Proposed Organization The Business Plan Proposed Organization

Proposed Organization Describes the “details” of how your business will be owned and operated. Deals specifically with 3 key areas: Type of Ownership Steps to Starting the Business Proposed Personnel

Part One: Type of Ownership Is your business being operated as a “Partnership” or as a “Sole Proprietorship”? What are some advantages of this type of ownership?

Part 2: Steps to Starting Business Steps To Starting Your Business Describe the tasks that must be completed before your Grand opening. Must have a minimum 10 steps list in order of completion.

Brainstorming WRITE ON SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER: What Does a Business Need To Prior To Opening?

Suggestions Market research Obtaining a Location Obtain a Loan Get license and permits Hire employees Train employees Purchase equipment, Buy supplies & inventory Want to see a list of the equipment and supplies Store Layout Promotions Open store

Part 3: Planned Personnel This section of the business plan describes the employees that you will have in your business, Specifically it focuses on: Different types of employees Number of employees needed Job Responsibilities Paying Employees Organizational Chart

Proposed Personnel Job Titles In order to determine how many employees you need, you must 1st think about what needs to be done in your business

What Needs to Be Done in a Business? Hiring & Firing Marketing Accounting & Payroll Customer Service Selling Stocking Purchasing Pricing Opening & Closing Security Sales Cash Register Operations Equipment Repair Cleaning the Store Scheduling

List all tasks that need to be completed everyday in your business Brainstorming On A Piece Of Paper: List all tasks that need to be completed everyday in your business

Proposed Personnel Once you have determined what needs to be done the next step is determining who will be responsible for each task. Owner (Hiring & Firing, Marketing) Payroll (Payroll, Accounting) Cashiers (Checkouts, cleaning, phones) Stockers (Cleaning, stocking, selling, phones)

Who is going to do it? Store Manager/Owner Assistant Store Manager Sales Associate Accountant Customer Service Visual Merchandiser Cashier Wait Staff Hostess/Host Cook Director of Marketing Drivers Stocker Person

ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER: Brainstorming ON A SEPARATE PIECE OF PAPER: Using the list of tasks you created determine how many different types of employees you will need

Part 1: Type of Ownership Section 1 Requirements: A paragraph describing the type of ownership that your business will be operated as Sole-Proprietorship Be sure to mention the advantages to this type of business ownership

Part 2: Steps to Starting Business Section 2 Requirements: Intro paragraph List of the steps that need to be completed prior to opening business (Minimum of 10) Be sure to reference the Appendix for the equipment and supplies

Part 3: Proposed Personnel Section 3 Requirements: Describe the different job positions that you will have in your business (Owner, stockers, cashiers, etc.) Describe the responsibilities these people will have Mention approximately how many employees you will need in each position to run to company. Mention how you will pay these employees and why Hourly, salary, commission and why Include an Organizational Chart This will go in the Appendix Must include the number of employees needed

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