Business Plan

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  • quik

    I have to write a business plan for a multimedia company before tomorrow, for my small business management component.
    I put it off and off and off.

    What things should I make sure I don't forget?

    I wish I didn't have to study fucking business management.
    I just want to do what I do best: design & code.

    This post is my whine.
    Thanks for supporting it :)

  • jox0

    WOW! Before tomorrow? It took me 1 month to write my firm's plan and I had help from our accountant and my partners.

    This can probably help you though, our table of contents:

    1. The Business
    1.1 Business introduction
    1.2 Business areas
    1.3 Operating procedures
    1.4 Personnel
    1.5 Marketing
    1.6 Owners
    2. Financial Data
    2.1 Loans
    2.2 Capital equipment and supply list
    2.3 Balance sheet
    3. Products And Services
    3.1 Product / service definition
    3.2 Client benefits
    4. Location
    4.1 Market
    4.2 Target audience
    5. Management
    5.1 Management personnel
    5.2 Personnel’s duties
    5.3 Financial management
    6. Budget
    6.1 Personnel budget
    6.2 Insurance
    6.3 Rent
    6.4 Loans
    6.5 Advertising / Promotions
    6.6 Misc. Expenses
    6.7 Salaries
    6.8 Accounting
    7. Project Management
    7.1 Project standard
    7.2 Workflow
    8. Organizational Structure
    8.1 Ownership Structure
    8.2 Executive experience
    8.3 Organizational chart
    9. Competition
    9.1 Nearest direct competitors
    9.2 Indirect competitors
    9.3 Their strengths and weaknesses
    9.4 Product / service differ
    10. Pricing and sales
    10.1 Pricing
    10.3 Material & Production costs
    11. Documents
    11.1 Document standards
    11.2 Contracts and legal documents
    11.3 Archiving
    11.4 Authorization

  • quik0

    WOW again!
    That makes me feel more doomed :)
    This is for my course, not for a company I work at or nothing.

    I don't think it has to be that detailed.

    I'm a really badly business minded person.

    I guess I should grab some caffeine :)

  • jox0

    oh, im so stupid. Makes sense now :) I thought you were going to write it for a client.. haha, man that would've been difficult.

    Yes, caffeine is good. Focus on the business, what they do and how they do it. The secret is to always backup what you write, like if you write "the firm has 10 computers" under office supplies / hardware, you have to file that under loans etc etc. You know what I mean. It's not that hard, you'll do fine!

  • CodeVsDesign0

    heres the answer

    http://www.startupjournal.com

    its the wall street journal
    Entrepnuer site(yeah i spelled it wrong so what) but it has a run through to help you to put together a business plan. Good luck..

  • quik0

    ahh cool man cheers.
    I'll check it out and stop procrastinating.. its just getting late fast.