BUS101 ?*THESE STEPS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT BUSINESS PLAN WIT

BUS101

 *THESE STEPS NEED TO BE ADDED TO THE CURRENT BUSINESS PLAN WITH THE TABLE OF CONTENTS REFLECTING THE ADDED ON INFORMATION*

This is step 3 of completing your Business Plan. It needs to be completed Week 4 and Week 5. Remember 2-3 paragraphs each section.

Financial Plan

A. Financial Projections

How will you fund the business?

What are your desired debt and equity position?

Who will provide capital debt funds?

What role will leasing play in your financial strategy?

Will you use outside investors for equity capital?

How will you manage the financial risks your business faces?

What operating procedures, such as developing cash flow budgets or spending limits, will you have to ensure adequate money for debt repayment?

What are the important assumptions that underlie your projections? These assumptions may be associated with both external or internal factors.

What financial aspects of your business (equity, asset growth, ROA, ROE, etc.) will you monitor?

What procedures will be used for monitoring overall business performance?

What level of performance will your business shoot for? These should be targets for next year and in five years. They should be financial performance standards used to monitor the overall business.

What yield and output levels could you attain? What efficiency levels will you reach?

B. Contingency Plan

What will you do if you can’t follow through with your primary plan?

How are you preparing for an emergency in your business?

How will the business function if something happens to one of the key members of the management team?

 These sections will be added to the final business plan at the end of the course. Each section of the Business Plan needs to be 2-3 paragraphs some maybe more.