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Some areas how consultancy covers

• Employee Manual
• Performance Management System

Business Plan Template

Title Page

The title page of your business plan should include some brief information on your business, including your:

• Business logo – Adding a logo helps give your business a more professional image.
• Business owner’s name – Enter multiple names if there are multiple owners.
• Business owner’s title – The titles of the business owner(s) listed above (e.g. Owner/Manager).
• Business name – Enter your business name as registered in your state/territory.
• Main business address – Enter your main business address. This can be your home address if you are a home-based business or your head office if you have more than one location.

Your business summary should be completed last, be no longer than a page and should focus on why your business is going to be successful. Your answers below should briefly summarise your more detailed answers provided throughout the main body of your business plan.

Business plan summary/ Executive Summary

• Business name as registered in your state/territory – If you haven’t registered your business name, add your proposed business name.
• Business structure – Enter whether you’re a sole trader, partnership, trust or company.
• Date the business was established – This is the date you started trading. Whether it was the date you opened your doors or the date your purchased business opened its doors.
• List of business owners – List the names of all business owners.
• Relevant owner experience – Briefly outline your experience and/or years in the industry and any major achievements/awards.
• Products/services – Briefly list the products/services you’re selling and the anticipated demand for your products/services. These answers should briefly summarise your answers under the main products/services section.

The Future

Under the future summary section enter your:

• Vision statement – Your vision statement should briefly outline your future plan for the business. It should also clearly state your overall goals. To keep it brief you may prefer to use dot points in your summary.
• Goals/objectives – List your short and long term goals and the activities you’ll undertake to meet them.

The Market

Under the market summary section enter your:

• Target market – Briefly explain who your customers are and why they’d buy your products/services over your competitors. This section should briefly summarise your answers under the main Market section.
• Marketing strategy – Briefly explain how you plan to enter the market, how you intend to attract customers and how and why this strategy will work. This section should briefly summarise your answers under the main Market section.

The Finances

Under the finances summary section briefly outline your sales forecast or how much profit you intend on making in a particular timeframe. Include how much money you’ll need up-front, where you’ll source these funds, what portion of funds you’ll be seeking from other sources and how much of your own money you’ll be contributing towards the business.

This section can be quite brief in the summary. It should give the reader a quick idea of your current financial position, where you’re heading financially and how much you need to get there. You can provide more detail in the main Finances section of your business plan.

The Business

This is the main business section of your business plan and should cover more detailed information about your business.

Use the main points from this section to help you write your business plan summary. Within this main business section, you can include:

• Business details | Business plan template
• Organisation details | Business plan template
• Products or services | Business plan template
• Innovation | Business plan template
• Insurance and risk management | Business plan template
• Legal considerations | Business plan template
• Operations | Business plan template
• Sustainability plan | Business plan template

Future Plans

This is the main future section of your business plan and should cover more detailed information about the future of your business. Once completed, use the main points from this section to help you write your business plan summary.Vision statement

Under your vision statement section include a brief statement that outlines your future plans for the business and includes your overall business goals.

Mission statement

Under your mission statement section include a brief statement that outlines how you will achieve your vision.

Goals/objectives

Under your goals/objectives section include your short and long term goals, as well as the activities you will undertake to meet them.

Action plan

List your key business milestones and include the following details for each:

• Milestone – Detail the milestones you are trying to achieve starting from today.
• Date of expected completion – Enter the date you expect to achieve each milestone.
• Person responsible – Enter the name or position of the person responsible for delivering this milestone.

Please note: Your sustainability milestones will be listed separately in the sustainability section.

Financial Plan

This is the main finances section of your business plan and should cover more detailed information about your business finances. Once completed, use the main points from this section to help you write your business plan summary.

Key objectives & financial review

Under the key objectives and financial review section of your business plan you can include the following information:

• Financial objectives – List your key financial objectives. These can be in the form of sales or profit targets. You could also list your main financial management goals such as cost reduction targets.
• Finance required – Enter how much money you need up-front and include:
  • Where you’ll obtain the funds.
  • What portion you’ll be seeking from loans, investors, business partners, friends or relatives, venture capital or government funding.
  • How much of your own money you’ll be contributing towards the business.

Financial Assumptions

Under the financial assumptions section of your business plan you should list the assumptions you made when preparing your financial statements. These can include seasonal adjustments, drought or interest rates.

Financial Statements

Under the financial statements section of your business plan you should attach your key financial statements including:

• Start-up costing | Business plan template
• Cash flow statement | Business plan template
• Profit and loss statement | Business plan template
• Balance sheet | Business plan template
• Break-even analysis | Business plan template

Supporting Documents

Under the supporting documentation section, list all of your attachments included in your business plan. These may include copies of:

• Business name registration certificate
• Nigerian Business Name
• VAT registration
• Domain name registrations
• Lease papers
• Loan agreement/property ownership documentation
• Partnership agreement
• Resumes of owners & staff
• Intellectual property registrations (e.g. trade marks, patents, designs)
• Confidentiality agreements
• Insurance policies
• Inventory list
• Market research survey/questionnaires
• Start-up costing
• Balance sheet
• Profit and loss statement
• Cash flow statement.