The Structure

of
Business Reports
Loquinario, Princess Ann
Malate, Syreil
Marteja, Ma. Feljen
Elements of Structure
 Title Page
- The title itself should clearly set out
what the report is about, who it was
written by, and when it was written.
 Executive Summary
Most business reports begin with a summary of key
points. Try to include:
- A brief description of what the report is all
about.
- How the report was completed (e.g., data
collection methods)
- The main findings from the research
- Key conclusion and recommendations.
 Table of Contents
- This section is vital for lengthier
reports as it lists the sections and
any subheads and the page
location of those sections and
subheads.
 Introduction
It highlights the topics that the report will dig into. This
will fill frame the rest of the report by providing:
- Background information (e.g., business
history or market information)
- The purpose of the report (e.g., what you
set out to achieve)
- Its scope (e.g., what the report will never
and what it will ignore)
 Methods and Findings
- This maybe as simple as setting out
the sources you are using and why you
choose them. Also include how you
have collected and analyzed the data.
- Then explain the findings or the
results of your research clearly and
concisely.
 Conclusions and Recommendations
- The conclusion will summarize the
body of the report.

- You should also recommend

potential courses of action based on
your conclusions.
 References
- Sources used in your report listed
in a bibliography.
Appendices
- If you have supporting material
(e.g., interview transcripts, raw data),
add it to an appendix at the end of
the document.
Front Matter
- The first portion of the report and
contains the title page, abstract,
table of contents list of figures, list of
tables, forward, preface, and list of
abbreviations.
Main Body
- a detailed discussion of your work for
those readers who want to know in some
depth and completeness what was done.
The body of report shows what was done,
how it was done, what the results were,
and what conclusions and
recommendations can be drawn.
Introduction – states the problem and its
significance, states the technical goals of
the work, and usually contains background
information that the reader need to know in
order to understand the report.

Summary or background – gives the theory

or previous work on which the experimental
work is based if that information has not
been included in the introduction.
Methods/Procedures – describes the major
pieces of equipment used and recaps the
essential step of what was done.

Results – presents the data or the end

product of the study, test, or project and
includes tables and/or graphs and a brief
interpretation of what the data show.
Discussion of results – explains what the result show,
analyzes uncertainties, notes significant trends,
compares results with theory, evaluates limitations or
the chance for faulty interpretation, or discusses
assumptions.

Conclusions – interprets the results and is a product of

thinking about the implications of the results.

Recommendations – are the direction or actions that you

think must be taken or additional work that is need to
expand the knowledge obtained in your report.
Back Matter
• Is the pages at the end of a book following the
main part.
• Just as front matter is what you find at the
beginning of a book while the back matter, simply
put, is what you find at the end of a book. The
sections that appear after the central story has
been completed. These sections of back matter
are often supplementary in nature, and inform the
reader about some aspects of the book.
Back Matter; Contains all supplemental
documents, like bibliography, appendices,
glossary, index and etc
References:
• https://shelleycrick.com/business-report/
• https://www.google.com/amp/s/getproofed.com/writing-
tips/structure-business-report/amp/
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