1. Business Planning Keith Williams Georgia Health Policy Center Technical Assistance Consultant CEO, Community Health Network, Inc. September 2, 2009

2. Business Plan The Business Plan Make sense of your planning efforts Fundraising Plan Sustainability Plan Strategic Plan

3. Business Planning Five components of a good Business Plan History Purpose Defining your market Work Plan Financial Plan

4. Business Planning History- beginning to present: To know where you are going you have to know: Where you came from And MOST importantly, where you want to go!

5. Business Planning Purpose- What is your mission? What are your goals? What are your committed deliverables?

6. Business Planning Market- What is your market? Who is your market? What is your niche?

7. Business Planning Work Plan- Who does what… When they do it… How they do it… How it is funded… How it generates income… Staffing, facilities, resources and TIMELINE

8. Business Planning Financial Plan- Budget Line items for every program opportunity –Offset by the appropriate funding source Sub-items for each task From initial start-up funding Through sustainable operating efficiency

9. Business Planning Measure: Plan should be like a map to your destination Miles to destination Miles to empty Measure of success You’ve reached your destination!

10. Business Planning Spend 10 minutes at your tables talking about the following: What have been or what will be the benefits to your network of having a business plan? What are the challenges you face in developing a business plan? What questions do you have?

11. Developing a Business Plan Keith Williams Georgia Health Policy Center Technical Assistance Consultant CEO, Community Health Network, Inc. September 2, 2009