Business Plan Builder
A plan generated from your model.
Answer a set of prompts about your business and Startup Suite is built to draft a business plan from your model and research, with the written sections designed to stay in line with the numbers as they change.
“We want two more clinics in Brisbane's north, and hydrotherapy at the main site.”
Every figure in the plan ties to a driver in your model.
- Market and demandDrawn from your research on two Brisbane catchments.StrongResearch
- Financial planRevenue, wages and fit-out pulled from the live model.StrongIn sync
- Funding requestLoan terms drafted; security details still to add.Mixed1 prompt left
- OperationsHiring plan for 4 physios needs a start date per clinic.Weak2 prompts left
Why business plans drift from the numbers
Plan and model drift apart
Your written plan says one thing, your spreadsheet says another, and you can't keep them in sync.
Blank-page paralysis
You know your business well, but an empty business-plan template still leaves you unsure where to start.
Lenders distrust the numbers
If the revenue in your plan doesn't match the revenue in your forecast, a lender will ask which one is right.
From scattered notes to a real plan
Sections fill in, the numbers stay in sync with your model, and the finished plan exports as a lender or investor version.
A plan that matches your spreadsheet
Example: a plan for a bank loan
Most business plans go out of date the week the spreadsheet changes. Business Plan Builder is built to assemble the plan from your model and research, so the written sections and the figures stay in step, and you can explain every line of the version you send.
- Drafted from your model
- Sections and numbers designed to stay in step
- A lender or investor version
What the plan builder helps you settle
What to put in the plan, and how to back it up. No finance or writing background needed.
A written plan that stays tied to your model
Generated from the model
The plan is built from your forecast and research, not typed from scratch.
Research-backed sections
Market and competition sections draw on any research you've run in Idea Validation or Market Research.
Built to stay in sync
When an assumption changes, the affected sections and figures are designed to move with it.
Ready to send
Designed to produce a plan where every number traces to a driver in your model, so each question has a clear answer.
From prompts to a plan you can send
- Step 1
Answer the prompts
Answer short questions about your business. No finance terms needed.
- Step 2
The plan assembles
Each section is drafted from your model and research, using your answers to the prompts.
- Step 3
Numbers and narrative align
Every claim in the text points to a figure in the model.
- Step 4
Choose the version
Prepare a lender or investor version and review it with your team before it goes out.
Questions about the business plan builder
Is this just a static template library?
No. You answer prompts about your business and the plan is drafted from your model and research, so each section starts from your own figures rather than placeholder text.
Will the plan stay current?
That's the design. Because it's tied to the model, changing a driver is built to update the affected sections and figures, so the plan doesn't go stale the week after you write it.
What does it produce?
A written business plan, prepared for a lender or an investor, with every figure traceable to the assumption behind it.
Write a business plan that matches your numbers
Answer a few plain-language prompts and see a draft plan built from your own figures.