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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.

Company form and organisation, workforce, skills and training needs, CV, your own network and expert

  • The sixth section focuses on your company's management and organisation structure. In this section, you will write down information about the company form, the people working in the organisation and shares of ownership.
  • If the company has multiple owners, you should write in the business plan how the responsibilities and duties are shared among the owners. The partnership agreement is an important document, if the company has multiple owners.
  • Information about workforce, skills and training needs of both the entrepreneur and the employees are also part of the business plan.
  • You should utilize all of your own work experience and education as much as possible, but if there are gaps in education or competences, you should consider if it is more profitable to e.g. use subcontractors or hire an employee to fill these gaps.
  • Your network and experts also have a role to play throughout your business's life cycle. These will be considered in this section as well. It is profitable to continuously expand your network, and your network does not only consist of people you know through your business but also of your personal contacts.
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