There will come to a stage when you might be needed to assist Management to build up a Business Plan for the following purposes: 

• To seek fund whether for working capital or capex requirements from financial institutions/joint venture capitalist,
• To dispose off a subsidiary to a third party and
• others

  Append below is a simple Checklist to ensure that you have not missed out any crucial items:

  	Category	Details
  1	Executive summary	·  Summary of business plan.
  2	Company background	·   History ·   Activities ·  Objectives
  3	Products or/and services	·   Unique selling point, ·   Development stage, ·   Patents
  4	Market analysis summary	·   Market value, ·   Strategic positioning, ·   Distribution channel
  5	Marketing	·  Sales & distribution strategy, ·  International market, ·  Pricing, ·  Advertising & · Promotion plan
  6	Business operations	·  Product manufacturing, ·  Service includes after sales services ·   Delivery, ·   Sources, ·   Suppliers, ·   Resources & ·   R & D.
  7	Management team	·  How long they have being in the company ·  What specific role/contribution ·   Curriculum Vitae like years of experience in the industry, qualifications,etc

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