Business Plan Requirements
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The business plan submitted must adhere to the format described in the E Squared document entitled E Squared Business Plan Template. Technical requirements include:
- For all planning purposes and spreadsheets it will be assumed that the business will be launched in January 2012.
- A single Microsoft Word document must be submitted both digitally and in printed form.
- Primary text portions must be in 12 pt Arial font – single spaced.
- The following spreadsheets are required and must be embedded in the Microsoft Word document so that a single digital file can be sent to the judges via e-mail. Instructions for embedding are located in the 1st tab of the Financial Workbook:
- Startup Expenses
- Five-Year Projected Profit & Loss
- Five-Year Projected Cash Flow
- Return on Investment (ROI)
- Breakeven Analysis