BUSINESS PLAN
Design a business plan for you and three classmates. Answer the following questions
1. What Business Am I In
2. Your Target Market,
3. Pricing
4. Store Front and Layout, and
5. Advertising.
BUSINESS PLAN
QUESTIONS
Use the following questions
to make decision about a business idea of your choice. Be sure to write out
your answers...to remember your decisions and build on them.
1. How can you describe the business...in only one
paragraph please?
2. What is your product, or service?
3. Who will buy it?
4. Where should you locate the business?
5. How can you attract customers?
6. What is your
competition?
7. How much should you charge for the products or
service?
8. What advice do you need and who can provide it?
9. How will you organize the managers and/or workers
of the business?
10.How will you split the profits? Who is responsible
for the losses?
11.What should you consider to be able to produce the
product and get it to the customer?
12.How much money is needed to get the business
started?
13.How many customers will you have per month and how
much will they buy per month?
14.How much does it cost to make the product or
provide the service?
15.What are your operating costs? (Include your own
salary)
16.How much money will your business earn each month
by selling your product or service?
17.How much investment will you need to keep the
business going until you make a profit?
18.What is your potential profit per year for Year I,
Year II, and Year III?
19.How much money do you need to borrow to start this
business?
20.How will you make the business grow in the future?
Ideas for
Starters
You might want to think about some of the following
types of business to get your business plan "thinking processes"
moving:
- Lemonade
stand
- Refreshment
stand at local games
- Child
care
- Hot dog
stand
- Yard
care
- Developing a web page for others
- Youth
community center
- Shopping
service for seniors
- Pet
sitting
- Delivery
services
- House
cleaning service
- Janitorial
services for local businesses
- Selling
used clothes
- Jewelry
making
- Catalog
sales
- Temporaries
agency
- Computer
service business
- Travel
services
- Musical
group
- Repair services (shoes, electrical equipment, cars, clothing, etc.)
QUESTIONS FOR
CREATIVE THINKING
Use some of the following questions to guide your
thinking about starting a business:
A. What kind of business would you start if you and
two classmates had access to a loan for $10, 000?
B. What kind of business could you start if you
want to do business with another country?
C. How could you start a business and then later
make it into your own franchising business for purposes of expansion?