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We will conduct our own market research to supplement the information you already have available. We get the industry and market information from credible sources in journal articles and databases on your industry, specifically for the South African market. The latest available data are used.

A comprehensive Business Plan is a valuable management tool. It has very many uses, which include the following four purposes:

Setting goals and objectives:

An Entrepreneur should use the Business Plan as a tool for setting the direction of a business over the next few years. The plan should also include the action steps and processes to guide the business through this period. Of course, a Business Plan is not a guarantee that problems will not arise, but with a well thought out plan, you can better anticipate a crisis situation and deal with it before it becomes too serious. Furthermore, a well-devised Business Plan could help the business avoid certain problems altogether. Business planning is probably more important to the survival of a small and growing business than it is to a larger, more matured one.

Testing the feasibility of an Business idea:

A Business Plan may be used to help determine whether or not a business is likely to be successful. Few test pilots would attempt to fly a plane without the knowledge that an engineer had already calculated its theoretical capacity for flight and, based on known laws of physics and the plane’s construction, found it capable of flight. Prospective business owners should demand similar analysis from their Business Plans.

Establishing and evaluating performance benchmarks:

In the heat of daily operations, you may find that taking an objective look at the performance of your business is difficult. Often, the trees encountered daily obscure your view of the forest in which your business operates. A Business Plan can provide you with an objective tool for determining whether the business is on track to meet the goals and objectives you have set.

Communicating messages to internal and external parties:

The story of your business must be told and retold many times, communicating your business’s competence to prospective business investors, lenders, potential and new staff, outside advisers and potential customers. Focus on the future is the most important part of the story.

South African Financiers require a proper Business Plan, but that doesn’t necessarily guarantee funding or investment. Every Financier will evaluate a number of issues when making a funding or investment decision. They typically consider the validity of the Business- and Financial model, the Entrepreneur’s experience, market potential, market research, industry risk factors, ability to repay the business loan, the business owner’s personal credit history, and collateral available to secure the funding or investment. We will assist you in writing a clear Business Plan, to show Financiers that your business venture is well thought out, competitive, and likely to succeed, but you need to provide the credit history, collateral, and any other requirements that may be required by Financiers. These factors are beyond our control, therefore it is impossible for us to guarantee their decisions, but using our Business Plan writing service, will increase your chances to secure funding or investment. In fact, no consultant/business plan writer can guarantee you funding success.

•  Identity documents of the Business Owners.
•  Business registration documents (if relevant).
•  Updated Curriculum Vitae’s of all the Business Owners.
•  Offer to purchase (if relevant).
•  Agreement of sale (if relevant).
•  Quotations/proof of all tangible assets to be purchased (if relevant).
•  Pro-forma or signed (if available) Franchise agreement (if relevant).
•  Franchise disclosure document (if relevant).
  
•  Pro-forma of a Lease agreement or a Lease agreement (if relevant).
•  SARS Income Tax registration (if relevant).
•  VAT registration (if relevant).
•  Assets Register (if relevant).
  
•  List of Inventory (if relevant).
  
•  Latest Annual Financial Statements (if relevant).
  
•  Latest Management Statements (if relevant).
  
•  Title deeds of the property (if a business premise is owned).
•  BEE Certificate (if relevant).
  
•  Letters of intent from prospective Clients (if relevant).
  
•  Contracts (if relevant).
  

Supporting documents also serve as sources of information to write business plans.

Sole Proprietorships, Close Corporations, Private Companies, Partnerships and Trusts are legal Business forms to conduct business in South Africa. A sole proprietor, the most basic basic form, is a company owned by one person. He or she receives all of the firm’s profits, but must also assume all losses, bear all risks, and pay all debts. A sole proprietor has title to all business assets and is subject to the claims of a creditor. Although this form certainly is not right for everyone, forming a sole proprietorship is nonetheless the simplest and cheapest way to start a business. Because of the ease of startup, the majority of small businesses (62 percent) adopt this legal structure.

Don’t confuse a Strategic Plan with a Business Plan. A Strategic Plan is an internal plan that is solely used as an internal tool by the company’s management team. The Strategic Plan is the written form of a process that seeks to create an agreement with regard to desired outcomes between the management and the employees. As a document, it defines the fundamental purpose behind the endeavour and its future. In addition to articulating the goals and necessary actions, an effective Strategic Plan needs to create an efficient means of assessing whether the set goals have been achieved. The strategic element of the plan is reflected in its focus on preparation and realising the most efficient way to tackle the problems that arise within the business structure. The strategies contained within the document help businesses appropriately respond to a dynamic organisational environment in accordance with its available resources. A Strategic Plan typical employs a framework that starts with the assessment of the current internal and external business milieus, followed by the establishment of strategies and ways those strategies can be executed as operations and actions. Finally, the plan concludes with a means of evaluation that seeks to evaluate overall performance and analyse any issues that might arise.

Financiers require Business Plans for funding applications.