Instructions:
This assignment begins your course-long project, which is the development of a business plan.
Part One: Please review the following resources. These resources are easy to review and will not require a significant investment of time to examine.
Quick-Start Business Plan. 5 Questions Tell If Your Business Plan Idea Is Worth It By Susan Ward, February 15, 2017 https://www.thebalance.com/quick-start-business-plan-2948011 Links to an external site.
Simple Business Plan Template: Here’s a Simple Business Plan Template for Entrepreneurs By Susan Ward, March 26, 2018 https://www.thebalance.com/entrepreneur-simple-business-plan-template-4126711 Links to an external site.
Pinson, Linda J. Anatomy of a Business Plan: The Step-by-step Guide to Building Your Business and Securing Your Company’s Future. Tustin, CA: Out of Your Mind … and Into the Marketplace, 2014.
Part Two: The first step for your course-long business plan project is to address the following:
Identify firearms-related business ideas, then choose and articulate one potential business to work on as a project for the entire class.
Part Three: The next step in your course project is to start a business plan template. You can utilize the course textbook as a guide to create a template or the resources provided. Please submit the following for this assignment:
The one potential business idea you would like to work on for the course, along with two alternative ideas.
The business plan template, set up as a Word document. This will allow your instructor to provide feedback and help you establish the correct format for the course.
Please note: A sample business plan template is provided, created in a Word document. The instructions can be removed and the template customized as needed.
Assignment Requirements:
Your submission must include all required components (proposed business idea, two alternative business ideas, and completed template) to receive full credit.
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Discipline: FTE 225 Developing a Business Plan
Category: Business Studies
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Developing a Business Plan: Part One Developing a Business Plan: Part One
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-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-SVCB6g-6o
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LU7FcWeH0V8pD_OI8zcHDVcMIhmtFuvrg7hvBv4v59g/edit?usp=drive_link
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LU7FcWeH0V8pD_OI8zcHDVcMIhmtFuvrg7hvBv4v59g/edit?usp=sharing
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