[deborahgsmith]

Can anyone post a useful resource for reseller business plans?

In my travels throughout this site, I ran across the links to the Business Plan and Marketing Plan for Resellers from ebigroup.com.

I am wondering if anyone has paid the 34.95 for one or both of these plans and found it to be useful information worth this kind of price.


Thanks!

[ebigroup]

Hi Deborah,

As the author of both plans, I'll be happy to provide you with any more details. In a nutshell, both templates are 22-page-long, fill-in-the-blank documents designed to walk you through all the important questions you need to answer in preparing to start and/or market a reseller business (i.e., what types of services will you offer, what are your target markets, how do you plan to reach those markets, etc.)

To give you a better idea of what the templates cover, here's the table of contents from the "Reseller's Business Plan." Hope this helps!

Section One: Executive Summary

Section Two: Introduction
Business Plan Objectives
I. Summary
II. Target Audience
III. Key Audience Information Needs
IV. Information Limitations and Confidentiality

Section Three: Business Introduction
Business Description
I. Summary
II. Hosting Company Name
III. Business Address
IV. Business Owner Information
V. Overview

Section Four: Business Overview
Goals and Objectives
I. Summary
II. Mission Statement
III. Business Goals
IV. Services Overview

Section Five: Business Market
Sales and Marketing
I. Summary
II. Key Market(s)
III. Key Market Characteristics
IV. Competition
V. Competitive Differentiators
VI. Marketing Strategies

Section Six: Business Operations
Management and Operations
I. Summary
II. Management and Staff
III. Facilities
IV. Equipment
V. Product/Service Development
VI. Product/Service Distribution

Section Seven: Finances
Financial Management
I. Summary
II. Startup Funding
III. Startup Expenses
IV. Cash Flow
V. Future Cash Flow Projections
VI. Balance Sheet
VII. Key Milestones

Section Eight: Appendix

Section Nine: Keys for Customizing Your Business Plan