Business Plan Assessment Flashcards
What to use for external Analysis
PESTEL & PORTERS
High Level Questions
Viability
Feasability
Profitability
Cash Management
Exit Route
Viability x3
Can this succeed? (SWOT)
Size of Market? (Increase or Decrease)
Will it Succeed? (Can it compete?)
Feasability x3
Do they have operational capability?
Do they have monitoring systems?
Can management produce MI?
Profitability x2
Do sales exceed costs?
Rationale behind sale levels?
Cash Management x2
Cashflow to show how Cash is made
Ability to repay debts
Exit Route
Bow can a finance get money back in worst case scenario.
Operational Capability (x6)
Premise - right place?
Production - right equipment?
People - right staff?
Logistics - right infrastructure?
IT - right support system?
Compliance- right side of law?