Wednesday 8 July 2009

A business plan to obtain funds takes much longer and depends on the company size and complexity

For example, if you are looking to apply for venture capital or business angel funding, the 8 points of interest to a potential investor are:

:: What is the business?
:: What is the product/service?
:: What is the market place?
:: What is the future potential of the business?
:: What are the forecast profit and turnover figures?
:: What is the investment required?
:: What are the prospects for the Investor?
:: What is the exit strategy?

Also the executive summary is very important - 90%+ of all angels will only read the executive summary and if it does not include the 8 things that interest them there is a very strong likelihood that they will give up and start on reading the next plan.

The executive summary should be no more than 2 pages in length.

Free Business Plan Template: click here to access
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2 comments:

Barry Hill said...

I believe one important factor has been omitted.

The management team. Are all the required skill areas covered?

I would be interested in other comments.

Bob Francis said...

We should also remember that a business plan should be of use to the owners of the business to guide them for the 2-3 years that it will be relevant