Homework: Business Development Plan
Company Name: The Big Leaf
We need to make a "business proposal" for this company - "Business development plan for the west coast of Canada".
This homework is about your personal and initial understanding of the client's problem.
The component of this document:
A. Your general understanding of the problem:
a. What are the dimensions?
b. What do you think the gaps are in each dimension?
B. Based on your current understanding and your own skill and perspective, what do you think the scope* of the problem is? *The scope is a narrowed-down problem to a specific aspect. To determine your scope, you should choose a combination of the gaps to fill and eventually to get to the results.
a. What data and information we need?
b. What is your chosen scope?
c. Why do you think this scope is vital to resolve? (Why did you chose the scope?)
C. The perspective results upon resolving the problem of your chosen scope.
a. What are the possible results for the client?
b. How the outcome can help the client (can add value)
D. A tentative timeline.
During the two months left to the final presentation, develop a detailed timeline on steps you personally think it takes to prepare the final proposal (finalized step-by-step solutions).
This timeline is not a timeline you offer to the client to implement your proposal. This timeline is what you will take to your teams to establish a team charter for performing team tasks.
Some specifications given by the client
a. Fund Constraints up to 25000 CAD
b. Don't want any proposal related to events or award function - but it can be related to networking
c. Mission - what are the opportunities in British Columbia
d. Goal- to get at-least 75 cad /hr of consultation
e. Creativity, methodology and validation
f. Ideal target market- can give money; easily able to penetrate in the market
g. Features and benefits should be like that it should be able to sell itself in the market
h. No APA required
i. Business writing
j. Competitors- want to focus on ethical consultancy
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
a. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
b. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
c. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.