On the Microsoft Office Online site, there are several business plan templates.
Business plan for startup business
There are dozens of templates out there. If this is your 1st one, start with something simple. A business plan should be a tool to help you succeed so don’t get overwhelmed. Start simple. Once you have something down on paper, you can refine and improve it.
If you’re just looking at increasing sales, you do not need a full business plan. You can just focus on the sales goals, best approaches to meet the goals and resources required to support your plan.
If you want one on one assistance, please contact me directly.
For your situation, it seems to me that creating a strategic plan — vision for your department, mission, objectives, strategies and action plans seems like it would be perfect.
You’ll find that in a process (book) called the One Page Business Plan. Get the one for Creative Entrepreneurs. Ya… I know it says entrepreneurs, but believe me; I’ve worked with lots of manager and executives and they use the same process. Just that instead of what is the vision of your business you change it to what is your vision for your department.
You can check out samples, etc. and learn more about the book at
On the Microsoft Office Online site, there are several business plan templates.
Business plan for startup business
There are dozens of templates out there. If this is your 1st one, start with something simple. A business plan should be a tool to help you succeed so don’t get overwhelmed. Start simple. Once you have something down on paper, you can refine and improve it.
If you’re just looking at increasing sales, you do not need a full business plan. You can just focus on the sales goals, best approaches to meet the goals and resources required to support your plan.
If you want one on one assistance, please contact me directly.
If you want to create a business plan, send me an email and I would create one for you.
For your situation, it seems to me that creating a strategic plan — vision for your department, mission, objectives, strategies and action plans seems like it would be perfect.
You’ll find that in a process (book) called the One Page Business Plan. Get the one for Creative Entrepreneurs. Ya… I know it says entrepreneurs, but believe me; I’ve worked with lots of manager and executives and they use the same process. Just that instead of what is the vision of your business you change it to what is your vision for your department.
You can check out samples, etc. and learn more about the book at
I suggest a Marketing Plan rather than a Business Plan.
Here are some headings to consider :
Market Summary
-Market Demographics
-Market Needs
-Market Trends
-Market Growth
SWOT Analysis
-Strengths
-Weaknesses
-Opportunities
-Threats
Competition Buying Patterns
-Products Offered
Marketing Strategy
-Mission
-Marketing Objectives
-Financial Objectives
-Target Markets
-Positioning
-Strategies
-Marketing Mix
-Marketing Research
Financials
-Break-even Analysis
-Sales Forecast
-Expense Forecast
-Controls
-Implementation