Start-ups are a dime or dozen and 20% of small businesses fail in their first year. We work with you to ensure that you are a business that not only does not fail but thrives within its first year. We follow the same three prong approach as our Business Positioning System: discovery, development, and implementation. The three main pillars are formation, growth, and continuation.
A business plan is essential for guiding decisions, securing funding, fostering accountability, and ensuring long-term success.
Start-ups are a dime or dozen and 20% of small businesses fail in their first year. We work with you to ensure that you are a business that not only does not fail but thrives within its first year. We follow the same three prong approach as our Business Positioning System: discovery, development, and implementation. The three main pillars are formation, growth, and continuation.
A business plan is essential for guiding decisions, securing funding, fostering accountability, and ensuring long-term success.
A business plan provides a clear roadmap for the future of your company. It requires you to define your business goals, mission, and vision precisely. This clarity is not only beneficial for you as the business owner but also for your team, investors, and stakeholders, as it ensures everyone shares a common understanding of the business’s direction.
Developing a business plan compels you to engage in strategic thinking. You must consider your business model, target market, competitive landscape, and strategies for differentiation. This foundational thinking is essential for making informed decisions and adapting to changing market dynamics.
Business plans offer a structured framework for making critical decisions. Whether it’s resource allocation, market expansion, or product launches, having a well-documented plan ensures that your decisions align with your overall business strategy.
When seeking external funding from investors or lenders, a comprehensive business plan is typically a prerequisite. It demonstrates to potential investors that you’ve thoroughly assessed your business’s potential for success, increasing the likelihood of securing investment.
Business plans establish milestones and performance metrics, serving as a tool for tracking progress. They hold you and your team accountable for achieving the goals and objectives you’ve set.
A business plan serves as a valuable communication tool. It allows you to articulate your business idea, strategy, and goals to employees, partners, and potential customers, ensuring everyone is aligned with your business’s direction.
During the business planning process, you identify potential risks and challenges your business may face. This foresight enables you to develop contingency plans and strategies to mitigate these risks, enhancing your business’s resilience.
Your business plan encourages forward-thinking. It helps you anticipate changes in the market, technology, or industry trends and adjust your strategies accordingly. This adaptability is vital for the long-term success and competitiveness of your business.
Chalifour Consulting has never had a business loan denied because of our business plans. We include an executive summary, demographic study, S.W.O.T analysis, marketing overview, and a three year financial projection complete with a profit and loss statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet.
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formation
Starting a company is hard there are many processes and steps that need to be taken to close your first sale. We guide you through this entire process to make sure that you understand and have the best foundation for success.
growth
Sales is the most critical aspect of any business and cash flow issues is the number one reason that businesses fail. As a startup there needs to be a balance of sales and processes. We ensure that your business is setup to sell while maintaining a professional appearance enabling growth.
Continuation
This establishes the entire process to start your business from formation to website creation to your first sale. Consider this the complete roadmap and to start and run your business from day one to year ten.