Publishing

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Publishing Presenting Your Plan

• Frank MoyesLeeds College of Business
• University of ColoradoBoulder, Colorado

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Tonights Agenda

• Publishing and presenting your plan
• Hand-in
• Financial Plan (IS, BS, CF Assumptions
• Management Plan

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End of Semester Schedule I

• Practice Presentations Workshop April 21
  (Saturday)
• 45 minutes
• Beginning at 800am
• Rooms 156 and 157
• April 23 (Monday) 1200 noon email Exec Summary
  in Word doc to Frank

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End of Semester Schedule II

• April 25 (Wednesday) Cut Round 8 teams for grade
• Hand in 2 copies of Plan
• Financial model all worksheets
• 2 copies of slide presentation
• Presentations in Rooms 156 157
• 15 minute presentation
• 15 minute Q A
• Select 4 teams for finals
• Grading Criteria are on the website
• April 27 (Friday) Remaining 4 teams present for
  grade
• Room 104

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End of Semester Schedule III

• April 27 (Friday) four finalists submit 6 copies
  to Entrepreneurship Center before 1200 noon
• May 2 Undergraduate Business Plan Competition
• Reception at 530
• Competition in Room 156 at 600
• Invite friends and family
• Attendance required to do FCQs peer
  evaluations

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Publish Your Plan I

• Length
• Plan 20 pages max
• Appendices 10 pages max
• 5 year IS, BS and CF in Appendix with detailed
  assumptions
• Customer survey summary results and how
  conducted
• Resumes
• Development Gantt timeline
• Drawings, specifications, layout
• Capital expenditure detail
• Other import information that investors would
  need to understand the plan

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Publish Your Plan II

• Font size 12 point
• Use tables and graphs (sources)
• Show sources of info in parentheses or footnotes
• Spiral binding, white paper
• Cover sheet with team member names

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Publish Your Plan III

• Financial info in Plan
• Financial Summary with key assumptions
• Offering Valuation
• Sources Uses
• 5 year IS, BS and CF in Appendix with detailed
  assumptions
• Financial projection from the model with all
  assumption worksheets in separate binding

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Publish Your Plan IV

• Less is better
• White space
• Make it interesting to read
• Make it real
• Use photos
• Use color if it is appropriate
• Proof read and spelling

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Business Plan Elements

• Executive Summary
• Company Overview
• Product or Service Description
• Market Industry Analysis
• Marketing Plan
• Operations Plan
• Development Plan
• Management Plan
• Competitive Advantage
• Financial Plan
• Funding

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Presenting Your Plan

• 15 minutes
• Make it real tell a story
• Focus on 3 or 4 points you want judges to
  remember
• Introduce points
• Repeat in Summary
• Show prototypes, exhibits, short videos
• Test slides for clarity in your class room before
  presentation
• Practice transitions between presenters

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Presentation Slides

• 12 to 15 Slides
• Back-up slides to help in answering likely
  questions
• Each slide conveys one point
• Everything on the slide must support the point
• 3 bullets
• Use simple graphics to convey point

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Questions Answers

• 15 minutes
• Answer 30 seconds or less
• Decide beforehand who will answer what questions
• Unless team member is in trouble, only one answer
• If dont like your answer, they will ask again
• If you dont know the answer, say so

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Note

• Typos Rotary Hammer at Ball State. Judge
  comments about number of typos and why not
  selected for the finals. Used a professional
  editor to proof read plan