If you plan on operating a business, it is very important that you know who you are, where you are going, and how you will get there.
This sample strategic plan is intended to offer a frame work for developing a plan focused on your personal situation and goals - what ever they maybe. It reviews strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities; presents a series of statements relating to AnyFarm's vision, mission, values and objectives; and sets out its proposed strategies and goals.
Once you have refined this plan, you should be able to move more easily toward developing a business proposal.
Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats & Opportunities
This section addresses hypothetical key strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities for AnyFarm. They are generic to many business applications and should be re-defined to fit your situation:
Strengths: Weaknesses:
• Infrastructure in place
• Basis for strong management team
• Possibility to evolve into range of offerings
• Location is highly suitable
• Very focused management/staff
• Well-rounded and managed business
• Marketing plan in place • Over-dependent on borrowings - Insufficient cash resources
• Focus maybe too narrow
• Lack of awareness amongst prospective customers
• Potential need for larger premises
• Absence of strong sales/marketing expertise
• Emerging new technologies may move market in new directions
Threa ...