GAME TIME APPLICATION BUSINESS PLAN

Faculty of Business

Assignment Title Sheet

Programme and Stage:	BABSH/BAMH/BAHRH 3
Lecturers	Kevin O’Hara, Colman Boyd
Module:	Business Plan
Study Mode:	Full time	X		Part-time/ Blended	X
Assignment No.:	2
Assignment Title:
Business Plan Draft 2 Submission
Word count:	3,000-3,500 words		Weighting	5%
Due date:	Sunday April 4th by 22.30 (week 6) via Turnitin only

Assignment Brief: Time management is essential to the successful completion of the business plan. To assist you in managing your time and to reward those students who manage their time effectively, these draft submissions outline a plan for timely completion of this significant document.

Students should complete the sections outlined below. You will submit work to via Turnitin. You will receive feedback on this work from your supervisor, which you can then incorporate into your final business plan submission.

Draft Submission 2:

Please complete each of the following sections in the business plan template and submit to Moodle.

Staffing and Operations (1,500-2,000 words)

You should submit this draft as one document, which is your work in progress – i.e. you do not submit sections separately.

Use the business plan template for guidance on all of the items covered in each section (the relevant sections has been copy and pasted below) however, please be mindful that you may adapt certain elements that are appropriate to suit your individual business.

Marking Scheme:

Section	Description	Available Marks	Actual Mark
6. Staffing and Operations (1,500-2,000 words)	Marks will be awarded for completion and quality of: · Organisational Chart · Staffing · Operations	50%

6. Staffing and Operations

<< This is where you will outline the intended structure of the company in terms of management, the number and types of employees, and the physical operational requirements to produce or supply the product or service. These vary greatly from business to business, please adapt to suit your particular business >>

6.1 Organisational Chart

<< Include a short diagram of the way in which the management of the new venture will be organized outlining the various Functional responsibilities, who is charged with responsibility for the key functions of the company e.g. Marketing, I.T, Operations, Finance etc. Please provide a short description to accompany the chart.

You and your business partners (if you have any) may or may not take charge of a number if not all of these during the start-up stage. Certain functions however may be outsourced e.g. Housekeeping/Cleaning, H.R or even I.T.

6.2 Staffing

<< Please explain the skills that you and your management team bring to the business – as well as any possible weaknesses in terms of expertise

· Does the product/service require skilled people?

· What will be the mix of Full-time and part-time staff? Perhaps you will utilise self-employed workers (freelancers – widely available on the internet e.g. in the areas of I.T or Marketing), or else perhaps utilise agency staff for certain roles e.g. receptionists, administration etc.

· What are the appropriate salaries for management staff (management staff are usually paid an annual salary – or perhaps you or your business partners will be the sole manager(s). What will be the hourly pay for your staff?

· Students will need to include a staff roster within this section

Please note: it is not permissible to simply put forward a business idea consisting of only the founder and utilising all outsourced staff. Similarly in terms of Operations (below) it is not expected to operate merely virtually, that there is in fact a considerable level of infrastructure within the business.

6.3 Operations

<< State the physical requirements and operations of the business and provide a very brief comment on key operational expenses. These could include how this expense will be set to rise or fall from year 1 to years 2 and 3. The list below is not exhaustive, please adapt to suit your particular business.

· Premises (be creative if possible – perhaps a permanent office is not required at the early stage, however cannot run simply from home). Include Rent and Rates of any premises leased.

· Opening hours of the business

· Equipment

· Licenses and Permits (if required)

· Production facilities (if relevant)

· I.T Infrastructure (perhaps consider outsourcing)

· Telecommunications

· Insurance

· Trade Mark/Patents

· Miscellaneous e.g. Light and Heat, Postage etc.

· Suppliers

Costs involved – please include a summary chart e.g

	Costs Year 1	Costs Year 2	Costs Year 3
Salaries
Wages
Premises
Equipment
Licenses
etc.