How to formulate a plan of businesses
6 October 2009 - 16:00
To elaborate a plan of businesses is not a simple task that can be realized from a little while to another one, but is a work that requires of time and dedication, every time this one account with several parts and requires of abundant information, being accustomed to be necessary the development of one or several investigations that allow to know all the aspects related to the project or future business.
Nevertheless, to elaborate a plan of businesses is not a complex task either, but he is something that all person can do as long as she knows the steps necessary, and knows or her project or business.
The recommendable thing is to begin formulating simple and basic a plan, and little by little to be deepening in the development of the parts as it is obtained more data, and according to the needs or objectives of the plan, or to the people to whom will go directed.
For example, if the main objective of the plan is to evaluate the feasibility of the launching of a new product, we could give a greater importance to the market study. Or if the main objective of the plan is to present/display it to financial organizations or investors, we could give a greater importance to the financial evaluation.
We see next how to formulate a plan of businesses, through development of each of its parts:
1. Cover and table of content
The cover is first that will see the reader of the plan of businesses, reason why we must make sure to give good a first impression. This one must have a professional aspect and include the name of project or business, the name of the author or the authors of the plan, and the logo of the company.
The table of content or index is the following page of the plan of businesses. This one will allow to know to the reader what is what is going to find in the plan, and it will allow to quickly find the part him that wishes to read.
2. Executive summary
The executive summary consists of a summary of the most important points of the other parts of the plan of businesses, reason why it must be put at the beginning of this one, but to be elaborated after to have culminated the other parts.
This one must include the initial datas of the business, the differentiating description of the business, characteristics, the competitive advantages, the reasons that justify the proposal of the business, the objectives of the business, the main strategies, the work party, the required investment, and the yield of the business.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the executive summary.
3. Definition of the business
The definition of the business consists of the description of the business and the aspects related to this one.
This one must include the initial datas of the business, the description of business and products or services to offer, the characteristics differentiating, the objective public, the reasons that justify the proposal of the business, the objectives of the business, and the strategies that will allow to reach these objectives.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the definition of the business.
4. Study of market
The market study consists of the description of the results obtained when realizing the market study.
This one must include the analysis of the sector or trains, the analysis of the demand or objective public, the prognosis of the demand or sales, the analysis of the supply or the competition, and the analysis of the commercialization or the plan of marketing.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the market study.
5. Technical study
The technical study or operative plan describes the physical requirements of the business, as well as the operation of this one.
This one must include necessary the physical requirements for the operation of the business, the description of the process of the business, the description of the premises, the capacity of production, and the disposition of plant.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the technical study.
6. The organization
The organization describes the organization of the business and how the different organic units will be related to each other they will conform that it.
This one must include the legal structure, the organic structure, the positions and functions, the requirement of personnel, the expenses of personnel, the information systems, and the profile of the directive equipment.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the organization.
7. The study of the investment and financing
The study of the investment and financing indicates the structure of the investment, and describes the related aspects to the financing.
This one must include the investment fixes required, the intangible assets, the capital of work, the required total investment, the financial structure of the financing, and sources.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the study of the investment and financing.
8. The study of income and debits
The study of the income and debits indicates to the future income and debits of the business for the period of time in which the plan of businesses is projected.
This one must include the budgets of income and debits, the point of balance, the projected flow of box, the state of gains and losses projected, and the projected general balance sheet.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the study of the income and debits.
9. The evaluation of the project
The evaluation of the project describes to the development the realized financial evaluation to the project.
This one must include the period of recovery of the investment and the results of the used indicators of yield.
In order to see in detail the development of this section it visits the article: plan of businesses: the evaluation of the project.
10. Plan of action
The action plan describes to the program or cronogram of the activities most important that they will be realized in the execution of the plan of businesses.
This one must include the main activities in the beginning of the business, the people in charge of each of these, and the dates in which they will begin, as well as the terms that they will have.
11. Conclusions and recommendations
The conclusions and recommendations indicate the conclusions that have obtained when elaborating the plan of businesses, and the recommendations that offer, as a result of each one of the obtained conclusions.
12. Annexes
The attached Annexes or documents are documents that offer additional information to the reader, which are including at the end of the plan of businesses, with the purpose of not to recharge too much the main part of the plan, and to end up making difficult the reading of this one.
These can be conformed by the realized surveys, the contract of renting of the premises, contracts with the main suppliers, agreements with partners, promotional material (for example, announcements, pamphlets, catalogs), engineering specifications of the production, detail of the structure of costs, curriculum of the members of the directive equipment, etc.
Labels: Creation of businesses, Step by step, Plan of businesses
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Related contents:
- Plan of businesses (part 8): The evaluation of the project
- Plan of businesses (Part 7): The study of the income and debits
- Plan of businesses (Part 1): The executive summary
- Plan of businesses (Part 4): The technical study
- Plan of businesses (Part 5): The organization
very good content of its page, everything generally,
congratulations and to them desire continue being much successful. all this in truth if it serves, is only enough to take it to the practice that is the difficult thing.
What they need is patience, dedication and much effort to be able to apply what they set out in its plan of business.
Much Luck to all with its projects