Business planning

Developing an effective business plan is the key first step in establishing a Financially Sustainable School.

In our experience the well known saying, 'Fail to plan and you plan to fail' is all too often true. Establishing a Financially Sustainable School is a major undertaking - one that will take a substantial amount of time and money to make happen.

Dedicating time and resources upfront to developing a sound Business Plan can save you from making expensive errors, provide a road map for implementation, and help you gain the all important confidence of donors and social investors needed to secure finance for your initiative.

Moreover the greater the research and effort that goes into drawing up such a plan, the higher the likelihood of generating the substantial amount of income required to cover the schools’ operating costs.

We work alongside our partners to develop this plan in the following areas:

• Resource analysis
• Market analysis
• Operating environment analysis
• Assessment of viable business activities (products & services)
• Market research & competitor analysis
• Risk analysis
• Structuring business units
• Cost analysis & pricing structures
• Financing needs analysis
• Income & expenditure, and cash flow budgeting
• Marketing strategy
• Business development planning (capturing and adding value)