Submission
NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR BUSINESS PLAN SUBMISSIONS IS MAY 13 AT 5PM. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR DOCUMENT AS A PDF FILE. IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE SUBMITTING YOUR PLAN ONLINE YOU MAY ALTERNITAVELY E-MAIL IT TO BAVERY@STNICKSNPC.COM
Business Plan Guidelines
Business plans must be limited to 20 pages of text (typed, single-spaced, 12 pitch font, and 1” margins on all sides), including the executive summary and summary financial data. Detailed spreadsheets and appropriate appendices should follow the text portion of the plan but will be limited to 10 pages. Plans with fewer than 10 pages of appendices may not use the remaining pages to increase the size of their business plan beyond 20 pages. In total, the maximum number of pages is 30. Contents of the Written Business Plan: your business plan should include (max 20 pages)
- Executive Summary
- Product or service description (incl. current status of development - beta, prototype, etc.)
- Customer/Market analysis (market size and potential market share)
- Sales and Marketing Plan (how you will go-to-market)
- Competitor Analysis (competitors and your competitive differentiation)
- Management team and/or advisors, including relevant experience
- Financial highlights (cash flow, income statement, & balance sheet)
- Offering of the company (how much investment you are seeking, uses of funding, possible exits)
Financial Data
Financial data should include a cash flow statement. We require projecting a monthly cash flow statement for at least one year. This data should be included in a summarized fashion in the main section of the business plan. Include an explanation of the offering to investors indicating how much money is required, how it will be used, and the proposed structure of the deal, and possible exit strategies. Detailed financial data and tables should be included in the appendix.
Appendices
Should be included only when they support the findings, statements, and observations in the plan. Because of the number of teams in the competition, judges may not be able to read all the material in the appendices. Therefore, the text portion of the plan (20 pages) must contain all pertinent information in a clear and concise manner. All appendices must fall within the 10 page limit; any pages over this limit will not be posted or otherwise provided to the judges.
Templates
Below are a few templates that may be used for your submission.
Powerpoint Business Plan Template (Click to view)
Business Plan Outline (Click to view)
Cash-Flow Template (Click to view)
