BUSINESS PLAN

Name: Telephone: Business Advisor: Date: SUMMARY (Write a summary of the business e.g. sole trader, partnership, limited and what will the business do, who is the target market and what are the barriers to starting - will you apply for the NEA loan

YOUR EXPERIENCE (Write a bit about how you have relevant experience to bring to the business)

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SALES ASSUMPTIONS AND COSTING & PRICING (What are the assumptions to your sales projections on the Cash Flow Forecast? How have you worked out your Costing & Pricing?

EVIDENCE OF TRADING The business will evidence trading by: Invoices Receipts Business bank statements

OPERATIONS (Business location and equipment required and who will do the administration, selling, buying, delivering etc.)

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Have You Already Invested Anything into the Business (List any equipment that you have already bought or acquired for the business and the cost)

MARKER RESEARCH (Describe your target market, the geographic location of your target market and your competition)

SWOT Analysis (List your key Strengths, Weaknesses and the external Opportunities and Threats to the business) Strengths (this is about you) 1. 2. Weaknesses (this is about you) 1. 2. Opportunities (these are external to the business) 1. 2. Threats (these are external to the business) 1. 2.

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MARKETING PLAN (List what you will do to market the business Marketing Action 1. 2. 3.

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