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Covers description and purpose of the economic activity, employment links from a skills training programme, local advantages, trainee motivation and barriers. Includes technical aspects such as raw materials availability, production capacity and wastage, marketing strategy, demand and sales estimates. Adds management organization and a structured cost section (fixed investments, working capital, outside financing), proposed loan, operating costs, pricing, earning potential, and required external assistance.",{"@graph":63,"@context":119},[64,80,102],{"@type":65,"itemListElement":66},"BreadcrumbList",[67,71,74,77],{"item":68,"name":69,"@type":70,"position":9},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":72,"name":10,"@type":70,"position":73},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/",2,{"item":75,"name":36,"@type":70,"position":76},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/forms/",3,{"item":78,"name":59,"@type":70,"position":79},"https://docshare.wps.com/template/feasibility-study-template-37-description-and-purpose/240563/",4,{"url":78,"name":59,"@type":81,"image":82,"author":87,"headline":59,"publisher":90,"fileFormat":93,"inLanguage":57,"description":61,"dateModified":94,"datePublished":95,"encodingFormat":93,"isAccessibleForFree":96,"interactionStatistic":97},"DigitalDocument",{"url":83,"@type":84,"width":85,"height":86},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/feasibility-study-template-37-description-and-purpose/240563.png","ImageObject",442,249,{"name":88,"@type":89},"Theodora","Person",{"url":68,"name":91,"@type":92},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-24","2026-09-11",true,{"@type":98,"interactionType":99,"userInteractionCount":101},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":100},"ViewAction",7,{"@type":103,"mainEntity":104},"FAQPage",[105,111,115],{"name":106,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":108},"What information is required in the description and purpose section of the feasibility study?","Question",{"text":109,"@type":110},"Provide a brief description of the proposed economic activity, including main goods or services, employment provided after the skills training programme, the location and technology used, and intended market. Include advantages of starting the activity in the proposed location and identify trainee motivation, needs, and potential barriers.","Answer",{"name":112,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":113},"What technical aspects should be addressed in this template?",{"text":114,"@type":110},"Describe raw materials, production techniques, tools and equipment, and whether raw materials are locally available with supply arrangements if not. Specify marketing strategies, estimate total expected demand, market share, expected sales for main and secondary markets, production capacity, wastage, allowances for peak season, and planned maximum production capacity.",{"name":116,"@type":107,"acceptedAnswer":117},"How does the template structure project costs and financing needs?",{"text":118,"@type":110},"It separates fixed investments (land, buildings, machinery and spare parts, tools, installation and pre-operating expenses) and working capital (raw material stock, finished goods stock, customer credit, supplier credit, labour, overheads). It then determines need for outside financing by comparing total project costs with owner/group contribution, followed by details of any proposed loan such as origin, amount, collateral, interest rate, grace period, and monthly installments.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":78,"og:type":121,"og:title":59,"og:site_name":91,"og:description":61},"article",{"robots":123,"canonical":78},"index,follow",{"doc_id":125,"site_id":56},240563,1791139383,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":128},{"doc_id":125,"user_id":129,"nickname":88,"user_avatar":130,"doc_module":9,"category_id":35,"category_name":36,"doc_title":59,"doc_description":61,"doc_content":131,"file_id":132,"file_url":133,"file_type":134,"file_size":135,"view_count":101,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":9,"is_downloadable":9,"audit_status":9,"page_count":136,"language":137,"language_code":57,"site_id":56,"html_lang":57,"table_of_contents":138,"faqs":139,"seo_title":140,"seo_description":61,"update_tm":141,"read_time":73},687197207919,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/avatar/a000253d6f5f7c60be?x-image-process=image/resize,m_fixed,w_180,h_180&k=1779446848396160552","Doc 3.7. Feasibility study template  \nTitle of proposed enterprise:  \n1. Description and purpose  \nBrief description of the proposed economic activity or enterprise (including main goods or services to be  \nproduced): ~~ ~~  \nGive a brief description of the economic activity proposed to provide employment after the skills training programme: e.g. location, type of products, technology, workforce and intended market.  \nWhat are the advantages of starting this economic activity in the proposed location?  \n• Availability of raw materials  \n• Existing infrastructure  \n• Cost of labour  \n• Available markets/role of transport costs  \n• Related economic activities  \nIf specific people are being considered as trainees at this stage, why do they want to start up this enterprise? What do they need to be successful? (Training, credit, technical advice, other assistance?)  \nDo they have any particular barrier to address?  \n2. Technical aspects  \nA brief description of raw materials used, the production technique employed, and the tools and equipment needed:  \n\n| Are raw materials regularly locally available: ☐Yes If not, describe origin and supply arrangement: | ☐No |\n| --- | --- |\n\nNote any special marketing strategies:  \nEstimate total expected demand  \nMain market:   \nOther suppliers   \nExpected market share  \nExpected sales   \nSecondary market:s  \nOther suppliers   \nExpected market share   \nExpected sales  \nTotal expected sales:                                                       units  \nAllowances  \nResulting production capacity:  \nExpected wastage in production process % Expected allowance for peak season  %  \nPlanned maximum production capacity:  \n units per month.  \n3. Management aspects  \nDescribe the planned organization of the production (e.g. number of workers – full-time and part-time – management arrangement, use of specialized vendors, etc.):  \n4. Projects costs ~~ ~~ ~~ ~~  \n4.1 Fixed investments. The fixed project costs, refer to the investments in land, buildings, tools and ~~ ~~ equipment, etc.,which are to last for several production processes. Indicate the capital investment needed for:  \ni) Land  \nBuilding(s) (when rented)  \n~~iii) M~~ac~~hi~~nery~~ ~~an~~d ~~spare~~ ~~par~~ts (s~~pec~~ify): ~~  \niv) Tools (specify):  \nvi) Installation costs and pre-operating expenses (including costs of electricity and water supply  \nconnections, costs of transporting and installing the new machinery), marketing survey, etc.  \nTotal fixed investment   \n4.2 Working capital. This is the capital which is“tied-up” in the production process from the momentraw materials are purchased until the final payment by the customer is actually received:  \n(i) Stock of raw materials costs, for week(s) (specifiy):  \n(ii) Value of finished goods in stock  \n(iii) Credit to customers  \nCreditfrom suppliers (minus)  \n(iv) Labour, for week(s) (specifiy):  \n(v) Overhead costs:  \n— rent (if site not owned)  \n— electricity  \n— maintenance and repair  \n— license fees  \nTotal working capital  \n4.3 Need for outside financing  \n(i) Total project costs:  \n— Total fixed investment  \n— Total working capital  \n— Total project costs  \nMINUS  \n(ii) Owner or (group) contribution  \n(iii) Need for loan/credit  \n5. Proposed loan (if needed)  \nOrigin of the loan  \nLoan amount  \nCollateral  \nInterest %, grace period weeks/months  \nMonthly installments for weeks/months  \n| 7. Operating costs   |  | | |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| The operating costs for the first year of operation: \u003Cbr>(i) Raw materials (incl. transport costs)  \u003Cbr>(ii) Manpower costs (incl. meals and snacks)  \u003Cbr>(iii) Costs of electricity and water, etc. \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>(iv) Overhead costs  |  |  |  |\n| — rent of the building \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>—repairs/maintenance \u003Cbr>—other: \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>(v) Interest payments \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>(vi) Depreciation \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |\n| — buildings (5% purchase value) \u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |\n| — machinery (10%)  |  |  | |\n| — furniture (6%)  |  |  | |\n| Total operational costs |  |  | |\n| 8. Sales price |  |  |","cbCailhycCmsCdzs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailhycCmsCdzs","pdf",373614,6,"English","# Doc 3.7 Feasibility study template\n## 1. Description and purpose\n## 2. Technical aspects\n## 3. Management aspects\n## 4. Project costs\n## 5. Proposed loan (if needed)\n## 7. Operating costs\n## 8. Sales price\n## 9. Earning potential of the proposed project\n## 10. Other assistance required\n## 11. Final observations and conclusion(s)","[{\"question\":\"What information is required in the description and purpose section of the feasibility study?\",\"answer\":\"Provide a brief description of the proposed economic activity, including main goods or services, employment provided after the skills training programme, the location and technology used, and intended market. Include advantages of starting the activity in the proposed location and identify trainee motivation, needs, and potential barriers.\"},{\"question\":\"What technical aspects should be addressed in this template?\",\"answer\":\"Describe raw materials, production techniques, tools and equipment, and whether raw materials are locally available with supply arrangements if not. 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