Below is typical of the business plan often required by banks of a business applying for a loan. However, business plans are used by the farsighted entrepreneur in order to systematically map out the directions the business will take in the near or long-term future.
Name of business: _______________________________
Name of owner: _______________________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
Telephone: _______________________________
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Date
INTRODUCTION
__________________________ is a company whose principal business is the manufacture/sale of _____________________________________________________________________________.
The goals of this business are to:
- Begin/expand operations by _________________, 20_____
- Reach profitability by __________________, 20_____
- Secure financing in the amount of P___________ from the ___________________ bank/organization by _______________________ 20____ for the purpose of purchasing the following:
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- __________________________________
- I should be able to secure this loan by pledging the following assets:
` ________________________________________________________
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DESCRIPTION OF PRODUCTS/SERVICES
The company will be selling the following:
Name of products/services Purchase price Selling price
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The raw materials for these products/services have been obtained from the following suppliers by the following methods/frequency of purchase:
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CUSTOMERS
Below is a list of our company’s primary customers:
- The number and kind of people most interested in our products and services are as follows:
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- These people primarily work and live in the following areas:
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- These customers purchase about P _________________ worth of our type of products/services every ____________ (day/week/month).
- The main reason customers will purchase these products/services from our company is:
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- The names of our primary customers are:
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COMPETITION
- Our competitors are as follows:
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- _________________________________________
- Compared with our competitors, we have a competitive advantage with our products/services in the following aspects for the following reasons:
- Price
- Quality
- Service/convenience
- Location
- Reputation
- Methods of selling
- Hours/method of operation
- Others
PRICING
The company’s prices are based on the following material costs, overheads and intended profits:
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MARKETING/OPERATING METHODS
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KEY PERSONNEL AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Name of person: ___________________________________
Position: ___________________________________
Responsibilities:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of person: ___________________________________
Position: ___________________________________
Responsibilities:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of person: ___________________________________
Position: ___________________________________
Responsibilities:________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
SALES FORECAST
Based on our market research, we can project sales as follows:
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