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You might like to add or delete sections, depending on your business industry and phase or who you want to read your plan.\nThe sections are ordered in the best way for the finished plan. But sometimes it’s easiest to do the later sections first, then come back and fill in the earlier summary sections. Complete it in the order that feels right for you.\nFor each section, we include some help text. You might like to delete that when you have finished your plan, or to leave it in as a reminder to yourself.\nSee \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.business.govt.nz/\" \u0014business.govt.nz\u0015 for more information, templates and tools related to all sections of this business plan.\u000f\nBusiness plan for \u000b[enter your business name]\nDate: [Enter date]\n\u000f\nTable of contents\n\u0003\u0013 TOC \\o \"1-3\" \\t \"-Heading 1,1\" \u0014Executive summary\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239217 \\h \u00142\u0015\nBusiness details\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239218 \\h \u00143\u0015\nWhat we do and how we do it\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239219 \\h \u00144\u0015\nBusiness background\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239220 \\h \u00145\u0015\nOur goal/mission\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239221 \\h \u00146\u0015\nOur strategy\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239222 \\h \u00146\u0015\nCurrent and planned team\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239223 \\h \u00147\u0015\nMarket analysis\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239224 \\h \u00149\u0015\nCompetitor analysis\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239225 \\h \u001411\u0015\nSWOT – Internal and external forces\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239226 \\h \u001412\u0015\nMarketing strategy and budget\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239227 \\h \u001414\u0015\nAssets held and planned\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239228 \\h \u001416\u0015\nFinancial plan\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239229 \\h \u001419\u0015\nBusiness continuity planning\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239230 \\h \u001423\u0015\nLegal and regulatory compliance\t\u0013 PAGEREF _Toc201239231 \\h \u001424\u0015\n\u0015\u0004\n\u000f\nExecutive summary\nThe executive summary is where you traditionally ‘sell’ your business to the reader by getting straight to the point and promoting the critical information you need to get across. You’ll touch on many of the key issues later on, so don’t go into great detail – just give the reader an idea of the potential of your business and a taste of what’s to come. Try to keep it to one page.\nRather than start with the executive summary, it’s often easiest to complete the rest of your business plan in detail first. When you do, make sure you write no more than a few paragraphs. Use plain language and avoid jargon.\nExecutive summaries are a controversial element of the modern business plan. Many people think they are important because if the reader of the business plan (such as a potential investor) is pushed for time, the executive summary can communicate all the vital information to them quickly. However, other people don’t like executive summaries because they think they oversimplify complex ideas.\nThink about your idea and your audience when weighing up whether to use an executive summary in your business plan. If your readers will be experts or specialists in your field or industry, they may skip the executive summary to check out the finer details of your plan.\n[Start your executive summary here]\n\u000f\nBusiness details\nThis section provides details of your business so that the reader can look you up to verify that you exist and find out more about you.\nYou can go to the Companies Office (companiesoffice.govt.nz) to check your:\nregistered name and date of registration\nstructure\nNew Zealand Business Number (NZBN).\nWhat we do and how we do it\nYou need to be clear on what your business does. You and the people reading your business plan should be able to understand what you do and why that’s appealing to customers.\nYour overview will ideally include:\nwho your target customers are\nwhat you do\nhow you do it\nwhy that is valuable to your customers\nhow you’re different from other companies available to your customers.\nThat’s a lot of important information, but you ","cbCaipW00478MuFp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipW00478MuFp","docx",189482,26,"English","# Executive summary\n# Business details\n# What we do and how we do it\n# Business background\n# Our goal/mission\n# Our strategy\n# Current and planned team\n# Market analysis\n# Competitor analysis\n# SWOT – Internal and external forces\n# Marketing strategy and budget\n# Assets held and planned\n# Financial plan\n# Business continuity planning\n# Legal and regulatory compliance","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of the executive summary in this business plan template?\",\"answer\":\"The executive summary is used to quickly “sell” the business to the reader by covering the critical information without excessive detail. 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