There are various reasons for creating a business plan. In general, business plans are written when we are setting up a new business, or want people to invest serious money in our business. Information provided in a business plan will determine the success / failure of its business and can assist in successfully promoting a business idea to senior management or client through focused planning and thorough preparation.

The learner will be guided step-by-step in writing a business together with financial plan from conducting research on pre-existing plans to performing administrative duties to complete the preparation of the business and financial plan.

Objective

At the end of the programme, the participants will be able to:

• Understand the fundamentals of business and financial plan
• Identify the important information required for a business and financial plan
• Develop a checklist to handle business and financial plan
• Learn the concepts of writing an effective business plan
• Conduct appropriate research for business and financial plans development
• Complete preparation of a business and financial plan

Outline

Who should attend

C-Suite, leaders, managers, executives, supervisors, consultants, entrepreneurs, finance, sales professional, customer service representatives and anyone else who need to develop business and financial plan.

Gary Chan's Profile

Chartered Certified Accountant, (ACCA, UK)
MBA in International Business (Henley Business School / University of Reading, UK)
MSc in Strategic Marketing (National University of Ireland)
Certified Trainer & Assessor (WDA-ACTA, Singapore)
Certified Advisors ( Xero and QuickBooks Accounting System )

Gary Chan has held various senior management roles in both local and international organizations including that of Regional Director and CFO for a large MNC, Director of Corporate Services for an SME, and Vice President for the Asia Pacific for a Fortune 500 company. These have enabled him to accumulate more than thirty years of extensive corporate finance and business leadership experience in his current role as a much sought-after corporate trainer and consultant; particularly in accounting, finance, business management, and development as well as strategic planning and implementation.

Gary is a Chartered Accountant (ACCA, UK) and started his career as an external auditor with Price Waterhouse Coopers. He possesses an MBA in Business Administration from Henley University in the UK, majoring in International Business. In addition, Gary holds a Master of Science from the National University of Ireland, majoring in Strategic Marketing. Gary is a registered Chartered Accountant member with the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (ISCA).

Gary is passionate about helping people change and re-learn the way they lead, manage, think, create, and collaborate with the aim of supporting his learners in their journey to attain personal and organizational success.

Gary utilizes his creativity and real-world examples in conducting his training. He is passionately fond of training and always willing to share with others all that he knows. His outgoing pleasant personality and confident disposition coupled with his lively, light-hearted, thoughtful, engaging, liberally sprinkled with humour and always relevant to his learners’ needs have made his training more lively, fun and insightful.

Gary represents several departments of government and non-profit organizations in providing volunteer works and training to the public. Gary has been featured in the media locally and regionally. Gary is the founder of a local Skill Training & Consulting which provides training and advisory on Accounting, Tax, Financial Management, Financial Planning, Regional Business Development/Expansion, and Strategic Planning and Implementation.