how can make plan for small business on wholesale food products?
I going to take over my dad’s business, cause of his illness, and I need help on how to run and plan small wholesale food products distributions. thanks.
Hope this helps:
Questionnaire
Quest/Form1-2006-Feasibility
Purpose:
•What are you trying to achieve and what is the vision?
Rational :
•Why are you pursuing such a project?
Scope:
•What are the services/products being offered and how far do you want to stretch yourself in offering them? Do you want to be general or specialized?
Market Analysis
•Market Size ( How many competitors in the western region)
•Is there any Government regulations on establishing such business, if so what are the guidelines?
•Need to address seasonality ( what are our potential peak months and slow months).
Marketing Plan
•Strategy ( Marketing Mix, Target Market, SWOT analysis, Planning Horizons)
•Positioning (How to position yourself in the market, Image, etc.)
Financial Plan
•Budget ( CAPEX, WC Requirement, Expense Allocation, Dividend Policy)
•Forecast- 5 Years :
Start-up Capital, Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Retained Earnings and projected ROE,
and cash flow projection.
Operational Plan
•Staffing
•Logistics
•Infrastructure and Support
•Franchisor support ( Training, Execution and depth of involvement)
Legal Consultancy
•Legal advisory on Contractual agreements with franchisors.
•Legal Advice with Investors.
•Government Regulations, if any.
Risks & Mitigants
•What underlining business risks associated with this project and what are the mitigants?
Management
•Profile
•Depth
•Organization chart
Hope this helps:
Questionnaire
Quest/Form1-2006-Feasibility
Purpose:
•What are you trying to achieve and what is the vision?
Rational :
•Why are you pursuing such a project?
Scope:
•What are the services/products being offered and how far do you want to stretch yourself in offering them? Do you want to be general or specialized?
Market Analysis
•Market Size ( How many competitors in the western region)
•Is there any Government regulations on establishing such business, if so what are the guidelines?
•Need to address seasonality ( what are our potential peak months and slow months).
Marketing Plan
•Strategy ( Marketing Mix, Target Market, SWOT analysis, Planning Horizons)
•Positioning (How to position yourself in the market, Image, etc.)
Financial Plan
•Budget ( CAPEX, WC Requirement, Expense Allocation, Dividend Policy)
•Forecast- 5 Years :
Start-up Capital, Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Retained Earnings and projected ROE,
and cash flow projection.
Operational Plan
•Staffing
•Logistics
•Infrastructure and Support
•Franchisor support ( Training, Execution and depth of involvement)
Legal Consultancy
•Legal advisory on Contractual agreements with franchisors.
•Legal Advice with Investors.
•Government Regulations, if any.
Risks & Mitigants
•What underlining business risks associated with this project and what are the mitigants?
Management
•Profile
•Depth
•Organization chart
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