Here is a link to a general business plan template, as downloaded from CNET.com 
 

You will find this template to a first step to building out a concise and detailed roadmap for the successfull launch of your business.

An excellent discussion for your review here- to consider, businesses are built one customer at a time.  Not a % of X size market. 

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The ambition and drive are certainly there – the challenge, however, is finding and feeling confident about the right business concept.

Since you’ve come to this website, our guess is that you’ve dreamed of starting your own small business for quite some time now.

Maybe a friend has succeeded in her own business. Perhaps small business ownership runs in your family. Or is it the fact that you’re just bored with the daily grind?

Why haven’t you pulled the trigger? What’s holding you back?

Based on our research, the three primary reasons that people who want to start a business but haven’t are:

Fear of Failure – The fear of not succeeding simply paralyzes the potential entrepreneur. A lack of confidence “freezes” any chance of getting started.

Lack of Capital – Not having enough money to fund a startup or sustain one’s family during the beginning phases of the business are concerns that keep many of us locked behind our desk in a nine-to-five grind.

Limited Ideas – Believe it or not, many potential business owners never get started because they have trouble coming up with small business ideas. They lack that special creative spark that ignites the business flame.

While all three of the above startup concerns are valid (and need to all be addressed), the purpose of this website is to help you with the last point – coming up with profitable small business ideas.

A key component is to work through them simply, and quickly by organizing your thoughts.  A tool such as www.bplanresources.com offers business plan templates to work through and wittle down to winning approaches.

One final note…exciting ideas are great but proper research pays the bills. If you’re excited about a business concept, take the next step and do some market research… 

• Is there a demand for your product or service?
• How much money do you need to start your business?  Multiply by three!
• How will you differentiate your business from your competition?

The best way to “prove” out your business idea is to formulate a business plan. Business planning is really important since it provides an operational blueprint for your business.  Not to worry, if you’re excited about your small business ideas, researching and writing a business plan isn’t all that hard.

Entrepreneurs, like you, are most likely to prepare a business plan when they are in the start-up phase of their small business (to secure financing) or when they are about to make a major change to their business. A business plan should be prepared and regularly updated for all businesses.

There are undeniable benefits to preparing a business plan, namely:

• it makes you think about your business, research options, recognize opportunities and risks, and test some of your expectations
• it helps you determine the cash needs of your business
• it equips you to seek financing from banks and/or investors
• it provides a benchmark against which to compare the progress and performance of your business

When should I write a business plan?

The sooner the better! However, it is never too late to write a business plan and, once written, it becomes a living document that should be updated regularly. It is important that you examine and anticipate as many relevant factors early on in the process, so that you are not taken by surprise later.

What are some common guidelines when preparing a good business plan?

To prepare a good business plan, you should:

• Take the time to really define your business objectives. Think about who is going to read the plan. The objectives can help you decide how much emphasis to put on various sections of your plan.
• Take your time to research your business plan. A business plan is only as good as the research that went into producing it. For example, you will have to do research in order to find out more about your industry, potential customers, competitors, sales and costs of doing business.
• Show drafts of your business plan to others. It can be very useful to get feedback on your draft business plan from various people, including people associated with the business and others.
• Write your own business plan. It creates buy in for yourself.  A common mistake is to copy too much information from a sample business plan. Your plan must reflect your objectives and should flow like a good story, with the sections working together to demonstrate why the business will be successful. Business plans that borrow too much information from other business plans tend to be disjointed, with some sections contradicting others and some key issues being overlooked.
• Make sure your financial projections are believable. For many readers, the financial section is the most important section of the business plan, because it identifies your financing needs and shows the profit potential of your business. A good financial plan will also give the reader confidence that you really understand your business. So, be sure to test how reasonable each of your expectations are. If you are overly optimistic or fail to take into account the full costs of running your business, your business plan will not be credible.
• Write the executive summary last. The executive summary can be the most important section of your business plan, because people will read it first and it may be the only section that is read. The keys to a good summary are that it should be short (two pages at most), it should highlight what is important in your plan and it should get the reader excited about your business.

Who should write my business plan?

Your business plan should be prepared by you, the entrepreneur. It is your business and therefore your business plan; so, you should take the lead in writing it. However, don’t hesitate to seek outside assistance from your management team, consultants, accountants, bookkeepers, copy editors and/or other experienced people. 

To work through your ideas try www.bplanresources.com for a workbook.

A good business plan has key components. Providing a comprehensive assessment of each of these components is critical in attracting investors. This article discusses the first five components. A subsequent article will detail the remaining elements.

Executive Summary.
The Executive Summary provides a succinct synopsis of the business plan, and highlights the key points raised within. The Executive Summary must communicate to the prospective investor the size and scope of the market opportunity, the venture’s business and profitability model, and how the resources/skills/strategic positioning of the Company’s management team make it uniquely qualified to execute the plan. The Executive Summary must be compelling, easy-to-read, and no longer than 2-4 pages.

Company Analysis.
This section provides a strategic overview of the company and describes how the company is organized, what products and services it offers/will offer, and goes into further detail on the company’s unique qualifications in serving its target markets.Industry Analysis. This section evaluates the playing field in which the company will be competing, and includes well-structured answers to key market research questions such as the following:
What are the sizes of the target market segments?
What are the trends for the industry as a whole?
With what other industries do your services compete?

Analysis of Customers.
The Customer Analysis section assesses the customer segment(s) that the company serves. In this section, the company must convey the needs of its target customers. It must then show how its products and services satisfy these needs to an extent that the customer will pay for them.

Analysis of Competition.
This section defines the competitive landscape of your business. It identifies who the direct and indirect competitors are, assesses their strengths and weaknesses and delineates your company’s competitive advantages.The first five sections of a business plan are critical because in most cases, investors will not read the full plan. As such, winning the investor’s interest early is critical. In addition to providing background on the full business opportunity, these sections provide the market research to back up the business’ potential, another critical factor in gaining an investment.

A good resource can be found at www.bplanresources.com for business plan templates, financial templates and even a workbook

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