Human labor force involved in the manufacture of products
Manpower
Educational qualifications and experience
Status of employment
Numbers of workers required
Skills and expertise required for the job
Materials
Raw materials necessary in the production of a product
Materials
Cost
Quality
Availability
Credibility of suppliers
Waste that the raw material may produce
Machine
Manufacturing equipment used in the production of goods or delivery of services
Machine
Types of products to be produced
Production system to be adopted
Cost of the equipment
Capacity of the equipment
Availability of spare parts in the local market
Efficiency of the equipment
Skills required in running the equipment
Method
Process or way of transforming raw materials to finished products
Method
Product to produce
Mode of production
Manufacturing equipment to use
Required skills to do the work
Product Description
Promotion that explains what a product is and why it's worth buying
Product Description
Know your target market
Focus on the product benefits
Tell the full story
Use natural language and tone
Use power words that sell
Use good images
Prototype
Duplication of a product as it will be produced, which may contain such details as color, graphics, packaging and directions
Benefits
Reasons why customers will decide to buy the products
Features
Descriptive facts about the product or service
Supplier
Entity that offers goods and services to another business
Supplier
Loyalty
Value partnership
Fulfillment of business objectives, mission and vision
Value chain
Method or activities by which a company adds value to an item, with production, marketing, and the provision of after-sales service
Supply chain
Structure of organizations, people, activities, data, and resources involved in moving a product or service from supplier to customer
Supply chain management
Storing of raw materials
Handling the inventory
Warehousing
Movement of finished product from the point of processing to the point of consumption
Business model
Describes the reasons of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value in economic, social, cultural or other contexts
Developing business model
Identifying the specific audience
Establishing business process
Recording business resources
Developing strong value proposition
Determining key business partners
Creating a demand for today's generation strategy and be open for innovations
Business plan
Important tool to have an idea about the future of your business, guide in implementing and operating your business proposal
Business plan can be used to secure investment capital, influence people to work for your enterprise, secure credit from suppliers, and fascinate potential customers
Jessie
Eldest of five children of Mr. & Mrs. Natividad, family having difficulty supporting everyday needs, tried to enter selling banana cue without considering advice to make a business plan, stalls shutdown after a few months
Mercy
Youngest in the family, found out she loves to cut hair and apply makeup, put up a beauty parlor with her mother's help in making a business plan, ended with a successful business
Monna
Diligent student, used knowledge gained from school about business plan to enhance her skills in business and found herself into a laundry shop business
Each scenario taught us that business is not just about how much income or profit you can get but it's about the life of your business
In having a business, you also have to consider technological forces, Social forces, Political forces, Cultural forces, Economic forces and Legal forces
Components found in a Business Plan
Introduction
Executive Summary
Management Section
Marketing Section
Financial Section
Production Section
Competitive Analysis
Market
Organizational chart
Introduction
Discusses what the business plan is all about
Executive Summary
Part of the business plan which is the first to be presented but the last to be made
Management Section
Shows how you will manage your business and the people you need to help you in your operations
Marketing Section
Shows the design of your product/service; pricing, where you will sell and how you will introduce your product/service to your market
Financial Section
Shows the money needed for the business, how much you will take in and how much you will pay out
Production Section
Shows the area, equipment and materials needed for the business
Competitive Analysis
Strategy where you identify major competitors and research their products, sales and marketing strategies
Market
The persons who will buy the product or services
Organizational chart
Diagram showing graphically the relation of one official to another, or others of a company
Manpower refers to the human labor force involved in the manufacture of products
Materials refer to the raw materials necessary in the production of a product