In order to make your business plan complete you may include all relevant supporting documents to the appendix at the end of your business plan. This section is aimed to back up what you have stated in your business plan by providing the full documents. The main body of the plan stays a cohesive document that is easy to read. It focuses on each aspect of your business without getting bogged down with numbers and implicit details.
To prepare a good business plan you need to do research and gather a significant amount of information. To be sure that you need to add one or another document you must reread the plan, determine places where you have referred to studies or surveys, made any comparison. Included documents must best support your data. Make sure that all copies of documents are legible and complete.
Mainly investors are interested in seeing a typical package of documents. This data set depends on your type of business and stage of business development. Required documents may include:
• Cash flow statement
• Income statement
• Balance sheet
• Detailed financial projections
• Capital equipment list
• Résumés of key officers
• Letters of support, reference, or credibility
You my also include other documentation that will be helpful in obtaining funding, selling, or monitoring your business:
• Blueprints or diagrams of allocated space
• Marketing plans
• Letters of intent
• Credit reports
• Expansion plans
• Quotes or estimates from builders, contractors, etc.
• Legal document applicable to the business
• Census or demographic data
• Industry awards or customer letters
• Newspaper articles
Included documents should be listed in a separate table of contents. Make sure the order of the table corresponds to the order papers are found in the appendix.
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