Fill-In-The-Blank Business Plan

Fill-In-The-Blank Business Plan

Use this fill-in-the-blank business plan to start putting structure to your ideas and dreams. You can print this out and fill it in by hand or cut and paste the information below into MS Word, where you can easily modify the plan to create a sharp presentation.

Organization

Business Name:_______________________________________________________

Business Address: _____________________________________________________

Type of business: ______________________________________________________

Industry the business is/will be in: _________________________________________

Legal structure of business: _______________________________________________

Expected start date of business/actual start date of business: ______________________

Mission Statement of Business: ____________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Business Owners’ names and backgrounds: _________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Key employees’ or advisors’ names and backgrounds: _________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Currently, the business employs __________________number of employees.

Key vendors/suppliers (names and locations): ________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Following is a brief description of the day-to-day operations of the business:
_____________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

•••

Marketing

Size of the industry the business is/will be in: ________________________________

Trends within the industry: ______________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Description of the target market for the business: _____________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Following are prices for the top 5 products/services:

Product/Service	Price	Cost of goods	Gross Profit
__________________	______________	_____________	_____________
__________________	______________	_____________	_____________
__________________	______________	_____________	_____________
__________________	______________	_____________	_____________

The overall gross profit margin for the business is/will be: ___________________

The business’ main competitors and their strengths and weaknesses are____________

_____________________________________________________________________

The business will use/uses the following marketing strategies: __________________

_____________________________________________________________________

The marketing goals for the business are: ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

Following are the features/benefits for the top products/services:

Product/Service	Feature	Benefit
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________

The following warranties/guarantees come with/will come with the products/services:

Product/Service	Warranty/Guarantee
_________________________	______________________________________
_________________________	______________________________________
_________________________	______________________________________

The most competitive factors in the marketplace are: __________________________

_____________________________________________________________________

•••

Financials

The dollar amount of the average sale for the business is/will be:___________________

Timeframe for the business to fulfill an order for a product/service: ________________

Terms for when the money is/will be collected from the average sale: _______________

Expected average monthly sales totals for the next year/first year are/will be: _________

Expected average monthly overhead expenses, not including cost of goods, for the next year/first year are/will be: __________________________________________________

The expected breakeven point in total sales is/will be: ____________________________

Breakeven will occur on: ___________________________________________________

The total money needed for start-up or growth is: ________________________________

The start-up/growth funds will come from:

Source	Amount	Date
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________
_________________________	___________________	________________

•••

Attachments

The following materials are attached to this business plan:

__________ Resume(s) of key personnel
__________ Start-up costs worksheet
__________ Monthly Overhead expenses worksheet
__________ Cash flow projection worksheet
__________ Personal financial statement/net worth
__________ Past 2 years of tax returns (personal)
__________ Past 2 years of tax returns (business)
__________ Profit and loss statement (current)
__________ Balance sheet (current)
__________ List of “aged” accounts receivable (current)