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10 Essential Elements of a Business Plan

January 17, 2015 Leave a Comment

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There are many people who wonder if it is really necessary to have a business plan when it comes to seeking an investor that is outside of their own company. However, business plans are quite important to a business whether there are investors involved or not. The business plan alone is the highlight of why your business even exists in the first place. It is the makeup of the communication between you and the rest of the team within the business. If your business is worth making an investment then it will all reflect on how your business is currently succeeding.

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The business plan that you have in mind should show the responsibility, organization skills and how much of an expert you are for running your business because this all-in-all will determine the overall success of your business. Below are 10 essential elements that you should incorporate into your personal business plan.

Determine the Issue

Each business plan must first sort out what the issue is when it comes to the product(s) that are being promoted within the company. This is basically when you need to determine why you are offering the products or services that you have on hand and explain to a way that the clients can understand why the product is something that the customer needs.

Solution

The solution, as well as the benefits of what you have to offer to the client, is where you will explain what the customer will get out of what is being offered. What’s the secret to what you are offering, and what makes it unique? This is what will overall catch the attention of potential clients.

Marketing Credibility

You want to be able to prove to the outside investors that what you have to offer is something that will be popular and useful to many people. Being partnered with an accredited research organization can get your foot in the door with other investors.

An Explanation of your Business

The explain approach of your business is how you will start to earn your revenue. This is where you will need to work harder to make your business grow in order to see your margins increase over a short period of time.

Know Your Competition

The next aspect to keep in mind is knowing and being aware of the competition that you will be up against.

In order to keep up with your competition, you should evaluation their current market as well as have a list handy of those who are your current competitors.

Sales, Market, and partnership

Some of the things that you will need to keep within your description are:

  • Pricing
  • Strategizing partners
  • Sales

Investors have to be convinced that your strategy is a wise one that will work well for you and them at the end of the day.

Executive Workers

The ideas are not only important, but the people who come up with these ideas are important as well. Investors want to know that the people who they are working with are experienced and know what they are doing. They simply want solidity.

Funds

Knowing the amount of funds that will be needed for your business plan are quite important. The details need to be visual and explained how the business plans are to work out.

Predicting the Finances

Making a good judgment on the finances and how marketing strategies will turn out for the business is only something that the experts are good at. Keep in mind that investors are looking for business opportunities that have true growth potential.

End Result

This is a step only to take into consideration if you have external investors involved. This is generally where a liquidity event will be determined.

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