Final Exam Flashcards
“If you fail to prepare, you are preparing to fail.
Sir Benjamin Franklin,
one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
Sir Benjamin Franklin,
a formal written description of your business future by defining your goals, strategies to meet the goals, and the timeframe for the achievement of those goals
business plan
the Department of Trade and Industry through the Bureau of Small and Medium Enterprise Development mentioned the following reasons of writing a business plan.
by Edralin (2016),
mentioned the following reasons of writing a business plan.
- Minimize or remove risk of losing money. Investment on poorly researched business that may result to financial instability should be avoided. You must see all sides of the venture before letting go of any resources
- Avold costly mistakes. Unplanned decisions may result to negative outcomes that may hurt the business.
- Anticipate the financial requirements. Futuristic view of the increase or decrease of demand on the given product/service will prepare you in meeting business. obligations
- Organize the activities beforehand. Thinking in advance, you must look at the near and distant future. Contingency plans must be present for anticipated concerns that may arise.
- Assess actual performance against set goals. Having a clear goal will help you achieve your target in terms of sales, revenues or even expenses.
- Apply for financing from lending institutions. There are cases that financial assistance from other people or organization is needed to start a business. A good business plan may encourage investors to entrust you their resources but remember to be wise whenever you are lending money and make sure to use the money for its intended purpose for the growth of the business
Parts of a Business Plan
Executive Summary
Management and Organization
Product/Service Plan
Market Plan
Financial Plan
This part can be found at the beginning of the plan but is the last to be accomplished since this synthesizes the whole plan. This contains a brief Introduction and summarizes everything that is relevant and important to the prospect business audience.
Executive Summary
the information needed to guide you
description of your proposed business and business model
description of the market opportunity you want to capture or market problem the business solves
reasons why this is an attractive business opportunity
key distinctions or differentiators of your business versus competitors
overview of the sales, marketing, and operations strategy and plan
description of your executive planning timeline
overview of the projected financials containing revenues, cost, profits and assumptions of your business
This part includes all the basic information of your business. This also describes the workflow (organizational structure: the background, experience and role of each) of your business from the highest position up to the lowest
Management and Organization
the information needed to guide you2:
Company Name, Logo, and Address
Vision and Mission Statements
Key Personnel
Organizational Chart
Ownership Capitalization, Compensation, and Incentives
External Management Support
Product/Service Plan
This part describes the highlight of the product or service offered to the customers so that they will be encouraged to patronize your product or service. It also explains how the products or services will be accepted and carried by the distribution channels.
Purpose of your Product or Service
Product’s/Service’s Unique Features
Material Requirements and Sources of Supply
Processing Equipment that will be Used to Manufacture the Product or Render the Service
Production or Service Process and Controls
Distribution Logistics
Regulatory and Other Compliance Issues
Product/Service Plan
This includes your business strategies, the target market value proposition of your product or services that may increase the company sales (Chen, 2019).
Market Plan
These are the information needed to guide you: in market plan
Market Analysis
Marketing and Sales Strategies
Product or Service Characteristics
Pricing Policy
• Sales Projection
This includes the process of how you divide the total market into smaller groups seeking similar needs and wants (market segmentation) and the characteristic analysis of the business in relation to internal and external factors (SWOT Analysis)
Market Analysis