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Completed with logo and business address, phone, fax, email and web address. Table of contents includes Categories and page numbers.
Convinces reader that business is sound and has opportunity for success. * Mission Statement, Logo, Motto, Colors, etc. •Is concise and effectively written
Basic Description<BR> Business Product or Service <BR> Legal structure<BR> Location & Facilities •Legal form of business •Effective date of business •Company mission statement/vision •Company governance •Company location(s) •Immediate development goals •Overview of company’s financial status
Identify Market Segments<BR> Customer and Competitor Analysis. •Description of industry (size, growth rates, competition, history) •Trends and strategic opportunities within industry •Target market defined (size, growth potential, needs) •Effective analysis of market’s potential, current patterns, and sensitivities •Key competitors identified •Effective analysis of competitors’ strengths and weaknesses •Potential future competitors •Bar
Product, Price, Place, Promotion •Key message to be communicated identified •Options for message delivery identified and analyzed •Sales procedures and methods defined
Start-up Costs<BR> Estimated Sales & Profits
•Business facilities described •Production plan defined and analyzed •Workforce plan defined and analyzed •Impact of Technology
Clear, concise with logical sequence of information. Check spelling, grammar, capitalization, punctuation and sentence structure.
Keeps the reader's attention<BR> Helps make plan visually attractive to reader.
Cited sources of information. MLA Style on seperate page