This outline is linked with the two day training course on business start up planning, and is the contents list of the business start up plan manual which accompanies it.
Background to entrepreneurialism
Is it for you?
Have you got a viable business concept?
Leadership
Management style
Vision statement
Prioritization
Mentoring
The business platform
Key plan components
Critical success factors
Project management
Exit planning
First steps
Business model
Core competence
Team building
Contracts - authority/ responsibility, bonus systems, deferred compensation
Corporate governance
Investment appraisal
Objectives, including the balanced scorecard
Trade support groups
Networking
Management information system
Planning horizon, planning cycle
Financial accounting
Management accounting
Budgeting
Key performance indicators
Benchmarks
Business monitoring
Forecasting
Planning effectiveness review
Defining the business
Market research
Barriers to entry
Market trends
Competitive trends
SWOT
Market size assessment
Segment
Protocol
Product support
Distribution channels or location
Physical distribution
Inventory
Order processing
Sales
Sales promotion
Media
Pricing
Operating requirements
Administration plan
Finance plan
Production service delivery plan
Marketing and sales plan
Information technology plan
Personnel plan
New product/ service development plan
Funding
85% rule
Investment case summary
Funding options
Funding plan
Action plan
Critical path
Stage gate
Financials
Source and application of funds
Cash flow
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Ratio analysis
Presentation
Management overview
Graphics
Communication
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Business Plan SOP
A comprehensive, easy to use 188 page manual containing scores of worksheets and notes. The contents follow the
business plan outline, and have been rigorously tested during years of
training throughout the world. The Ibis business plan manual is delivered in Word format, so that users can complete the worksheets and transfer them into the body of their own business plan.
