Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Business Plan
Business Plan
Business Plan
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Founder Profile ........................................................................................................................2
Sales & Marketing .......................................................................................................................2
Positioning Statement ..............................................................................................................2
Pricing Strategy .......................................................................................................................2
Marketing Strategy ..................................................................................................................3
The Sales Process ....................................................................................................................3
Strategic Partnerships ..............................................................................................................3
Company Profile..........................................................................................................................3
Business Overview ..................................................................................................................3
Company History.....................................................................................................................4
Management ............................................................................................................................4
Location ...................................................................................................................................5
Legal Structure.........................................................................................................................5
Vision & Mission.....................................................................................................................5
Professional Advisors ..............................................................................................................5
Goals & Objectives..................................................................................................................5
Executive Summary.....................................................................................................................6
Company Profile Summary .....................................................................................................6
Market Research Summary......................................................................................................6
Marketing Summary ................................................................................................................6
Finance Summary ....................................................................................................................6
Operations....................................................................................................................................6
Legal Issues .............................................................................................................................6
Insurance Issues .......................................................................................................................7
Human Resources ....................................................................................................................7
Process/Production ..................................................................................................................7
Risk Assessment ......................................................................................................................7
Market Research ..........................................................................................................................8
Industry Profile & Outlook......................................................................................................8
Local Market............................................................................................................................8
Key Competitors / SWOT Analysis ........................................................................................8
Target Market ........................................................................................................................10
Keys to Success .....................................................................................................................10
Customer Survey Summary...................................................................................................10
Founder
Founder Profile
What is the name of your town, city or community?
Toronto
If you know which First Nation you are a member of, please specify.
People living in Canada come from many different ethno-cultural backgrounds or
countries. To ensure that we are as inclusive as possible in our offering, please tell us how
you would identify based on the following categories, drawn in part from the Canadian
census. Please note this is not meant to be an exhaustive list. Select up to two answers
Southeast Asian (Vietnamese, Cambodian, Laotian, Thai)
Pricing Strategy
What do your key competitors charge for the same or similar services/products? What will
you charge in comparison?
Way too expensive due to overhead. Ours will be much lower and still make better profits
Marketing Strategy
What are the 3 most effective methods to reach your best customers (target market)?
In person, virtually, and via Linkedin
Marketing Activities
What are the top 3-5 marketing activities (based on your Marketing Strategy) and the
detailed implementation plan for each?
N/A, not much focus on marketing.
Marketing Objectives
What are the top 3 marketing goals have you set for the company in the next year or two?
Build a good brand
Strategic Partnerships
Yes
Company Profile
Business Overview
Business Description
What is your company name?
TheSixForce
What is the status of your company as of today?
I am looking to expand my business
07/02/2022
Full-Time
Compelling Value
What is the key benefit to the customer?
We are deeply and completely focused on our client's satisfaction as well their customer.
Product/service description
Briefly describe the products and services you are offering.
Company History
What have you done up until now on your business (idea)?
The Six Force came about in the realization that certain talented and driven individuals were not
able to have the tools or opportunity's to create their own business. The Six Force is here to guide
those individuals into the market, allowing them to focus on the services and products they want
to sell to their customers.
Management
How many owners does this company have?
2
Who are the owners in the business and the people who will run the business day-to-day?
Liem and Rina are partners at The Six Force. Liem had graduated in Waterloo University with
honours in a biomedical science degree in 2016. Liem is a goal-oriented individual with over 7
years of experience in generating leads, relationship-building with clients and customers,
managing sales cycles, and working in a metric-driven environment in a wide variety of
positions.
Yes
Location
What location will you run your business from?
home based business
Legal Structure
Why did you pick this company structure?
It's the best company structure for sustainability and liability.
Professional Advisors
Who are the people who you will rely upon to give you expert advice?
The Six Force is using a lawyer from a networking event from his former management position
in the service industry.
Marketing Summary
What is a brief overview of the market? Who are the key competitors? Who is target
market?
See above, you guys asked for a very similar question
What are the basic necessities you will need to get off the ground and how will you create a
great customer experience?
A strong team. A good tech stack. Hard work. By being customer-obsessed.
Finance Summary
How much money do you need to start? Where will you get the money? How much sales do
you plan on generating in the first year and second year? What will the expenses be?
50,000 to start to scale appropriately, funded by the founder himself. No investor funding rounds
will be initiated until the limitations of the founder's available finances become problematic.
Operations
Legal Issues
Consider which legal & regulatory items such as licenses and contracts need to be
addressed. Select any items from the list that will apply to your business.
Business licenses
Registering employees
Contract agreements
Provide a brief explanation of how you will obtain these or any barriers you foresee.
Got all of them already
Insurance Issues
Do you plan on purchasing any insurance? If so what type?
life
property
liability
accounts receivable
Human Resources
Yes
For each staff member indicated above, list their title and role.
Its on Linkedin
Process/Production
What will your hours of operation be?
24/7
Risk Assessment
What are the potential risks associated with marketing and how do you plan on mitigating
those risks?
N/A
What are the potential risks in operations and how do you plan on mitigating those risks?
That we're inefficient and don't do tasks quickly enough and therefore give the customer what
they're looking for.
To mitigate, I will build a tech stack
Market Research
Industry Profile & Outlook
What industry are you in?
Computer/Software Applications
What has been the history of the industry in the past to where it is today?
No clue
Local Market
What immediate market will you serve?
Customers that have recently brought Salesforce within Toronto, Atlanta, New York, Austin, and
San Fran
Provide some more detail about your target market in this geographic radius
All of Canada and United States.
Strengths:
Low expenses.
Strong foundational team
Ability to outsource to people out of Canada
Weaknesses:
Just started recently, no branding yet
Team isn't well versed with systems
Opportunities:
Building a strong leadership team
Threats:
Being unable to scale appropriately
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Target Market
Who is your company focused on selling to?
Other Businesses (B2B)
Who is your best customer? / Create a target market profile your your business.
Anyone who purchases Salesforce, but a focus on small businesses and non-profit, as none of my
competitors work with them/
Keys to Success
What are the keys to success for your business in marketing?
Success is dependent on networking, good service, and becoming focused on the customer.
Marketing will need to convey that
What are the keys to success for your business in the area of operations?
Making sure that everything runs smoothly as we take on new projects
What have you learned from your customer survey to move your business forward?