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BusinessPlanCompetition
PresentingYourPlan
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PaisleyDemby,CEO
PBN Consulting,LLC
www.pbnconsulting.com
Contents
BusinessPlanHelpfulTips FormattheDayyouPresent CommonMistakes WhatJudgesareLookingFor PresentingYourPlanTips StructureandFormat Technology gy DayofSuggestion Resources Q&A
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TheBusinessPlan
HelpfulTips: FollowthedirectionsoutlinedintheBusiness PlanRequirementsandJudgingCriteriaonthe Downloads pageoftheStartUP!Competition website. UtilizetheStartUP!BusinessPlanTemplate
FormattheDayyouPresent
Finalistswillget10to15minutestogooverthe mainpointsoftheirbusinessideaandrecap theirfinancialrequirements Finalistswillbeaskedhowthelibraryhelped themandhowtheywillusethewinnings Eachfinalistisgivenasetof3or4questions thatpertainonlytotheirbusinesstwoweeks beforethedateoftheirpresentation
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CommonMistakes
WhattheJudgesareLookingFor
Thejudgesarelookingforfinalistswho: Reallyknowtheirbusiness Enthusiastic Provideacompellingbusinesscase Marketdemand/need Feasibility financially/operationally Execution Communicateeffectiveuseofgrantfunds
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PlanofAction
Fromthebusinessplantopresentation Preparation Useoftechnology Rehearse Thedayofthepresentation
PlanofAction Preparation
Startearly Draftbyhandanoutlineofyourentireplan ExecutiveSummary CompanyDescription Product/Service IndustryAnalysis TargetMarket CompetitiveAnalysis MarketingPlan ManagementTeam Operations FinancialOverview Milestones/Exit UseofFunds
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PlanofAction Preparation
List34highlevelpointsforeachcomponentof yourplan.Focusonpointsthat: Giveyouacompletiveadvantage Speaktosuccessfulexecution Demonstrateyourexperience,expertise Planabaselinepresentation13slidespertopic
PlanofAction Preparation
Draftyourslidesfirstbyhand Plantoprovidedetailoneachhighleveltopic Anticipatequestionsthejudgesmayask
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PlanofAction Preparation
CraftingYourStory Company Companys sbackgroundanditsproducts/services Competitiveedgeandmarketingstrategies Financialanalysis(projections)
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PlanofAction:SlidestoConsider
Coverslide ElevatorPitch/CompanyOverview Market k analysis l i and ddescription d i i of fthe h opportunities Companysbackgroundanditsproducts/services Managementteam(experienceand qualifications) MilestonespastandFuture Benefits/Value
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TitleSlide
Nameofyourbusiness Yournameorpresenters presenter sname Dateofpresentation Companylogo,image,orphoto 1sentencesummaryofyourbusiness 510wordsthatconciselyarticulatethe business
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OverviewElevatorPitch
23sentencesthatdefinethemarket,customer, problem/solution,anduniquenessofthebusiness What h market/industry k /i d areyoui in? ? Whatproblemareyousolvingforcustomers? Howmanypotentialcustomersarethere?How muchpotentialrevenueispossible? Whywillyousucceed(differentiation,barriersto entry,unfairadvantage)? Whereistheproof(existingcustomers, investors,marketresearch,personalexperience)?
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TheProblem/Opportunity
Compellingproblem(s)tobesolved Whatsthepainorneedthatyourpotential customershave? Faster,better,smaller,etc.aresolutions,not problems Includeanyvalidatingquotes Customerquotes, quotes surveyResults Analystquote
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TheSolution
Describeyourbusiness Whatisyourproductorservice? Compellingbenefits Howdoyouprovidevaluetoyourcustomers
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Opportunity&Market
Marketdetails Sizeandgrowthratefor35years Focusonyoursegment(s) ( )of fthe h targetmarket k Howmuchprojectedrevenuewillyouearnin35 years
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CompetitiveAdvantages
Whatcompetitiveadvantagesdoyouhave? Howareyoubetterthanyourcompetitors? Doyouhave h aunique i team,partner,i invention, i intellectualproperty,insights,orexpertisethat othersdonthave? Howlongwillthecompetitiveadvantageslast? Whywillcustomerscare? Whywillcustomerschooseyourproductor service,insteadofyourcompetitors?
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CompetitiveAdvantages
Whoareyourcurrentandpotentialcompetitors? Whatalternativesexist? Howdo d customerssolve l the h problem bl today, d withoutyourproductorservice? Howareyoudifferentfromyourcompetitors? Howareyoubetterthanyourcompetitors? Howwillthecustomerknowthatyourebetter? Includequotesfromprospectivecustomers Whatdotheysayaboutyourcompetitors? Whywouldtheyratherbuyfromyou?
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GotoMarketStrategy
Whoarethekeyplayers? Whatistheidealcustomerlike?Whatistheir profile? p Discusscriticalpartners(currentandfuture) Howandwhatdocustomersbuy? Whatistheprice? Onetimeorrecurringpayment? Marketingandsalesplan Howwillyoumarketandsellyourproductor service? Isthiscomparabletoanyothercompanys marketing/salesmethods?
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FinancialRoadmap
Revenueandexpensesoverthenext35years Howdoyoumakemoney? Howmuchmoneydoyoumakeeachyear year,for thenext3years? Whatareyourexpensesoverthenext3years? E.g.,Development,Marketing/Sales, Staff/Salaries,OfficeSpace,Legal,Inventory, etc. Companys C marketing/sales k i / l methods? h d?
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ManagementTeam
Howmanypeoplemakeupyourcurrentteam? Whataretheirresponsibilities? Whatistheirlevelofexperience? Whyisyourteamqualifiedtorunthisbusiness? Includeacademiccredentials Howmanyemployeesdoyouneedtohire?
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AchievementsToDateandFuture
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Summary
Summarizeyourthreekeypoints Whatisyourbusiness? Whatproblemdoyousolve? Whocares? Articulatehowyouwillspendthewinnings Questionsandnextsteps Answeranyquestionsfromthejudges
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PlanofAction UseofTechnology
Providedthedayofthepresentation PCcomputerwithMicrosoftPowerPoint2003 Projector Presentationformat MicrosoftPowerPoint OpenOfficeImpress(saveitasa* *.ppt pptfile)
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Addinganewslideissimple,justgotonewslideand addalayout.
HitF1 forhelp.Itsgreat!
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PlanofAction Technology
PresentationTips Designyourslidestouseaunifyingtheme Commonbackground Contrastingbuteasytoreadcolors Standardizedfontandfontsize Planslidetransitions
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PlanofAction Technology
PresentationTips PowerPointslidesshouldbepointsnotessays Assumeyouraudiencecanreadandavoid readingeverywordofyourpresentation Usecharts,graphs,imageswhereappropriate
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PlanofAction Technology
Technologydoesnotdeterminepresentation effectiveness Thinkhowtocraftthestorywhichisthemost effective,memorableandappropriateforyour audience
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PlanofAction Rehearsal
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DayofSuggestions
Resources
Technology GooglePowerPoint2007Tutorial DevelopingPowerPointPresentations Presentations Developing OpenOfficeImpress http://www.OpenOffice.org SlideShare http://www.SlideShare.com Public bl Speaking k ToastmastersInternational http://www.toastmasters.org/
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Resources
Photos,Clipart,Sounds www.office.microsoft.com/templates www.office.microsoft.com/clipart ffi i f / li www.presentationpro.com www.presentersuniversity.com www.clipart.com www.gettyimages.com www.photos.com/en/ www.animationfactory.com www.soniacoleman.com
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Resources
HelpfulTips: Google:thenameofyourproduct/service+ filetype:ppt(tospecifyonlyPowerPoint) Example:Googledogsuppliesfiletype:ppt Google:freePowerPointtemplate+thename ofyourproduct/service Example:Google"freePowerPointtemplate+ dogsupplies
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Q&A
QUESTIONS
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