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BUSINESS PLAN
BUSINESS PLAN
Ahmad Tajudin Ariffin Assoc. Prof. Hjh. Fauziah Pawan Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hj. Saridan Abu Bakar
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Learning Outcome
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
understand the format of a business plan prepare a business plan and present a business plan
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Format Overview
Cover Letter Cover Page Table of Contents
Introduction Purpose of business plan Company background Owner(s) background Business location Marketing plan Operations plan Organizational plan Financial plan Conclusion or summary
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Executive Summary
Main Body Appendices
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Owner Background
Details of each individual that is a registered owner of the business State relevant qualifications, skills, experience, role in business and stake or share in business
Location
Specify physical location of business premise, operations premise (if different), advantage of location in helping business achieve objectives (e.g. proximity to suppliers, target market or usability of space)
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Operations plan
Use sales forecast to plan capacity, material, equipment and manpower needs
Organizational plan
Indicate company structure and key talents
Financial plan
Amalgamate budget considerations for marketing, operations and organizational needs into project cost and sources planning as well as projections of cash, profit and asset & liability position of planned business
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INTRODUCTION
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) Name of the Company Nature of Business Industry Profile Location of the Business Date of Business Commencement Factors in selecting the proposed business 7) Future Prospects of the Business
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PURPOSE
1) The business plans purpose is to obtain a working capital loan
Example: this business plan is prepared by Ayam Bagus Enterprise for the purpose of obtaining working capital loan from AgroBank for the amount of RM 50 000
2) The business plan is prepared as a guide for the entrepreneur to manage the business
Example: This business plan is prepared by Ayam Bagus Enterprise as a guideline for managing the proposed venture
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COMPANY BACKGROUND
1) Name of the Company (why did you choose the company name) 2) Business Address 3) Correspondence Address 4) Telephone Number 5) Form of Business 6) Main Activities 7) Date of Business Commencement 8) Date of Business Registration 9) Business Registration Number 10) Name of Bank 11) Bank Account Number 12) Initial Capital
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PARTNERS BACKGROUND
1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) Name of the Partner Identity Card Number Permanent Address Correspondence Address Email Address Telephone Number Date of Birth Age Marital Status Academic Qualification Courses Attended Skills Experience Current Occupation Previous Business Experience
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Major Headings
Font type Arial size 12 or Times New Roman size 14, bold Left justified, mixed case with major words capitalized and bold with one line above and one line below the heading to separate it from the text.
Text in Sections
Font type Arial size 11 or Times New Roman size 12 The first paragraph is not indented. Do not space between paragraphs within a section.
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Printing
A laser quality printer. Wide margin, at least one and half inch on the left, one inch on the top, bottom and right. Double spacing.
Binding
A simple comb or spiral binding A plastic cover on the front and a thick dark colored paper at the back.
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Purpose Why the business plan is prepared? Is the purpose to get financing? Who asked for the financing? How much financing is needed? How the financing is going to be utilized? What help this financing will give to the company? How are we going to pay back the financing? Is there any other alternative source of financing to ensure the proposed project is successful?
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Company Background
What is the main product; good or services, the company is planning to offer? What are the main characteristics of the product? Is it a new company or an existing company planning for expansion? What form the business is? Why the form is preferable? What are the companys strengths and weaknesses? How to overcome these weaknesses? How the proposed project is profitable?
The Industry
Is the industry expanding or contracting? What is the outlook of the industry relative to the others in the economy? Will the company able to get support from the suppliers? What are the credit terms the suppliers offer?
Marketing Plan
Products
What products the company is planning to offer? What is the product concept? What are the unique or special characteristics of the products? Are these products potentially to generate more sales?
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Market
Who are the customers of the company? What market segment are these customers in? Where is the target market? Will customer repurchase the products? What is the size of the target market?
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Competitors
Who are the competitors? Where are the competitors? Who are the major competitors? What are the strengths and weakness of the major competitors? What differences and similarities between our products and products of the main competitors? What strategy is planned to overcome competitors? Will it be new competitors in the market? How to monitor competitors? What is the targeted market share? How to penetrate and maintain the targeted market share? What strategy to increase the market share? What strategy to increase the sales?
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Price
What price to charge for the products? Does company has a price range for the products? How company set the price? Is the price competitive? Why customers willing to pay for the price?
Promotion
What promotional strategy to be adopted? Why the company plans to adopt the strategy? Do we have budget for these promotional activities. How much is the promotion budged? Is the strategy appropriate for our products? How are we going to monitor the effectiveness of these promotional activities?
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Place
How are we going to market our products? What is the most appropriate distribution channel to be adopted? How are we going to deliver the products? Does company has any policy regarding on returned goods? How to maintain good customer relations?
Organizational Plan
Does company has any policy regarding on recruiting and selecting new staff? Who are the key members of the management team? Do owners or partners have relevant experiences to the proposed project? What experiences do owners or partners of the company have? Who make decisions in the company? Who plans for the company? What jobs to be done? What skills and experiences needed to do these jobs effectively? Who will do these jobs? Who are the key staff needed? Are these staffs work full-time or part-time basis? How much remuneration for the administrative staff? Do staffs need training? What training do they need? How much the training will cost? How long the training will take?
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Operations Plan
What are the operations processes involve in the manufacturing or producing of our products? Does company needs any customized infrastructure to facilitate the operations processes? What types and number of machineries and equipments needed? How much is the inventory for raw materials, semifinished and finished goods are? How much is the inventory cost?
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Financial Plan
How much is the project cost? How much capital invested by each member or partner? How much is the total equity compared to the total project cost? What is the source of financing? How we plan to pay back the financing? How the forecasted cash flow look? Is the proposed project profitable? What are the uses and sources of funds of the proposed projects? How the forecasted financial performances look? What do financial performances tell us?
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Conclusion
Is the proposed project is viable to proceed? Have you justified the claims?
Appendix
Have you attached every supporting facts or documents in the appendix?
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END OF MODULE 7