Plans and Pitches Plans and Pitches 5 Planning Fundamentals
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
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Plans and Pitches The PowerPoint slide decks provided to instructors as part of the Start, Run & Grow Your Business curriculum , created by Tim Berry, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This license gives instructors the right to share, remix and make commercial use of the PowerPoint slide decks, with proper attribution to Tim Berry, the curriculum author.
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Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
5 Planning Fundamentals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
It’s About Results Form Follows Function Planning is Management Pl Planning i M Manages Ch Change Planning Is Not Accounting
Handout: Plans and Pitches 1
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Putting It Together
You’ve done your plan in assignments – Overview and summary – Market analysis – Startup S costs – Sales forecast – Profit and Loss Now pull it together Tell your story
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
The Heart of the Plan STRATEGY
IDENTITY
TARGET MARKET
STRATEGIC FOCUS
Handout: Plans and Pitches 2
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
Action Plan: What? When?
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Milestones Make a Plan Real
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Handout: Plans and Pitches 3
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Forecast Your Sales
Expense Budget
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Startup Plan
Handout: Plans and Pitches 4
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Cash Traps
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
Form Follows Function
Handout: Plans and Pitches 5
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Sales Forecast
Plan Cash Flow
Profit or Loss
Balance Sheet
Starting Balance Personnel Plan
CASH
Dress It As Needed
The Formal Plan
Handout: Plans and Pitches 6
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
The Formal Plan Document
Plan vs. Actual Planned Variance
Images from Business Plan Pro
Actual
Make it Happen Next Steps
Handout: Plans and Pitches 7
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
Plans and Pitches The PowerPoint slide decks provided to instructors as part of the Start, Run & Grow Your Business curriculum , created by Tim Berry, are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. This license gives instructors the right to share, remix and make commercial use of the PowerPoint slide decks, with proper attribution to Tim Berry, the curriculum author.
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
course.bplans.com
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
5 Planning Fundamentals 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
It’s About Results Form Follows Function Planning is Management Pl Planning i M Manages Ch Change Planning Is Not Accounting
Handout: Plans and Pitches 1
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Putting It Together
You’ve done your plan in assignments – Overview and summary – Market analysis – Startup S costs – Sales forecast – Profit and Loss Now pull it together Tell your story
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
The Heart of the Plan STRATEGY
IDENTITY
TARGET MARKET
STRATEGIC FOCUS
Handout: Plans and Pitches 2
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
Action Plan: What? When?
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Milestones Make a Plan Real
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Handout: Plans and Pitches 3
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Forecast Your Sales
Expense Budget
Image source: Business Plan Pro
Startup Plan
Handout: Plans and Pitches 4
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Cash Traps
Plans and Pitches
Fundamentals The Heart of the Plan Flesh and Bones D Dressing i and d Growing G i
Form Follows Function
Handout: Plans and Pitches 5
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
Sales Forecast
Plan Cash Flow
Profit or Loss
Balance Sheet
Starting Balance Personnel Plan
CASH
Dress It As Needed
The Formal Plan
Handout: Plans and Pitches 6
Start, Run & Grow Your Business
The Formal Plan Document
Plan vs. Actual Planned Variance
Images from Business Plan Pro
Actual
Make it Happen Next Steps
Handout: Plans and Pitches 7
