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- Developing the Business Plan for your High Technology Company
- Copyright (c) 1985 by Price Waterhouse
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- Boston University's note:
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- Although this outline and sample plan are geared toward
- high technology ventures, most of the material is relevant
- to start-ups of any kind.
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- Boston University and the Entrepreneurial Management Institute
- are grateful to Price Waterhouse for permission to disseminate
- this material.
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- One of your first steps in a new high technology venture should be developing
- a business plan. A business plan is a key element in raising capital from
- outside investors and also gives you a basis for your company's operating plan.
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- Preparing a document that reflects your plans for creating a company and
- attracts the interest (read "money") of outside investors can be a time-
- consuming and frustrating process. Many times, your business plan creates
- your company's first and often most lasting impression on an investor. Much,
- if not all, of you business is at stake when you present your plan.
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- Developing a good business plan requires careful thought and concentrated
- effort. Price Waterhouse's experience with high technology companies and
- their investors has enabled us to create this software for developing your
- business plan.
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- Our microcomputer software consists of two parts:
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- - an annotated outline for preparing a plan
- - an example of a complete plan
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- The outline provides a generalized approach to developing a business plan
- for a new high technology venture. It includes our "helpful hints" and
- comments that we have found will help present your information more
- effectively.
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- The example of a complete plan is exactly that: a business plan for a
- fictional new venture that was written using our outline. This plan will
- give you a working example of how the basics of the outline come together
- in an actual, full-length, business plan.
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- Both the outline and example plan may be viewed on a screen or printed as
- hard copy.
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- To use this software:
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- 1. Boot your personal computer using your DOS operating system
- diskette (version 2.0 or later), or hard disk, whichever is
- appropriate.
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- 2. To begin the program, type: "GO" (press enter or return)
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- "Developing the business plan for your high technology company" will appear
- and you are ready to use our software.
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- To learn more about how Price Waterhouse's High Technology Industry Services
- can assist you, please call your local Price Waterhouse office or
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- James M. Coriston
- Chairman - High Technology
- Price Waterhouse
- 150 Almaden Boulevard
- San Jose, CA 95113-2007
- (408) 282-1200