A well written business plan provides clarity and direction for owners, managers and staff.
With so much change and uncertainty these days, now is the time to update your beer wholesaler business plan. The clarity and direction provided by this document are more important than ever.
In this post, we’ll cover the basics of a business plan and present a template you can use to quickly update your plan.
Business Plan Basics
The business plan outlines the vision, the dream wholesaler beer business, that you will create together. It outlines the mission, and clearly explains to everyone why your beer business needs to exist.
This may seem like flowery language, but especially in these uncertain times it’s important to provide inspiration and motivation to your team.
The business plan includes measurable goals and objectives. Financial goals, sales goals, marketing and operational goals. These goals provide clear benchmarks along the journey to realizing your vision.
Best of all, the plan is in writing, for all to see. It is a living document that owners, managers and brewery staff can take ownership of and participate in.
The Vision may be your dream, as the business owner, but when you share it with others and show them clearly where you’re going, and how you all will get there, everyone is empowered and engaged to make the dream come true.
Wholesaler Business Plan Template
Business plans don’t need to be long to be good. In fact, a shorter plan (one page is plenty) is more likely to be read, understood and acted on by your team. Here are the components of the plan and a description of each:
Vision:
(The Dream. What you will build. Write it fast. You have permission to write bad and long. Done is better than perfect. Do it now.)
Mission:
(The Purpose. Why does this need to exist.)
Objectives:
(Measurable goals. List at least FOUR)
Strategy:
(The Direction. Industry best practices. The guide posts. What you believe in. Your philosophy.)
Action Plans
(Meaningful action items. Make the list, prioritize it, trim it to the most important.)
Wrap Up + Action Items
Use this Wholesaler Business Plan Template to get started. Keep it to one page for now, and expand on it later as time allows.
In these uncertain times, the business plan can provide clarity and direction. Now is the time to update your plan, communicate the vision, mission and goals to your employees.
