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Includes prompts for company identity, preparation details, business overview, history, values, goals and objectives (including SMART criteria), and the required structures, people, and operational foundations. Covers products and services, suppliers and customers, key assets, stock and inventory, intellectual property, technology and ecommerce, data handling, risk assessment, legal and regulatory compliance, and insurance, then extends into market research, market opportunities, customer proposition, and competitor review.","Business plan template\nWork your way through the plan section by section, filling in the empty boxes. Don’t feel you need to do it all in one go. It’s much better to take your time and get it right. Square brackets like these [ ] also show places where you need to write something, so ideally there shouldn’t be any left by the time you’re finished.\nThis template is just a helpful guide – some of the sections may not apply to your type of business so add or remove sections to suit you. Likewise, with all of the tables delete or add as many rows as you like. This is your plan so go ahead and tweak it until it fits you and your business perfectly.\nWe’ve designed this template to be as stress-free as possible to tinker with, even if you haven’t used Microsoft Word much before. So, for instance, if you delete a section, the numbering of all the remaining sections will update on their own. Also, the boxes you fill in will automatically expand as you’re typing if you need the extra space, without disturbing the rest of the table.\nIf you’d like to add a section and make it look the same as everything else, highlight a line that has the formatting you’d like to copy, click on the paintbrush on the top left of the home page, then click on your new text. Hey presto – it’ll have the right numbers and everything.\nOnce you’re done with this introductory page, feel free to delete it. The same goes for the guidance notes and prompts we’ve included in italics throughout the template. You can keep them, delete them or save them in another document for referring to another time – it’s entirely up to you. You can also delete the Sage logo and replace it with your own.\nRemember, this is just a guide to help you plan and we recommend that you share it with your business advisors or accountant, especially if you’re planning to use it to apply for business lending.\nHappy planning and good luck with your business!\n\u000f\n[Business name]\nPrepared by: \t[name]\nDate: \t\t[date]\nVersion: \t[version number]\nBusiness overview\nIntroductory information\nFoundation details\nContact details\nSocial media details\nBusiness summary\nSummarise the history of your business and how the idea developed. What are your business’s core values and what are you broadly looking to achieve? Outline your previous experience in this sector and in management.\nBusiness goals and objectives\nWhat business goals and objectives have you set for the coming year? What are your longer-term goals? 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