Filling out the Microsoft PowerPoint Business Plan Template

I. Company Name

A. The name suits the type of company and CUSTOMER.

B. If your customers are very professional, you need a professional sounding name.

C. If you are into new technology, then you might choose a tech-sounding name.

II. Mission Statement

A. This long-term statement should help FOCUS your company.

B. The mission statement should be able to be used in clarifying many issues and answering questions on how things should be done in the company.

C. It should be reviewed every 5 years.

D. Use the following to help decide.

· What are the opportunities or needs that we exist to address? (the purpose of the organization)

· What are we doing to address these needs? (the business of the organization)

· What principles or beliefs guide our work? (the values of the organization)

III.The Team

A. List the people and strengths

B. Think of it as selling each person to someone looking at the team list

IV. Market Summary

A. Who are our customers

· Who has the money?

· How many of them are there?

· What can we exchange for their money?

B. How much money is there

· What can our clients afford?

C. Where is the money?

· Who else is working to get the money?

V. Opportunities

VI. Business Concept

VII. Competition

VIII. Goals And Objectives