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Business Power Tools

Build Your Business

Make a Difference!

Burke Franklin

www.jian.com

The Thinking Behind Your Business Plan

What to focus on How it works What to watch out for How to win

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Business Power Tools

Build Your Business

Make a Difference!

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“The Master of Every Art”

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Build Your Business

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The Challenge

Columbus

The Earth is flat

Needs some ships...

Crew?

Promise of riches!

Investors?

No business plan

software

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You have the best dealon Earth…

At least 8 large studies examining returns in the business angel market in both the US and UK have recently concluded…

Average angel ROI across all these studies is 27.3%

The Dow, S&P, and NASDAQ have all had NEGATIVE returns since 1998!

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Business Power Tools

Build Your Business

Make a Difference!

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Business Plan Software

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Easy on the Notes

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The Thinking Behind aBusiness Plan You Can Sell

Selling an interest in your business. You are competing for capital. What makes your company unique. What makes you successful. Who are you pitching your plan to? Each section has a purpose. Tell a story / Build a case Show me something I can

believe!

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Appeal to Multiple Audiences

Investors Bankers Partners Employees Vendors Acquirers Yourself

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Primary Financing Sources

Personal Money 28% Credit Cards 22% Bank Loan (personal) 15% Business Loan 17% Factoring 13% Friends & Family 6% Vendors 4% Venture Capital 4%

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Foot-high pile of plans every day

Triage by an intern In by Referral Want a BIG market! Management

Management Management

Solicit them carefully Know Their Domain… They talk to each other!

Venture Capitalists

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Angel Investors

90% Men Median age: 49 Average: $72,000 75% College

17% Graduate 78% 5+ yrs experience Expect a 34% ROI ARR Close to home + participation Survey by: Dee Power & Brian Hill

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Choosing the Right Investor(s)

Passion for Coffee &the Coffee Experience

Mutual RespectCoachable

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What are you saying?What are you saying?

Spearhead! Capture! Thrust! Business

is WAR! My favorite: Go for Broke “You get YOUR money back FIRST!”

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Executive Summary 2-3 pages? Problem / Solution…

Who has it & How many? Your value proposition Business Model:

How you make $$$ Intro to Management Team Summary $$$ Projection

Capital Requirements Write it last

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Business Power Tools

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Market Analysis

How BIG can your business become?

Who are the customers? Where are they? Your company compared to

the rest of market. Alliance opportunities Cause tie-ins?

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Company Overview

Structure History Organization Financing Present Situation

- $$$ Invested - Prototype developed - Patent Filed

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Purpose

Vision - What it will look like Mission - What you do for

customers Objectives - What you will do for

your company Strategy - How you will get there

from here Tactics - Prioritized action items Goals - Milestones BHAG

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Management Team

Bet on the jockey What’s a nice person like you

doing in a business like this? What if something happens… Need diversified skills Need more people... Demonstrate competence... The Cat Trainer

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Product / Service

Market research? Market leadership Boeing 707 Minivan Hilton Hotels Biz Plan Builder

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A Car Manufacturer…

Gear Ratios Power : Weight Ratio Axle Loading Torsion Bar Stress

Analysis

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Dazzle them with simplicity

P R N D L

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Sell the investment,not your product

“Business plan presentations often focus on selling me your solution, essentially a sales presentation, which misses the point -- I don't want to buy your product, I want to invest in your company!”

~ Many Angel & VC Investors

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Competition?

We don’t have any… Competitors prove the market Status quo? Direct / Indirect

Competitors? Forces working

against you? Who loses if

you win? How will you

minimize risks?

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Marketing

Selling more stuff to more people more often at higher prices.- Sergio Zyman, Coca Cola

Creating an environment where sales can occur.

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Build a BetterMousetrap…

and the world will beat a path to your door?

You can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink What if you salted the oats?

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Marketing Strategy

Your ability to reach customers Positioning:

“Your customers’ perception vis-à-vis your competition”

Purpose… Focus… What you WON’T do…

Brand future sales become easier

Selling strategies / sequence? Everything must be coordinated!

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Financial Plan Sell your assumptions…

The rest is arithmetic Use of funds?

Complete a project phase…

When will you make a profit?

Best / Worst case analysis

You want $10 million…What can you do with $1 million?

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How much is your business worth?

Harvard Model:

Profit in 5 Years X P/E Ratio

(1 + IRR)5

Comps? Other investor deals Ideally, have several investors interested

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Valuation

First Chicago Weighted Average Method

Scenario

(Worst) Plan (Best)

$10 $20 $50

30% 50% 20%

$3 $10 $10

$23

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What if the business fails?

Acknowledge risks! Prototype no worky No customer adoption Can you fix it? Key-Person

Insurance

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A Plan Gives You Power! Organizes you &

your thinking Summary gets

you in the door Business model

is attractive Have / plan for

the right people Answer questions

Keep going – build without $$$

Invest in someone else’s project

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