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Final Project The One-Page Business Plan

Summary

This project will give students the chance to take all the activity worksheets in this section, and compile it into a one-page business plan. Then, to test their efforts, they will contact a local Score.org office or Small Business Development Center for feedback.

Step One

Gather the worksheets you completed in this course:

Step Two

Write your hook and mission statement in 4 sentences, which answers the following questions (1pt each):

  • What does your business do?
  • Where is your business located?
  • What value does it bring?
  • Who are your customers?
  • How do you differ from your competitors?

Step Three

Write down your market strategies in 4 sentences, which should answer the following questions (1pt each):

  • What is the nature of your products and services?
  • How do you determine pricing?
  • What do you do better, cheaper, or faster than your competitors?
  • What marketing channels will you use?

Step Four

Write down your management and operations plan in 4 sentences, which answers the following questions (1pt each):

  • What are your department operational objectives?
  • What roles do you and your employees play?
  • How will you create the desired outcome?

Step Five

Write down your financial plan which includes the following projections (1pt each):

  • Startup costs
  • Day-to-day operational costs
  • Department budgets
  • Potential revenue and profit for 3 years

Step Six

Contact local Score.org office or Small Business Development Center and submit your business plan for feedback. Upon feedback return, submit a screenshot of your feedback to Grasshopper.

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