what does a business plan look like?

Question

I am in California.
I wanted to open a restaurant. (haven't open one before, but I know a chef who currently working in a restaurant, and she will work for me and help me to run it). I talked to the mall management and negotitated for a lease. They asked me to show my business plan before further discussion.

Please tell me the resource, the steps that I would need to write a business plan. (I haven't seen one before). If you can point out a web site is also helpful

Answer 1

If you haven't seen a business plan before, then it will be most helpful if you can see an example of a business plan (preferably a restaurant business plan since that is the business you plan on opening)

Here are some sample business plans for the restaurant business:

Organic Restaurant Business Plan http://www.bplans.com/spv/3259/index.cfm?affiliate=powerhomeb
Steak Buffet Restaurant Business Plan http://www.bplans.com/spv/3228/index.cfm?affiliate=powerhomeb
Restaurant Business Plan 1 http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-01/Restaurant-v1.html
Restaurant Business Plan 2 http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-01/Restaurant-v2.html
Restaurant/Bar Business Plan 1 http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-02/Restaurant-Bar-v1.html
Restaurant/Bar Business Plan 2 http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-02/Restaurant-Bar-v2.html
Restaurant Franchise Business Plan http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/business-plans/Business-Plans-Volume-02/Restaurant-Franchise.html

Here are some resources that can help you write your business plan:

- SBA Business Plan Basics http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
- PowerHomeBiz.com Creating a Business Plan section http://www.powerhomebiz.com/startup/businessplan.htm
- Entrepreneur.com Writing a Business Plan section http://www.entrepreneur.com/bizplan/0,7253,,00.html

You may also want to review some sample business plans to see how it actually looks like:

- Bplans.com http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm
- MOOT Corp Business Plan competition winners
http://www.businessplans.org/businessplans.html
- VFinance - View hundreds of real business plans in pdf format. http://www.vfinance.com/home.asp?bps=1&ToolPage=bps_main.asp
- Business Owners Toolkit Sample business plans and information on how to create a plan. http://www.toolkit.cch.com/tools/buspln_m.asp
- PlanWare Planning software and information. http://www.planware.org/
- Virtual Business Plan Walk through the design of a business plan. http://www.bizplanit.com/vplan.html
-SBA Business Planning Guide http://www.sba.gov/starting_business/planning/basic.html
- Small Business Advancement Center http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/business_plan/businessPlan.pdf
- Sample Business Plan General planning guide created by the Canadian Business Service Center. http://www.cbsc.org/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=CBSC_FE/display&c=GuideFactSheet&cid
- Business Plans Index - A subject guide to sample business plans and profiles for specific business types from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. http://216.183.184.20/subject/business/bplansindex.html

Some recommended books are :

- Business Plans Kit for Dummies
- The Complete Book of Business Plans : Simple Steps to Writing a Powerful Business Plan
- Writing Business Plans That Get Results : A Step-By-Step Guide
- Business Plans For Dummies®
- Your First Business Plan : A Simple Question and Answer Format Designed to Help You Write Your Own Plan

Answer 2

The first part will be your Executive Summary. On this page, you want to get your message across quickly. It will summarize the next 20 pages... or so.

Then, you go into great detail of what your business plan is. Who, what, where, when, why, what experience do you have? How are you going to be different? Are you going to be different? How much money do you need? Supply information on how you calculate the the money you need! How many employees? Do you know how many and much taxes you need to pay? Do you know when to pay taxes? Can you work with a budget?

You need to answer all of this and more. Don't forget SWOT!! Your Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats.

Google "business plans" and swot for more information.

When you're done... you should have no less than 15 pages. Don't forget to add your resume!

You will also need a very good Excel spreadsheet showing your expected Sales, Expenses, est. taxes, etc.!

Good luck!

Move to Latin America, Corp.

Answer 3

Build a solid business plan to include the following:
1.0 Executive Summary
1.1 Objectives
1.2 Mission
1.3 Keys to Success

2.0 Company Summary
2.1 Company Ownership
2.2 Start-up Summary

3.0 Products and Services

4.0 Market Analysis Summary
4.1 Market Segmentation
4.2 Target Market Segment Strategy
4.3 Industry Analysis
4.3.1 Competition and Buying Patterns

5.0 Strategy and Implementation Summary
5.1 Competitive Edge
5.2 Marketing Strategy .
5.3 Sales Strategy
5.3.1 Sales Forecast

6.0 Management Summary
6.1 Personnel Plan

7.0 Financial Plan
7.1 Start-up Funding
7.2 Important Assumptions
7.3 Break-even Analysis
7.4 Projected Profit and Loss
7.5 Projected Cash Flow
7.6 Projected Balance Sheet
7.7 Business Ratios
7.8 Long-term Plan

You can buy low-cost computer programs like Business Plan Pro that will help you put your business plan into an acceptable format. You'll need some marketing research to support your numbers. (Banks and investors don't give out money on guesses) You won't have this done in a week, I promise you. Once you've completed your business plan, have it reviewed by an accountant to make sure all the numbers line up. If they don't, you're not going anywhere.

If you have further questions, let me know...

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