For your business plan to work, you need to be able to confidently answer 'yes' to each of the questions below. That's about making an objective assessment of each.
- Our plan includes everything that's important to us that we want to achieve
- our objectives and targets are realistic and achievable
- We will have enough people, with the necessary skills and experience to deliver our plan
- The key risks have been identified and quantified
- We have taken adequate steps to manage these, to ensure no risk remains unacceptably high
- There is adequate funding in our budget to resource all of our business plan objectives
- Our fundraising targets are realistic and we are confident that these should be achieved
- We have contingency options to manage any unforeseen eventualities.
- For example, not launching a project until funding is secured, or having plans to scale back activity
- Our plan has been communicated to everyone who needs to know about it and it is simple, clear and will be understood by them
- The information reported focusses on the key issues and will enable us to take action in good time, if we need to
Congratulations, you have created a simple, clear and effective business plan. If you are unsure about any of the above, revisit your plana and make any changes you need to.
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