So, if you really, want your dream business in reality, then go for Feasibility business plan study AND this is a must, must….important home work.

What is a Feasibility business plan study ?

A feasibility study is a process that defines exactly what a project is and what strategic issues need to be considered to assess its feasibility, or likelihood of succeeding. [ Wikepedia ]

Feasibility Studies represent a common sense approach to planning.
[Team Bryce,"Article :Element of a good feasibility study"]

This is actually an outline of what is all about your specific business that you are excited about and its purpose/scope in this competitive environment world in a summery.

If you think that your dream venture is totally a new specific concept/ idea /opportunity in the market then WHY ?
WHY you think ?
You must able to convince at ease.

If you have the feasibility business plan study then proceed to Business plan. NO feasibility NO business plan.

Different product/service may have different feasibility plan.So study carefully.Feasibility plan should be be clear,concise. Specially,It is to be done for investors and funding purpose.Do conscious effort.

So what is your special entrepreneurship venture ?

Feasibility plan has 8 elements. They are as follows :

**Executive Summary
**Business concept
**Product or service
**Market Research and analysis
**Market plan
**Manufacturing or operations
**Entrepreneurial team
**Financial document

Executive Summary : This is most important aspect of your business plan. Go for this after details analysis and research in the surrounding environment.
It has parts like as below :

Venture Defined Define what is your venture and its vision,mission and value to society.What is it specific or different comparing with others in the market .

Product/service Define clearly what is the specific product or service that you are going to launch or provide to the society.Are they worthwhile ? Are they really in demand ? Are they profitable ?

Market Characteristic Define where is the market and who are your real customers (their age,marital status, male/female ratio etc.etc.etc…). How you gonna thrive with your niche venture ?

Entrepreneurship team Define confidently who are they with whom you are approaching to do your dream venture.Are they right person ? Are they efficient enough ?

Financial summary This is the financial aspect at a glance and you have to define its root.How you gonna generate cash flow ? How about your venture profit and loss analysis ?What about ROI ?What about total capital requirement ?

As Guy Kawasaki says its 10/20/30 presentation that`s enough to present your venture idea .We can do it by using latest technology in a standard format. No need to go for a 40/50 page description.

You have to convince that what is in it something that you want to excited , you want to grow and live in.
Its YOU and only YOU and your entrepreneurial spirit !!!!!

Now enjoy a presentation by Steve Job here

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“I don’t try to jump over seven-foot bars. I look around for one-foot bars that I can step over.” [Warren Buffet ]

It is a bad plan that admits of no modification.
Publilius Syrus (~100BC)

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. [Warren buffet ]

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START-UP STAGE activities :
Now what are you waiting for ? Lets start your plan in action.
Start to SELL after SELL after SELL your product or service as envisioned as projected.So that business started to run and generate cash flow positively,profitably.During start-up stage some aspect have to observed and managed like inventory control, inventory manage,stock,demand and supply,statistics of profit and loss,ROI,cost vs expenditure etc.etc. Even a little unusual can lead you to closer of your venture.You may get warned from real examples which are happening or already happened.
RECHECK,REPLAN,REDO.
Adjust accordingly with the external environment which may be or may not be conducive to your dream business.Don`t let happened to your business like the way Titanik ship drawned.

Positioning your business in the market is another focusing start-up activity.If you success in it then its a big turning point in the market against your competitor.This is a strategy to lead ahead your venture.Without it your business is in the amidst vast sea floating. Why market positioning ? In fact,this is a survival strategy. It is to be done for long term survival of your dream product or service and short term profit.Clear enough your specific product or service or niche segmentation and after that set on at specific market .Right niche at right market at right time is the success mantra.Hence Market research on your specific product or service is a must before start-up. So now test it,retest it, validate it.verify it.
TEST,RETEST,POSITIONING,REPOSITIONING. till customer accept it ,like it and like to live on it.

EARLY GROWTH STAGE :
At this stage, business grows continuously.Stepping forward very slowly then continuously growing up and rapidly at full speed.No time to look back or stop. Lot of things happened like expansion or invention of new product,attract affiliation with great comp.,merger with large comp.etc. etc. Entrepreneur works within a comfort zone without any risk.

LATER GROW STAGE :This is the stage after successfully growth or overcome the EARLY GROWTH STAGE . Though this is the last stage but it does not mean at end of the dream business.These stage signified survival,abundance, extension,prosperity.So needed Professional Management to handle its assets and liability it acquired.Company has to follow corporate strategy to survive and lead ahead amongst tough competition.

“You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water “.——– Rabindranath Tagore

To be continued………………………

Now whatever may be the type of your business all venture has to go through a FOUR- STAGE-GROWTH model.They are

Pre-start-up
Start-up
Early growth stage
Later growth stage

PRE-START-UP activities:

Do you have an IDEA ? If YES then proceed to

Business Concept Identified :After an idea emulate, an entrepreneur has to transformed that idea into reality.And that transformation has to be done by step by step in a planned manner.Unless otherwise failure is going to overwhelmed you. Entrepreneur should have the capability to ask or to point out the right questions about his venture concept to lead forward.

what is the goal of the venture to be start-up ?
What do you want to achieved or accomplished with this venture ?

Market Study : Before plunging into the business, do research about your product and market in detail again and again. Do not try venturing out without marketing.If you want your venture to be flourishing differently then specialize in the marketing segment of your product or service.In fact what are your marketing strategy to thrive in the market ?

Product research :Is the product or service feasible ? Realistic?viable ? What about the patent ?
Market Research : Who are the customer ? Where is the market ? who are the competitors ? What are the niche ? Is it possible to established the niche and how ? What are the different aspect of marketing strategy?What are the characteristic of the niche ? What about growth rate ? How to implement the sale forecast ?

Financial Planning :
Financial planning is nothing but cash management to be done in your dream venture .This is most important aspect and to be done consciously. Because cash is the key.No cash no business. A complete financial projection to be envisioned beforehand. If you are thinking about zero to million dollar business flourishing then how are you going to earn it and planning for it sincerely,diligently? Do whatever need for your business survival.

What cash needed or cash estimation and from where ? What about Cash flow generation ? How about ROI ? How to maintain the balance sheet ? How to manage the cash flow shortage or excess and if any financial crisis happened beforehand ? what about operating cost ? What debt/equity management? What about Seed capital arrangement /management ?

Implementation

This is the stage from where business started as planning paradigm. So all the basic necessary needs to be arranged like physical infrastructure,office equipment,lease/rent etc. Depending on types of venture whether its agricultural/mining, manufacturing,real estate, transportation or utilities resources is to be arranged accordingly.All the administrative aspect to be cleared or arranged in this implementation stage as solid base.

To Be continued……………..

Now, if you decided to start your dream venture then start writing your Business Plan on your selected and interested subject instead of jumping immediately to catch the business track.

What is Business Plan?

A Business Plan is a document sheet consist of well constructed preplanned activity for a product or service of a business to be sell in the market.In fact a complete preplanned calculation about balancing between profit and loss of a venture.

Why Business Plan needed ?

Business plan should not be just a plan about what to do, how to do, how to profit earning etc. etc. Your business plan is the mirror of your dream business venture. So be careful during crafting else all your energy, time and money will be wasted.

Business Plan help you to SELL you on the market. Planning help you to overcome from lots of unexpected. Even experienced entrepreneurs go for a business Planning.With a business plan seems to be dying venture can be revive.

Business Plan helps getting bank finance to start your venture. Bank or Financer will spot you or come forward to you if you have one clear,solid business plan.

A better strategic business plan is a green signal for venture capitalist looking for investing or funding.

Business Plan helps to get alliances with large company to work.

In today` s context, only a business plan can show you a right direction in mergers or acquisition spheres which is a great opportunity for start-up.

Business plan helps you to cope and adjusted in an opposite environment and accordingly roll on with all season.

Business Plan can help you get introduced you to the large corp. which are looking for a venture with a solid business plan which might help them to grow.

A clear,concise business plan help you to attract the right person at right time to get involved in with your venture.

Lots of unexpected aspect can be prevented with a Business plan.

We need study and research on our concerned topic before writing a Business plan.

So How about your business plan crafting going on ? Do you want help ?

“concentration, consistency, and cooperation” is the secret of success in business—swami pathasarathy

To Be Continuted…………………..

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