Business Plan
Contents:
1. Business and Objectives
2. Finance Options
3. Skills and Experience
4. Target Customers
5. Market and Competition
6. Marketing and Sales Plans
7. Operational Plans
8. Supporting Evidence
1. Business and Objectives
Objectives
Short Term (current year)
Medium Term (1 – 4 years)
Long Term (5 years and beyond)
2. Finance Options
3. Skills and Experience
Previous experience, employment and other work, relevant to this business
Education and training relevant to this business
Transferable skills, talents and traits relevant to this business
Gaps in skills, experience and qualifications and how this will be addressed:
4. Target Customers
Demographic details
AGE GENDER INCOME TYPES
Number of potential customers estimated to be in target regions for this financial year
Brief description of target customers and any other distinguishing features
Customer needs or problems that the business addresses
Approach to pricing of business services and products
5. Market and Competition
Research conducted to understand market, including industry, regions, customers, competitors
Competitor 1
Name
Location
Web Presence
Average prices
Strengths
Weaknesses
Competitor 2
Name
Location
Web Presence
Average prices
Strengths
Weaknesses
This Business
What sets this business apart from competitors
Strengths
Weaknesses
Current or future opportunities
Current or future threats
6. Marketing and Sales Plans
Three key promotional activities which will help meet the business objectives
7. Operational Plans
Other suppliers and/or business relationships critical to delivering products/services re this business
Supplier / Relationship 1
Organisation
Relationship status
Service provided
Key terms of the relationship
Supplier / Relationship 2
Organisation
Relationship status
Service provided
Key terms of the relationship
Other Operational Considerations
Current Staffing
Key Roles
Staffing Plans
Full time
Part time
Key responsibilities and skills anticipated for any future employees
Where this business currently operates from and any significant and other relevant issues
Where it is intended that this business will operate from and any significant and other relevant issues
Laws, regulations and insurances applicable to this business
8. Supporting Evidence