Business Plan Project

Business Plan Project Assignment Memo

Your Business Plan Project is a business plan and should have the title “Business Plan Project” followed by the name of your proposed company on the next line, date, and name of instructor on the cover page. This memo outlines the requirements for the business plan and should be read in conjunction with the additional posting, “Business Plan Report Outline and Instructions,” and “Business Plan PowerPoint Instructions and Evaluation Form.”

General Instructions

The Business Plan Project is a 10 – 12 page (does not include cover page, table of contents, reference page, and appendix) typed-written assignment with a PowerPoint presentation. This project entails coming up with a non-profit, social entrepreneurship, philanthropic or civic business idea. You will visualize this project as a real-life business idea that requires investor or regulatory support.

The plan should be a well-coordinated and developed plan reflective of the typical components of a business plan as indicated in the “Business Plan Report Outline and Instructions” and of the learning in this course.

The Business Plan Project should reflect original research conducted on the subject of business plans, the industry of your chosen business, and the specifics for your business. The Business Plan should follow APA standards for both the pages and the citations in the Business Plan and double-spaced. See the posting, “Business Plan Report Outline and Instructions” and “Business Plan PowerPoint Instructions and Evaluation Form” for additional specific details.

Your plan should be based on research you have done using a minimum of 3 - 5 or more credible and valid sources. Specific citations to the sources are required. Citations such as www.yahoo.com are not sufficient. Please follow APA guidelines.

I recommend that you make use of the resources available to you at Bellevue College for this assignment. These resources include our library and support staff, the writing laboratory, and myself as your instructor and mentor. Also, refer to the resources listed below.

The Business Plan and PowerPoint presentation slides will be graded in accordance with the criteria outlined on the “Business Plan Report Outline and Instructions” and Business Plan PowerPoint Instructions and Evaluation Form.”

Submit your work electronically on Canvas and not by email. Please let me know if you have further questions.

Resources

· For APA guidelines/formatting, please refer to the following Purdue OWL link:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_author_authors.html

· For inspiration in developing your company’s mission statement, visit

http://www.missionstatements.com to look at hundreds of examples of actual mission statements

· The website of the U.S. Small Business Administration contains numerous useful resources, including a link to sample business plans, at its Small Business Planner: http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation- structure/starting-managing-business/starting-business.

· The Library Media Center offers a huge number of resources on business plans, industries, and more local information.