Business Plans

Business plans can be developed around the following areas:

Section 1: Executive Summary

• Cooperative Overview
• Nature of Cooperative
• Key Characteristics of the Industry
• Brief Financial Highlights
• Strategic Management
• Reason Why This Cooperative Will Succeed

Section 2: Management

• Human Resources
• Operations

Section 3: Marketing

• Business, Industry and Situation Overview
• Target Market/Service Providers

Section 4: Money

• Financial Assumptions
• Bookkeeping, Record-keeping, Accounting Systems and Process