Business Plan Questionnaire For Startup Business Edited

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In an effort for Intercamp to successfully plan, compile and write your company business plan, please carefully go

through the questionnaire and answer honestly the questions below. The answers will go a long way in giving you a
better understanding of your business as well as aid us in doing a good job.
Name:_______________________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________________________________________
E-mail :_____________________________________

Date__________________________________________

Section II: General Information/ Business Structure


1. Will your business be primarily home-based?
Yes_____
No _____
If not home-based, please enter the following business information:
Proposed Business Name:___________________________________________
Proposed Business Location:_________________________________________
Contact phone:_(____)______________________________________________
2. Will your business be full-time or part-time?
Full-time___________________

URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520
Part-time______
3. What will be the business' hours of operation?___________________________
4. Will you have a job in addition to your business?
Yes_____
No_____
If yes, please enter the following information:
Job Description/position:_______________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Name of Employer: __________________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________________________
Work phone:_(____)_________________________________________________________________________
Name of Supervisor:_________________________________________________________________________
5. What will be the form of business ownership? Please circle one:
Individual (Sole Proprietorship)
Partnership
Corporation
6. If more than one owner, how many owners will the company have ________________________________
7. What will be the Positions of the Owners and share percentage?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8. How many employees will you have? ________________________________________________________
What are their responsibilities?________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
8. Have you registered the business with the corporate affairs commission?
Yes___________
No____________ If your answer is no, would you like us to do the registration for you
Yes___________

No____________

9. Do you have (or need to obtain) any licenses to conduct this business?
Yes____ Please explain_____________________________________________
No ____
Section III: Business Description
Part A: General
1. What are the products or services your business will be offering?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
2. How will your services be rendered? Please be specific;
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520

Part B: Target Market & Merchandising Strategy


1. Who will be your target market?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

2. Where will you sell your services?


___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is your projection of the number of clients you will be having on a monthly basis?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What strategy will you use to encourage repeat buying of your services?
Marketing
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Distribution
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520

5. How will customers know about your product/service?


Advertising
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Branding
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Part C: Research
1. Have you carried out any research for your business ________________________
2. What is the scope of the research________________________________________
3. Did you employ the services of a consulting_____________________________
4. If the answer to 1 above is NO, would you like to have a research done_______
5. What is the scope of the research your business needs?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
Part D: Competition & Pricing
1. Who do you feel will be your major competitors and where are they?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520

2. Why do you think your product/service is better than what is offered by your competition?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Will the prices for your services be part of your edge?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4.What need will you be meeting with your business
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
Part E: Financial Information
1. Do you have the required finance to properly start your business ________________________________
2. If no, how do you intend to source for finance? ________________________________________________
3. How much will your service cost; for each service
1. Service name and cost________________________________________________________________
2. Service name and cost________________________________________________________________
3. Service name and cost_______________________________________________________________
4. How much of your own money will you be investing in the business?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Where will you get supplies/ materials for your business?
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520
___________________________________________________________________________________________
6. How will you pay for the supplies/ materials? Please circle all that apply:
Cash ___

Lease ___

Cash & Lease ___

Others___

Please specify ________________________________________________________________________________


Section IV: Owners' Experience
1. How many years experience do you have in this line of business? ________________________________
2. What new innovation will you bring into the business?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What are the weaknesses you believe exist within this industry
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What are the opportunities that exist in this industry?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What will be the strength your business will ride on when it commences operation?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520

6. What do you think are the threats to your business?


___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7. What are the government policies as regards your business?
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

Section V. Owners profile


1. Name of business owner_______________________________________________
2. Address of owner_____________________________________________________
3. Contact phone_______________________________________________________
4. Brief educational background
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Brief employment history
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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URL: www.intercampconsulting.com
Email: [email protected]
Tel: 2347036883989, 7025422520

6. About your dream?


___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
7. Your referees
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________

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