MABINI COLLEGES, INC.
Daet, Camarines Norte
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
BUSINESS PLAN FORMAT
(ABM)
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Title Page
Preliminaries:
Acknowledgement
List of Tables
List of Figures
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
A. The Business Concept
(short description) Product/Value Proposition, Target Customer/s, Distribution
Channel, Business Location. 1 paragraph
B. The Business Model
Answer the basic questions:
1. How will the business raise revenues? What critical factors will cause the
revenues to materialize?
2. What will be the costs of the enterprise products and other costs of doing
business? How will these costs be managed to ensure comfortable profits?
What critical factors will drive the costs? How can these factors be controlled?
3. What will be the major investments of the enterprise? Why will these
investment give the enterprise a competitive edge?
4. How will the enterprise finance the investments? How will the enterprise fund
its growth?
Paragraph form
C. The Business Goals: Vision, Mission and Objectives
D. The Business Offering and Justification
addressed to prospective investor
1. How big is the business offering?
2. Size of business offering for investors
3. Returns (ROI, ROE)
II. Executive Summary
last to be written
summarizes all
III. The Business Proponents
Business proponents:
A. List of Officers
B. Job Description/Contribution
C. Organizational Structure
Four types of stakeholders:
Resource mobilizers and financial backers
Technology providers and applicators,
Governance and top management
Operating and support team
Give the information they want to know
IV. The Target Customers and the Main Value Proposition
Target Customers
- must be sufficient size, sufficient paying capacity and have sufficient interest to
purchase the products being offered by the enterprise.
List of Population
Main Value Proposition- unique selling proposition of the enterprise (e.g.,
Uniqueness and Differentiation, Lower Cost)
V. Market Analysis
A. Demand
B. Supply
Historical and forecast of demand and supply
Population and Survey Questionnaires(Customers and Competitors)
Percentage of Respondents: Slovin Formula
C. Industry Dynamics
Competing enterprises
-comparative advantages and disadvantages.
- business models and strategies
- suppliers in the industry (e.g., fuel, electricity, raw materials, machinery and
equipment) and their capabilities and bargaining power.
- channels of distribution and the effectiveness of these channel.
- consumer market segment being served by rivals or competitors
D. Macro Environmental Factors
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VI. The Product/Service Offerings
A. Product Description/Importance
What is the product or service? (Features and attributes, uniqueness and
differentiation)
Why customer should buy the product?
B. Distribution Channel
C. Product Positioning
D. Production Process
VII. The Financial Forecasts and Expected Returns, Risks and Contingencies
return calculators:
return on sales;
return on assets or investments; and
return on partners’ equity
Financial statement (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement,
Funds Flow Statement)
Business and Financial risks
VIII. Environmental and Regulatory Compliance
Articulate the laws, rules, and regulations governing the business, and the industry that
the enterprise is in.
Permits, licenses and authority to use proprietary intellectual capital had either been
secured or would definitely be secured.
Annexes:
- Survey questionnaire (sample and summary of survey results)
- List of Population
- Financial Statement
- Letters
Documentation:
- Final Product
- Conducting a survey
- Business Proponents (like curriculum vitae)
BUSINESS CONCEPT
The proponents named the business as Carrot Pandesal. The main product will be
pandesal flavored with carrots and will be sell to the students of Mabini Colleges, Inc., at
a reasonable price through personal selling. The proponents chose carrot pandesal to
introduce a new kind of pandesal in the market. Carrots can improve eyesight, has a
powerful antioxidant and more. The location of the business will be located at F. Pimentel
Avenue, Daet, Camarines Norte.
ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
A. Proposed Organizational Structure
The proponents decided to make the business structure a line organization. It is
easy to establish and the authority, responsibility and accountability of job is defined
clearly (Retrieved [Link] on August 16,
2016).
The organization will be led by the manager who has the authority over his
subordinates which include marketing, finance and production officers – having
specialized and organization related functions.
Manager
Marketing Officer Production Officer Finance Officer
Figure 1
Organizational Structure
B. List of Officers
The proponents of Carrot Pandesal are as follows:
Position Name of Officer
Manager
Marketing Officer
Finance Officer
Production Officer
C. Job Description
The proponents agreed among themselves to take over the responsibility of their
respective positions. Each proponent have different set of skills which will be used to run
the business efficiently.
Manager
1. Directs and guides the different operations of the business.
2. Studies on the performance of the business and recommends for over-all improvement
of the business.
3. Communicates and keeps good relationship between officers and customers.
4. Responsible in safekeeping important and confidential information of the business.
5. Collects the funds of the business.
6. Assists in selling pandesals.
7. Assists in cleaning the working area.
Marketing Officer
1. Mainly responsible for selling the product.
2. Promotes the product of the business to possible customers.
3. Entertains the feedback of customers and gathers relevant insights from them.
4. Determines the materials needed to meet the target number of production.
5. Purchases raw materials and checks inventory.
6. Assists in cleaning the working area.
Finance Officer
1. Keeps the books of records, prepares the financial statements and analyses its
implications.
2. Budgets the fund and organizes business assets.
3. Identify opportunities to lessen the expense of the business and maximize the output
of production.
4. Assists in cleaning the working area.
Production Officer
1. Mainly responsible for producing pandesals.
2. Examines the quality standards of pandesals.
3. Plans and adjusts the schedule of production.
4. Responsible in safekeeping and maintenance of equipment.