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3. Give the main competition and how your product compares

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4.Are you currently developing any new products? Give details__

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5.Give details of any patents applied for ______________________

THE MARKET AND

YOUR SELLING PLANS

REMEMBER:

another crucial section; if you can’t sell your product, you have no business, so be very clear about how you will sell it;

demonstrate your thorough knowledge of your market.

1.What is your main market? Is it growing / static / declining? __

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2.Are there any other markets and what is their potential?_______

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3.Can you identify any sectors within your main market? Give their characteristics _________________________________________

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4.Can your product / service be tailored to meet the demands of one or more sector? How have you (or will you) do this? ________

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5.Identify and describe your likeliest customers ________________

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6.For existing businesses, list your five biggest customers and what % of your sales they account for _________________________

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7.How many days’ credit do you offer?_________ Give amount of unpaid bills by your customers at your last year end______________ What is this as a % of your last year’s sales figure? _______________ Multiply ____________ % by 365 gives

___________________ days’ sales

8.Estimated sales for next six months_______________ The following six months _____________________ The following year

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9.How do these forecasts compare to your last year’s sales figure?

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10.What firm orders do you already have for these periods? _____

11.List your main competitors and their market shares

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a __________________________

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b __________________________

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c __________________________

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12.How will you price your product? Explain how you will establish this ___________________________________________________

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13.How will your prices compare to your competitors? _________

14.How are you going to sell your product (eg mail shots, calling, agents, advertising)? ________________________________________

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OPERATIONAL

DETAILS

REMEMBER:

explain why the location is right;

show how you intend to cope with the operational side of growth and changes in your business.

1.Do you already have business premises or are you planning to buy / lease them in the near future? __________________________

2.Give details of business location and premises:

Address___________________________________________________

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Size ___________________ sq ft

Type of premises (eg office)__________________________________

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Location (eg High Street) ____________________________________

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3. How long and how well will premises meet business needs? ___

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4.For freehold premises? give value, amount and length of outstanding mortgage, monthly repayment and name of lender _____

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5.For leasehold premises, give how many years of lease left, amount and frequency of rent, date of next rent review _________

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6.Give details of main business equipment / machinery / vehicles

Item and purpose

Current value/current cost

Replacement date

 

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7. Give details of equipment/other items which you plan to ac-

quire or ix-nl in the next year

 

Item and purpose

Cost / Rental

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8.Give main business suppliers and their credit terms

______________________________________ ________________days

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9.Have you established other suppliers for emergencies? How many, and who are they? ____________________________________

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FINANCIAL

ANALYSIS I PROSPECTS

REMEMBER:

attach completed cash flow and profit and loss forecasts;

work out your break-even point by using «Staying

afloat»;

1.What is the break-even point of your business?

Overheads £ _____________________ x 100 = break-even sales of £_________

Gross profit margin _____________________ %

2.Give amount of stock at end of last accounting year £ _________

Divide by last year’s sales figure of

£ ____________________________ Gives____________________ __

days of stock held in business

3.Give amount of overdraft/funds needed as shown in cash flow forecast ___________________________________________________

4.What security can you offer to support loan/overdraft (eg house, shares, other

property? _________________________________________________

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5.When will loan / overdraft be repaid? ______________________

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6.What funds have you and other proprietors put in business already? Give amount, dates and names ________________________

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7.If company, give existing shareholdings (name and %) ________

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8.If partnership, give name and % split _______________________

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9.What other funds do you have available? ____________________

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10.Do you know of any other sources of funds open to your business? State who, how much and when available ________________

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11.What are your contingency plans if sales turn out to be lower than forecast or costs higher? ________________________________

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12.Give short-term objectives for the business__________________

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13.Give long-term objectives for the business __________________

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Ирина Николаевна Достовалова

THE LANGUAGE OF SMALL BUSINESS

Texts and Vocabulary Training (for students of Economics)

Part II

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