Suggested Business Plan Outline

• Executive Summary

• Strategy and Tactics

• Brief Company History and Corporate Legal Description (C Corp., LLC, etc.)

• Product/Service - What it does, How much it sells for, Proprietary position

• Market - Who's going to buy & Why, Who is the competition, What is the sales channel

• Operations – What, Who, Where, When, How, How Much (also, describe workforce)

• Management Team

• Investment Required

• Financial Pro forma showing one year of history and 5 years of forecast

  • Profit and Loss

  • Balance Sheet

  • Cash Flow

• Use of Proceeds

• Plans for additional fund raising after the TRDA loan

• Exit Strategy
  

Addenda:

• List of the members of the company's board of directors

• List of alliance partners

• Product Information, technical specifications and schematics
  

Additional Support Materials:

• Statement of support from the lead local economic development organization

• Statement of support and confirmation from investors (matching sources of funds)