Q7 Match each section of a business plan (A to E) to the question it answers (1 to 5). Write your answers in the answer grid below.
Section A. Executive Summary
B. Background and Structure
C. Marketing D. Production E. Finance A Question it answers 1. How will the product be made? 2. What is this business and why will it work?
3. Will the business be able to pay its bills and earn a profit?
4. Who will buy this product, and how will we sell it to them?
5. Who is behind this business and how is it set up? B C D E Q8 Explain why an investor would be interested in an entrepreneur’s business plan.
utting It All Together Q9 Complete the passage using the word bank below.
SWOT
Local Enterprise Office
weaknesses opportunities threats business plan
executive summary
strengths
A __________________ is a written document that sets out the aims of a business and how the owner plans to achieve them. A government-backed office that helps people start a small business, by giving advice and grants, is called the __________________. Before writing the plan, the owners may carry out a __________________ analysis. This lists the __________________ and __________________ found inside the business, and the __________________ and __________________ found outside the business. The short summary at the front of the plan, which is the first thing an investor reads, is called the __________________.