Recommended Business Plan Format

Entre-Plan uses the following format:

Title Page

Executive Summary

Table of Contents

Industry, Company, and Product

  • Industry
  • Company
  • Product

Market

  • Customers
  • Competition
  • Market size and trends
  • Estimated market share and sales

Marketing Plan

  • Overall marketing strategy
  • Pricing
  • Sales and distribution
  • Service and warranty policies
  • Advertising and promotion

Design and Development Plans

  • Development status and tasks
  • Difficulties and risks
  • Product improvement and new products

Operational Plans

  • Strategy and plans
  • Facilities and improvements

Management Team

  • Organization
  • Key management personnel
  • Management compensation and ownership
  • Board of directors
  • Supporting professional services

Roll-out Schedule

Potential Risks and Problems

Financial Plan

  • Proforma income statements
  • Proforma balance sheets
  • Proforma cash flow analysis
  • Break-even analysis and graph
  • General assumptions
  • Highlight conclusions
  • Sensitivity analysis

Proposed Company Offering

  • Desired financing
  • Securities offering
  • Use of funds

Appendix

  1. Management resumes
  2. Financial statements
  • proforma cash flow
  • proforma income statement
  • proforma balance sheet
  • stockholder breakdown