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Business Plan Template by Entrepreneur Media SA (Pty Ltd)For business plan advice, visit: http://www.entrepreneurmag.co.za/category/advice/business-plans/

Business Plan Template

Business Name:

Name(s) and ID Number(s) of Owner(s):

Address:

Contact numbers:

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Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary Page #

2. General Company Description Page #

3. The pportunity! "nustry $ %ar&et Page #

'. Strategy Page #

(. )usiness %oel Page #

*. Team + %anagement $ rganisation Page #

,. %ar&eting Plan Page #

-. perational Plan Page #

. /inancial Plan Page #

10. ppenix Page #




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1 !"ecuti#e $ummar%

"n 2 pages or less summarise the most important aspect o the 4usiness5

Business Concept:

Financial Features:

Financial Requirements:

Current Business Position:

Major achievements:

& 'eneral Compan% Description

162 page overvie7 o the company5

Name of the company

Type of legal entity

Onership

!igni"cant assets

Mission statement

#oals an$ o%jectives

Company strengths an$ core competencies

The in$ustry




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Te Opportunit%* Industr% + ,ar-et

263 pages5

The Opportunity

• 8here is the gap in the mar&et9• 8hat has given rise to this gap9• :o7 7as this gap ienti;e9• :o7 7ill the gap 4e ;lle9

The &n$ustry

• 8hat are the 4arriers to entry in this inustry9

• :o7 much po7er o the customers have9

• :o7 much po7er o the suppliers have9

• re there su4stitute o


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• The sources o revenue• The ma=or costs involve in generating the revenue

• The pro;ta4ility o the 4usiness ?revenue less costs@• The investment reBuire to get the 4usiness up an running ?to get to scale@• The critical success actors an assumptions or ma&ing the pro;t moel

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Team 2 ,ana/ement + Or/anisation

2 pages5

• list the ouners incluing their Buali;cations an experience• escription o 7ho 7ill manage the 4usiness on a ay6to6ay 4asis. 8hat

experience o these iniviuals 4ring to the 4usiness9 8hat special oristinctive competencies o they o


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• escription o 7here all the necessary s&ills an materials 7ill 4e source• 8hat 7ill 4e outsource! 7hat relationships are in place an ho7 those

relationships 7ill 4e manage• The cash receipts an cash payment cycle o the 4usiness

5 6inancial Plan

26' pages5

• Start6up expenses an capitalisationA a escription an explanation o 7hatit 7ill cost to launch the 4usiness an 7here you expect to get this money

• 126month pro;t an loss pro=ection ?month64y6month@ an a three6year pro;tan loss pro=ection ?Buarter64y6Buarter@

• 126month cash6o7 pro=ection an a three6year cash6o7 pro=ection?Buarter64y6Buarter@

• pro=ecte 4alance sheet at start6up an at the en o years one to three• 4rea&6even calculation

17 Appendi"

• )rochures an avertising materials• "nustry stuies• )lueprints an plans• %aps an photos o location

• %aga>ine or other articles• Detaile lists o eBuipment o7ne or to 4e purchase

• Copies o leases an contracts• etters o support rom uture customers• ny other materials neee to support the assumptions in this plan• %ar&et research stuies• ist o assets availa4le as collateral or a loan• Detaile ;nancial calculations an pro=ections

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