All businesses need a plan. It can be a simple one page document highlighting your business targets for a period of time. Or you may need a comprehensive strategic document that reviews your business as a whole and sets key performance indicators to monitor your success. Or maybe somewhere in between. But whatever the size of your enterprise, its success depends on having, and implementing, a solid business plan.

When working in your business it can be difficult to see the wood for the trees when it comes to producing a business plan! You’re so close to the day-to-day action that getting an overview and setting direction, is almost impossible.

This is where J K Business Services can help. Our experienced consultants can guide you through the process. We have a database of more than 500 business plan templates, and access to online software that you can use to develop your plan. We can be as hands on or off as you need, providing everything from general direction setting and guidance, to completing a full business plan for you.

We have a proven track record in developing business plans to secure crucial funding from investors and banks. But we also know that your business plan isn’t just a presentation to impress your stakeholders. We’ll provide you with a working document that you can use to develop, manage and grow your business.

A strong written plan shared with everyone in your organisation is a powerful tool. You can use it to help your people understand and share your organisation’s goals, and appreciate the role they will play in the achievement of those goals. The plan is also essential for monitoring progress, as you can measure how well you are doing against your planned objectives.

We will help you develop a defined vision and objectives for your business, and review your business as a whole including what has (and hasn’t) worked for your previously.

If you are a new start company, you’re in good hands. We’ll help you identify the keys to success in your business, and integrate them into your business plans.

With the vision and objective-setting complete, we can start to put together the plan covering the following areas:

1: The business background
2: The vision for the company
3: SWOT Analysis
4: Short term and long term objectives
5: Products & services of the business
6: Target customers and clients of the business
7: The target market and competition
8: Routes to market
9: Sales & Marketing plan
10: Your people – HR plan
11: The operating processes of your business
12: Summary sales plans
13: Financial projections for the company
14: Plans for the long term of the business

When you’re in the business, day in, day out, pulling together a plan incorporating this depth of information can be a struggle.

Partner with us and we can help you structure your ambitions and aspirations for your business into a useful working document.

Examples of how we can help:

• Advice and guidance on business planning.
• Coaching to set business goals and objectives.
• Templates and online software to produce your business plan on your own or with guidance.
• Access to local grants and government funding, including advice on adapting business plans to gain finance.
• Business plan reviews for clients who need someone to ‘cast an eye’ over what they have already completed.
• The service we provide is flexible to meet the needs of each business we work with.