Explain the Components of Business Plans.

Explain the Components of Business Plans.
Answer:

Business Plan:
            A carefully constructed guide for a person for starting a business.

Components of Business Plans:
1.     Introduction:
        Basic information of business such as; name, address and phone number of the business; the date of the plan was issued and a statement of confidentiality to keep important information away from potential competitors.
2.     Executive Summary
           The executive summary is a crucial part of the business plan. It is a synopsis of the main points of your business plan, highlighting the key features. This is usually the first part of your plan that prospective investors will read and it must be interesting and concise.
3.     Benefits to the Community
        It includes all information that how the business will have an impact on economic development, community development, and human development.
4.     Company and Industry
           It also important to show the background of the company and choice of legal form, information on the product and service to be offered, examination of potential customers, current competitors and the business’s future.
5.     Management Team
           In this portion of the plan, a description of each member of the company management team is provided. It should include their qualifications, accomplishments, and commitments to business success.
6.     Manufacturing and Operations Plan
           This step of business plan includes; Discussion of skills, talents and job description of management team, managerial compensation, management training needs, and professional assistance requirements.
7.     Labor Force
           In this step the management discuss the quality of Skilled workers available and the training, compensation, and motivation of workers.
8.     Marketing Plan
           A marketing plan is a business document written for describing the current market position of a business and its marketing strategy. Marketing plans usually cover a period of one to five years.
9.     Financial Plan
           Financial planning is the task of determining how a business will afford to achieve its strategic goals and objectives. Usually, a company creates a Financial Plan immediately after the vision and objectives have been set.
10.  Exit Strategy
           An entrepreneur's strategic plan to sell his or her investment in a company he or she founded. An exit strategy gives a business owner a way to reduce or eliminate his or her stake in the business and, if the business is successful, make a substantial profit.
11.  Critical Risk and Assumptions
           In this step the management evaluate the weakness of the business and how the company plans to ideal with these and other business problem.       
12.  Appendix

            The appendix consists of an array of documentation that ranges from receipts and bank statements to contracts and inventories. It should be used on an as-needed basis and include only essential information.

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