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Situation: We are a webdesign studio. We have to make a decision whether to participate in a tender for the government contract to design and maintain a government agency website. We use SWOT analysis to sort out cons and pros of going after this project.

Strengths:

• We have a creative team with an impressive list of technical skills;
• We are well versed in the business side of the project, out team includes former executives and business consultants;
• We have sufficient financial resources necessary to participate in such projects;
• Our portfolio includes successfully completed projects for government and public organizations.

Weaknesses:

• Our human resources are already strained out over existing projects;
• Geographically our office is far removed from the potential customer headquarters;
• We are not politically connected;
• Our top people are not built for long, dull and repetitive tasks.

Opportunities:

• This government contract can bring a significant revenue increase;
• Once we are in the system, we can get more government orders;
• Listing this project in our portfolio would boost our image with government and public organizations;
• We can learn a lot from running this project.

Threats:

• We can lose our old customers by diverting our resources to the new project;
• Travel costs could be prohibitively high and in the long run can seriously undermine revenue increase;
• Bidding process could be a serious drag on our financial and human resources;
• While chasing this contract we can lose other lucrative technology intensive projects where our competitive edge is even more pronounced.

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Executive Summary – Mission Statement
A summary of the business covering at least the following items: the name of the business, its legal structure, the amount and purpose of a loan request, a repayment statement, business concept; product information; current stage of business (start-up, developing or existing); and anticipated financial results and other benefits.

Table of Contents

What Business Are You Planning?

• Description of business: What product or service will you provide?
• Historical development: List the name, date of information, legal structure, subsidiaries and degrees of ownership of your business.
• Product/service lines: What is the relative importance of each product/service? Include sales projections based on research conducted to identify the market.
• Market analysis
• Market segment: Who will buy your product? How many of them are there and why will they want what you are offering?
• Competition: Describe competing companies and how your business compares. Remember to include allsubstitute product/service providers.
• Location: Where will you locate and why?
• What will be your hours of operation?
• Marketing: what marketing methods will you use?

Management

• Business format: Is your business a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company or corporation? Explain why you chose this form of business compared to others

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• Organizational chart: What is the personnel structure? Who are the key individuals and planned staff additions? How many and of which type will you need at the different stages of the business cycle?
• Personnel: What are the responsibilities and past experiences of partners and employees? How will they contribute to the success of the company?

Finance

• Description of the project.
• Total estimated project cost. Do NOT expect the lender to tell you how much money you can borrow. Explain how much money you need and WHY. Breakdown of the proposed uses of project funds. Consider presenting the total project in stages or phases of development to better identify cash requirements.
• Lending institution participation, including terms and conditions.
• Equity participation of the owners and investors.
• Projections and assumptions for (a) Two years of both Profit and Loss statements and Balance Sheets and (b) One year of company Cash Flow, month-by-month.
• Personal financial statement of owner.

Production

• Description: How will production or delivery of services be accomplished?
• Capacities: What physical facilities, suppliers, patents, labor and technologies exist or will be used?
• Capital equipment: What type and amount of machinery and durable equipment is needed to operate the business?
• Supplies: Where and how will you obtain your components and day-to-day supplies and services?

Supporting Documents
Include personal resumes; personal financial statements; cost of living budget; letters of reference; letters of intent; job descriptions; copies of leases, contracts and other legal documents that help convey an accurate picture of the business. Also include descriptive drawings to identify proposed site plan of facility and floor plan of operations.