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Business Plan
Entrepreneurship MGT-430
Partners
Ahmad Mehmood
Ansab Qureshi
Waqar Ahmad
Minha Malik
[Manager Organization]
[Manager Finance]
[Manager Marketing]
[Manager Operations]
Table of Contents
Introductory Page.................................................................................................. 3
Business Name/Logo and Address......................................................................3
Partners Names and Addresses.........................................................................3
Nature of Business.............................................................................................. 3
Financing............................................................................................................ 4
Executive Summary............................................................................................... 5
Description of Venture........................................................................................... 6
Business Description.......................................................................................... 6
Mission Statement.............................................................................................. 6
Strategic Goals................................................................................................... 6
Product(s)........................................................................................................... 7
Size of Business.................................................................................................. 7
Office Equipment and Personnel.........................................................................7
Background of Entrepreneurs............................................................................. 7
Marketing Plan....................................................................................................... 8
Defining the Target Market................................................................................. 8
Opportunities...................................................................................................... 8
Threats............................................................................................................... 8
Strengths............................................................................................................ 8
Weaknesses........................................................................................................ 9
Marketing Mix..................................................................................................... 9
Product Strategy.............................................................................................. 9
Promotion Strategy.......................................................................................... 9
Distribution Strategy....................................................................................... 9
Pricing Strategy............................................................................................. 10
Control and Review Procedures........................................................................10
Marketing Budget............................................................................................. 10
Organizational Plan.............................................................................................. 11
Legal Structure................................................................................................. 11
Organizational Structure................................................................................... 11
Management Team........................................................................................... 12
Operational Strategy........................................................................................ 14
Expansion Strategy........................................................................................... 15
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Introductory Page
Business Name/Logo and Address
Synergy
193 E Block Nawab Town, Raiwind Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Roll #
Address
Contact Number
Ahmad Mehmood
CIIT/DDP-FA10BBA-004
CIIT/DDP-FA10BBA-005
CIIT/DDP-FA10BBA-006
0333-9767-119
Minha Malik
Ansab Qureshi
Waqar Ahmad
CIIT/DDP-FA10BBA-009
0300-4001-184
0331-4080-193
0345-4282-229
Nature of Business
This business will provide ready-made, packaged, and branded
phenyl balls. Phenyl balls are used by various different customers,
including businesses as well as house hold consumers. Our services and
operations will include: procuring manufactured phenyl balls from Akbari
Mandi, which is a famous old hub for the raw materials near the Landa
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Financing
Initial financing required for first three months is Rs. 79,584.00. This
financing (plus some additional sum) will be provided by the four partners.
These finances will cover rent, packaging, distribution, salaries, and other
fixed and variable costs.
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Executive Summary
This business plan concerns the planning, birth, establishment, and
development of the partnership called Synergy and Synergys new
product offering called Hygen. The partnership is composed of four
members who have invested equally in the venture and will manage the
venture equally according to their respective specialized fields. The
product being sold under the brand name Hygen is phenyl balls.
The plan begins with an overview of our companys mission, goals,
and industry. It then takes an in-depth look at the best marketing,
operations, distribution, and packaging strategies.
Each of these strategies is addresses and explored in their own
respective plans, and the relevant budgets are also included to provide a
clear picture of the ventures future prospects. All the finances and
budgets are then merged cohesively and cogently in the finance plan,
which also explains the calculations and computations of all the costs,
revenues, and profits.
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Description of Venture
Business Description
Synergy is a consumer based company that has been established
considering the vast market that exists in Pakistan for home care chemical
products. The focus of this company is the provision of quality and
affordable products, within arms reach, to its end users. The company will
focus on a multi-dimensional approach where our products will be made
available to end users (consumers) and also to other companies
(customers).
Following this B2C and B2B strategy simultaneously will allow for
quick returns. Considering the lack of sufficient data on demand trends
from private retail store for phenyl balls, it will be in the companys best
interest to keep a broad market focus; targeting consumers and
businesses alike.
The initial reach of our companys product will be limited to a few
selected areas in Lahore City. However, in the long run as the company
will establish and develop, further expansions into new towns and
societies, and even bordering cities, will be considered to increase the
companys profitability and market.
Should our company decide to engage in B2B dealings, bank loans
will then be considered as a source for financial support for bringing
operations at par with the partnering companys demand orders.
Mission Statement
Synergy aims to provide the best sanitary products within arms reach,
at competitive prices
Strategic Goals
Conveying our mission statement in our marketing campaign is
crucial for our brand image and reputation and our marketing mix will
embody this statement.
Financial Goals
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Non-financial Goals
Product(s)
Initially, the product offering will primarily comprise of packaged and
branded phenyl balls. With time and experience, we will consider
expanding our product line by also including phenyl floor cleaning
chemicals as well.
Size of Business
For the first six months, the size of the business will be small. All the
operations will be managed and undertaken by the four partners. No
additional labor will be employed in the initial phases of the business. The
total projected productions required for the first three months will be
1,600 pouches of phenyl balls, each weighing 200 grams.
After the first six months, the projected sales is expected to increase
to higher levels, and to cope with this increase, the business will hire
additional labor. Distribution, procurement, and packaging will then be
completed by the additional labor.
Once the sales volume rises sufficiently high, Synergy will outsource
the distribution function to third party specialists. The loss of profit due to
outsourcing distribution will be offset by the increased sales volumes
which will only be possible if we employ large scale distribution.
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Background of Entrepreneurs
The four entrepreneurs do not yet have any real hands on
experience of the real world market. However, each partner is skilled in
mutually exclusive specialized areas of business administration. According
to their skills, the partners have distributed the various tasks among
themselves.
Marketing Plan
Defining the Target Market
Opportunities
Threats
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Strengths
Weaknesses
Marketing Mix
Product Strategy
Our aim is to provide finished quality phenyl ball products at
competitive prices and good import quality material. The product will be in
the form of 200gm or 400gm plastic pouches with our brand logo on it.
Promotion Strategy
Our primary marketing objective is to establish a brand image and
secure retailers for first time entry into the market. In order to achieve this
objective, following courses of action regarding promotions can be taken
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Distribution Strategy
Since we are operating locally and the end product is light (125
packets of 200gm totaling 25kg), takes low volume, our end users are
concentrated (direct) in the market. We could distribute the packaged
goods with a small van on rent or via personal commute to further reduce
cost thus using one distribution channel to retailers for one or multiple
geographical market areas. In the beginning we could supply our product
to local general stores categorized as B stores and smaller anonymous
local shops categorized as C class stores.
Pricing Strategy
Suggested retail price for phenyl balls 200g pack will be Rs.80.
Retailers will be offered 10% margin which will be equivalent to Rs.8 per
200g pack.
Our aim is to offer highly competitive prices but not so low that it
implies a poor quality product, as we are just starting. We shall try to keep
our margin minimal as our primary focus right now is to build brand repute
and awareness by persuading people to buy our product and sales pitch.
Our product comes under the non-differentiated category where little
room for price variation is available and can be done so only either by
reducing our margins or our cost of production. We can offer discounts at
big orders. When we raise substantial brand awareness and a position by
proving the quality of our product in the market we can then raise our
prices accordingly.
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Marketing Budget
Marketing Budget for first 3 months:
Promotional
Cost
Label
Rate
January
February
March
Rs.1.50
300Labels*Rs.
1.5= Rs. 450
500Labels*Rs.
1.5= Rs. 750
Brochures
5.00
Flex Posters
(Dimensions:
15x10)
Total Cost
8.00
1,000Brochure
s* Rs.5= Rs.
5,000
1,000
Posters*Rs.8.0
0=8,000
Rs. 13, 450
700Labels*Rs
.1.5= Rs.
1,050
0
Rs. 750
Rs. 1,050
Organizational Plan
Legal Structure
The legal structure of Synergy will be that of a partnership governed
under the partnership act, 1932 of Pakistan.
A partnership structure incurs limited establishment and registration
costs, has comparatively a smaller tax percentage to pay than a limited
company, the responsibilities can be better divided among partners;
reducing the burden of running an entire company from a single person.
Since each individual is an expert in his/her area of operations the
decision made will be quick and effective. Finally, a partnership has more
sources of capital where each partner contribute to the companys
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operations and more partners can still be added to the company should
such a need for it be sensed.
Organizational Structure
Director
Organization:
Ahmad Mehmood
Manager
Marketing: Waqar
Ahmad
Manager
Operations: Minha
Malik
Manager Finance:
Ansab Qureshi
Worker Staff
Worker Staff
Management Team
The responsibilities assigned to each individual are soundly based
on their capability to manage the area of expertise in the best possible
fashion. A detailed description of the responsibilities each member has
been assigned are as follows:
Partner:
Ahmad Mehmood
Designation:
Director Organization
Responsibilities:
Partner:
Waqar Ahmad
Designation:
Manager Marketing
Responsibilities:
Partner:
Minha Malik
Designation:
Manager Operations
Responsibilities:
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Partner:
Ansab Qureshi
Designation:
Manager Finance
Responsibilities:
Managing budgets.
Preparing and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts and financial
statements.
Controlling income, cash flows and expenditure.
Looking for cost reduction opportunities.
Calculating risk and analyzing market change.
Interpreting financial statements and predicting future trends.
Develop a comprehensive and detailed business plan.
Develop content themes based on the direction and creative brief
provided by our team members.
Contribute ideas on improving existing messaging and content.
Produce and edit documents using Word, including copy editing,
rewriting, revising, and formatting.
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The duties and responsibilities of each member are interlinked with one
another. Ever decision regarding operations, productions and marketing
will need to be coordinated with the finance manager. Similarly the
production department will have to coordinate its production plans with
the marketing department, making cohesive plans on areas of interest in
Pakistan, where our product must reach the customers.
Director organization will be responsible for managing and coordinating
work activates among all departments. Also overlooking tax payments
and making sure each member performs his/her responsibilities and
receives rewards and bonuses accordingly.
Operational Strategy
Synergys aim will be the provision of quality packaged phenyl balls
to the local consumer market. The goal is to target retail store categorized
as A, B and C ensuring the easy availability of our product.
The operations during the introductory stage of our business will be
limited in terms of production capacity, distribution and reach. The focus
for initiating our business will be primarily on category A retail stores
with a secondary emphasis on category B retail stores. This will be done
to ensure that our product is delivered on cash bases, rather than on
credit terms. This will ensure timely recover of costs and minimize risks,
which for a new business is crucial. The procurement, packaging and
delivery will take place via personal transport means provided by
partners. No additional labor will be hire in the initial 6 month period of
operations.
Category B store will be secondary preference, since their small
operational capacity and limited revenue pool will restrict any on cash
transactions from being accepted. However, by implementing the
following strategy, we can increase on cash transactions with category B
stores. The strategy will be to offer an increase in the retailers margin,
there by giving them an added incentive to enter into an agreement. The
normal margin, which is 10%, will be increased to an incentivized 13% in
return for cash transaction.
Expansion Strategy
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The expansion strategy for Synergy will be defined in 4 steps and will
be for the next 5-8 years:
1. The first step will be expanding our customer base from just
targeting retail stores to bring our product to hospitals, restaurants
and hotels.
2. The initial delivery requirement will be managed via personal
transport means and the occasional use of for-hire transport
vehicles. With the implementation of the first step procurement,
production and delivery requirements will increase, thus requiring
the hiring of additional labor force as well.
3. The third step will be expanding our operations to bordering cities.
This in turn will require outsourcing distribution to third part
specialists. Here distribution channels will be established. The loss in
profits due to outsourcing distribution (incentives to distributors) will
be off-set by the increase in unit sales by virtue of increase reach of
our product.
4. The final step will be becoming our own distributors and introducing
similar product lines.
Exit Strategy
The Partnership Agreement for Synergy will clearly state the procedure
for wrapping up the business. Should the business fail to continue
profitably, the following steps will be follows as guideline:
1. All company owned assets; raw material, finished goods, equipment
and other assets will be disposed of.
2. The resulting returns will be used to pay back debts and due owed
by the company.
3. Finally, in the event of any remaining capital, the sum will be
distributed between all legal partners equally.
The whole wrap-up procedure will be carried out and supervised by the
Manager Organization-Ahmad Mehmood.
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Operational Plan
Location
Synergy is based in Lahore, Pakistan. The exact location from where
the operations would be based at is 193 E Block, Nawab Town, Lahore
(personal residence). The operations would commence from January 2014.
Procurement
Synergy is going to be procuring the phenyl balls from Akbari Mandi
which is a famous old hub for the raw materials near the Landa Bazaar
based in Lahore. To meet the projected sales for the first month of January
i.e 300 phenyl bags we need to purchase phenyl balls worth of Rs. 9000 in
January by purchasing 3 bags of raw material, 25 kg each. See table below
for the Feb and March.
Procurement
Projection
Projected
Production (units)
Raw Material
January
February
March
500
400
700
Rs.3000 x 4 bags
= Rs.12,000
Rs.3000 x 4 bags
= Rs. 12,000
100 packets
worth Rs.2,400
Rs. 12,000
Total
Rs. 12,000
Production Cost
Note: 1 bag of raw material= 25kg = 125 packets 200g each.
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Retailers
The retailers that Synergy has identified are broadly divided in three
categories A, B and C.
Equipment
The equipment that is required for the packaging and sealing of
these phenyl balls is a sealing machine, this sealing machine would cost
around Rs. 1500. Apart from this a weighing machine which costs Rs.
1200 is required. Also two sets of gloves that cost Rs. 50 each and masks
at Rs. 10 each are to be purchased.
Labor
Synergy does not require any technical skills in the packaging of the
phenyl balls hence any technical labor is not required for the business.
Synergy will procure, package and deliver the product on its own.
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Raw
Materi
al
Transportati
on
Packagi
ng
Retaile
rs
Labeling
Phenyl balls that have been packaged need to be labeled now. For
the purpose of labeling stickers of the product namely Hygen are to be
purchased the price of this sticker is @ Rs. 1.5 / sticker. Hence a total of
Rs. 2250 would be invested to label the 1500 packets for the term of first
three months because the minimum order quantity for the stickers is
1000.
Production Material
Inventory
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Financial Plan
The finance plan will begin with an overview of the total and per unit
costs of procurement, packaging, delivering, and other fixed costs. The
plan will then proceed to calculating budgets of marketing, operations,
and manufacturing. Capital investments of each partner, allocation, and
calculations of salaries will also be made. Finally, the plan will produce a
comprehensive Pro Forma Income statement.
Capital Investment
Following is a list of financial contributions from each partner of
Synergy. Equal contributions mean all profits and losses will be shared
equally by each partner.
Investors
Ahmad Mehmood
Ansab Qureshi
Waqar Ahmad
Minha Malik
Capital Investment
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
Rs.
25,000
25,000
25,000
25,000
Operating Budget
*(Following calculations are the operational expenses for the first 3
months, starting Jan. 2014)
Refer to Appendix 1 for calculation details in Excel print.
Budgeting
Manufacturing Budget (First 3 Months)
January
February
Project Sales
300
500
(Units)
Desired Ending
200
100
Inventory
Available for Sale 500
600
Less: Beginning
0
200
March
700
100
800
100
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Inventory
Total Production
Required
500
400
700
February
40,000
14,128
March
56,000
19,779.2
Sales
Less: Cost of
Goods Sold
Gross Profit
15,523.2
25,872
36,220.8
Operating
Expenses:
Salaries* Rs. 2,835
Rs. 4,725
Rs. 6,615
Rent 1,000
1,000
1,000
Petrol 3,000
3,000
3,000
Utilities 1,400
1,400
1,400
(Electricity,
Cellular)
Advertising/ Rs. 13, 450
Rs. 750
Rs. 1,050
Promotion
Depreciation 250
250
250
Stationary 500
500
500
Net Income
(6,911.8)
14,247
22,405.8
*Salaries are allocated according to percentage of capital invested by
each member. Every month, 50% of overall profits will be reinvested while
remaining will be paid out as salaries to each member.
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Generation of Funds
Two avenues exist for generating additional funds. One route is to
opt for a personal loan, such as the Youth Loan Schemes being introduced
by the government of Pakistan. The proposed amount of said loan is Rs. 1
million, with a payback of 7 years along with 1 year grace period. This
loan scheme will be very beneficial for our business venture as its terms
are friendly.
The second avenue is to add another business partner, who will
contribute an estimated capital of Rs. 25,000.
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Appendix 1
Excel File for Budgets, salaries, and breakeven analysis.
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