Final Week of Initial Draft

This week, we will finalize our business plan and conduct a company-wide read-aloud of everything we’ve put together.  By the beginning of Wednesday’s class, all elements of the plan should be emailed to the person responsible for putting the plan together.  During Wednesday’s class, the plan will be put in order, including title page and table of contents, and everyone else will work on business operations (website construction, pricing, wholesale marketplace, newsletter-worthy articles, etc.).  On Thursday, we’ll read the plan aloud and talk about how to improve it.  On Friday, we will establish the writing team that will compose the final draft and create Blogger accounts. Below is a breakdown of the week:

Monday and Tuesday:

To start the week, we’ll finalize our initial draft for the business plan.  Your completed work will be sent to the person responsible for putting the plan in order by the close of business (end of class) Tuesday.  While you’re working, I’ll circulate the room to find out where I can lend assistance.

A breakdown of our plan can be seen below:

Table of Contents and Final Layout of Plan

Kaltenthaler

Cover Page Design and Layout:

IT Department

Executive Summary:

Tariq Silver, CEO

Andrew Oglesby, Admin

Company Description:

Admin Department

Management Functions:

Admin and HR Departments

Current Economic Conditions:

William Palmieri

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 (which can be found in the class Google Drive) along with the Gotham Enterprises model to guide you as you go.  Please also make use of all links available on the VEI Website.

Wednesday

While the business plan is put together, all other employees will complete the following tasks:

·        Sales – put all products & catering packages on the wholesale marketplace (I may need to update your settings in the portal, so give me a heads up if you can’t access the wholesale marketplace)

·        Finance – consult with sales to ensure pricing and wholesale costs are accurate.  Also, split up responsibility among different members of sales and finance as to who is responsible for different items (gold, platinum, diamond, catering, etc.).  Lastly, purchase all our office equipment and restaurant equipment.

·        HR & Admin – use the course standards to search for online articles that could help our employees understand important business concepts

·        IT – Continue working on company website, app, and promotional videos

Thursday

On Thursday, we’re going to complete our initial read of the business plan.  We’ll need to begin class by accessing the scoring rubric so we can properly evaluate our work.  Once finished with each section, we’ll determine how closely we’ve written our plan to the requirements set forth by VE International.  Final draft will be completed by our designated writing team.

Friday

With the short period on Friday, we’ll simply establish the writing team that will compose the final draft and create Blogger accounts.