Week 10 Discussion – Presenting Business Idea
For this week’s discussion:
How will you convince investors to invest in your business? Create a presentation using the following format:
- Audio/Video presentation over PowerPoint (no more than 12 slides)
Include the following topics in your presentation:
- Title Page
- Include the company name and your name.
- Outline of what the company does.
- What are you selling (product or services)
- Target Market.
- Who is the target market for your product or services?
- Market Size.
- How big is the market or industry on which you’re focusing?
- What are the growth opportunities?
- Competition.
- Who are your top 3 competitors?
- Your Management Team.
- Who runs the business?
- What are their roles and key skills?
- Business Model.
- How will your business make money?
- Financials.
- What key financial information does your audience need to decide whether to invest in you and your business?,
- Funding
- How much are you asking from investors and the equity given in exchange?,
- How will the funds from investors be used?,
- Summary
- Why should the investors invest in this business and in you?,
Notes:
- Include a brief overview of your business: company name “Earthly Elegance” and what you are selling (a maximum of 3 sentences) in the discussion window and then attach the video or PowerPoint (with the audio or video recording) using the Insert/Document option.,
- You have been working with the information for this presentation all quarter in the discussion and assignments., This is not new information. Now is your chance to succinctly show investors what your chosen business is all about and why they should want to invest in you and your company.,
- Your presentation needs to impress the investors make it creative and interesting while including all the relevant information.,
- If you select one of the PowerPoint formats, include bullets (short phrases with the most important information), relevant images, and graphs. You should not include full sentences on the slides but make sure to have the speaker notes section completed.