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       suppliers                       one year.                             ---------------------
               premises         and            Medium  term  –  one                 How  big  is  your
             equipment                          year to three years.                 market              (e.g.
               personnel                      ------------------------              number                  of
               personal                        you  will  probably                  potential customers
             details                            find  you  have  more                and  their  spending
                                                to    say     for     your           power)?
               marketing  and
             promotion                          short-term                          ----------------------
               a  book-keeping                 objectives  and  this              What  sort  of  people
             or record system                   is       where          the        will  be  buying  from
               other                           emphasis  of  your                 you?
             information                        planning should lie.                ----------------------
               putting                                                            -
             together  a  profit                      Your market                  Where         are      they
             and  loss  forecast                 ------------------------          located?
             and  a  cashflow                   How is your product                 ----------------------
             forecast.                          or  service  to  be                -
                                                sold?                              If  you  have  researched
                Your objectives                  ----------------------            your potential customers
            Describe  what  you                  How  much  will  it               properly  you  should  be
            want to get out of the               cost  you  to  reach              able  to  give  a  good
            business     and     over            potential                         indication      of     their
            what  period.  Try  to               customers?                        number                  and
            give  an  idea  of  how              ----------------------            requirements,  and  give
            you  see  the  business             What  is  it  about                as much detail about the
            developing  over  this              your business that is              compe-tition as you can,
            period       of     time.           special?                           including      details    of
            Suggested periods are:               ----------------------            where you fit in.
             -----------------------            Who  are  you  aiming
            Short – term – up  to               at?                                Your product or service
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