A business Plan can only be created when you have a problem and you have a solution to it. But what goes in bridging the two is what the Business Plan is all about.

Hence, a business plan can be broken into 3 segments.
a) the problem, b) the bridge and c) the solution

I bought a telephone set a few days back and desperately needed a table (the solution) to keep the telephone on (the Problem: where do I keep the telephone set?).

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Taking the example above, I have broken the segments further into:

a. the problem:
1. Objective/problem: Where do I keep the telephone set on?

2. Knowledge: I can buy a table, or make one. I decided to make one as I had empty cartons at my disposal which could take the weight of my telephone. Later, I also needed place for my telephone index, a pen stand and a note pad.
If planned well, the to-be-made table could take the weight of the remaining items

b. the bridge:
1. Raw material, tools available: The raw materials are two cartons.
Tools available are Strong adhesive, Brown tape, Ruler, markers, Paper Cutter and Scissors.

2. Plan & designs: Only after I knew what I had, I got down to designing the table with respect to the amount of space available to me. I took into consideration the total weight of the four items and the maximum stability that can be achieved from each of my plans. Stability comes with a strong foundation.
I also looked at the disadvantages of my raw material. i.e., non-water proof, limitation on its strength.

3. Making: The complexities and the time involved were particularly looked at.
Being a paper product, there is the problem of the carton getting soiled due to humidity. Adequate air ventilation was a must to take care of this problem, but not at the cost of the stability and strength of the foundation.

c. Finishing
Careful and detailed planning was practiced to get a complete ‘cardbord look’.
Since, the entire system is a glued lego block; any piece if damaged, can be easily replaced.

A meticulous effort in following the above points has resulted in a product that can withstand the weight of a Telephone index of 1010 pages, a telephone set, a pen stand with accessories and a note pad.

Psst : …. also an Earthquake measuring 9 on the Richter scale, flooding (unless the water level reaches the 7th floor) and “I haven’t heard of” strong winds!

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