Business Plan Worksheet

1. Introduction
 2. Project Start-up and Organization
There are various basic activities involved in the start-up phase such as registering the business
and research studies. Assuming that all the necessary business registration activities have been
carried out, and licences to operate have been secured, the project is expected to be fully
operational in four months. The activities and estimated time of completion for the initial year of
operation are listed in the following Gantt chart.

Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
/Activity
3. Market Study
 4. Industry Study and Competitor Analysis

The Threat from Potential Entrants

The Threat from Suppliers
The Threat from Buyers

The Threat from Substitutes is moderate

The Threat from Industry Competitors
In addition to these the technology relating to your business

Environmental analysis
5. Operations and Technology Plan
The functional aspect of managing the entire business operation are explained in details, as
follows:

5.1 The Marketing Plan

Target Market
Product

Positioning – talk about the quality of the product

Price
Place
Promotion – Brand recall, brand reputation,

5.2 The Financial Plan

5.3 The Production //Operations Plan
5.4 The Human Resource Plan

The production Plan / Layout

Specific Information on____________________
The Financial Plan

Computing the Revenues

Projected Revenue
Projected Cost – Variable

Projected Cost –Fixed

Salaries
Manager
Asst. Manager
Marketing Assistant
Light, water &
Utilities
Mktg. & Advertising
Expenses
Maintenance
Depreciation
Total Annual Fixed
Costs
Total Projected Cost
per year
Break-even Analysis
Given the projections for variable and fixed cost, as well as the selling price, you
can computed as follows:
Total Fixed Cost
Variable Cost

Selling Price
Break- even Volume
Revenue

Break- even Point in Pesos

Depreciation Projections
Description Economic Life Cost Yearly
Depreciation
The Income Statement
The income of the firm will be computed and projected for the first five (5) years of
operation.
The following assumptions were used:
• Sales increased by 10% per year
• Variable cost increased by 5% per year
• All of the fixed costs increased by 5% per year except Depreciation Expenses
which remains constant.

Income Projection
YEAR
1 2 3 4 5
Sales
Less Variable Cost
Gross Revenues
Less: Fixed Cost
Salaries
Light, Water &
Utilities
Mktg. & Adv.
Expenses
Transportation
Maintenance
Depreciation
Total Fixed Cost
Net Profit (Loss)
 Projected Balance Sheet for the First year of Operation

Current Assets:
Cash P Account Liability
Account Receivable Account Payable
Inventory Total Liabilities
Products in process
Total Current Asset

Property, Plant & Equipment Owner Equity

Pond ( incl. Devt. Costs) Aim Capital Beg.

Office & Storage Net Loss
Equipment Total Equity
Accumulated Depreciation
Total Prop. Plant & Equip
Total Assets

Total Liabilities & Owner’s Equity

Measures of Performances
Return of Investment
Net Profit
Total Equity + Total Long –term Liabilities

Test for Profitability

In testing for profitability, the proponent used the Return on Sales ratio, the formula for
computing this is as follow:
Return on Sales = Net Profit
Net Sales

Fund Management Ratio

For assessing the firm’s efficiency in its use of funds, the proponent chose to use the Inventory Turnover
ratio. The formula for computing this is as follow:

Inventory Turnover = Cost of Goods Sold

Merchandise Inventory
6. Socio – Economic Study
7. Environmental Study
Waste Management
Machineries
Handling of products