A Business Plan Template Designed To Dazzle

A Business Plan Template Designed To Dazzle

Let?s face it, many business plans presented to investors and partners are borderline shabby. Shouldn?t a business plan reflect the ingenuity of your idea? Represent the thought and time you?ve invested to bring your idea to this critical point? To help fix this problem, we created a killer business plan template that?s based on our own business.

To get a copy of the business plan template just sign in to your SlideRocket account and click the ?Get Inspiration? tab. From there you can scroll down to find the template, add it to your library and then customize to your heart?s content. Not yet a SlideRocket user? Sign up for SlideRocket Lite (free). The template is simple to customize to plugin your own images, text and change the colors to match your branding.

In creating the business plan template we sought to provide you with a compelling way to package-up your business. This differs from, and is perhaps a complement to, a more detailed business plan written out as straight text and spreadsheets that provides a lot of detail. This sample business plan is the one you actually present. The one the investors will actually pay attention to.

We also included a series of business plan tips where appropriate. These will help guide you to determine what should go on each slide and which parameters are most important to keep in mind.

3 Top Shots From the Business Plan Template

The Intro

One of my favorite slides due to the simplicity and power of the message. It?s great to set the stage for the presentation with a big number so everyone knows you?re thinking big.

The Elevator Pitch

You really need to think hard about your elevator pitch. Boil down the value you deliver, how you can describe your segment, and all in a way that?s instantly understood. Resist the urge to cram too much into this part.

The Marketing Plan

While you don?t need a ton of detail here, your marketing plan should relay the thought you?ve put into how you?ll get the word out. You?ll be spending some real money here, so let the audience know you?ll make it count. Our marketing plan template can help you here as well.

All the other key parts of a business plan are included such as:

• High level problem you solve
• Historical background on your solution
• More details on the problem you solve
• The benefits of your solution
• Product demonstration (a place for your recorded demo video)
• Market opportunity
• Business model (how you?ll make money)
• Competitive advantage (a nice breakdown of you vs. competition)
• Overview of your core team
• Financing
• Key performance metrics (such as subscribers, revenue growth, retention, etc.)

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