Develop a business plan.
Development should include following established format to produce the following components:
- Executive summary
- Description of the business (e.g., location, customers, form of ownership)
- Problem
- Customer segments
- Unique Value Proposition (UVP)
- Solutions
- Channels (pathways to customers)
- Revenue streams
- Cost structure
- Key metrics
- Competitive advantage
- Conclusion
- Appendix
Process/Skill Questions:
- Why is it necessary to develop a business plan?
- What is the role of the business plan in obtaining financing? How can creating a business plan accelerate business growth?
- How can a business plan minimize risk?
- What are some key metrics that should be included in the business plan?
- What information should be included in the executive summary?
- Why might the executive summary be more important than the body of the business plan?
- Would it be to the entrepreneur's advantage to read a competitor's business plan? Explain.
- How does the business canvas model differ from the business plan? What do they have in common?
Teacher Resources:
- DECA Competitive Event: Start-Up Business Plan Links to an external site.
- FBLA Competitive Event: Business Plan Links to an external site.
- Venture Lab Pitch Game Links to an external site.
- Write your business plan Links to an external site., SBA
- Is Growth Right for You? Links to an external site., Entrepreneurship Crash Course