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Holcomb  \nAssociate Professor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics Browning Endowed Professor of Food Science, Food & Agricultural Products Center  \nPhilip Kenkel  \nProfessor, Dept. of Agricultural Economics Bill Fitzwater Endowed Chair for Cooperative Studies  \nLinda Blan-Byford  \n(Former) Business Planning and Marketing Associate Food & Agricultural Products Center  \nOklahoma State University  \nJanuary 2006  \nWhy Develop a Business Plan?  \nIn the book The Entrepreneur’s Manual, Richard M. White, Jr. states that business plans are “road maps” for business creation: “You identify your origin, select a destination, and plot the shortest distance between the two points.”  \nTrue, a business plan is essentially a blueprint for a business. However, it also serves many other purposes:  \n􀁸 A business plan is a detailed blueprint for the activities needed to establish a business (i.e. the details of a product or service, the market for that product or service, and the management of the business providing that product or service) .  \n􀁸 A business plan is also the ‘yardstick’ by which a business owner measures success in meeting stated goals and objectives.  \n􀁸 Also, a business plan is a tool for obtaining a loan from a lending agency, or for attracting venture capital.  \nWhat Does a Business Plan Look Like?  \nThere is no standard format for a business plan, but there are many common components ofa business plan:  \n􀁸 Executive Summary (providing a general overview of the plan’s main points)  \n􀁸 Table of Contents  \n􀁸 (Brief) Background and History  \n􀁸 Business Goals and Objectives  \n􀁸 Description of Products/Services  \n􀁸 Market Description/Assessment  \n􀁸 Competition Assessment  \n􀁸 Marketing Strategies  \n􀁸 Manufacturing Plans  \n􀁸 Pro Forma Financial Analysis  \n􀁸 Contingency Plans  \nMany business plans will also include appendixes with additional information related to the business, its operations, its owners/managers, marketing/promotional plans, etc.  \nOf course, the best way to illustrate a business plan is to provide one. The following plan for a completely fictional business is used for a monthly entrepreneur workshop at Oklahoma State University’s Food & Agricultural Products Center, entitled“Food Business Basics: A Guide to Starting Your Own Food Business.” This mock business plan focuses on a whipped topping business, but the format is appropriate for any small food business.  \nBusiness Plan  \nFancy’s Foods, LLC.  \n2409 Oak Hollow Drive Antlers, OK 74523  \n(580) 298-2234  \nKeith Bean Marianne Bean  \nDecember 1, 1998  \nExecutive Summary  \nMarianne and Keith Bean have been involved with the food industry for several years. They opened their first restaurant in Antlers, Oklahoma in 1981, and their second in Hugo in 1988. Although praised for the quality of many of the items on their menu, they have attained a special notoriety for their desserts. After years of requests for their flavored whipped cream toppings, they have decided to pursue marketing these products separately from the restaurants.  \nMarianne and Keith Bean have developed several recipes for flavored whipped cream topping. They include chocolate, raspberry, cinnamon almond, and strawberry. These flavored dessert toppings have been used in the setting of their two restaurants over the past 18 years, and have been produced in large quantities. The estimated shelf life of the product is 21 days at refrigeration temperatures and up to six months when frozen. The Beans intend to market this product in its frozen state in 8 and 12-ounce plastic tubs.  \nThey also intend to have the products available in six ounce pressurized cans. Special attention has been given to developing an attractive label that will stress the gourmet/specialty nature of the products.  \nDistribution of Fancy’s Foods Whipped Dream product will begin in the local southeastern Oklahoma area. The Beans have an established name and reputation in this","cbCaihnuj2EBk8SO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihnuj2EBk8SO","pdf",348470,"English","# Executive Summary\n## Table of Contents\n## Background and History\n## Description of Products\n## Market Description\n## Competition\n## Marketing Strategies\n## Manufacturing Plans\n## Financial Projections\n## Income Statement\n## Cash Flow Analysis\n## Balance Sheet\n## Financial Ratios\n## Contingency Plans\n## Appendices\n## Letters of Endorsement\n## Resumes of Management\n## Product Labels","[{\"question\":\"Why develop a business plan for a small food business?\",\"answer\":\"A business plan acts as a roadmap for business creation, a yardstick for measuring success against stated goals, and a tool to obtain loans or attract venture capital.\"},{\"question\":\"What are the common components included in most business plans?\",\"answer\":\"Common components include an executive summary, background and history, goals and objectives, product/service description, market assessment, competition assessment, marketing strategies, manufacturing plans, pro forma financial analysis, and contingency plans.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the sample plan focus on, and what products does it include?\",\"answer\":\"The sample fictional plan centers on Fancy’s Foods, LLC and markets flavored whipped cream toppings, including chocolate, raspberry, cinnamon almond, and strawberry, offered in frozen tubs and planned canned packaging.\"}]","Sample Food Business Plan for Small Food Businesses - January 2006 | PDF",6]