Finish the Draft - Meet Our Deadline

This week, we will continue our focus on completing the business plan.  This is our biggest project of this Nine Weeks and I will look for an update on your progress on Wednesday.  The finished product, as laid out by our executive team, is to be submitted by Friday. 

Next week, we will have a formal read of the plan, presented by each member of the team who completed each section.  This will lead us to revise and perfect the plan so that we can submit the final draft on 9/28.  Oral presentation will be the focus of our work of 9/28 through 10/2.

Below you will find your departmental responsibilities for each element of the plan:

Table of Contents and Final Layout of Plan

Steffan Harris

Cover Page Design and Layout:

IT Department

Executive Summary:

Josh Hanks, CEO

Company Description:

Admin Department

Management Functions:

Admin and HR Departments

Current Economic Conditions:

Andrew Tyree, CFO

Industry Analysis (Real and Virtual):

Sales and Finance Departments

Market Segmentation, Marketing Mix (5 P’s), and Company Analysis

Sales Department

Breakeven Analysis and All Financial Data:

Finance Department

SWOT Analysis and Business Risks:

HR Department

Please adhere to the requirements set forth by the rubric and use previous plans (along with the Gotham Enterprises model) to guide you as you go.  Please also make use of all links available on the VEI Website:

These will serve as your online support system.  If you make use of all your resources (your minds, online searches, your handsome facilitator, and the resources on the VEI webpage), you will succeed.

I know you have been working diligently on this already and trust that this year’s plan will be more comprehensive than our submission last year.  This plan is the foundation for our scores to qualify for the State Competition and beyond.  Our focus this year is getting beyond the Regional Competition, and perfecting this plan will make that happen.  I especially enjoy the fact that we are adhering to deadlines so that we can revise and perfect our plan.