C-04Service
Business Plan
A business plan you can explain page by page, because the facts in it came from you.
A written business plan for a bank, a funder, a landlord, a tender or your own use. We build it with you from your real numbers: quotations, rent, supplier prices and sales. If the numbers show the business does not work as planned, the plan says so and we talk about what would have to change.
What you get
- The business, the owner, and what is being asked for
- The market: customers, competitors and prices, from evidence you have or from a Customer and Competitor Study
- Operations: premises, equipment, suppliers and staff
- Start-up or expansion costs, from real quotations
- A 12-month forecast of sales, costs and monthly cash flow
- Break-even: how much you must sell each month to cover your costs
- The main risks and how you would deal with them
- One round of revisions
What to bring
- The lender's or funder's requirements or template, if there is one
- Quotations for equipment and stock, and the rent you expect to pay
- Any sales records you have, even a notebook
- Your ID and registration documents, if the reader asks for them
If you do not have something on this list, tell us. We work with what there is.
How it runs
You see the price and the scope in writing before any work starts.
Reader
We start with who will read the plan and what they want to know.
Facts
You gather quotations and records. We tell you exactly which ones.
Numbers
Costs, forecast, cash flow and break-even, built in a spreadsheet you keep.
Draft
A full draft for you to read and question.
Final
One round of revisions, then the final documents.
Questions this service answers
Each page has checks you can do yourself first, at no cost.
I need a business plan
Start with who will read it. That decides what kind of plan you need.
Open the questionStartingWill my business idea work?
How to find out cheaply, before you buy stock or sign a lease.
Open the questionMoneyI am busy but not making money
Sales are coming in, and there is still nothing left at the end of the month.
Open the questionHad a Business Check-up? If you book this service within 30 days of a check-up, the N$199 you paid comes off the price.
Questions about this service
Will a bank accept it?
Each lender has its own requirements, so ask for them first and we write to them. Whether to lend is the lender's decision. Nobody honest can promise that for you.
Can you write it without me?
No. The reader will ask you about the figures, and you will have to answer. A plan you did not help build is a risk at exactly the moment you need it.
What does “from” mean in the price?
N$2,499 covers a start-up or a business with one main activity and a 12-month forecast. Plans with a three-year forecast, several lines of business or a funder's own template are quoted from N$4,499. You get a written quote before any work starts.
Do I need a business plan at all?
If nobody else is going to read it, probably not. A One-Year Plan costs less and is more use day to day. See I need a business plan.
Other services
Costing and Pricing
What one unit really costs you, your break-even, and a price that covers it.
OpenRecords Setup
A simple way to record money in and out each day, and a weekly habit for reading it.
OpenProcess Review
One piece of work that goes wrong or takes too long, mapped, fixed and written down.
OpenTell us what you are trying to decide.
You do not need a business plan to talk to us. Say what the business is, what you want from it and what is in the way. A Business Check-up costs N$199 and comes off any other service you book within 30 days.