Keeping Groceries Alive

Webinar 5: Planning Your Business

With a change in store ownership comes the need to develop a business plan. This plan will help guide new owners and store managers into the future, as well as promote the business to potential partners and funders. There are many things to consider: what is the market like, what costs should you expect, what offerings could you provide in addition to grocery? Join NetWork Kansas, the Kansas Small Business Development Center, and the Rural Grocery Initiative to learn how to get started on your business plan.

PowerPoint slides (pdf)

Additional materials:

• NetWork Kansas Overview (pdf)
• Teck Farms Success Story (pdf)
• Business Startup Checklist, SBDC (pdf)
• Business Planning Tool, SBDC
• Business Plan Guidelines, SBDC (pdf)
• Customer Persona Template, SBDC (pdf)
• SWOT Analysis Template, SBDC (pdf)
• Census Business Builder
• Financial Projections Spreadsheet, SBDC (excel)
• IbisWorld Industry Report for Groceries (pdf)
• IbisWorld Industry Report for Convenience Stores (pdf)
• Grocery Store Startup and Operations Guide (pdf)
• Ace Hardware for Grocery Stores