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Company Name 
Business Plan
Mission Statement 
• Clearly state your company’s long-term mission. 
– Try to use words that will help direct the growth of 
your company, but be as concise as possible.
The Team 
• List CEO and key management by name. 
• Include previous accomplishments to show that these 
are people with a record of success. 
• Summarize number of years of experience in this field.
Market Summary 
• Summarize your market in the past, present, and future. 
– Review those changes in market share, leadership, 
players, market shifts, costs, pricing, or competition 
that provide the opportunity for your company’s 
success.
Opportunities 
• Identify problems and opportunities. 
– State consumer problems, and define the nature of 
product/service opportunities that are created by 
those problems.
Business Concept 
• Summarize the key technology, concept, or strategy on 
which your business is based.
Competition 
• Summarize the competition. 
• Outline your company’s competitive advantage.
Goals and Objectives 
• List five-year goals. 
• State specific, measurable objectives for achieving your 
five-year goals. 
– List market-share objectives. 
– List revenue/profitability objectives.
Financial Plan 
• Outline a high-level financial plan that defines your 
financial model and pricing assumptions. 
– This plan should include expected annual sales and 
profits for the next three years. 
– Use several slides to cover this material 
appropriately.
Resource Requirements 
• List requirements for the following resources: 
– Personnel 
– Technology 
– Finances 
– Distribution 
– Promotion 
– Products 
– Services
Risks and Rewards 
• Summarize the risks of the proposed project and how 
they will be addressed. 
• Estimate expected rewards, particularly if you are 
seeking funding.
Key Issues 
• Near term 
– Identify key decisions and issues that need 
immediate or near-term resolution. 
– State consequences of decision postponement. 
• Long term 
– Identify issues needing long-term resolution. 
– State consequences of decision postponement. 
• If you are seeking funding, be specific about any issues 
that require financial resources for resolution.

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  • 2. Mission Statement • Clearly state your company’s long-term mission. – Try to use words that will help direct the growth of your company, but be as concise as possible.
  • 3. The Team • List CEO and key management by name. • Include previous accomplishments to show that these are people with a record of success. • Summarize number of years of experience in this field.
  • 4. Market Summary • Summarize your market in the past, present, and future. – Review those changes in market share, leadership, players, market shifts, costs, pricing, or competition that provide the opportunity for your company’s success.
  • 5. Opportunities • Identify problems and opportunities. – State consumer problems, and define the nature of product/service opportunities that are created by those problems.
  • 6. Business Concept • Summarize the key technology, concept, or strategy on which your business is based.
  • 7. Competition • Summarize the competition. • Outline your company’s competitive advantage.
  • 8. Goals and Objectives • List five-year goals. • State specific, measurable objectives for achieving your five-year goals. – List market-share objectives. – List revenue/profitability objectives.
  • 9. Financial Plan • Outline a high-level financial plan that defines your financial model and pricing assumptions. – This plan should include expected annual sales and profits for the next three years. – Use several slides to cover this material appropriately.
  • 10. Resource Requirements • List requirements for the following resources: – Personnel – Technology – Finances – Distribution – Promotion – Products – Services
  • 11. Risks and Rewards • Summarize the risks of the proposed project and how they will be addressed. • Estimate expected rewards, particularly if you are seeking funding.
  • 12. Key Issues • Near term – Identify key decisions and issues that need immediate or near-term resolution. – State consequences of decision postponement. • Long term – Identify issues needing long-term resolution. – State consequences of decision postponement. • If you are seeking funding, be specific about any issues that require financial resources for resolution.