The development of a business plan for beekeeping is necessary if the business leader himself wants to understand how his work is arranged, to consider the possibilities of increasing profits and reducing costs. A more serious business plan is required when applying for government preferences in the form of subsidies and tax breaks.
Instructions
Step 1
When drawing up any type of business plan, try to adhere to the following structure: 1) title page;
2) summary (3-4 pages);
3) analysis of the state of affairs in the industry (3-4 pages);
4) production plan (no more than 5 pages);
5) marketing plan (no more than 5 pages);
6) organizational plan (2-3 pages);
7) financial plan (no more than 5 pages);
8) conclusion.
Step 2
On the title page, indicate the name of your business plan (may coincide with the name of the organization), the address and name of the organization, the names, addresses and phone numbers of the founders, the essence of the project in several lines. In the summary of the project, reflect the goals that you pursue as a result of breeding bees and obtaining their processed products. Here indicate what benefits you can bring to society and yourself as a result of your activities.
Step 3
In the third section, reflect the nature of the industry - developing, stable, or stagnating. Describe the general demand of the population for honey and related products, if any. In this section, write, for example, that bee products are in good demand not only in the food industry, but also in medicine. Describe your beekeeping activity in terms of its importance for your region and country as a whole. Indicate your share that the production is supposed to take at the moment in relation to competitors, name your competitors, their strengths and weaknesses.
Step 4
In the production plan, indicate the method of obtaining honey, propolis, pollen and other bee products that you are actually going to produce with the help of a bee colony. Describe in detail the production technology, list the suppliers of raw materials, the number of workers in the apiary, the cost of production fixed assets, the annual costs of the manufactured products, ensuring environmental and technical safety.
Step 5
In the marketing plan, indicate that the sale of products is fully organized and no failures are foreseen, justify the price of the product, tell us about the organization of advertising, sales of products.
Step 6
Organizationally, provide information on the status of the organization and bylaws, as well as financial position.
Step 7
The section of the financial plan in the business plan is the most key. Here it is necessary to reflect the amount of the proposed financing for the maintenance of the entire bee family and apiary, the profit plan, the calculation of the indicators of the economic efficiency of the project, the break-even point, the payback period, the budget effect of the project.
Step 8
In the final part, reflect a summary of each of the listed parts.
