TYPES
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DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESS PLANS
TYPES OF BUSINESS PROPOSALS
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A business plan is basically a road map to success for your business.
Many individuals have great ideas for businesses, but can never get
that business off of the ground. A business plan details all of the
facets of a business and explains how it will be successful. If you
are thinking of beginning a business, start with a business plan.
There a few different types of business plans; as a business owner,
you should use these as a guide to thinking about how to make your
business work.
Feasibility Plan
A feasibility plan should be the first thing you complete. This outlines
the chances that a start-up venture will be successful. It should detail
the money needed for the start-up, regular expenses and the price of
offered goods and services. Essentially, it examines whether the venture
is worth pursuing.
Start-Up Plan
This is the most common type of business plan. A start-up plan details
all of the things you need to do to begin the business. It should cover
many details, including the products or services that you'll be providing,
the marketing strategies you plan to employ, the team or employees that
you will be using and a financial analysis--how you plan to pay for all of
it. Answering these questions can help you think more in-depth about your
business venture and put a plan in action.
Strategic Plan
A strategic plan deals with the strategy you plan to employ for a certain
project. Perhaps you plan to launch a new product or offer a new service.
Perhaps you want to lower your marketing budget, or restructure the company.
This can all be done with a strategy plan, where you brainstorm how a project
can be done.
Growth Plan
A growth plan is necessary for those who own businesses that are moderately
successful, and who are ready for the next level: growth. A growth plan
details how the business will grow. It gives a target date or a basic
itinerary for the projected growth period, and details how that growth will
take place: perhaps through aggressive marketing, more investors or better
production.
Operations Plan
An operations plan is an internal plan that is usually not meant for investors
or clients, but for the owner and employees only. This should detail how the
business is meant to run. It can include upcoming projects, events and milestones
for the business. It can also detail different employees' responsibilities.
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Writing business proposals requires information about the different
types of businesses involved, as well as knowing the various forms
business proposals can take, including grant, project and sales
proposals.
Function
Business proposals are written for various reasons, such as asking for
funds from various sources, or for sales pitches, scholarly and research
projects, and in-company requests for projects, items, resources or
sponsorships.
Types
Grant proposals seek funds from governments or private donors, and are
used to request money that does not have to be paid back, while sales
proposals usually involve the opposite--attempting to sell an item or
idea to a company. Business proposals are also used for research and
project requests, academic and technical proposals.
Features
Proposals are written in a direct and concise manner, without an overload
of details. Get to the point, and write in a professional manner, clearly
stating the goal of the proposal and how it can be achieved.
Potential
Gaining funds, resources or employment are all possible outcomes of business
proposals. Scholars and researches use business proposals for academic/
scientific research grants and funding, and money/income can be increased
from a well-written sales proposal.
Misconceptions
Business proposals are not difficult or complex writing pieces. Apart from
being direct, they are written in a simple language and in a logical order,
and do not require any specialized skill other than knowing how to ask for
what you want or need in writing.
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Business plans guide owners, management and investors as businesses
start up and grow through stages of success. A business owner or
prospective business owner writes a business plan to clarify each
aspect of his business. A business plan includes objectives to
anticipate and prepare for growth. Savvy business owners write a
business plan to guide management and to promote investment capital.
Types of business plans include,
but are not limited to:
start-up
internal
strategic
feasibility
operations
growth plans
Start-Up
Detail the steps to start a new business with a start-up business
plan. Include sections describing the company, the product or
service your business will supply, market evaluations and your
projected management team. Provide a financial analysis with
spreadsheets describing financial areas including, but not limited
to, income, profit and cash flow projections.
Internal
Internal business plans target an audience within the business.
Write an internal business plan to evaluate a proposed project.
Describe the company’s current state, including operational costs
and profitability. Calculate if and how the business will repay
any capital needed for the project. Provide information about
project marketing, hiring and tech costs. Include a market
analysis illustrating target demographics, market size and the
market’s positive effect on the company income.
Strategic
A strategic business plan provides a detailed map of a company’s
goals and how it will achieve them, laying out a foundational
plan for the entire company. According to the website, Clean
Washington Center, a strategic business plan includes five
elements: business vision, mission statement, definition of
critical success factors, strategies for achieving objectives
and an implementation schedule. A strategic business plan brings
all levels of the business into the big picture, inspiring
employees to work together to create a successful culmination to
the company’s goals.
Feasibility
A feasibility business plan answers two primary questions about
a proposed business venture. According to the University of
Colorado Leeds School of Business, feasibility plans attempt to
determine who, if anyone, will purchase the service or product
a company wants to sell, and if the venture can turn a profit.
Feasibility business plans include, but are not limited to,
sections describing the need for the product or service, target
demographics and required capital. A feasibility plan ends with
recommendations for going forward.
Operations Business Plans
Operations plans are internal plans that consist of elements
related to company operations. An operations plan, according
to BPlans.com, specifies implementation markers and deadlines
for the coming year. The operations plan outlines employees’
responsibilities.
Growth
Growth plans or expansion plans are in-depth descriptions of
proposed growth and are written for internal or external
purposes. According to BPlans.com, if company growth requires
investment, a growth plan may include complete descriptions
of the company, its management and officers. The plan must
provide all company details to satisfy potential investors.
If a growth plan needs no capital, the authors may forego
obvious company descriptions, but will include financial
sales and expense projections.
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