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A Sample Cover Page A Business Plan for Wool n Wood 219 Cloverleaf Place Lincoln NE 68583 phone: 555-578-9797 fax: 555-578-9797 Business email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:Wooly@Wool'nWood.biz" Wooly@WoolnWood.biz  HYPERLINK "mailto:Woody@Wool'nWood.biz" Woody@WoolnWood.biz Company website:  HYPERLINK "http://www.Wool'nWood.biz" www.WoolnWood.biz W(W Wooly Woody Jane Doe, President Bill Smith, CEO 219 Cloverleaf Place 2345 Apple Way Lincoln, NE 68583 Lincoln, NE 68583 May 2008 Table of Contents (Youll develop this section after writing the business plan and executive summary.) The table of contents should show major section headings and the page number that starts the section. Its even better if you can show the detailed subheadings under the major sections with corresponding page numbers. Section I. Executive Summary (Youll develop this section after completing your business plan.) Write a one to two page summary representing the various sections of your Business Plan. Your goal is to make the reader want to read more! Section II. Mission, Goals & Objectives General Description of the Business Describe your business so an outsider will clearly understand what business you are in, what products or services you offer, who your market is, how you operate (generally), the stage of development of your business, and what your growth ideas include. This is the first opportunity for your reader to understand the nature of your business, so offer enough detail to make your description clear to the first time reader. The following pieces from your Investigators Notebook will help you write this section. You wrote a piece called Dream business in Unit 3 Chapter 1. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Business Sorting Grid in Unit 3 Chapter 2. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called My business idea in Unit 3 Chapter 3. Cut and paste it here. Mission Statement Write your mission statement, making sure it is clear and understandable. You wrote a mission Statement in Unit 3 Chapter 4. Cut and paste it here. Goals & Objectives Summarize your short-term (within one year) and long-term (two to five years) business goals and objectives (steps relating to your goals). Be sure your objectives are specific and indicate who is responsible for getting them done and by what deadline. You wrote goals in Unit 3 Chapter 4. Cut and paste them here. Now is the time to be sure that they are S.M.A.R.T. goals. Section III. Organizational Matters A. Business Structure, Management & Personnel Business Structure Describe the legal structure you chose for your business and why. Then describe who owns the business and their financial share of ownership. You wrote a piece called Form of Business Ownership in Unit 3 Chapter 5. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Business Entry Strategy in Unit 3 Chapter 5. Cut and paste it here. Management Describe your management team. At this point, the team might be very small. Include a resume for each person on your management team. This section should tell your reader why you and your team are uniquely qualified to manage this business. Business Philosophy You wrote a Business Philosophy in Unit 2 Chapter 1, cut and paste it here. You wrote a Professional Philosophy in Unit 2 Chapter 3, cut and paste it here. Personnel Discuss where and how you recruit new employees and what screening processes you use in hiring. Also discuss your training procedures for new and existing employees. You wrote a piece about Team Skills in Unit 3 Chapter 7. Cut and paste it here. Section III. Organizational Matters B. Operating Controls Record-Keeping Functions Describe how you keep control of the major financial functions of your business. Indicate who is responsible for the key activities, and how you as the owner/manager follow-up periodically. Section IV. The Marketing Plan A. The Products/Services Products/Services Description Describe the types of products/services you sell (you can group similar products/services in lines), including how your products or services compare to the competition (price, quality, availability, your skills, service, etc.). Include everything your first-time reader needs to know to understand what your business offers. You wrote a piece called Product Specifications in Unit 3 Chapter 11. Cut and paste it here. Features/Benefits Summarize the features and benefits of your products/services. Include what your products/services do, why people should buy them, what features make them unique and special. Then describe the benefits to the customer. Section IV. The Marketing Plan B. The Market Analysis Customer Analysis Write a description of the key characteristics of the customer you are targeting. Be as specific as possible, and include all relevant factors such as demographic characteristics (age, gender, etc.), reasons for buying your product/service, their values, interests, preferences and lifestyle descriptions (where, how and when they choose to buy). You wrote a piece called Market Demographics in Unit 3 Chapter 12. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Target Market description in Unit 3 Chapter 10. Cut and paste it here. If more than one customer group is targeted, include an explanation of the multiple groups and why they were chosen (for example if you plan to mow lawns for elderly persons, and for people who work and have no time for lawn care, youd have two different target customer groups). Section IV. The Marketing Plan B. The Market Analysis Competitive Analysis Write a paragraph identifying and briefly describing your major competitors. Include where they are located and whether their location is a strength or weakness. You wrote a piece called Competitors in Unit 3 Chapter 14. Cut and paste it here. Summarize your competitors key strengths and weaknesses, including how they are currently performing to meet the needs of the customer. Clearly identify your competitive advantage by discussing the aspects of your business or products/services that are unique and superior to the competition. Section IV. The Marketing Plan B. The Market Analysis Market Potential Current Trade Area Describe your actual geographic trade area (your community, county, state, the nation or world), including the boundaries and why you chose this trade area (why your customers will come to do business with you in this trade area). Include a map with your trade territory boundaries designated. Market Size and Trends Describe the size of your market in terms of number of potential customers. Summarize the trends for this market, including whether the market is growing, stable, declining, and why. You wrote a piece called Community demographics, location in Unit 3 Chapter 13 Activity 1. Cut and paste it here. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Place/Location Write a paragraph explaining your business location and why it was selected. Include the features of the location and the building. If there are nearby businesses, describe how they attract or detract from your location. Discuss future needs of your location, and include photos or drawings of your location to help the reader understand where you do business. You wrote a piece called Site Analysis in Unit 3 Chapter 13 Activity 3. Cut and paste it here. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Price/Quality Relationship Describe the relationship between price and quality in your products/services. You wrote a piece called Pricing Strategy in Unit 3 Chapter 15. Cut and paste it here. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Promotional Strategies Packaging Explain how your products/services and how your business is packaged. Describe how this packaging will reinforce your image and your other marketing strategies. (Remember, pictures really help the reader, so include a picture of your packaged productsor of packaging elements of your services such as your business cards, label, etc., in the Appendix section.) You wrote a piece called Logo and Slogan in Unit 3 Chapter 16. Cut and paste it here. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Public Relations Explain how you intend to use public relations and networking activities to positively influence public opinion about you and your business. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Advertising Describe the primary advertising tools you will use and why the specific tools were chosen. Address how you approach budgeting for advertising, and how you intend to measure the effectiveness of the advertising tools you chose. You wrote a piece called Advertising and Promotion in Unit 3 Chapter 17. Cut and paste it here. Section IV. The Marketing Plan C. Marketing Strategies Customer Service Describe your customer service strategies and how you will implement them. Include your customer service handbook. You wrote a piece called Positive Attitude in Unit 3 Chapter 3. Cut and paste it here You wrote a piece called Customer Service Creating loyal customers in Unit 3 Chapter 18. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Customer Service Motto in Unit 3 Chapter 8. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Customer Service Handbook in Unit 3 Chapter 9. Cut and paste it here. Section V. The Financial Plan Cash Flow Projections Break Even Analysis Write a paragraph discussing your break-even analysis. Address why you think the break-even point is realistic. You will want to include a copy of your Break-Even Analysis Worksheet so the reader can understand your discussion. You wrote a piece called Break Even Price in Unit 3 Chapter 22. Cut and paste it here. Section V. The Financial Plan C. Financial Statements Insert your Projected Income Statement, Current and Projected Balance Sheets and Statement of Owners Equity to in this section. Write a brief statement drawing some conclusions about what these statements are telling you as the financial manager of your business. You wrote a piece called Projected income statement in Unit 3 Chapter 20 Part A. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Balance Sheet in Unit 3 Chapter 20 Part B. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Projected Cash Flow in Unit 3 Chapter 21. Cut and paste it here. Section V. The Financial Plan D. Additional Financial Information Summary of Financial Needs Write a paragraph about your financial needs. In other words, explain how much money you will need to borrow or to invest yourself to cover your growth (or start-up) expenses, fixed asset purchases and to operate the business. You wrote a piece called Business Start up Supply List in Unit 3 Chapter 6. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Projected sales in Unit 3 Chapter 19. Cut and paste it here. You wrote a piece called Projected cost of goods sold in Unit 3 Chapter 19. 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