future for further adjustments.
5. Include a marketing and operation plan. Say it in the report
how you will run your business. Include every details of it. Be clear
and make sure your reports are easy to view.
6. Analyze your business competition. Find out all the detailed
information you can get from direct or indirect competitors. Read
about them from business magazines, newspapers, or get
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7. resources from trading associations. Understanding competition is
crucial to make a perfect business plan.
7. Finance planning. There is no business without involving
finance. Be sure of your business financial status, and make clear
reports about it. Justify your figures because a slight mistake may
ruin your business plan, or your reputation in front of the viewers.
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8. Chapter 2:
The Executive Summary
Synopsis
Executive summary is an introduction or an overview of a business
plan. Executive summary gives the impression of the overall business
plan. A business plan begins with the table of contents, followed by an
executive summary. Even so, an executive summary should be the last
paper you write as it summarizes the business plan according to the
outline. These are some tips for executive summary writing:
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9. Piece One
• Remember that the executive summary is a summary. Try not
to make it more than two pages. Make it about 2 - 4 sentences only
for each business plan outline. Do not explain everything in detail
because the executive summary is to draw viewer's attention to read
more of the business plan.
• Use proper and formal language. Do not be long-winded, but be
strong and positive on your executive summary. Avoid using
“uncertain" words. Instead of writing' our business may be successful
in this area ', for instance, it would be better if it is ' Our business will
be successful in this area'.
• Include business name, location, selling products or services
and plan purpose in the first part of the executive summary. The
second part should include highlighted points of the business plan, or
any important news that brings interest to the viewers, such as charts
showing gross margin, expected sales and profits.
• Be very sure of the purpose of the plan; if the business plan is
for investors, do mention in the executive summary about the
opportunities or benefits of investing in the business, investment
amount required and what can the investors get from the business in
return.
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10. • Be in viewer's position to see if the executive summary is acceptable.
Make sure it is smooth and fluent, and attracts attention. Find
another person who knows nothing of the business plan to have a
look at it and give comments. Add improvements before presenting it.
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11. Chapter 3:
The Mission Statement
Synopsis
A mission statement is a statement of the business's purpose. Mission
statements generally should be short and clear, thus easier for people
associating with the business to keep that mission in mind and do
what is best to achieve it. Mission statements should be updated over
time to meet business' standard and needs.
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12. What You Want To Achieve
Importance of a Mission Statement
• A mission could motivate people associating with the business
to give better performance on progressing commitment. A mission
statement will enhance their support, thus bringing greater positive
outcomes for the business.
• Mission statements represent the business company or
organization as a public image. Mission statements provide a set of
progressive values, moral or ethics that incorporate with the business,
thus it is a key influence for the business.
• People tend to stray away from their initial path of a business
over time. Mission statements aid in setting goals to achieve and
direct the business associates and partners to keep up with the initial
business path.
• Writing a Mission Statement. Put the mission statement in a
brief strong message, not exceeding one page. Some business plans
would include a description of the targeted market, products and
services standards in the mission statement. Mission statements
usually also include expectations of profits and growth.
• Spend some time for the mission statement. It may be short,
but it can mean a lot to the business company. Use some time to
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13. generate ideas on what to
write, and what to include in
the mission statement. Find
out more on writing the best
mission statement by
reviewing mission statement
examples by other business
companies.
• Use creative words. Make it sound interesting with a smooth flow, to
attract attention from the public or the viewers of the business plan;
mission statements are meant to inspire action and create a dynamic
image. Use colorful adjectives and verbs. You may consider adding in
a glossary to describe terms used in the statement.
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14. Chapter 4:
Exploring Financial Needs
Synopsis
Finance is important to set up a new business, or to upgrade business
standards. One way to explore financial needs for business is through
financial planning in a business plan. Financial planning helps
managing expenses, controls spending and maximizes saving for an
optimum budget in a business.
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15. The Money
Financial plans come in three parts: income statement, cash flow
projection, and balance sheet. Income statements are a statement
of business profit or loss. Cash flow projection is a report
describing cash flow in or out of the business. Balance sheet is a
summary compiling the first two parts.
Tips on Writing a Financial Plan
• Be honest. Do not include reports with false statements. Do not
try to impress viewers with overly expressive figures. An
experienced business plan analyst can detect easily if there is any
dishonesty in the plan. Justify your financial figures in exact or
real situation. Say it as it is will bring more creditability to your
business plan.
• Stay old-fashioned. Use standardized financial sheets, fonts.
Stick with a black-and-white basic statement. Financial plans
should be clear and easy to view. Adding too much spice, using
shades or color fonts will do no good.
• Choose the appropriate accounting basis for your financial plan.
There are two types: accrual basis or cash basis accounting.
Accrual basis accounting records original transactions on a sale,
not considering whether you received the cash. Cash basis
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16. accounting, on the other hand, records transactions on the day
when receiving full payment by clients or customers.
• Be consistent. Use the same method for all accounts or financial
reports. If not, it will confuse you and viewers of your business
plan. Financial plans should be realistic, and contain factual
information. Your financial planning will be accurate if you have
done efficient research about it and present it appropriately on
your financial plan.
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17. Chapter 5:
Evaluating Competition
Synopsis
To start or run a business, one must identify competitors.
Competitors may either ruin your business, or inspire your business
to grow. In a business plan, one must include competition analysis,
thus, understanding how well can your business grow in the market
strategically.
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18. Check it Out
Steps To Evaluate Competition:
1. Step 1- Find out about business
competitors at a national level and
your local area, especially within the
business field you considered to
enter. Information about them can be
found also on websites, business
magazines, trade associations, etc.
2. Step 2- Once you get to know about the competition; try to get
more information about them, what they do, what they sell, and
how they approach their targets. Read up about their business
companies, associations, and more; if possible, read up about their
annual reports- these are keys to their future plan. Understand
their business backgrounds, products, targeting market, financial
stabilities and support, and any other relevant news.
3. Step 3- Be conscious about indirect competitors of your
business. Direct competitors are businesses similar to yours, but
indirect competitors are businesses, in a way, in the same "field" as
yours. You would like to run a pet shop. Direct competitors are
other pet shops, while indirect competitors could animal clinics,
animal hospitals or grooming services. In this case, the indirect
competitors are pet services; they will not compete with you for
business, however, with most of them around your business
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19. location, you can be sure that pet care is in demand for that
particular area.
4. Step 4- After evaluating competition and business competition;
include this report in your business plan. This section of a business
plan, competition analysis, can be offensive to other competing
businesses but defensive for your own business. If the business
plan is for investors, show in your competition analysis what you
can offer or improve to benefit investors for investing in yours
rather than in your competitors.
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20. Chapter 6:
The Troubles You Can Run Into Without The Proper
Business Plan
Synopsis
A business plan is important to keep you on track with your initial
goals for business.
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21. The Pitfalls
• You do not have a clear path. Without a proper business plan,
you may run your business as it goes, soon you may find out you
had run off track. You will forget your initial business goals and
then do something new or have very different goals.
• You may miss an opportunity. Investors or banks for business
financial support or loans mostly require a business plan. If you do
not have a proper business plan, you will not gain the viewer's
interest to invest or provide loans for your business.
• You may fail to prevent a failure. With less information, you
may neglect a part of which contributes to great success of your
business. When failure is approaching, reviewing an improper
business plan will not help you to cope well with it, as you are not
able to adjust the situation as soon as possible.
• You do not have an ability to foresee the future. Practically,
business plans help you to start up a business with predicting the
future and benefits your business may bring. If you do not have a
proper business plan, you would probably not have a habit to think
of the business in the long term rather than just seeing them in the
short term.
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22. • Your business will experience slow growth. People think having a
business plan may restrict them from thinking out-of-the-box or
having freedom to do as they like. However, without a business
plan, how would you know your potential of bringing greater
success to your business?
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23. Wrapping Up
A business plan includes an executive summary, a mission statement,
business description, environment analysis and background, financial
plan, competition and market analysis, operation plan and any other
attachments. Without a proper business plan you could get in trouble.
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