BUSINESS PLAN

Mbah Dukun Bagong Lee is a Shaman who study at medical faculty, now learning about business. before post this article, he read business article. now he share all about he has got.

What is business plan?
A business plan is a comprehensive, written description of the business of an enterprise. It is a detailed report on a company's products or services, production techniques, markets and clients, marketing strategy, human resources, organization, requirements in respect of infrastructure and supplies, financing requirements, and sources and uses of funds. The business plan describes the past and present status of a business, but its main
purpose is to present the future of an enterprise. It is normally updated annually and looks ahead for a period of usually three to five years, depending on the type of business and the kind of entity.
It is a crucial element in any application for funding, whether to a venture capital organization or any other investment or lending source. Therefore, it should be complete, sincere, factual, well structured and reader-friendly.
Whether your company is organized as a sole proprietorship small business, corporation or nonprofit, a wellwritten business plan is considered your most important roadmap to success. The document may vary in length, but should be comprehensive and include a specific timeline: at least six months of detailed strategy, a year or two of general planning, and a vision about where the business is headed for the next five years.
A business plan has to answer some critical questions about the new business venture.

1. Is this a viable business idea?
2. Is there a market for this product or service?
3. What will it take to produce and deliver the product or service (materials, resources, personnel)
4. Who will buy it, how much, how often and how will your potential customers find out about you?
5. Who and where is your competition?
6. Your cash flow projections should cover both the startup phase of your business and ongoing operations. How much will it take to open the doors?
7. And, what will it take to cover direct costs, overhead and expenses, and still clear a ‘profit?’
A startup business or organization begins to incur costs (licenses, fees, permits, leases, telephones, computers, etc) long before it starts to generate any income. Most likely, money will be going out faster than it is coming in. This negative cash flow will continue until your business or organization is generating enough revenue to equal the amount of money going out the door. This is the business’ cash breakeven point. You, the business owner, must have some way of financing the negative cash flow of your business until you reach that cash breakeven point. If you project that your business will have an accumulated negative cash flow of $50,000 before you reach your cash breakeven point, then you need to determine how you will get the $50,000 you’ll need before you start the business.
Most banks and traditional lenders do not usually lend to startup businesses. However, if you’re starting a business in a growth industry and you’ve got a solid business plan that clearly shows how your business will make money, a bank loan might be possible. The lender is looking for a solid plan for the money – how much you’ll need, how you’ll use it, and how you’ll pay it back! Your personal credit history matters, and you’ll need some collateral to guarantee the loan. The loan is not a substitute for your own capital, though. You’ll need more at every stage of your business development.

The same holds true for nonprofit corporations. Your nonprofit may be seeking loans as well as grant monies to fund your operations, programs and services. For government agencies and foundations, your business plan must explain how your organization’s mission fits their program and funding goals, provide a clear plan for your organization’s operations and service delivery systems, and a sound financial structure that will leverage any loans or grant dollars you might receive and ensure the sustainability of the organization.
A comprehensive business plan should help separate your business or organization from the thousands of others seeking financing and trying to enter the marketplace. There are online templates and products that can be useful in producing a professional looking business plan in the standardized format that serious financiers expect. The following are some critical elements for consideration as you develop a business plan.

Why Write a Business Plan?
A Business Plan helps you evaluate the feasibility of a new business idea in an objective, critical, and unemotional way.
• Marketing – Is there a market? How much can you sell?
• Management – Does the management team have the skill?
• Financial – Can the business make a profit?
It provides an operating plan to assist you in running the business and improves your probability of success.
• Identify opportunities and avoid mistakes
• Develop production, administrative, and marketing plans
• Create budgets and projections to show financial outcomes
It communicates your idea to others, serves as a “selling tool,” and provides the basis for your financing proposal.
• Determine the amount and type of financing needed
• Forecast profitability and investor return on investment
• Forecast cash flow, show liquidity and ability to repay debt
Who will use the plan? If you won't use the plan to raise money, your plan will be internal and may be less formal. If you are presenting it to outsiders as a financing proposal, presentation quality and thorough financial analysis are very important.


references
1. http://www.ncced.org/documents/BusinessPlanArticle.pdf
2. http://www.va.gov/vetbiz/library/busplan.pdf
3. http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/iteiia5_en.pdf

7 comments:

  1. Mantap infonya,bisa dijadikan referensi..!!
    Sukses slalu..!!

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  2. wah hebat si mbah yang ini blognya pake bahasa inggris terus skarang mah masalah bisnis ya mbah, aku ora mudeng mbah..i'm sorry..just kidding..nice article and i'll wait for the next articles..succeess for si mbah..

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