This web guide was put together to assist you in gathering
the necessary information pieces to build your business plan. The
resources are put together to follow the sections of the business
plan format put forth in the "Nuts and Bolts" guide to help
you gather the information you need. You will need to do research
at each level of the business plan.
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Plan your time accordingly, gathering the amount of
information that this assignment requires can be time consuming as
there is no one resource that can give you all of the pieces. Be prepared
to gather information from many sources to put together
your business plan. You will need to use both the print and electronic
resources highlighted in this guide and you may find some more useful
than others based upon the subject matter of your concept and the
industry that it is a part of.
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SECTION I: THE INDUSTRY
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SECTION II: THE COMPANY, CONCEPT, AND
PRODUCT(S) OR SERVICE(S)
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SECTION III: MARKET RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
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SECTION IV: THE ECONOMICS OF THE BUSINESS
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SECTION V: THE MARKETING PLAN
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SECTION VI: DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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SECTION VII: OPERATIONS PLAN
SECTION VIII: MANAGEMENT TEAM
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SECTION IX: OVERALL SCHEDULE
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SECTION X: CRITICAL RISKS, PROBLEMS AND
ASSUMPTIONS
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SECTION XI: FINANCIAL PLAN
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SECTION XII: PROPOSED COMPANY OFFERING
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