My Business Plan | BGCA Money Matters

MY BUSINESS PLAN
What is the business you want to start? (Be specific about the product or service you will offer and the clients you are targeting.)
What are your goals for the business? (Consider both your short-term goals, for the next year or so, and your longer-term expectations.)
What skills do you need to be successful? (Think about the personal as well as technical and management skills your particular business requires.)
Who is your target audience? (Include the advantages you will have over local competitors.)
Who will your major competition be? (Some businesses must compete for clients. Others have little or no competition when they start.)
Where will it be located? (Will your business be in your home or in another location?)
When will your business begin to operate? (Explain why you´ve chosen that date.)
What kinds of employees will you need? What skills should they have? (Most entrepreneurs need employees who are skilled in areas where they themselves are not.)
What are your estimated earnings for the first year, five years, 10 years? (Provide estimates and explain where the numbers come from.)
What are your start-up costs, where will the money come from, and what will your ongoing costs be? (Provide dollar amounts and the specific sources that will make up the total in each of these areas.)