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Idea:
With eggoz’s technology and integration
platform, farmers can rear flock sizes
starting from 500 birds at affordable initial
investment and less land requirements.
With these efforts and idea, Eggoz poultry
farming is one of the profitable and stable
business to generate allied income for
many marginal farmers as well also fulfill
protein-enriched food requirements of the
growing population.
FUNDING
Eggoz has raised Rs. 2.5 crore as part
of its seed funding. It had earlier
secured Rs. 1.2 crore from a clutch of
angel investors.
The seed funding round saw
participation of investor like Tracxn
Labs, Angellist, Tri-Deep Capital,
founder of “Lets transport” and angle
investors.
SALE:
DEVELOP A BUSINESS
PLAN AFTER EXPLORING
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
Writing a business plan is one of the most valuable things
you can do for your business. Study after study proves
that business planning significantly improves your
chances of success by up to 30 percent. That’s because
the planning process helps you think about all aspects of
your business and how your business will operate and
grow.
In fact, writing a business plan is one of the only free
things you can do to greatly impact the success and
growth of your business. Ready to write your own
detailed business plan? Here’s everything you need to
create your plan.
Despite the benefit of planning, it’s easy to procrastinate
writing a business plan. Most people would prefer to work
hands-on in their business rather than think about business
strategy. That’s why, to make things easier, we
recommend you start with a simpler and shorter one-page
business plan.
With a one-page plan, there’s no need to go into a lot of
details or dive deep into financial projections—you just
write down the fundamentals of your business and how it
works. A one-page plan should cover:
Value proposition
Market need
Your solution
Competition
Target market
Sales and marketing
Budget and sales goals
Milestones
Team summary
Key partners
Funding needs
A one-page business plan is a great jumping-off point in
the planning process. It’ll give you an overview of your
business and help you quickly refine your ideas.
Flesh out the details
A one-page business plan is just a summary of your
business. If you want to document additional details such
as market research, marketing and sales strategies, or
product direction—you should expand your plan into a
longer, more detailed plan.
Build a more detailed financial forecast
A one-page plan only includes a summary of your
financial projections. A detailed plan includes a full
financial forecast, including a profit and loss
statement, balance sheet, and cash flow forecast—one of
the most important forecasts for any business.
Be prepared for lenders and investors
While investors might not ask to actually read your
business plan, they will certainly ask detailed questions
about your business. Planning is the only way to be well-
prepared for these investor meetings.
Selling your business
If you’re selling your business, a detailed business plan
presentation will be part of your sales kit. Potential buyers
will want to know the details of how your business works,
from marketing details to your product roadmap.
1. Executive summary
The key parts of your plan that you’ll want to highlight in your executive
summary are:
Your opportunity: This is a summary of what your business does,
what problem it solves, and who your customers are. This is where
you want readers to get excited about your business
Your team: For investors, your business’s team is often even more
important than what the business is. Briefly highlight why your
team is uniquely qualified to build the business and make it
successful.
Financials: What are the highlights of your financial forecast?
Summarize your sales goals, when you plan to be profitable, and
how much money you need to get your business off the ground.
2. Opportunity
Mission statement
A mission statement is a short summary of your overall goals. It’s
a short summary of how you hope to improve customers’ lives
with your products and services. It’s a summary of the aspirations
of your business and the guiding north star for you and your team.
Competition
Every business has competition, so don’t leave this section out.
You’ll need to explain what other companies are doing to serve
your customers or if your customers have other options for solving
the problem you are solving. Explain how your approach is
different and better than your competitors, whether it’s better
features, better pricing, or a better location. Explain why a
customer would come to you instead of going to another company.
3. Execution
This section of your business plan dives into how you’re going to
accomplish your goals. While the Opportunity section discussed what
you’re doing, you now need to explain the specifics of how you’re going
to do it.
Use the Company section of your business plan to explain the overall
structure of your business and the team behind it.
Organizational structure
Describe your location, facilities, and anything else about your physical
location that is relevant to your business. You’ll also want to explain
the legal structure of your business—are you an S-corp, C-corp, or an
LLC? What does company ownership look like?
Team
Arguably one of the most important parts of your plan when seeking
investment is the “Team” section. This should explain who you are and
who else is helping you run the business. Focus on experience and
qualifications for building the type of business that you want to build.
It’s OK if you don’t have a complete team yet. Just highlight the key
roles that you need to fill and the type of person you hope to hire for
each role.
5. Financial plan and projections
Your business plan has now covered the “what”, the “how”, and the
“when” for your business. Now it’s time to talk about money. What
revenue do you plan on bringing in and when? What kind of expenses
will you have?
Financial Forecasts
Your sales forecast should cover at least the first 12 months of your
business and ideally contain educated guesses at the following two years
in annual totals. Some investors and lenders might want to see a five-
year forecast, but three years is usually enough.
Financing
If you’re raising money for your business, the Financing section is
where you describe how much you need. Whether you’re getting loans
or investments, you should highlight what you need, and when you need
it. Ideally, you’ll also want to summarize the specific ways that you’ll
use the cash once you have it in hand.
6. Appendix
The final section of your business plan is the appendix. Include detailed
financial forecasts here as well as any other key documentation for your
business. If you have product schematics, patent information, or any
other details that aren’t appropriate for the main body of the plan but
need to be included for reference.
With growth planning, you’ll easily create and execute your plan, track
performance, identify opportunities and issues, and consistently revise
your strategy. It’s a flexible process that encourages you to build a plan
that fits your needs. So, whether you stick with a one-page plan or
expand into a more detailed business plan—you’ll be ready to start
growth planning.