Post a brief description of your business (no more than 3 sentences). Specify your company name, what business you are in, and the specific product or service you plan to sell.
** Your business plan is now complete. Imagine you are in front of a group of investors, presenting your business idea and encouraging them to invest in your chosen company.
- Title Page with the company name and your name.
- Outline of What You Do.
- Target Market.
- Market Size.
How big is the market or industry on which you’re focusing?
What are the growth opportunities? - Competition.
Who are your key competitors?
- Your Management Team.
Who runs the business?
What are their roles and key skills? - Business Model.
How will your business make money?
- Financials.
What key financial information does your audience need to decide whether to invest in you and your business?
- Funding You Are Seeking.
- Why Will Investors Want to Invest in This Business and in You?
Formatting
PowerPoint with notes; no more than 10–12 slides.
Powerpoint is attached
Your name
The name of your business
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What we do
Describe what you sell- your products and/ or services
Your competitive advantage
Target market
Who your customer is (age range, income range,etc. – only key information up to 5 bullets)
Market size
How big is the market or industry on which you’re focusing?- specify numbers and dollars, past growth
What are the growth opportunities?- specify growth forecast
Competition
List your top 3 competitors and how are you different from each (competitive advantage)
The Team
List your top managers (role, key skills and experience)
List your advisors – key skills and experience
Business Model
Clarify how you will make money with your business (B2B, B2C, subscription, volume, differentiation, etc.)
Financials
Include the a graph from your Excel (projected revenue and profits)
Funding
Specify the funds you are seeking from the investors and the equity you plan to give in exchange
Clarify how you plan to use these funds
Why should you invest
Provide the top 5 reasons investors should invest in your business
References
Include references on this slide only if you use outside sources for any of the information included in this presentation