1. Business Plan Presentations GEB1011

2. Your Company Introduce your company: ▫What is your company about? ▫What need does it fill – as in, why did you create it? ▫What sets you apart from the competition?

3. Management Team Who is your management team and what role will each of you fill? Why are you suited for the role? What are your strengths and experience? How will you fill in any gaps – Board of Advisors, etc

4. Product What is your product? What are some of its key attributes?

5. Market What geographic area are you focusing on? What is the total market in your segment? What market share do you expect to get? Who is your target demographic?

6. Competition Who is your competition? ▫Direct ▫Indirect ▫Obtuse For your direct competition what are your strengths/ weaknesses compare to what they do?

7. Sales and Marketing How are you marketing your product? Distribution channels? Pricing strategies? Promotional plans?

8. Operations and Future Growth How is your company operating? ▫Region ▫Size of operations What are your plans of expanding? ▫Geographically? ▫Different demographics?

9. Financials Startup/ Operating costs for two years Best case/ worst case/ realistic scenarios for 5 years How much money do you need?

10. Conclusion Risk and response – is there a way out if this doesn’t work? Closing pitch – why is your business worth it? Why should we invest in you?

11. Presentation Expectations Business casual attire Powerpoint presentation Final report due December 12. No late assignments will be accepted. ▫Final report should include the edits and suggestions of your previous versions ▫PROOFREAD for accuracy and consistency ▫All previous versions must be included with final draft

12. Final Exam December 19 th – 8:25 to 9:55 am All previous exams and answer keys will be posted online by December 8th