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Instructions for drawing up a business plan

When you are planning to set up your own business and you already have a business idea in mind, you can continue planning your business with the help of Lissu, a business plan program. The program has been developed to suit customers' needs, and it helps you to go through and consider all necessary aspects. By filling out the business plan, you refine your business idea. The business plan helps you to outline what you are actually doing, and then, it is easier to explain that to someone else as well. The business plan is a tool that is primarily meant just for you, but it is also a tool for funding and start-up grant applications.

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This article is a step-by-step guide for filling out your business plan and what you should especially consider at each point.

Quick instructions for using Lissu

  1. Meet a business advisor who gives you the credentials for using Lissu OR get the credentials yourself here.
  2. Fill out your personal information.
  3. Create a business plan and fill out all sections.
  4. If necessary, you can request a business advisor to review your business plan.
  5. Go through the final version of your business plan together with a business advisor.

 

Business plan sections

The business plan consists of eight sections, which are divided into different sub-sections. Click on the section you would like to read more about.

Bookkeeping, performance monitoring, purchasing, warehousing, pricing, investments, financing, calcu

  • This section is all about economic forecasts: bookkeeping, financing, pricing, investments.
  • A bookkeeper is one of an entrepreneur's most important partners. If you outsource bookkeeping, you can concentrate on your own core competences.
  • When thinking about investments, it is important to consider how much money you need so that you can open up the business and start your operations. Where will you get financing?
  • You need to be careful with pricing so that your business operations are profitable. Expenses as well as the competitors' prices affect your pricing.
  • This section also includes calculations: investment calculation, examining your business idea on the basis of your budget, profitability calculation and cash flow analysis.
  • The calculations might look intimidating at first glance, but our business advisors will help you with filling them out, if necessary.
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