HOW TO WRITE A BUSINESS REPORT

In business, the information provided in reports needs to be eas to find, and

!ritten in su"h a !a that the "#ient "an understand it$ This is one reason !h
reports are divided into se"tions "#ear# #abe##ed !ith headin%s and sub&headin%s$
Te"hni"a# information !hi"h !ou#d "#utter the bod of the report is p#a"ed in the
appendi'$
The stru"ture of a report and the purpose and "ontents of ea"h se"tion is sho!n
be#o!$
TITLE PAGE report tit#e (business)
our name
submission date
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY overvie! of sub*e"t matter
methods of ana#sis
findin%s (sa#e)
re"ommendations
TABLE OF CONTENTS #ist of numbered se"tions in report
and their pa%e numbers
INTRODUCTION terms of referen"e
out#ine of report+s stru"ture (!hat u
did,p#anned)
BODY Headin%s and sub&headin%s !hi"h
ref#e"t the "ontents of ea"h se"tion$
In"#udes information on method of
data "o##e"tion (if app#i"ab#e), the
findin%s of the report and dis"ussion
of findin%s in #i%ht of theor
( or%ani-ationa# stru"ture, mar.etin%
strate%, transa"tion re"ords
(debit,"redit), )
CONCLUSION states the ma*or inferen"es that "an
be dra!n from the dis"ussion
ma.es re"ommendations
REFERENCE LIST #ist of referen"e materia# "onsu#ted
durin% resear"h for report
(eviden"es,pi"tures,samp#e)