Tuesday, March 25, 2014

How To Write a Bankable Business Plan (Series 1)

To have an idea and capital to kick-it-off  are not the only essentail rudiment to become a successful business personnel , it requires a lot of planning, strategies, analysis etc, to bring into a reality and sustaining it to stand the test of time.

Also, many have wonderful ideas but don't know how to finance it and they are faced on how to developed a business plan that No Banks would resist



After  brainstorming on an idea or vision, it has to pass through the Business plan Development process, whereby you provide specific information on a business idea to the entrepreneur, investors and financial Institutions.

Follow the step by step outlined in this content and be sure of presenting a Bankable Business Plan

INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS PLAN

A Business Plan is a comprehensive and technically written planning document which clearly describes the objective of an existing or proposed business applying for financial assistance. The plan ootlines what and how and from where the resouces are needed.

A document of direction for the proposed business outlining the various assets to be purchased and strategies to start and sustain it

A document that describes an organizations current status and plans for several years into the future. It generally projects future opportunities for the organization and maps the financial, operations, marketing, and organizational strategies that will enable the organization to achieve its goals.

WHAT DOES A BUSINESS PLAN DOES

Project future opportunities for the business

Identify markets

Identify customers

Maps the marketing strategies

Maps the operational strategies

Maps the organizational and management strategies

Projects expenditures and financies required

Project revenue and cost over a specific period of time

CONTENT OF A BUSINESS PLAN

Table of contents

Executive Summary

General Overview of the Business

Marketing Plan

Operational/ Production plan

Management and Organization Plan

Personal Financial Statememt

Startup Expenses and Capitalization

Financial Plan

Others

Appendices

FRONT PAGE OF A BUSINESS PLAN

Business Plan
For

  • Owners
  • Your Business Name
  • Address line1
  • Address line 2
  • City, Zip code
  • Telephone
  • Fax
  • E-mail


                                                                                          TO BE CONTINUED IN SERIES TWO