What are the 7 parts of a business plan for a startup?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">marketing plan, <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">products/services, <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">operations plan, <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">management, <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">direction with sales, and <span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"The seven key elements of a business plan for a startup are (1) executive summary (to show amount of capital, business structure, and use of capital), (2) marketing plan, (3) products/services, (4) operations plan, (5) management, (6) direction with sales, and (7) contingency plan."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">contingency plan.

How do I write a startup business plan?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Begin your startup plan with an executive summary describing the general direction of your business and how you plan to allocate capital. From there, add details about your marketing plan, products and services, operations plan, management, projection, contingency, and sales. Add in other important details as you see fit to make a well summarised document. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">Begin your startup plan with an executive summary describing the general direction of your business and how you plan to allocate capital. From there, add details about your marketing plan, products and services, operations plan, management, projection, contingency, and sales. Add in other important details as you see fit to make a well summarised document.

How long should a business plan be for a startup?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"A well summarized startup plan shouldn't be too lengthy. Most people prefer to keep the plan within 15-35 pages so as to provide the reader with all the information required and not bore them with unnecessary clutter. A brief summary of a startup plan is usually around a 1000 words."}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":15105,"3":{"1":0},"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":2,"2":0},"15":"Montserrat","16":8}">A well summarized startup plan shouldn’t be too lengthy. Most people prefer to keep the plan within 15-35 pages so as to provide the reader with all the information required and not bore them with unnecessary clutter. A brief summary of a startup plan is usually around a 1000 words.

Startup Business Plan

Prepared by: [Sender.FirstName][Sender.LastName] [Sender.Company]

Prepared for: [Client.FirstName][Client.LastName] [Client.Company]

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

[Sender.Company] was created by [Sender.FirstName][Sender.LastName]in (creation year). The business will open in [Sender.City], [Sender.State], with a plan to become profitable by (year).

To fulfill our vision, we will require (amount) in capital, which will be allocated roughly according to the following table:

Amount	Use of Capital
(Amount)	(Use of Capital)
(Amount)	(Use of Capital)
(Amount)	(Use of Capital)

If we are fully capitalized, we hope to be profitable by (MM / DD / YYYY).

	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Revenue
Gross Profit
Net Earnings

COMPANY OVERVIEW

[Sender.Company] is a startup business, established in (year). It is located in [Sender.City], [Company.State], but we are planning to eventually launch a branch in [Sender.City], [Company.State]. Our staff will include (include main staff roles and titles).

[Sender.Company] specializes in providing customers with (include feature products).

Our mission is to help solve our customer's problems by providing high-quality products and exceptional customer service that satisfy each individual need.

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

To fully analyze the industry, we have prepared a PEST analysis table that highlights political, economic, social, and technological threats and opportunities facing the industry.

	P	E	S	T
Threats
Opportunities

CUSTOMER ANALYSIS

We have included a thorough analysis of our customers, presented in the table below

Segmentation	Details
Demographic
Geographic
Socio-economic status
Psychographic status
Behavioral analysis

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

Feature Comparison Matrix

	[Sender.Company]	Competitor 1	Competitor 2	Competitor 3	Competitor 4
Feature 1
Feature 2
Feature 3
Feature 4
Feature 5

	Strengths	Weaknesses
Opportunities
Threats

MARKETING PLAN

To analyze our target market, we have taken into consideration every part of the marketing mix. This includes:

Product:

Promotion:

Price:

Place:

People:

Process:

Physical evidence:

In order to entice new customers, we are proposing special offers. These include:

Offer:

We are also presenting a distribution strategy with a clear channel plan:

Channel	Name	Strategy	Tone of Voice	Desired Outcome

SERVICES

[Sender.Company] will feature the following facilities and services:

Services	Description of the service
Services	Description of the service
Facility	Description of the facility
Facility	Description of the facility

OPERATIONS PLAN

[Sender.Company] will work with several suppliers:(list suppliers)

We will be recruiting for the following roles: (list roles)

[Sender.Company] will hold the following operational licenses: (list licenses)

This is our expected monthly outlay of expenses:

Name	Price	QTY	Subtotal
Item 1 Description of first item	$35.00	5	$175.00
Item 2 Description of second item	$55.00	1	$55.00
Item 3 Description of third item	$200.00	1	$200.00

MANAGEMENT PLAN

In order to operate as smoothly as possible, [Sender.Company] will hold many key figures. These include:

Person & role Biography Profile

FINANCIAL PLAN

Here is our complete predicted financial plan for the upcoming five years. It includes assets, liabilities, and equity.

Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Year 4	Year 5
Asset
Asset
Asset
Asset

KEY MILESTONES

At [Sender.Company], we expect to achieve several important milestones during the first few years in order to ensure the business is profitable. These include:

Milestone 1:
Milestone 2:
Milestone 3:
Milestone 4:
Milestone 5:

Signature

MM / DD / YYYY

[Sender.FirstName][Sender.LastName] [Sender.Title][Sender.Company] [Sender.Email][Sender.Phone]

MM / DD / YYYY

Signature

Received and reviewed by [Client.FirstName][Client.LastName], representative of [Client.Company].

Subtotal	$230.00
Discount	-$115.00
Tax	$23.00
Total	$138.00