Business Plan Templates
The following sample pages from a business plan template gives you an idea of the detail that may be required when writing your new business plan. This template is courtesy of the Australian Government Small Business website, that I found through my banking institution.
Figure 1: Example Organisation Chart.
Management & ownership
Names of owners: [List all of the business owners.]
Details of management & ownership: [As the owner(s), will you be running the business or will a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) be running the business on your behalf? What will be your involvement? If it is a partnership briefly outline % share, role in the business, the strengths of each partner and whether you have a partnership agreement/contract in place?]
Experience: [What experience do the business owner(s) have? How many years have you owned or run a business? List any previous businesses owned/managed. List any major achievements/awards. What other relevant experience do you have? Don’t forget to attach your resume(s) to the back of your plan.]
Key personnel
Current staff
[List your current staff in the table below.]
Job Title
Name
Expected staff turnover
Skills or strengths
[e.g. Marketing/ Sales Manager]
[Mr Chris Brantley]
[12-18 months]
[Relevant qualifications in Sales/Marketing. At least 5 years experience in the industry. Award in marketing excellence.]
[e.g. Marketing/ Sales Manager]
[Mr Chris Brantley]
[12-18 months]
[Relevant qualifications in Sales/Marketing. At least 5 years experience in the industry. Award in marketing excellence.]
[e.g. Marketing/ Sales Manager]
[Mr Chris Brantley]
[12-18 months]
[Relevant qualifications in Sales/Marketing. At least 5 years experience in the industry. Award in marketing excellence.]
[e.g. Marketing/ Sales Manager]
[Mr Chris Brantley]
[12-18 months]
[Relevant qualifications in Sales/Marketing. At least 5 years experience in the industry. Award in marketing excellence.]
Required staff
[List your required staff in the table below.]
Job Title
Quantity
Expected staff turnover
Skills necessary
Date required
[e.g. Office Manager]
[1]
[2-3 years]
[Relevant qualifications in Office Management. At least 2 years experience.]
[Month/Year]
[e.g. Office Manager]
[1]
[2-3 years]
[Relevant qualifications in Office Management. At least 2 years experience.]
[Month/Year]
[e.g. Office Manager]
[1]
[2-3 years]
[Relevant qualifications in Office Management. At least 2 years experience.]
[Month/Year]
[e.g. Office Manager]
[1]
[2-3 years]
[Relevant qualifications in Office Management. At least 2 years experience.]
[Month/Year]
Recruitment options
[How do you intend on obtaining your required staff? Advertising in the local paper, online advertising, and/or training current staff members?]
Training programs
[Are there any training programs you will be organising in the event you cannot find the required skills? Are these in-house or external providers? What training will you as the business owner/manager undertake to keep your skills current?]
Skill retention strategies
[What procedural documentation will you provide to ensure the skills of staff are maintained? Do you have an appropriate allocation of responsibilities? How are responsibilities documented and communicated to staff? What internal processes will you implement to regularly check that the current skills of staff members are still appropriate for the business?]
(End of example pages)
As you can see, the italicized sections are what you fill out with the interesting details of your business. The questions listed give you the direction you should take. For example, the section on training programs gives each business owner plenty of food for thought on what strategies may create the business growth you are hoping for.
Links to Business Plan Examples:
The US Government Small Business Administration website -
https://www.sba.gov/starting-business/write-your-b...
https://www.score.org/resource/business-plan-templ...
The UK Government Business Plan tutorial and template website -
https://www.gov.uk/write-business-plan
The Australian Government Business Plan web page -
https://www.business.gov.au/info/plan-and-start/te...
And just in case Urdu is your mother tongue -
https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/document...
When you click on these links you will have every resource you need to get started on this project. Don't forget also that your bank, who you would like to hit up for some extra cash flow, will quite likely have tools and templates that can get you started.
The National Australia Bank -
https://www.nab.com.au/content/dam/nabrwd/business...
USA Standard Bank -
http://www.standardbank.co.za/pdfs/Business_Plan_G...
Barclays Bank United Kingdom -
http://www.barclays.co.uk/Startupsupport/Writingas...
Why don't we wrap this up with the key benefits of writing a business plan. That is on the last page of this tutorial.
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