Business plan development
A business plan should be the first draft of how the business will actually run.
04 · What it is
Business plans, plainly.
We help founders, companies and project promoters build business plans for new ventures, expansions and projects: the case for the opportunity, the operating model, financial projections, the funding requirement and the execution roadmap. Every number traces back to an assumption you can see and change.
Whether the plan is for a lender, an investor, a partner or your own board, the test is the same. Does it hold together, and could your team run it?
The problems we see
Where it usually gets stuck.
- Revenue projections disconnected from capacity, pricing and how sales really happen.
- Costs, timelines and hiring that don’t match the execution plan.
- Spreadsheets where nobody can find the assumptions behind the numbers.
- A plan written for one audience and rewritten from scratch for the next.
- Risks listed on a slide but never reflected in the numbers.
How we approach it
From scattered pieces to a plan.
Each step ends with something you can read and question before we move on.
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Clarify the purpose
Who the plan is for, what decision it has to support and what it needs to show.
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Gather the pieces
Market, operations, costs, people and funding inputs, from you and from public sources.
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Build the model
A transparent financial model with assumptions kept apart from calculations, and scenarios you can switch between.
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Write the plan
A clear narrative linking the opportunity, the model, the risks and the execution roadmap.
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Prepare to use it
A version for each audience, and a roadmap your team can execute and track progress against.
What you get
Deliverables.
- A written business plan
- A financial model with editable assumptions and scenarios
- Funding requirement and use-of-funds summary
- A risk register with mitigations
- An execution roadmap with milestones
- A summary presentation for lenders, investors or partners
The exact set depends on the question. We agree it with you before we start.
Who it’s for
Usually useful to:
- Founders starting a new venture
- Construction and real-estate companies planning a new project or expansion
- MSMEs preparing for bank finance or investment
- Promoters preparing a project case for partners
We don’t give audit, tax or legal opinions. Where those are needed we work alongside your chartered accountant and advisers.
Related areas
It rarely stands alone.
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Development planning & predictions
Deciding what to build, where and in what order, and reading where an area is likely to grow next.
How we approach it -
Public–private partnerships
Finding PPP opportunities and shaping structures where risk, return and responsibility sit with the party best able to carry them.
How we approach it
Contact
Talk to us about business plans.
Every enquiry goes straight to the founder. No sales desk in between.