Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 9 from Carlson's textbook, which focuses on business plans. In addition, read How to Write a Business Plan, Step by StepLinks to an external site.. Lastly, it is recommended to watch the video How to Write a Business Plan to Start Your Own BusinessLinks to an external site..

This week you are asked to create your own business plan based on the company you pitched in week four. Use the SBA.govLinks to an external site. site to guide you in writing your business plan.

In your paper, you should address each of the key sections that accompany a business plan. Be sure to use sub-headersLinks to an external site. to identify each of the following sections.

• Executive summaryLinks to an external site.
• Company description
• Market analysis
• Organization and management
• Service or product line
• Marketing and sales
• Funding request
• Financial projections
• Appendix – Use your appendix to provide supporting documents 

The Business Plan Project paper,

• must be six to eight double-spaced paper in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
• must include a separate title page with the following:
  
  • title of paper in bold font
    
    • Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
  • student’s name
  • name of institution (University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • course name and number
  • instructor’s name
  • date submitted
• must utilize academic voice. See the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
• must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. as well as Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
• must use at least two credible and/or scholarly sources in addition to the material presented in EI Games: Presentation Skills Course.