Business plan template

For 2019 International S.M.A.R.T. Business Plan Competition

Submit the application (along with Conformation of participation form and Personal information agreement form) through Email: SMART.Startup.Competition@gmail.com or you can hand-deliver to the address at E3empower Africa, 4th floor, Summit Center Building, Arusha, TanzaniaTanzania contact: Email: paullmsami@gmail.com, Phone: +255 787 070 047 / +255 754 070 047 (Paul Patrick)

Korea contact: Email: SMART.Startup.Competition@gmail.com, Phone: +82-2-871-2125 (JongHo Kim)

InstructionsPlease use this template to guide you in consolidating your business idea into a business plan. Submit the completed plan by 30 May 2019. If you have questions or need any help please do not hesitate to contact us via email or phone listed below.

You can add additional items in the business plan template if desired.

This template is mainly for Technology and Social Responsibility categories.

For Art/Design category submissions, you can use your own format. If you want to submit your actual design/artwork also, bring or send it to the address below (E3empower Africa office).

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Personal/Group Information

BUSINESS NAME : BUSINESS CATEGORY :ADDRESS :CONTACT PERSON : TELEPHONE NO. :EMAIL ADDRESS :

Representative’s Signature……………………………. Date ……………………………………..

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Business PlanTABLE OF CONTENTS

Your business plan should have the following entries:

1. Executive summary

2. Business history, background, and objectives

3. Products and services

4. Market analysis

5. Marketing plan

6. Competition

7. Management and organization

8. Business resources

9. Financial Projections

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SECTION I

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Briefly describe the fundamental elements of your business. Describe what business you are (or plan to be) in, why you are in it, and what you hope to accomplish. For example, describe your business in terms of where it has come from, where it is now, where you want it to go, and how you plan to get it there. This is a complete summary of your business plan and should be referred to on occasion by you and your assigned Business Opportunity Specialist to get a quick overview of your plan. You should prepare the summary after you have completed all other major components, which follow.

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SECTION II

BUSINESS HISTORY, BACKGROUND, AND OBJECTIVES

2. Briefly describe when, how, and why you formed the startup and its development so far (for a business already started). For a business not started yet, describe the background of your business/idea.

3. List your short term (next 12 months) and long term objectives.

4. Describe your business’ major successes or achievements to date since you started including difficulties and/or obstacles that your has overcome (For started business)

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5. Describe how environmental factors such as the local or national economy, changes in population, interest rates, changes in levels of employment, climate for small disadvantaged businesses in your market, etc. may affect your business.

SECTION III

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

6. List and describe your present or planned products/services. This is a key section of your plan. Add more space/pages if needed.

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(products/services, continued)

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SECTION IV

MARKET ANALYSIS

7. Describe your present/anticipated market. Give geographic location of your customers and types of customers you (plan to) serve.

8. Analyze your internal and external business environment and describe factors which would be your Strengths, weakness, Opportunities and Threat (SWORT

Analysis)Classification ContentsStrengths

Weakness

Opportunity

Threats

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9. Identify major customers and include a brief description and explanation of any special relationship between your business/company and its customers.

10. Describe your current/planned marketing approach. How do you sell your products/services? (Attach your business brochure as a selling tool, if any.)

11. Describe your pricing policy if any *

12. If your business is seasonal, explain how it adjusts to seasonal factors.

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SECTION VMARKETING PLAN

13. Identify your market segments and describe the marketing techniques, strategies, and tools you will use in the future to promote your business for each segment.

SECTION VI

COMPETITION

14. List firms or business you have identified as primary competitors in your market(s). Identify their strengths and weaknesses.

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SECTION VII

MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION

15. Describe your management team experience and what they have accomplished so far.

16. List your management teams’ strengths and weaknesses and describe your plan to further develop your team for business success.

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SECTION VIIIBUSINESS RESOURCES

17. List the major needed and operating technology(s) or equipment that your business owns or leases:

18. List major suppliers, location, and payment terms if any.

19. Identify any other outside resources used/or needed to fulfill customer requirements.

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SECTION IXFINANCIAL PROJECTIONS

20. Explain how much money you want for the business, how you will use it, and how that will make your business more profitable. Show your projections in three years to come (Revenue, Expenditures and Net Profit).

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Application Form2019 S.M.A.R.T. BUSINESS PLAN COMPETITION APPLICATIONApplication No. *Do not fill in this slotBusiness Name

(item)Category [ ] Technology [ ] Social Responsibility [ ] Art/Design

Team NameAddressStart-up

N/A

Company Name Business Registration Number if any

Startup date

-- DD/MM/YYYYIntellectual

Property Right

N/A

Patent Utility Model Trade Mark Design Others ( )Tittle (Proprietary name) NumberWrite the exact and relevantInformation (proprietary name, number, or registration number) if you have any intellectual property rights (patent, utility model, trademark, design, etc.) related to this application

Academic Advisor

N/A

Name Affiliation(Position) ContactTell:Email:

Key words

(1) (2) (3) (4)(5) (6) (7) (8)

Team Number

Affiliation Major/position Phone Email

LeaderMember1Member2Member3

1

1 1 1 1 1

1

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Member4

I confirm that the information above is true, and I hereby submit the application with the attachments.

Date: (MM). (DD). (YYYY). ________________________

Leader of Applicants: (Sign)________________________

(Attachments) 1. Business Plan 2. Confirmation for Participating in the Competition3. Agreement for Collection and Use of Personal Information 4. Other Documents if any.

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[Attachment 2] Confirmation for Participating in the CompetitionBusiness

Name(Item)

Team Name (total number of members: )

Leader Name Affiliation

I/we confirm my/our participation in the SMART business plan competition. I/we will be liable for any consequences that occur if I/we act against the competition rules, and promise not to hold the competition hosting institution responsible for those consequences. Also I/we understand and accept the following:

< Considerations on Application for Participation>

1. Submitted documents will not be returned.2. Contents of submitted plans are kept in strict secret during the process of registration and evaluation.3. The award will be cancelled and the reward will be withdrawn if any reward over $1,000 was

previously given for the same item in any other competition or if the item is already commercialized.4. All civil or criminal liabilities are on the participant(s) which may occur if the application copies ideas

or technology belonging to others.5. The copyright of each business plan submitted for the competition (including the prize winning work)

belongs to the participant (winner). It is recommended to file an application for the intellectual property rights so as to protect the submitted idea.

6. Changing the contents of any application is not allowed after the application deadline, such as the business name, participating category, team name, leader, or team members. However, deletion of a team member(s) is allowed.

7. If any fraud or cheating is found, the award is cancelled and the reward is withdrawn.8. The competition organizer reserves the right not to select a winner if there is no application to merit a

winning award.

Date: ________________________________Leader : (signature)Member : (signature)Member : (signature)Member : (signature)Member : (signature)

To the Head of University Industrial Technology Force and the Head of Institute for Global

Social Responsibility of Seoul National University

* Fill out the form (all the participants sign on it), scan and submit it as an image or pdf file.

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[Attachment 3] Agreement for Collection and Use of Personal Information

Businessname(Item) 　

Team Name 　

Leader Name 　 Affiliation 　

I agree that the personal information stated in the agreement to be collected, checked, and utilized for the purposes above.

Date: ________________________________Leader : (signature)Member : (signature)Member : (signature)Member : (signature)

Member : (signature)

To the Head of University Industrial Technology Force and the Head of Institute for Global Social Responsibility of Seoul National University

* Fill out the form(all the participants sign on it), scan and submit it in image or pdf files

□ Purpose ◦ To check the participants, the business information, and any intellectual property rights owned. ◦ To check participation in any other competitions or receiving any awards□ Information to be collected, checked, and used ◦ (Personal information) Name, resident registration number, address, affiliation/position, contact/e-mail address ◦ (Other) Intellectual property rights, history of rewards □ Institutions to collect, check, and use the information ◦ Hosting institutions of the competition (University Industrial Technology Force, Institute for Global Social Responsibility of Seoul National University) ◦ National Tax Service (only for the awarded)□ Period in effect for the agreement ◦ Effective from the time when the participant submits the form and decides to participate in the competition ◦ It loses its effect when the participation is withdrawn after submission or the application is rejected. ◦ Information may be used, after a withdrawal, to verify the submission, etc. when necessary. The provided information is collected and used only for the above purposes. You can reject the agreement to collect and use personal information. In such a case your participation in the competition is constrained.