Our business plan services cater for both start-up businesses and established businesses. Whether you need a business plan for operational planning, a business proposal, to acquire funding or to approach investors, we can assist you. We provide business plans for various different industries. Our services are available face-to-face or online. Our team have vast experience in business, financial management, accounting, funding, risk management, strategy, marketing and graphic design.
Why You Need a Business Plan
- A solid business plan provides a strong foundation to any business whether you are starting out or having an established business.
- Helps to critically evaluate your business idea or existing business model, identify problem areas and implement solutions.
- Serves as a feasibility study.
- Provides critical information for operational planning and strategic decision making.
- Helps to truly understand the essence and vision of your business.
- A business plan provides the basis for a business proposal to present to potential clients, retailers etc.
- When applying for funding most banks and funding providers require a business plan.
- A business plan is considered to be the ‘sales pitch’ when you approach investors.
How we can Help You Compile a Winning Business Plan
1. Use our business plan guide and template
- You receive a business plan template to customise according to your business needs. It also includes formats and tables as examples.
- You receive a business plan guide explaining the sections / requirements and guidance what to include and what to focus on.
- This is a good option when you have all the information and have a good understanding of how to do it (for example you know how to do the financial forecast, initial funding requirement calculation, SWOT analysis, risk assessment etc.) but you need guidance on what to include and the format of a good business plan.
- Furthermore, this is also a good option when you have budget constraints but require a business plan and understand the importance thereof.
2. Business plan consulting
- Training session explaining the principles of a good business plan and the different aspects.
- Kick-off session discussing your business and brainstorming your business plan.
- You receive a business plan guide with notes and a business plan template for you to customise according to your business needs.
- You compile your business plan yourself based on our sessions. Ask questions at any time. We review your business plan afterwards and provide feedback.
- This is a good option for when you need guidance throughout the process but feel comfortable to compile the plan yourself.
- This is also a good option when you have budget constraints but need guidance from a professional.
3. Let us compile a professional business plan for you
- Training session explaining the principles of a good business plan and the different aspects.
- Kick-off session discussing your business and brainstorming your business plan.
- We compile a professional business plan for you based on our sessions, the information you provide and the research conducted.
- We ensure the plan is suited for your needs – start-up business, operational purposes, feasibility study, business proposal / tender, apply for funding or approaching investors.
- We assist you compiling your market research, financial information, risk analysis etc.
- You review and sign-off the plan.
4. Additional services we provide
- Business course for start-ups to start and grow a successful and sustainable business.
- Set-up of your business – registrations, opening bank account, social media / marketing, website etc.
- Accounting and tax services.
- Business and financial consulting services
- Assist you with ‘funding readiness / investor readiness’ i.e. meet all the requirements.
- Assist you to approach the investor banks if funding is required.
- Graphic design and layout of your business plan / proposal.
- Professional profile photoshoot. (Pretoria / Centurion / Johannesburg based)
