Business Plan Writing Training
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15 Jan 09> 16 Jan 09
Synergy - Building African World Class Businesses (view on map) T +254203535557
Target Audience
This Business Plan writing course is intended for entrepreneurs who are running start up companies or who have been operating but are writing a business plan for the very first time to as a management tool that will act as a first step to ensuring operational efficiency and sustainability of community based projects.
Cost: KES 3000 per person inclusive training manual and meals
Venue: IFC, SME Solutions Center
Deadline for Bookings: 10th January 2009
Payment: Cash, MPESA 0722817355, Cheque
Limited places available so ensure you book and make payment by the deadline date.
How you will benefit:
At the end of the programme participants should be able to;
• Write a business plan to be submitted for the BiD Challenge
• Come up with a vision statement for their business
• Define why they are in business
• Identify their target customers and define their niche
• List 3 values for their business
• List 2 financial ratios that will help the analyse the performance of their business
• Give a 5 minute elevator pitch of their business
Course Outline
Time Day 1
8.00 – 8.30 Introduction
8.30 – 9.00 1. Why am I in Business
Session 1: Review your business vision
9.00 – 10.00 Session 2: Refine your business objectives
Session 3: Align your performance measures
10.00 – 10.30 Tea Break
10.30 – 11.30 2. The Business plan
Session 4: Key areas of a business plan
Session 5: Contents of a convincing Business Plan
11.30 – 12.30 Session 6: Business Description
12.30 – 1.00 Business Description Cont.
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch
2.00 – 3.00 3. Marketing and Sales
Session 7: The Market Research
Session 8: Competition
3.00 – 4.00 Session 9: SWOT analysis
Session 10: Niche and 4 Ps
4.00 – 4.30 Tea Break
4.30 – 5.30 4. Operations
Session 11: Business System
Day 2
Previous Day Review
5. Management
Session 12: Who they are
Session 13: Organization Structure
Tea Break
6. Financials
Session 14: What it is and their importance
Session 15: Getting Financial Data
Session 16: Key financial ratios
Session 17: The BID financial template
Lunch
7. Executive Summary
Session 18: Executive Summary
Session 19: 5 minute Elevator Pitch
Tea Break
5 minute Elevator Pitch Cont…