1. BUSINESS NAME
Business Plan Template
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2. Company Overview
 Define your company / business / product or
service idea in one or two sentences
 Include your company logo, tagline if you can
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3. Problem Statement
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 What problem or customer pain have you
identified?
 How is the pain being addressed by the
customer?

4. Solution
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 How do you intend to address / solve the
customer’s problem
 What is your value proposition / differentiator?
 Do you have any proof of concept / customer
feedback or reviews?

5. Why do we need the solution?
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 Recent industry trends
 Data to back-up your assumptions / forecast

6. Market Size
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 Current and expected number of customers for
your solution
 Average customer spend on similar products
or solutions
 Opportunities and Threats
 Market Trends and Key Success Factors

7. Competition Summary
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 List your competitors
 How is your product or service different?
 What is the competitive advantage?
 Competitor positioning
 Key findings

8. Product or Service Features
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 Describe the features of your product or
service
 Functionality, features, intellectual property,
development process
 Workflow
 Product or Service snapshot or link to videos

9. Business Model
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 What is the revenue model? How do you
intend to make money?
 Product or Service pricing
 Sales and distribution model
 How do you plan to reach out to your
customers?

10. Founding Team
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 Founders, Team members
 Advisors and Mentors

11. Financials
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 Set-up costs
 Start-up capital
 Profit and Loss forecast
 Cash flow
 Balance Sheet

12. What do you need?
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 When presenting your plan to an investor
 Funds? Advise? Support?
 How much and what are the exit options?

13. Appendix
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 You may want to include the following at the
end of the business plan for reference:
 Resumes and experience summary of the team
 Product images or link to product / service demo
or videos
 Customer feedback (comments, reviews,
analysis)
 Any letters of reference
 Details of market research and competitive
analysis
 Any licenses or patents
 Any other information you may want to share

14. Contact for help with your Business Plan
Email: contact@xserve.in
+91 981 925 2988
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