Business plan - Food Truck

Instructions for Business Plan; Rough Draft due October 6th (10/6/16)

You should submit your Business Plan by email to [email protected] . The Rough draft will not be graded but will be returned to you with comments. Total pages: 6-7 pages + Appendix

a. Executive Summary ¾ page (3 paragraphs)

i. The Executive Summary is a succinct overview of the whole business plan; a busy executive should be able to make a decision based on your Summary.

b. Company Description ¾ page

c. Market Analysis 1-1½ page

d. Organization & Management ¾ page

e. Service or Product Line ¾ page

f. Marketing & Sales 1 page

g. Funding Request and Financial Projections ½ page

h. Appendix: The financial projection spreadsheet posted in ACE Resources and any other supporting information.

2. The SBA site tells you what should go in each section. Each student will write a business plan describing your group’s business.

3. You may supplement the SBA information with information from the Web. You MUST use citations to identify information you have found on the Web or in printed materials. You must include at least 3 citations in your paper. These citations should be inserted with the References tab in Microsoft Word. The Market Analysis section and the Marketing & Sales section both would benefit from citations to authoritative sources.

4. Insert a Bibliography on the last page, using the References tab in Word.

5. Writing tips:

a. Use active verbs.

b. You may connect sentences by using the Predicate (last part) of one sentence to define the Subject (first part) of the next sentence.

c. Use topic sentences for your paragraphs.

d. Define technical words and concepts unfamiliar to your audience.

e. Use examples to illustrate your ideas.

f. Make an appointment at the University Writing Lab.