Introduction
                        Introduction
        Farmingdale Small Business 
        Farmingdale Small Business 
        Development Center
        Development Center
        Small Business Administration
        Small Business Administration
      
                                     
                                     
                             Agenda
                             Agenda
                             9am – 4pm
                              9am – 4pm
        Welcome and Introductions
        Welcome and Introductions
        Ice Breaker 
        Ice Breaker 
        Business Plan Outline
        Business Plan Outline
        Writing Workshop
        Writing Workshop
        Lunch Break
        Lunch Break
        Writing Workshop 
        Writing Workshop 
        Questions and Appointments
        Questions and Appointments
      
                                     
                                     
                            Business Plan
                             Business Plan
         What?
         What?
          – Roadmap
             Roadmap
          – Self-checking tool
             Self-checking tool
          – Funding tool
             Funding tool
          – Operating guide
             Operating guide
         Why?
         Why?
          – 1,000,001 questions
             1,000,001 questions
          – Infinite number of 
             Infinite number of 
             possibilities
             possibilities
          – Distractions galore
             Distractions galore
         How Long?
         How Long?
          – 6-9 pages for the narrative, 
             6-9 pages for the narrative, 
             plus financials/ appendices
             plus financials/ appendices
       
                                               
                                               
                      General Rules
                       General Rules
       Make it an interesting read!
        Make it an interesting read!
        – Bullet points
           Bullet points
        – Balance creativity while still getting your point 
           Balance creativity while still getting your point 
           across
           across
        – Use short (1-3 sentence) paragraphs
           Use short (1-3 sentence) paragraphs
        – Be careful with using industry jargon
           Be careful with using industry jargon
       Write with objectivity
        Write with objectivity
        – Consider using the third-person
           Consider using the third-person
       Focus more on initial future (1-2 years), 
        Focus more on initial future (1-2 years), 
       less on later years
        less on later years
      
                                     
                                     
         Outline of a Business Plan
         Outline of a Business Plan
          Cover Sheet
          Cover Sheet
          Executive Summary
          Executive Summary
          Table of Contents
          Table of Contents
     1) Statement of Purpose
     1) Statement of Purpose
     2) Company History
     2) Company History
     3) Business Description
     3) Business Description
     4) Products and Services
     4) Products and Services