A Business Plan is mainly associated with the launching of a start-up, as it involves a certain level of detail with regards to a product or services, its clients, its go-to-market strategy and analysis and summary of the resources and timing to transform an idea into a real business.
This course will help students acquire the basic skills and tools to develop a solid business plan, including some of tricks of the trade, both from a startup and an investor perspective.
Those will be useful to launch a startup, but also in many other professional or academic situations, such as launching a new product or service by an existing company, evaluating and comparing business projects or options, planning for a department or a business line or doing a financial forecast.
Experience makes a difference when developing a business plan, and professor Pablo Soler Bach has seen, analysed or worked in dozens, if not hundreds, of business plans as a consultant, investor or entrepreneur.
During this course, the professor will be sharing these experiences and real life examples with a practical approach on how to develop a business plan and its main areas of content, tools and some interesting sources of information.
DAY 1 (LIVE IN-PERSON)
Use of business plans and structure and main areas of content
Tools, do’s and dont’s and practical examples
Key Performance Indicators
DAY 2 (LIVE IN-PERSON)
Competitive analysis and Business forecast
Go-to-market strategies
Financial projections
DAY 3 (LIVE IN-PERSON)
Tech tools and sources of Information
Business Plan vs Investors’ Pitch Deck
Work groups’ presentations
During this course we will use a variety of formats to explore the subject at hand, including lectures, readings, practical cases or groups’ work and presentations.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/business-plan.asp
https://www.forbes.com/sites/allbusiness/2017/03/04/how-to-create-a-great-investor-pitch-deck-for-startups-seeking-financing/?sh=29464c2003e9
https://alejandrocremades.com/blog/#
Homepage
TechCrunch+
https://www.sba.gov/business-guide/plan-your-business/write-your-business-plan
