Mandatory - Business Planning (L1) - done Flashcards

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What is a business plan?

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A business plan is a document that defines in detail a company’s objectives and how it plans to achieve its goals.

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What are the essential elements of a business plan?

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  • market analysis
  • competitive analysis
  • operations structure
  • sales strategy
  • details of company structure
  • operating plan
  • executive summary
  • business description
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What can a business plan be used for?

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A business plan can help to seek funding, to help focus on key priorities, and future staffing requirements.

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What risks does your firm face?

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Recession leading to worsening commercial property market.

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What opportunities does your firm face?

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To improve sustainability and leverage advice in the market to be a market leader

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What is Corporate Social Responsibility?

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Businesses considering their role in relation to the community, the environment, customers and staff

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What is a market analysis?

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A market analysis provides insights into potential customers and your competition.

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What is a competitive analysis?

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A competitive analysis is a way of evaluating how well your business and its products or services are performing compared to other companies selling similar products or services in your market.

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What is a operations structure?

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An operations structure explains in detail the role of a team or department in the collective accomplishment of your goals.

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What is a sales strategy?

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A sales strategy plan is a company’s roadmap for securing dependable, long-term revenue through the retention and acquisition of new and existing customers.

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Can you give me an example of the objectives your company has set? Long Term Goal?

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Net Zero by 2030
Reducing the Gender Pay gap

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Can you give me an example of how you measure your team objectives?

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Reviewing flash-forecasts on a weekly basis
Comparing performance to previous periods

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Tell me about your firms business plan?

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  • ‘One JLL’ unified approach focussing on ‘Building a Better Tomorrow’ through clients, workplaces, people and communities
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Tell me how your firm are looking to achieve their long-term goals?

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Introducing sustainability policies, such as paper-less working and changing all company vehicles to electric, promoting bike to work scheme

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What are you team goals?

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  • To cover our costs then work to make a profit
  • Identify new business opportunities
  • To cross-sell to other parts of the business
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How does your team work towards its objectives?

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  • Maintaining relationships across the firm and upskilling
  • Reviewing fee-forecasts to maintain accountability
  • reviewing past transactions to identify opportunities
  • Maintaining client relationships
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What is corporate structure?

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Organisation of different departments within the business, for example sitting in the Agency team I report to my manager, who reports to head of team, who reports to head of Agency, UK CEO, Global CEO etc.

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How has your firms business plan changed recently?

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  • With downturn in market cycle/recession, focus on cutting costs and monitoring expenditure more closely
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You have mentioned cross-selling, what is this?

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  • Referring business/clients to other service lines within JLL
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Can you provide examples of cross-selling?

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  • Referring clients to Lease Advisory team for rent reviews/lease renewals
  • Referring to Building Surveying team for specialist advice on dilapidations, schedule of condition, surveys
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Why is cross-selling important for your firm’s business plan?

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  • Contributes to the goal of ‘One JLL’
  • Helps to deliver more seamless/efficient service to clients and provide highest quality of service
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why is business planning important?

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contributes to ensuring business success, helps to identify and manage threats and opportunities and how best to deliver for clients