1. 1 Entrepreneuring Youth Business Plan INTERMEDIATE 1

2. 2 READ FIRST Before You Begin.... Delete the brackets Remove slide before presenting You can use the notes section on the bottom of each slide to jot down your presentation notes.

3. 3 1. [Describe your product or service. Make sure to include your company’s name, your name and title.] 2. [What problems does the product or service solve (or what demand does it meet)?] 3. [How is your product different?] 4. [Tell them why you are the best person to run this business.] 5. [Should make the listener ask “Tell me more!” ] The 30-Second Pitch/Hook Example: "Do you use a flash memory drive? What if your car had a USB port and you could play music through it? That’s what my company, Play-On, is building....” Remove slide before presenting

4. 4 [Business Name] [Logo a picture that promotes instant recognition of your company] [Entrepreneur’s Name] [Grade] [Age]

5. 5 Introduction to My Business Product or ServiceTarget Customer Promotional Plan Selling Price Company Name

6. 6 Product or Service Opportunity - Why did you choose this business?  How does the product or service work?  How does your product meet an individual’s needs or solve a problem in the community? What is a special feature of the product/service? Why are you better than your competitor? Insert a picture of your product or service.

7. 7 Business Profile Type of Business  [Is yours a Service, Retail, Manufacturing, or Wholesale business?] Legal Structure  [Sole Proprietorship, Partnership, C Corporation, Limited Liability Company?]  [Why did you select this legal structure?] Mission Statement  [A mission statement is a company’s constant reminder to its employees and customers of why the company exists.]

8. 8 Qualifications What experiences do you have that would make you good at this business?    [ Enter reason #3 here.] [Enter reason #1 here.] [Enter reason #2 here.]

9. 9 Customer Profile Age Gender Income Level Occupation Insert a picture of your target customer here.

10. 10 Market Analysis Industry Name [What industry are you in? (http://www.bizstats.com)]http://www.bizstats.com Industry Size [How much is being spent in your industry? (http://www.bizstats.com/industry-markets.asp)]http://www.bizstats.com/industry-markets.asp Total Population ________________ [Identify where most of your customers will come from. This may be by zip code (15222), by city (Brownsville), by region (Allegheny County). http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html Target Market ______________ [What percentage of the total population make up the target market? gender, age and average income are you targeting http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.htmlhttp://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/index.html Potential Market Size ______________ [Survey your target market. What percentage of them would be willing to try your product/service? Why?]

11. 11 Competitive Advantage [Your Business] [Competitor A] [Competitor B] Factors-> [?] Product Price Quality [?]

12. 12 Promotional Mix Advertising [List plans for advertising, if any.] [$] Publicity [How will you gain public attention such as guest speaking, public appearances or any newsworthy activity] [$] Sales Promotion [$] Other [How will you use social media to bring awareness to your business] [$] Total Monthly Promotional Expense [$] Monthly Amount Monthly Amount [ What sales or deals will you come up with to have people want to buy your product?]

13. 13 Economics of One Unit Definition of One Unit ___________________ Selling Price $___________ Cost of Sales Per Unit Direct Labor (Labor Cost per Hour) Time (in hours) to make 1 unit Direct Labor Cost Per Unit $$ Material DescriptionCost/Total Quantity Cost Per Unit ($) Total Material Cost Per Unit$ Cost of Sales Per Unit (direct labor + material cost + variable cost) $ Gross Profit (Selling Price –Cost of Sales Per Unit) $

14. 14 Average Monthly Fixed Expenses Fixed ExpenseAverage Monthly Expense Insurance [$] Salaries of Employees [$] Advertising [$] Utilities (Gas, Electric, Telephone) [$] Rent [$] Other Fixed Expenses [$] Total Average Monthly Fixed Expenses [$]

15. 15 Time-Management Plan Schedule for a Typical Week Total Hours in a Week = 168

16. 16 Monthly Sales Projections First Year Total Units Sold [Units]

17. 17 Projected Yearly Income Statement First Year ASelling Price per Unit[$] B Number of Units Sold [Number of Units] C Total Sales [Units X selling price)[$] D Variable Expenses [Variable Expense per Unit × Number of Units ] [$] E Gross Profit [Total Sales minus Variable Expenses] [$] F Fixed Expenses [Monthly Fixed Expenses × 12 months] [$] G Pre-Tax Profit [ Gross Profit minus Monthly Fixed Expenses] [$] H Taxes @ 15% [Pre-Tax Profit × 15%][$] I Net Profit [Pre-Tax Profit minus Taxes][$]

18. 18 Business Responsibility & Philanthropy Business Responsibility  [Explain how you will run your business using good morals.]  [How will you ‘green’ your business]  Professional/Advisory Support  [Who is the advisor or mentor for your company?] Philanthropy  [Describe how your business will give back to the community or support a cause in which you believe.]

19. 19 Business & Personal Goals [Describe the next steps you need to take to make your business actually run] [Explain how you will expand the business (hire employees, attract new customers, purchase a storefront, and so on).] [Describe how big your business could get.] Business Personal [Describe education or training you could get to help with your business.] 6 Months- 1 Year Over 1 Year [Describe how your experience with this business will prepare you for your career.]

20. 20 [Enter your slogan-- this is a catchy saying that you will use in ads] Thank you for your consideration. [Enter company name]