At The Scribes Media, we are passionate about helping entrepreneurs, startups, and established businesses bring their ideas to life with professionally crafted business plans. As leading business plan writers in Nigeria, we understand the importance of strategic planning in today’s competitive market—and we’re here to make that process seamless for you.

Whether you’re pitching to investors, applying for funding, or launching a new venture, our team of experienced writers and consultants is ready to deliver customized, result-driven business plans tailored to your specific industry and goals.

Our business plans have been used to win grant funding, and to apply for Loans.  Entrepreneurs seeking to raise funds from local or international lenders, pitch to venture capitalists, or attract equity investors trust us to deliver bespoke business plans backed by world-class financial models.

We offer meticulous attention to detail, ensuring that whether you’re presenting to investors, negotiating with lenders, or simply need a document to guide strategic management decisions, you can count on the highest quality of delivery.

Our Business Plan Services has seen us work with Client in diverse industry in the Nigerian business environment. We have delivered on both service and manufacturing industry. Business Plan we have written include:

• Business Plan for Hotels,
• Bakery, Water Bottling Plant,
• Gas Production Plant, Stockbroking Firms,
• Assets Management Business,
• Fish Processing Farms, Block Industry,
• Solar Power Business,
• Music Recording Studio,
• Confectionary Production Company,
• Animal & Fish Feed Processing Plants Business Plan, Shoe Making Company Business Plan,
• Soap Making Business Plan, Pharmaceutical Company,
• GSM Phone Manufacturing and Distribution Company,
• Restaurant & Fast Foods,
• Road Transport Business Plan,
• Tea Manufacturing Company and others.

We Create Customized Business Plan

Our Business Plan covers the essential information that relevant persons will need to see hence, it runs to at least 45 pages-80 pages.

Here is The Outline of our Standard Business Plan:

Business Plan Outline –The Scribes Media Ltd

Cover Sheet

1. Company name, & address
2. Website address if applicable
3. Company logo (if available)
4. Date
5. Organization name and address to whom plan is submitted (if known)

Table of Contents

Executive Summary (Do AFTER plan is written!)

One or two page summary overview of the business plan highlighting the primary ideas from each of the business plan components, starting with the most important highlights, i.e., details that emphasize the potential for success.

1. Business Overview
2. Market Overview: The Opportunity & Solution
3. Competition
4. Financial Highlights
5. Our Ask

1. The Company

Introduction and description of your company.

1. Mission and vision
2. Overview of company history/capabilities
3. Product description and present stage of development
4. Competitive advantage (what’s different or better than competition)
5. Past customers and performance (if applicable)
6. Legal entity, hours of operation, location description and attributes
7. Structure & Ownership
8. Management Team
9. Intellectual property status (if applicable)
10. Commercialization strategies (if applicable – timeframe and actions to move from idea to marketplace)

1. Product and Services

1. Definition of Products or Services to be Sold
2. Product Viability
3. Technology

III. Industry Analysis, Market Analysis and Marketing Strategy

1. Industry Analysis: Description of what’s happening in the industry overall.
2. Historical Industry data and the nature of the industry, including its growth potential.
3. Influencing economic factors and the purpose of the industry analysis.
4. Products and Service Alternative to the Industry if any
5. Geographical growth, Consumer base, price fluctuations, past performances and income projections (if data is available)
6. Forecast industry growth for the next five or ten years (Statistical graph may be used)
7. Porter’s Five Forces model and a detailed write-up about its five factors, its use and repercussions in the industry.

• Intensity of industry rivalry
• Threat of potential entrants
• Bargaining power of suppliers
• Bargaining power of buyers
• Threat of substitute goods/services

OR

Broad Factors Analysis (PEST Analysis)

1. 1. Political
2. Economic
3. Social
4. Technological

3 SWOT Analysis

SWOT Analysis stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.  It can be a great way of summarizing various industry analysis methods and determining their implications for the business in question.

Governmental regulations relevant to the industry.

Long-term and short-term valuations impacting the industry such as any foreseeable problems impacting the business in a negative fashion and potential corrective measures.

Summary.

1. Market Analysis
2. Market size(Estimate of the total market size for the product or service and trends
3. Quantification of the size of each market segment in terms of (Naira spent, units used, number of people, percent of income etc)
4. Competition
5. Market Segmentation and Demographics
6. Customer Profile(Actual and potential purchasers of product or services by market segments)
7. Barriers to Entry
8. Regulation
9. Primary and secondary markets/segments (best customer groups in terms of quantity and/or profitability)

8. Size of available market segments (number of potential customers and potential sales)
9. Predicted annual growth rate of market segments/Market Growth

  Customers

11. Description of target market (ideal customer profile – demographics, characteristics, preferences)
12. Geographic area of market (where are customers located, how close/how far)
13. Problem solved or need filled for the market by this product or service
14. Buying behavior (when, how, how many)
15. Purchase decision making process/patterns

Competition

16. Direct and indirect competitors (Who – what – where – how – total sales)
17. Market share of competitors
18. SWOT Analysis: Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats

1. Marketing/Sales Plan
2. Marketing and sales objectives
3. Current customer profile (if applicable)
4. Benefit/feature analysis of product/service (value proposition, why customers want/need)
5. Potential strategic partners (other businesses with common customer base, complementary product/service)
6. Pricing (Price points, margins, profitability at various levels of sales)
7. Promotion
8. Marketing plan (Detailed advertising, promotion and publicity plan including budget/costs, assumptions, and implementation schedule, 1 year minimum)
9. Sales plan (Sales force analysis and expectations, distribution channels, commissions/costs, customer service, warranties)
10. Government contracting — direct or subcontracted
11. Franchise requirements re marketing/sales support and co-marketing commitment (if applicable)
12. Marketing Review, Monitoring or evaluation

1. Management and Operations

     A,  Management

1. Management Team (Key owners, officers — background, qualifications, duties and responsibilities, salaries and benefits)
2. Other key personnel to be recruited and/or contract services to be utilized (accounting, legal, IT, marketing, sales reps…)
3. Staffing objectives (Number of employees, job duties and requirements, hiring and training plan)
4. Human resource budget/Personnel Plan
5. Board of Directors, advisory board (if applicable)

Operations

6. Work processes (as applicable — work flow, inventory management and budget, process and production methods, use of subcontractors, quality control, returns and warranty management, shipping/distribution…)
7. Space and equipment requirement
8. Geographic Location Advantages
9. Facilities needs
10. Manufacturing needs (if applicable)
11. Special tools or equipment needs
12. Organizational chart
13. Franchise requirements and support provided (if applicable)

Research and Development (if applicable)

1. Research and development objectives
2. Proprietary Rights
3. Timing
4. Costs
5. Strategy
6. Milestones and contingency plans
7. Difficulties and risks, plans to overcome them
8. Special budget needs

1. Summary of Risks Involved

• Critical Risks and Associated Assumptions with each section of the business plan
• Contingency Plans to accommodate problems and delays.
• Industry Risks
• Company Risks
• Personnel Risks
• Product and Market Acceptance Risks
• Liabilities and contingencies

1. Professional and Advisors

VII. Financials

1. Assumptions (Explanation of the basis for the income and expense projections)
2. Cash flow projection and/or existing (3 years) with breakeven analysis
3. Income/Expense projection and/or existing (3 years with ratios and benchmarks to industry)
4. Sources and uses of funds (funds needed, owner equity, how funds will be used/startup cost analysis,
5. Existing debt/financing/equity terms and conditions (if applicable)
6. Notes to the Financial Projections
7. Three Years historical financial statements(for existing business), Start-Up Opening Balance Sheet
8. Interim State
9. Balance sheet (existing business or startup highly capitalized)
10. Exit strategy

VIII. Funding

1. Amount of Money Sought
2. Use of Proceeds
3. Funding history, funding references
4. Pricing and deal structure(including terms and payback)
5. Capitalization-existing and pro forma

IX   Project Implementation Schedule if any

X   APPENDIX or EXHIBITS

• List of owners (over 20% equity),
• Personal financial statements on all owners, tax returns, principal’s resumes, letters of recommendation, Purchase agreements, site plans, or other documentation referenced in plan.
• Charts, graphs, or tables that supplement information
• Product Illustration or Product Packaging Samples
• Marketing Materials
• Resume of Key Management Team/Board
• Building Permit
• Credit History
• Detailed Market Studies
• Detailed Financial Plan
• Schedule of all debts, liabilities and leases
• Best and Worst Outcome

Contact Business Plan Writers in Ikeja Lagos Nigeria

We affirm that our Business Plan will meet the requirement of possible use to which they will be put. Moreover, our fees are competitive and provides value for money.

Our ironclad guarantee

Should you require a consultation with regards to our services, please call now on +23409034611191 or email us at  info@thescribesmedia.com

We deliver on the average between an average of 3-7weeks

Our Team comprise of Chartered Accountants, Researchers, Project Managers and Business Analyst with hands-on industry experience.

We offer detailed analysis of target market, competitors, and niche-specific sales and marketing strategies

We are available for consultation between the hours of 9.00am and 6.00pm during working days in Nigeria.

If you require well researched, quality, comprehensive and persuasive business plan for either lenders, equity investors, government or donor agencies , contact us today for a no obligation discussion on +2340034611191.