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we have learned a lot about running a business in this unit so much

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that it feels like a bit too much after all with all those facts piled up in [mans brain filled with lots of facts]

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your brain you might be thinking what if my head explode or is that just us no

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one else worries about that okay well that's cool neither do we that would be

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weird but just in case let's summarize some of this knowledge in an easy to use [a business plan book placed on an office table]

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an non exploding plan book this plan book will help take us step-by-step from the

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humble beginnings of a business as a mere idea to the planning it would take [a woman sitting at a bus stop thinking about chickens]

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to make it a money-making machine at least five years in the future if you're

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not that into planning you can stick with a simpler plan ignore your business [a man driving a Ford car]

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idea and go get some pizza a delicious plan you betcha but you probably won't

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be making too much dough from it though you will be consuming a lot of dough [a man looking very full from eating pizza]

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anyway if you want to make money then let's get started on our plan book step

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1 figure out the purpose of your business this is the cornerstone of your

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plan because once you know what your business is supposed to do it becomes a

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lot easier to make decisions about how to move forward for example if you want

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[chickens roaming around together] to start a business that raises pet chicken maybe you shouldn't buy a few

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hundred foxes to roam the halls just a thought at this stage you'll also want

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to choose a name for your business hopefully something recognizable and

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catchy why because fowl friends is a lot more likely to get your customers than [people standing outside the fowl friends store]

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unnamed corporation number 527 next it's time to figure out the expected

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expenses sales and profit in your businesses first year by nailing down

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how much it costs to run your business it'll be easier to tell how much you

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will need to charge and sell in that crucial first year and since profit is [book detailing step three of planning a business]

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sales minus expenses you should have a good idea of how much money will come

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rolling in so if those chicks cost you three bucks each maybe don't sell them

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for two dollars a head unless you really like losing money for some weird reason [a yellow sales minus expenses note with chickens roaming]

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after that it's time to think about the semi distant future by figuring out the

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projected profits for your first five years depending on your business this

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might include various increases decreases of profits year to year so [graph of projected profits in future years]

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you'll probably need to dust off an old mathematical tool fractions just make

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sure you sneeze away from the fractions politeness and hygiene are both very [a man sneezing in front of himself]

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important Plus once you know the expected profit from years 1 through 5

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you can add them all up to find your total profits for the first 5 years

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hopefully it's pretty high no one wants to spend five you're surrounded by [a woman sitting near chickens with a huge pile of cash behind her]

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squawking birds for nothing

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