FEASIBILITY STUDY OF:
PRESENTED TO:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION
2BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
3SHAREHOLDER DETAILS
4BUSINESS REVIEW
5STRATEGIC PLAN
6MARKET ANALYSIS
7MARKETING AND SALES PLAN
8BUDGET AND FORECASTS
9FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
10CONCLUSION
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1INTRODUCTION
This document serves as the feasibility study of:
(the Business). Its purpose is to act as yardstick for the decision to launch this venture, its financing requirements in order to initiate the Business, and as touchstone in the development of the business. The document is supported by its annexures, which contain the research, information and plans on which this document is based.
In order to assist the reader, this document contains the following information:
1.1BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
The biographical and contact details of the Business. This is inserted for record purposes only.
1.2SHARE HOLDER DETAILS
Details of the major share holders of the Business and their percentage share holding.
1.3BUSINESS REVIEW
This section reviews the activities of the business, and highlights its main sources of revenue, its technology and products, its staffing and management.
1.4STRATEGIC PLAN
This section seeks to define the Business’ objectives and aims over the next year, specifically, and over the next five years generally. The document contains an overview of the Business’ strategic plan and is specifically provided for two reasons. The first is to provide the reader with an insight into the objectives, aims and goals for the foreseeable future. The second is to facilitate the budget for the first year and the forecasts thereafter. A full copy of the plan is annexed to this document.
1.5MARKET ANALYSIS
This section presents a review of the market in which the Business operates. The full market review is annexed to this document.
1.6MARKETING AND SALES PLAN
This section presents a review of the Business’ marketing and sales planning for the next year. The full marketing and sales plan, together with detailed action planning, is annexed to this document.
1.7BUDGETS AND FORECASTS
This section contains specific highlights of the Business’ budget for the first twelve months of operation, and its forecasts for the four years thereafter. A full version of both the forecast and the budgets is annexed to the document.
1.8FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
This section seeks to define the Business’ funding requirements for the next year, and to provide the reader with a framework in which to consider the request for such funding.
2BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
3SHAREHOLDER DETAILS
4BUSINESS REVIEW
4.1BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
4.2TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCT DISTINCTION
4.3MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
5STRATEGIC PLAN
An overview of the Business’ strategic plan is as follows. The entire strategic plan is annexed to this document.
6MARKET ANALYSIS
A review of the market in which the business operates is as follows. The full analysis plus marketing and sales plan is annexed to this document.
7MARKETING AND SALES PLAN
An overview of the Business’ marketing and sales plan is as follows. The expanded plan, together with action planning is annexed hereto.
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8BUDGET AND FORECASTS
A detailed budget and forecast are annexed hereto. The highlights of the five year forecast, including the last audited year for comparative purposes, are as follows:
The annexed budget and forecast include notes as to the assumptions and policies, which have been utilised in arriving at its formulation. Since this forms the crux of this document, the reader is urged to study the full budget and forecast carefully.
9FUNDING REQUIREMENTS
One major aim of this document is to define and secure the necessary funding for the Business in order to allow it to implement its strategic plan and to achieve its strategic objectives. This is made up of both overdraft facility funding and asset funding, and is broken down as follows:
The detailed budget, together with the strategic plan contains the exact capital expenditure on which the asset funding is expected to be spent, as well as the anticipated timing of the expenditure.
Please note that the required maximum facility funding has been inflated by 10% from that reflected in the budget, in order to allow for contingencies and mid – month cash flow swings.
10CONCLUSION
The above, together with the annexed information represents the Business’feasibility study. It is hoped that it will provide the reader with insight into the business, and will ensure that the Business remains focussed in achieving its objectives. The authors remain available to provide the reader with any additional information which may be required.