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📚SBA's nine common sections for a traditional business plan
the U.S. Small Business Administration's current traditional-plan outline, preserved as nine section names for founders and lenders
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Draft this last. It must compress the offer, market, leadership, financial position and funding ask into a readable first page.
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Company description
3
Market analysis
Use evidence for market size, segments, competitors and barriers; adjectives like “huge” and “growing” do not count.
4
Organization and management
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Service or product line
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Marketing and sales
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Funding request
State the amount, intended use, preferred terms and expected future asks; lenders should not infer the deal.
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Financial projections
SBA asks for five-year projections, with year one monthly or quarterly, plus income, balance-sheet and cash-flow views.
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Appendix
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