Business Plan Template: Free Download

By Abhinav Sahai on November 29, 2015 9 Comments / 7698 views

I often speak to entrepreneurs, mostly budding or who’ve just started. Every now and then I get this question, how do I figure out how much money do I need or how do I find out how much capital/funding should I raise?

A few weeks back, I found myself answering the same question when I started another company, Irayo. When I ran this sheet through a set of investors, they seemed to be pretty happy with the amount homework done.

Then, in the last few weeks, another 3 entrepreneurs asked me this question again. Since now I had a sheet ready, I happily shared with them. When I did it the 3rd time, I realized there maybe a lot more people who might find this useful and I immediately decided to open source it.

In my understanding, this business plan template is useful for startups, small businesses, wannabe entrepreneurs, people pitching to investors – who will ask for your 3 (or maybe) 5 year plans, generating revenue model plans for SaaS (subscription based revenue models) or e-commerce businesses. If you think or in fact have used it in some other case, please do share, I’ll be happy to know.

I had created it for 3 years, so that’s what the template has, you can easily extrapolate it to more years if you want. Please note, there are formulae integrate throughout the sheet, so be careful while placing values.

Please feel free to provide feedback or suggest improvements.

If you find it useful, please do remember to Tweet Business Plan Template / Share on Share on Facebook, Share on LinkedIn, Share on Google+ with your friends/followers.

The link to download the Business Plan Template

To download: In the menu options, Click “File-> Download As” and download in whatever format you are comfortable.

P.S. Thanks to Rahul Dewan for the base work on this sheet (done almost 2-3 years back).

I can be reached at @AbhinavSahai

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Related reading: Alok’s Funding Pitch Template with a live example

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Comments

Abhinav Sahai

9 Comments

asha chaudhry November 30, 2015, 6:13 am

hey thanks for this abhinav! good to have another template handy for rodinhooders!!

have you checked out alok’s funding pitch template?

https://www.therodinhoods.com/forum/topics/a-ready-to-use-template-for-pitching-your-business-for-funding

ps: do feature irayo in our showcase section when you’re ready. all the best with the investor pitches!
Zeeshan Chawdhary November 30, 2015, 7:09 am

Thanks. This seems helpful.
Ajay Pohekar December 6, 2015, 9:36 am

Simple and helpful. Thanks for sharing here.
Tejash D Mehta December 6, 2015, 9:43 am

Thanks abhinas, nice work
Abhinav Sahai December 11, 2015, 7:48 am

Thanks Asha, will do 🙂
Abhinav Sahai December 11, 2015, 7:50 am

Welcome Zeeshan, glad you find it helpful
Abhinav Sahai December 11, 2015, 7:50 am

Welcome Åjay
Abhinav Sahai December 11, 2015, 7:50 am

Thanks Tejas
Hemen Parekh January 26, 2016, 6:37 am

BUSINESS PLAN FOR START-UPS

Economic Times ( 23 Jan 2016 ) carried a news report , titled :

” India Inc’s Best Minds to Teach Them Young for YEA “

It goes on to say that :

” Mentoring and advising participants will be some of India Inc.’s best minds… “

Following the release of ” START UP ACTION PLAN ” document by Shri Narendra Modiji on 16 Jan 2016 , this initiative on part of YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS ACADEMY , comes at the most opportune moment

Economic Times writes :

” Each day’s session will see students generating business ideas , conducting market research , writing BUSINESS PLANS , and pitching them to a panel of investors for Start Up funding.

By the end of course , students launch their own , real companies. Most of the ideas will get funded by YEA “

As far as writing of BUSINESS PLANS go , all would-be Start-Ups are invited to look-up a SAMPLE / TEMPLATE at :

* http://www.hemenparekh.in / Reports

hemen parekh

Republic Day – 2016