Business Plan

HSL 4859_Administration in Youth and Family Services

Business Plan

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is for you to think about administration from a business

owner’s perspective.

Total points possible:80

**Note. A couple of other resources IF you decide to do something like this in the future:

SCORE (nonprofit - free business consultations, classes for writing business plan, help with

deciding between LLC and INC, etc...). There are likely consultants in your area...Chapters

across the United States (consultants are usually retired business owners or bankers).

https://www.score.org/find-mentor?

gclid=EAIaIQobChMI7NXfi6e-3gIV1rjACh3hEwJtEAAYAiAAEgKl6vD_BwE

Lending Club (if you need start-up money, etc... and have decent credit. It's also a decent place

to invest when you do have money): https://www.lendingclub.com/loans/personal-

loans?referrerId=490425&partnerID=80019&param2=GzB011zA003zAC5zLP1z&utm_source =google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=B011:Lending%20Club%20-

%20%5BE%5D&utm_term=lending%20club&utm_content=287597284472&gclid=EAIaIQobC hMIvKWyrqe-3gIVBLXACh28gQ6CEAAYASAAEgKscPD_BwE

For this assignment, you will write an abbreviated business plan. Each section should have a heading and be listed in the order below. Resources are required and necessary. There is no particular number required, but you will need enough to adequately cover the information needed for your business plan.

Task/Section Points Possible

Introduction: Company name/owners/ your bio/qualifications

10

Scope of services (what you would offer) 10

Background/significance (e.g., how many

people are impacted by a problem you are

trying to solve, public policy, etc…) Use research and site your sources in APA.

15

Target audience and scope of target audience 10

Stakeholders 5

Competitors and edge (what you have to offer

that others do not)

5

Sources of revenue/funding 5

Start-up expenses 5

Marketing strategies 5

Short and long-term goals and timeline 5

APA and reference 5

80