Entrepreneurship: Overview of The Business Plan
Entrepreneurship: Overview of The Business Plan
Entrepreneurship HIGH
SCHOOL
LESSON
1. Have you ever thought of running/starting a business someday?
A Business Plan is a formal document containing business goals, the methods on how these
goals can be attained, and the time frame within which these goals need to be achieved.
Entrepreneurs who plan to enter any business endeavor must have a business plan on hand to
guide them throughout the process. Different business plans are prepared for different
purposes. There are business plans written before setting up an enterprise which is similar to
a pre-feasibility study and a feasibility study. Many new enterprises need to convince
prospective business investors about the soundness and potential of their business. They need
to convey the capabilities and competencies of their owners and managers. They must also be
able to “sell” the proponent and the business proposition to this audience. These are
situations when a good business plan is needed.
There are business plans that are written during the first few years of the enterprise to guide
the entrepreneur on which strategies would be most beneficial for the enterprise to take. And
there are business plans that are focused on bringing the enterprise to a higher level of
growth, a period where the enterprise has already reached its peak and would want to enter
into another endeavor by recreating and re-establishing itself.
Clearly, a business plan serves many masters. First, it serves the entrepreneur who must set a
navigational course. Second, it serves investors and cautious financiers. And third, it serves
the managers and staff of the organization so that they will know the strategies and program
of the enterprise.
PURPOSE OF A BUSINESS PLAN
The purpose of a business plan is to identify, describe, and analyze a business opportunity
and/ or a business already underway, examining its technical, economic, and financial
feasibility.
Moreover, it should serve as a business card for introducing the business to others: banks,
investors, institutions, public bodies, or any other agent involved, when it is time to seek
cooperation or financial support of any kind. PARTS OF THE BUSINESS PLAN
The business plan must have a specific audience in mind and what important questions do this
audience wants to be answered. To aid the entrepreneur in getting his/her business plan
organized, the following contents may be a good start. They are as follows: the Executive
Summary, Management Organization,
Product Plan, Market Plan, and the Financial Plan
I. Executive Summary
It is a short document or a section of a document produced for business purposes. It
summarizes a longer report or proposal or a group of related reports in such a way that readers
can rapidly become acquainted with a large body of material without having to read it all.
II. Management and Organization
The management and organization plan describes the business structure, the organization
chart, the qualifications of the management, and the responsibilities of all involved in the
business. The company name, logo, address, and the mission -vision statements of the
organization are also included in this section.
2.Ownership
4. Key Personnel
6. Organization Chart
4. Equipment
5. Location Of the Business
7. Distribution Logistics
3. Pricing Policy
V. Financial Plan
The Financial section of your business plan determines whether or not your business idea is
viable and will be the focus of any investors who may be attracted to your business idea. The
financial section is composed of three financial statements: the Income statement, the Cash
flow projection, and the Balance sheet.
2. Financial Projections
ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 2: CATEGORIZATION
Categorized the following items among the five (5) parts of the business plan. Choose
your answer inside the box and write only the letter of the correct answer.
Executive Management Product Market Plan Financial Plan
Summary and /Service Plan
Organization
B. The part where you are describing the specific product/service you offer.
C. It is where the income statement, the cash flow projection, and the balance sheet.
VALUING
As students, I hope that all of you have plans or are making plans
before finally entering into whatever goals you are aiming for to become successful. As
a reflection to the lesson discussed, how do you relate and interpret this quote
“Plan your work and work your plan.” as a successful entrepreneur?
POSTTEST
TRUE OR FALSE
Write TRUE if the statement is correct. Otherwise, write FALSE if the statement is incorrect.