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Technology Business Plan Sample

The Technology Business Plan sample is an example of a software related business requiring startup funding from a lender.

This is a good example to follow for any technology related businesses looking for funding from a bank or investor.

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• Product sales proposal
• Services proposal
• Business plan funding proposal
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Length of Sample: 26 Pages

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The Technology Business Plan sample is an example of a web based business requiring startup funding from a lender.

The Graphics for You, Inc. Sample Proposal is an example of a business plan proposal created using Proposal Pack. This example shows how our Proposal Packs can be used for virtually any type of proposal. In this example a technology company (web site and graphic design) is requesting additional funding for a small start-up business.

Business startups looking for funding.

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sample,example,business,proposal business,plan,startup,start-up,it,technology,software,bank,investor technical product sales service funding opportunity Graphics For You Inc 29th Ave Wilmont www GraphicsForYou com Funding Request for Business Start Prepared for Lance Dourbrook Loan Officer Prepared Jim Spears Owner Graphics For You Inc seeking twenty thousand dollars cash plus line credit start funding for graphic logo and web site design business. Graphics For You Inc ready launch with operational web site and line existing products available for immediate sale Funding required for additional staff and operating expenses. Proposal Number Table Contents Executive Summary Executive Summary Organization Company History Mission Statement Legal Structure Services Provided Products Assets Company Operations Officers and Board Personnel Marketing Industry Trends Market and Audience Competitive Analysis Sales Plan Strategic Position Marketing Plan Financial Funding Request Balance Sheet Income Projection Breakeven Analysis Budget Sources Funds Uses Funds Appendices Partnerships The Objectives Graphics For You Inc has been developed offer affordable image branding product for new start businesses and existing small mid sized companies purchasing from Graphics For You Inc companies can acquire professionally designed logo that unique their business while keeping their overall costs down offer unique stylish logos for our clients Other graphics companies may charge times more for logos this quality Using our less expensive services will allow our clients direct more money into other aspects their businesses. Our designers have over six years experience the web and graphics world which gives our company competitive edge Our technical expertise allows also offer solutions such web templates web design commerce printing services and design services for custom logos and other graphical elements. addition are offering resource collection free articles topics from advertising and promotion software and start companies are targeting users all areas and trying our best deliver support for all their needs Our articles are intended help them get their businesses and running online well propose solutions important questions such how drive customers their web sites. Highlights Innovative Professionally Designed Affordable Products Our products have been designed with the user client mind offer many services not seen other logo template sites such text changes color changes and five other possible revisions per logo All source files and fonts are included with each logo sale sell only the highest quality logos Each design must meet our standard excellence before will offer our site. Experienced Developers and Management Our management team and developers have over six years experience the world web design and graphics Their familiarity with industry trends has taught them how create sophisticated designs that will stand the test time. Understanding the Importance Logo logo vital company represents that business and recognizable image its customers know that matter what else may change companies want stick with logo That why strive create unique timeless designs When new business purchases logo from that company can rest assured that the logo design will work well for the entire life the business. Customers Graphics For You Inc will generally target home based businesses start ups and small mid sized companies will also approach larger companies through our custom logo creation services. About The current owner Graphics For You Inc Jim Spears Future registration our business well partners may change any time. Graphics For You Inc employs two people with third added shortly. Graphics For You Inc headquartered Wilmont are currently web based company only physical locations facilities have not been purchased rented this time keep costs down the company runs from office the owner home. Products Because our logos are already created our online logo shop will offer customers way purchase great looking logo without the hassle and expense contracting with graphics designer customer simply selects from our extensive collection logos over logos our shop any time and orders logo online When receive the order remove the logo from our web site ensure that sold only once and then contact the customer ask revisions are needed such name change color change and five other possible revisions provide all source files well the final logo files for print and web use. Services Graphics For You Inc will online provider logos and graphical design business identities and business business solutions focusing the home based and small mid sized business market This will combined with strategic advertising that will drive traffic our web site and allow businesses showcase and promote their product company our site for fee Our services business identity and business promotion will augmented our ability offer effective range web design and commerce services. How Contact Graphics For You Inc you need contact for any reason you can reach. Graphics For You Inc 29th Ave Wilmont USA Phone Fax mail jim graphicsforyou com URL www GraphicsForYou com Client contact Jim Spears Owner Mission Statement The mission Graphics For You Inc become recognizable North American web based company utilizing the connective power the Internet become leader the unique logo templates market will offer start ups home based businesses and small mid sized companies the opportunity own unique high quality professional logo lower price than our competitors charge Further plan deliver environment that creates trust Graphics For You Inc web resource well huge marketplace where businesses can promote their own products. Purpose Statement accomplish this Graphics For You Inc will combine high quality products and cost effective solutions along with effective and targeted marketing while creating alliances with similar supporting products give our customers and users all around company for their needs well offering web resources such place promote their businesses Graphics For You Inc will enable customers request quotes for our other services such web design and gather information from our free web articles. Following Graphics For You Inc legal structure Graphics For You Inc incorporated Corporation the state Washington Legal name Graphics For You Inc Type company Graphic and web site design products and services Graphics For You Inc will online provider logos and graphical design and business identities and business business solutions focusing the home based and small mid sized business market This will combined with effective advertising that will drive traffic our web site and allow businesses showcase and promote themselves and their products our site for fee Our business identity and promotion applications will strengthened our ability offer effective range web design and commerce services. Product sales pre designed logos will also used drive custom logo design web site design and commerce development sales. Custom Logo and Graphic Design Custom creation business logos Marketing and Promotion Online marketing clients web sites Web Site Design Custom creation web sites for clients commerce Services Custom creation commerce business solutions for clients Our online logo purchase shop will offer customers way acquire great looking pre designed logo without the lengthy process contracting with graphics designer Our customers simply review our extensive collection logos over logos our shop all times and then select and order one online When receive order remove the logo from our web site ensure that sold only once and then contact the customer take care any revisions such changes text colors five other possible alterations provide all source files well finished logo files for the customer print and web use. Graphics For You Inc simplifies the design process eliminating the need for expensive and time consuming back and forth consultations with graphic designer Clients are able peruse many high quality finished logos and choose the perfect design that fits their needs They can request any necessary changes and within just few hours purchase the final unique logo delivered their mail address with all files needed for their business The standard logo design process would usually take business days and cost times more than purchasing logo from When customers deal with Graphics For You Inc they know front exactly what they are getting. Saving time and money important for any business and especially for our primary target market small mid sized companies and home based businesses. Logos Demand Pre designed logos for sale online Customers save costs ordering pre designed logos that will not made available after purchase any other company Our logos are sophisticated professional designs focus offering smaller number high quality designs opposed competing sites that sell large numbers mostly lower quality products. Following list major assets owned Graphics For You Inc Business Identity Our business identity which includes logo promotional tag and slogan have been developed used and recognized businesses and customers Our logo unique displaying eye appealing unique symbol that easily recognized Graphics For You Inc creating brand labelling. commerce Service Graphics For You Inc features fully operational commerce web site system that allows products added through admin section the site Our site can also receive and process orders remove sold products create promotional offers coupons and vouchers and display featured products the front page Also included the commerce program area add create and manage web site ads placed the Graphics For You Inc front page. Web Site Development All graphics for the web site have already been developed coded and integrated into the commerce system The company web site live and ready start taking orders for our logo products. Products Products such logos have already been developed and inventory over products are the web site any given time New logos the highest quality are continually being developed and added the web site. Equipment have purchased four computers one for office use and three for product development well the web site design graphic design and office management software required launch the business. Intellectual Property Graphics For You Inc owns the web site domain GraphicsForYou com and all the web site and logo design template copyrights. The following description Graphics For You Inc operations All products and services developed Graphics For You Inc logo products advertising web design graphic art etc will originate from designers located the USA. Customer Service After purchasing services from Graphics For You Inc all customers will able work with the respected division our company allow initial enhancements services All forms products will delivered via mail other electronic method All services and associated files except advertising can also requested via ROM. the event error caused the customer shall issued the service extra charge correct the error the event error caused the customer such incorrect URL advertisement will correct the error timely fashion soon are notified the customer. Customers will have the option contacting via mail well other means such phone call messenger service pre scheduled occasions. Sales and Marketing Our promotion will focus mainly the North American market principally the United States but also Canada Our services however will available worldwide Our marketing will utilize campaigns targeting large numbers webmaster related sites well individual business sites order direct attention our services Our advertising campaign currently the planning stage. Production Our house designers continually create new logos for sale stock products and also provide custom services our clients When specialized services heavier than anticipated workload requires additional staffing independent contractors part time help will hired needed basis. Technology Our technology will scrutinized each month including hardware that pertains services computers servers well software programs licensed from third parties manage our forum banner placing and commerce setup Core technology needs are web site and graphic design software and suite Windows Mac and Linux computers for development and testing. Management currently consists Jim Spears Owner Graphics For You Inc also acts the web master having over six years experience web development Janet Spears will act Assistant Manager delivering assistance when needed and participating required meetings well delivering opinions and ideas plans. The following personnel will required operate the company Personnel have been selected based their ability work together team with specialties related projects. Jim Spears Web Site Designer Manager Jim Spears professional software engineer with over years experience programming variety computer systems and over six years web site development and graphic design experience Jim focus will creating the web site infrastructure support the automated sales pre designed logo graphics commerce web site development and custom programming services for clients Prior starting Graphics for You Inc Jim was the Director Engineering for Global Concepts Inc. Jim has graduate degree software engineering from Stanford Janet Spears Assistant Manager Janet Spears professional human resources department manager with years related experience Janet will responsible for the day day company operations sales and client support liaison Prior starting Graphics for You Inc with Jim Janet was the Human Resources Director for Harland Medical Diagnostics LLC. Janet graduated with bachelor degree Communications from Stanford Jennifer Osgood Graphic Designer Jennifer Osgood professional graphic designer with four years experience Jennifer will joining Graphics For You Inc full time graphic designer soon additional funding secured Jennifer will focus full time creating new logo products and custom design services for clients and creating marketing material for Graphics For You Inc Jennifer currently freelance graphic designer. Jennifer graduated with bachelor degree Graphic Design from Seattle Art Institute and specializes multimedia. The graphic design and web site design industry targeted the small business market trending towards more commodity based industry with add services. the past when the Internet was getting started business platform most development was only available the form high priced custom services that were out reach for most small businesses. Now the Internet the perfect platform for providing affordable low cost high quality services businesses all sizes Pre designed templates are booming business and constant need new material. These trends show that virtual business with low start costs such Graphics For You Inc can successfully sell global market qualified customers who already purchase pre designed templates and graphics online and will also purchase add services customize the pre designed products. Looking forward there never ending supply new business ventures and products being created worldwide and constantly increasing number people worldwide using the Internet find and purchase such products and services. Graphics For You Inc will target new companies well focus existing home based businesses and small mid sized companies Our reach business will global but our main focus and target area will North America mostly the United States but also Canada will continually strive deliver high quality graphics well other products that hand hand with our main focus service Also plan continually attract more clients with promotional offers quality logos and great savings price. Graphics For You Inc will also target businesses for advertising growing huge community and providing virtual shopping mall for companies display their products will seek out advertisers who are already interested the development side business and the web guaranteeing efficient use their advertising dollars. Our greatest competitors are www Templatemonster com This company has been the template business for many years now and has expanded and spawned few more successful sites with their current selection templates They not offer unique logo templates nor they have the high quality logos that most businesses need Their logo templates are sold many times over and can seen many different businesses. www LogoYes com This company allows people and businesses create their own logos using their template program Customers can select symbols add text pick colors and use the resulting logo any fashion However the symbols used the logos are used many times over The company charges for this service. www LogoPixel com This company offers combination unique and non unique logos Their non unique logos are sold many times over for the price many businesses end with basically the same logo Their unique logos only sold once retail price which can major expense for start company. improve overall sales additional funding will used augment our sales department The target market has been described the Market and Audience section this proposal. Strategic Sales Objectives Generate enough income from product sales cover all non payroll expenses minimum. Generate enough income from custom services cover all payroll expenses Generate overall profit with combination product and service sales Methods Drive traffic the web site for product sales Convert percentage product sales into custom service sales Generate custom service sales from local mailings and cold calls Custom proposals will generated and sent qualified prospects. Additional Sales Improvements Establish monthly training meetings improve sales techniques Increase volume sales calls per day Analyze results past proposals improve future proposals Monitor online marketing resources such MarketingSherpa com assist improving printed and online advertising. Following evaluation Graphics For You Inc strategic position the marketplace Our edge the market will our price and our high quality selection logos Our main target audience new businesses and home based businesses growing every day For our main audience budgets are usually tight which makes the acquisition quality logo for the business challenge aim fill this gap and help new small mid sized and home based businesses purchase great unique logo for great price Our online store offers these businesses the security seeing what they are buying while saving them the hassle and the time involved hiring graphic artist. Market and Audience Graphics For You Inc advertising side the business will focus building huge community users interested the web world well the structural aspects design commerce programming software etc Our site and community will place where users can visit view our products study our articles and communicate our forum The forum will important part our strategy will integrate and involve our users allowing them maintain active interest our web site. Market Approach Our community will consist thousands members interested business development commerce and virtual communities From portals web hosting businesses will able identify which markets target and thus will able increase the size their client base well their sales Through advertising our site companies will able display products that compliment our products and will interest our user community. Analysis Graphics For You Inc this time the only known provider low cost pre designed unique logos This approach offering immediate gratification with one kind designs affordable price should provide consistent income and create customer base for add services. facilitate creating environment where sales can take place the following marketing plan implemented The target market has been described the Market and Audience section the proposal. Marketing Venues Local postcard mailings targeted local area businesses Targeted local online advertising for custom services Targeted North American online advertising for product sales Advertising via partner companies drive traffic our web site Other marketing avenues are being researched such affiliate marketing contests etc. Marketing Budget Year last months the year Year Year This budget covers costs printing marketing material local postage for mailings targeted local online advertising for services and general North American targeted online advertising for pre designed logo products. Marketing Time Table Online advertising campaigns will start immediately Local postcard mailings will start within two weeks funding with follow sales calls between two and three weeks. Follow Marketing Plan Follow sales calls will made local area businesses whom marketing postcards have been mailed. Our web site will used generate mailing list Monthly specials will mailed our lists. Marketing Analysis Online advertising will use tracking links Web site sales will request additional where did you hear about data collection Phone sales will request information about where the customer found Results will reviewed monthly help refine marketing messages and expenditures. The following summarizes Graphics For You Inc request for funding Funding used for the current start year and following year until our third year when expect profitable. Funding Requested Graphics For You Inc requests twenty thousand dollars cash plus line credit for start funding. Repayment Plan Graphics For You Inc financials are calculated based twenty thousand dollars cash loan with payment terms years prime calculated based average. Required Funding Start Expenses Current Year months Rent Lease New Equipment Supplies General Operating Expenses Marketing Personnel Salaries Web Site Developer Manager Assistant Manager Graphic Designer Total Start Expenses Current Available Funding Projected Sales for Period Funding Requested Projected year Funding Needed Projected year Funding Needed The following table outlines Graphics For You Inc balance sheet for the current year. Balance Sheet Current Year Assets Current Assets Cash Accounts Receivable Total Current Assets Fixed Assets Long Term Assets Existing Equipment Minus Depreciation Real Estate Intangible Assets web site and graphics TOTAL ASSETS Liabilities Accounts Payable Taxes Payable Line Credit Accrued Payroll TOTAL LIABILITIES Owner Equity TOTAL LIABILITIES EQUITY Value existing intangible assets already created which are counted owner equity for purposes balancing the assets liabilities equity the balance sheet. The following table outlines Graphics For You Inc projected income for the next three years Current Year projections are based six month calendar. Sales forecasts for services are based expected monthly billable hours billing rate. Income Projection for Year Current Year Year Year Product Sales Forecast Services Sales Forecast Cost Goods Sold COGS Gross Profit General Operating Expenses Advertising Payroll Hardware and Software Operating Income Interest Income Net Profit Before Interest Depreciation Tax Interest Expense Depreciation Net Profit Before Taxes Taxes Net Profit After Taxes Shareholder Dividends Net Profit The following table outlines Graphics For You Inc breakeven analysis There are direct financial fixed variable costs for our pre designed logo graphics Because our logos are created house staff only hourly work required create logo designs The fixed and per unit costs not include the initial cost hardware and software used create the products. Expected Unit Sales conservative number based house staff time available create and replenish unique designs they are purchased. Sales these pre designed logos will used drive additional sales customized logo and web site design services. Breakeven Analysis Price Per Unit Per Unit Variable Cost Total Fixed Costs Expected Unit Sales Monthly Total Variable Costs Total All Costs Total Revenue Profit Breakeven Unit Sales Monthly Year Budget months General Operating Expenses Outsourced services Office Supplies Phone Server Lease Hosting Miscellaneous. Advertising Payroll Hardware and Software Loan Interest Year Total Year Budget General Operating Expenses Outsourced services Office Supplies Phone Server Lease Hosting Miscellaneous. Advertising Payroll Hardware and Software Loan Interest Year Total Year Budget General Operating Expenses Outsourced services Office Supplies Phone Server Lease Hosting Miscellaneous. Advertising Payroll Hardware and Software Loan Interest Taxes Year Total Following list all sources funds for the business start Source Funds Name Graphics For You Inc Amount This constitutes the remainder funds left this point date personal funds have been used build the web site and current line products the current stage where are ready launch the business adding full time employee and starting sales and marketing campaign. Graphics For You Inc requires funding for the completion the project Funds are used follows. Funds will used needed for payroll marketing and general operating expenses while product and service sales increase the point where funding longer required The most critical cash flow period the first six months upfront lump sum twenty thousand dollars requested fund the first six months with line credit for use the following year needed This will provide sufficient funds while also reducing the amount debt servicing required repay the loan. The owner salary set about the industry standard salary during the first three years. Sales and Marketing Amount Funds used for printing marketing materials for postage for sending postcards local area businesses and for targeted online advertising expect this initial marketing effort generate enough customers the short term that sales services and logo products will provide the income required operate the business within the first year. Payroll Amount Funds used pay accrued payroll Full payment payroll for our one planned employee critical Payroll for the owner will kept low possible for the first six months and will gradually increase over the next two years cash flow allows strictly adhering positive cash flow policy regulating our highest cost item payroll best can our financial plan shows that should break even our second year and profitable the third year and beyond. Other Amount Funds used needed for general office expenses computer hardware and software taxes etc Graphics For You Inc already has all the office equipment hardware and software required launch the business Additional costs such upgrades new platforms etc will evaluated needed. are building alliances and setting web sites that offer complimentary services This attempt increase our visibility the marketplace and also create new areas revenue for our company Building these partnerships allows offer broader range services our customers giving them access more resources every time they visit Graphics For You Inc This creates repeat visitors and recurring flow cash into our business. Some our key business partners are Business Start Offers guides businesses how start new business venture Business Start will promote Graphics For You Inc provider start services. The Template Store Offers their template customers special deals related products such Graphics For You Inc logos. Business Weekly Offers weekly newsletter business owners promoting low cost business start products and services.