Business Plans: Writing the Business Plan

Business Plan: The Business Model

A guide on how to write the business model component of your business plan.

By Greg Fisher

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A business model is the profit-making engine of the business. It is central to a business's success. The important aspects of a business model that should be presented in a consolidated framework include:The sources of revenue

The major costs involved in generating the revenue
The profitability of the business (revenue less costs)
The investment required to get the business up and running (to get to scale)
The critical success factors and assumptions for making the profit model work

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