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Diana Wachuka Bussiness Plan Knec
Diana Wachuka Bussiness Plan Knec
Diana Wachuka Bussiness Plan Knec
BUSINESS PLAN.
ADMISSION : CND-J/0003/THI//21
SCIENCES
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DECLARATION
I Diana Wachuka Mwangithis is my original work and has never been submitted to any
examination body for the award of certificate.
ADMISSION :CND/J-0003/THI/21
Signature: _______F.A.O_______________________
Date:__20/09/2023______________________
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DEDICATION
I dedicate my work to my lovely parents and siblings who have supported me greatly
throughout my academic life.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I am indebted to my almighty God who has been with me throughout the whole preparation
of the project. I also wish to pass my heartfelt gratitude and my valued support to all those
who participate in the completion of this work.
To my parents especially for their unconditional and unlimited moral,social and financial
support that I needed ,the most of your effort only God can reward you best.
To my classmates,I also salute them for their effort and cooperation in making it successful.
Not forgetting my lectures who helped planning ,preparing,researching,teaching and
encouraging me for personal development via tutorial and pastoral work.
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Table of Contents
DECLARATION i
DEDICATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENT iii
CHAPTER ONE 1
BUSINESS PLAN 1
CHAPTER TWO 3
2.3 COMPETITORS 5
CHAPTER THREE 9
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CHAPTER FOUR 15
CHAPTER FIVE 20
Assumptions 22
5.7 Financing 33
5.9 Security 34
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CHAPTER ONE
BUSINESS PLAN
The investment I intend to start shall operate under the name NutriVitality Institute and is
derived from my interests in Nutrition and dietetics . The name shall create an impression of
a relaxed atmosphere favorable to most students who will be coming to have their nutrition
testing Fan yang service lab .
The location shall be Garden City Business Park in Rosters. Garden city is about 3
kilometers from the Central Business District. Operation shall be in a rented premise in a
building called MiViDa Its a single floor building. Its size is about 20m by 15m.
Alsops-Roysambu junction road area is a medium populated area which has both residential
and commercial buildings. Businesses operating in the area are mainly stores for both
industrial and household commodities petrol stations and residential places like pubs. People
living in this area are middle class income earners.
The location is strategic because the area is near many colleges and schools. Also it is near
Nairobi central business district hence ease of transport. The area is also well supplied with
water and electricity that shall be necessary for the operation of the business. The security in
the area is also adequate as Alsops station is about 500M from NutriVitality Institute.
The Business shall operate using the address below:
NutriVitality Institute,
PO BOX 3810,
Rosters, Nairobi
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The business shall be solely owned at the time of its inception hence it shall be sole
proprietorship form of ownership. I shall be the owner as well as the manager.
- I shall be the only decision maker thus has the freedom of implementing my decisions
and ideas.
- I shall enjoy all the profit from the business since no money shall be spent on salaries
for workers.
- I shall have close supervision therefore establish a good relationship with my
customers.
- I shall be accountable to myself
- I shall require just a few legal procedures to set up my business
The business shall be a service type of business which offers nutrition services.
The business shall be offering nutrition services to students. The product shall be laboratory
equipment , laboratory chemicals and reagents and a prepared room for special test and
other experiments services. The student shall be at liberty to express their views on the
services offered which shall be considered.
There is a growing need for service lab services for students in Rosters. This is because:
There are many colleges and secondary schools in Rosters that do not offer Nutrition
services to the students due to lack of requirements and well trained personnels.
The business shall be visionary oriented having specific goals which shall be targeted. The
long team goals of the business shall be:
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The business shall be intending to transform into a learning institution. The short team goals
shall be offering other services including library services, guidance and counseling services
and internet services to the students in the first two years of operation.
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CHAPTER TWO
The potential customers shall be students in colleges , universities and secondary schools.
The students colleges shall be expected to come from the following colleges:
1.KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
PO BOX, 52428
RUIRU.
2.KASARANI HIGHSCHOOL
PO BOX 4691
KASARANI
3. ZETECH UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 4631
NAIROBI
4. KCA UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 88951
NAIROBI.
5. UTALII COLLEGE
PO BOX 6348
NAIROBI.
Laboratory shall only be for students. As most of these institutions shall be operating at
different seasons Nutrition services shall be offered at all times and seasons. The payments
shall be made by bankers’ cheques or cash at the beginning of every month however
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agreements between the management and the students shall be made for those who shall not
be in a position to pay all amounts at the stated time.
Of the students attending these institutions. About 30% need Nutrition services . Taking the
market to be about 100% the competitor has been able to exploit 80% of the total market the
remaining 20% is left for business exploitation.
Since more students are enrolling in this learning institution the demand for nutrition
services is increasing and this ensures growth potential of the proposed business
The business increases the market share by engaging in various advertisements and
promotions strategies and its maintenance strategy shall include provision of quality and
reliable services.
2.3 COMPETITORS
All competitors shall be direct competitors in that they shall be offering similar services to
those of the proposed business.
GOODLIFE NUTRITION
PO BOX 2468
NAIROBI
It is located at park road about 800m from the proposed location of the business. Being nearer
to the road than the proposed business location it shall have an advantage over the proposed
business. However the noise of the passing vehicles and the nightclubs nearby shah pose a
disadvantage to the business.
TELENUTRITS
PO BOX 6348
NAIROBI
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It is located off park road and about 1km from the proposed business location .Being just a
few meters from the road it has similar advantages and disadvantages as Goodlife to the
proposed business.
SAM-CO NUTRITION
PO BOX 28365
NAIROBI
Its located off Bondo road about 200m from the road. It is about 1.5km from the proposed
business location. Its location near the central business district makes it an advantage over
the proposed business.
NO OF
EMPLOYEES
10 15 8 10
NO.OF 1 1 1 1
BRANCHES
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The quality of the service offered by the proposed business shall be better than those of the
competitors due to the skilled staff employed and adequate materials . The business shall be
allowing flexible payments. Whereby customers shall pay in installments’ unlike the
competitors. The staff shall also be trained on customer relationships which is a challenge
facing the competitors.
TELENUTRITS
STRENGTHS WEAKNESS
SAM-CO NUTRITION
Strengths Weakness
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GOODLIFE NUTRITION
Strengths Weakness
ADVERTISEMENTS
The business shall use posters and mass to advertise its operation the posters shall be placed
in the learning institution where the customers shall be expected to attend. The mass media
shall be through local radio stations including ,Lolwe TV, Mikai Fm and Radio Ramogi.
PROMOTION.
The business shall use promotion techniques to make it popular they shall include the
following. The business shall engage itself in looking for job opportunities to graduating
students staying in the institution. The business shall provide adequate information to the
secondary students and the various colleges and universities in Nairobi. Discount on
payment shall be given to those customers who will have stayed in the service lab for a long
period Free computer packages courses shall be offered to those students who will have
stayed in the institution for a long period of time
The objective of the pricing strategy shall be to offer the services at affordable prices .
business shall use the total cost of producing the percentage profit shall be calculated to get
the prices of the product. The monthly charges of the institution shall be cash 8000.00 per
person ,the business will also offer credit services to the customers .
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CHAPTER THREE
The business shall be a small enterprise and the personnel shall be quite minimal. The owner
shall manage it with assistance from both skilled and unskilled personnel.
NATIONALITY: KENYAN
SALARY
The manager shall be entitled to a monthly salary of 35,000 cash per month.
ASSISTANT MANAGER
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Accountant
MATRON
The enterprise shall have three guard, two cleaners and four lab-technician
GUARDS
Qualifications
DUTIES
CLEANERS
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Qualifications
Duties
LAB-TECHNICIAN
Qualifications
Duties
i Preparing experiments
ii Serving their customer
iii Performing all lab cleaning duties
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The above structure of organization shall help run fan yang service lab
A Requirements
After advertising for the vacant positions, recruitment shall be strictly on merit. The factors to
be considered shall be:
i Academic qualification
ii Job experience
iii Working experience etc
B Training
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The training shall be conducted by the manager assisted by the existing experienced ones like
cleaners guards etc .the staff shall also be trained through seminars and workshops that shall
be carried out by the managements. These shall be the matron accountants and lab
technicians .
C Promotion
Promotion shall be done with an expansion of the business. It shall be done through appraisal.
Interviews performed by the manager where the excellence staff shall be promoted in
advance. Their rewards shall be in the form of increased salaries and power.
The table below illustrates the proposed salary for various employees.
The employees shall be receiving soft loans which shall not be more than their annual pay
while repayment shall be on a monthly basis at interest.
Allowances shall be given to the staff in case where the sales rise as an incentive to the staff
for their good performance. The staff shall be provided with experiments while on duty.
LICENSE
The business shall acquire a license before it commences its operation. Trading license shall
be obtained under the trade license ACT CAP 496.These shall be granted by local authority.
Public health
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Before starting operation, the business shall obtain a health certificate from the public health
officer which shall be renewed annually. It shall ensure good working conditions for the
workers and hygiene and all testing places for the customers.
Support services
The following are the organizations that will offer professional supporting services to the
business.
i Legal services
For legal counseling the business shall engage the service advocates company to represent
and give legal advice.
ii Banking services
The business money shall be deposited in CENTRAL BANK OF KENYA ,KCB)The bank
shall offer finance in terms of loan and overdraft. The Kenya chamber of commerce and
industry shall also be visited from time to time for advice regarding the business success and
for making and maintaining contact in the business community.
v Auditing services
For auditing services the business shall have its books audited by MANAGER AUDITING
COMPANY to ensure that all the books of accounts are prepared as per statutory requirement
i.e. ACT CAP 486
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CHAPTER FOUR
The equipment and facilities to be used for production are as shown below.
2 Ph meters 7,000
4 Pipette 260
5 Test tubes 80
Cups 250
Beakers 100
mi 100
Kettles 1100
Sieves 50
Knives 100
Kits 4300
Glassware 800
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Hectometers 14000
Incubators 7500
Brooms 3000
Basin 100
Tables 1000
Chairs 25000
Total 323,740
Installation costsKSH
Total 3000.00
All their equipment and their spare parts are locally available. The equipment and facilities
shall be purchased prior to the starting of the business the supplier of the double Decker and
furniture shall provide the maintenance and repair services when needed.
NutriVitality Institute shall offer laboratory services, equipment , chemicals and other
reagents experiments. Hygiene preparation for the experiment shall be highly deserved; these
shall be done under the supervision of the lab technician and tidiness shall be maintained in
the premises and its surroundings still under the supervision of the matron. Noise and other
interruptions shall be discouraged for a good studying environment .
i The matron
ii The guards
iii The cleaners
iv The lab-technician
i Accountant
ii The manager
MANAGER HE/SHE
MATRON HE/SHE
ACCOUNTANT HE/SHE
Indirect workers Number Cost per NO. of hours Total (in KHS)
hours(KSH)
Direct workers
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total 120000.00
total 50000.00
Overheads Amount(KSH)
Rent 35000.00
Electricity 8000.00
Water 5000.00
total 53000.00
At any particular time the service lab shall be offering services to at least one hundred
people per day.The total cost of production per month shall be approximately 300,448.00
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Total 30,000.00
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CHAPTER FIVE
The chapter analyzes all the major aspects of finance in the whole business plan .
Below is a table of the cost that shall be incurred before the business is put in operation.
Item Amount(KHS)
Water(deposit) 35000.00
Renovation(building) 50000.00
Advertising 15000.00
Miscellaneous 5000.00
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Below is a table of the asset that shall be required to start the business.
Cooker 19300.00
Fridge 25000.00
Cutlery 26890.00
Current assets
total 325590.00
Below is a table of the estimated amount of capital needed for running of the business and in
this case for the first 3yrs of operation?
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Prepaid services
Assumptions
I The salaries and wages shall be increased with time according to their output
II Maintenance cost shall be expected to increase with time due to depreciation of the
tools and equipment
III Rent electricity and water bills shall be expected to vary over the period
IV The cost of raw materials shall be expected to vary over the period
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NutriVitality Institute
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NutriVitality Institute
Current assets
Debtors 100000.00
Current liability
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Liabilities 2800000.00
Capital 2096116.00
Introduced profit -
Less repayment -
Total 4296116.00
NutriVitality Institute
CURRENT ASSETS
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CURRENT LIABILITIES
(LIABILITIES)
2012000.00
TOTAL ASSETS
2901253.00
CAPITAL 2096116.00
4901533.00
NutriVitality Institute
(Depreciation 295785.00
CURRENT ASSETS
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Debtors 300000.00
CURRENT LIABILITIES
(LIABILITIES) 1632500.00
CAPITAL 2096116.00
5377079.00
5.5 CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR NutriVitality Institute FOR THE YEAR 2023
Month JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEP OCT
Opening cash 73765 686875 678725 689725 744025 724875 636975 629525 631275 638775
Cash sales 170000 140000 146000 160000 1515000 175000 186000 165500 1550000 160000
Debtors 12000 27000 4500 10000 1200 6500
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PROJECT CASH FLOW STATEMENT FOR NutriVitality Institute FOR THE YEAR
2024
MONTH JAN FEB MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUS SEP OCT
T
opening cash 73865 68697 678825 689825 744125 784975 637075 629625 631375 638875
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Cash sales 170100 14200 146400 160200 156000 176500 187000 16800 157000 170000
0
Debtors 1300 1200 100 25000 2400
Loan 22083700
received
Cash 92962 82409 833010 831010 31001 80031 81040 89090 90000 21060
outflow 0
Purchases 60000 20000 34000 28000 30000 18000 24000 27000 18000 4000
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Purchases 600000 300000 400000 800000 400000 200000 300000 900000 20000 30000 200
Creditors 3800 400 500 600 280
Salaries 120000 120000 12000 120000 120000 120000 120000 120000 120000 120000 120
Electricity 4000 8000 3000 6000 4000 2500 1700 700 800 3000 350
Tools 500000 20000 3000 8000 4500 7000 3600 400
equipment
Transport 8010 6000 400 300 8000 7000 36000 4800 1400 300 600
Loan 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 271906 27
repayment
Water bill 4560 400 300 200 100 300 6000 800 600 360 400
advertisement 3000 4000 1200 4000
Rent 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 9000 900
license 4600
Repair 4000 3000 600 3000 6000 450
maintenance
Stationery 500 650 380 400 6000 300
Insurance 20000
Total cash 234030 608040 338190 281090 342090 198090 168080 132040 262040 189030 33
inflow
Bal c/d 810804 308058 410603 980905 970509 580805 798806 906095 800904 980861 989
=KSH 2558424.00
50400000
=50.76%
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5.7 Financing
The total amount of money that shall be required to start the business shall be as indicated
below.
Item amount
Total 4296116.00
Proposed capitalization
Total 4296116.00
5.9 Security
The loan shall be KSH 2,242,000 payable at a rate of 15% per annum over a period of 10
years the calculated security of the loan shall be 10 hectares title dead of my father land.
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Year 1
5040000
Year 2
5040000
Year 3
2540000 *100
5040000
YEAR 1
1054116
YEAR 2
1054116
YEAR 3
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1054116
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