need help with business plan
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From: the great white north
need help with business plan
could any one point me in the right direction so i can get some info on the future of the rotorcraft industry? i am writing a business plan and cannot seem to find anything with any numbers or stats that might be useful.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
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Re: need help with business plan
A fine source is the Helicopter Association International in Washington DC. They provide detailed industry projections. A brief keyword search should start you on the path. They would also respond to emails, I think.
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Re: need help with business plan
If you are hoping to make a small fortune in the helicopter business....it helps to start with a large fortune.
HAI news and some other outlets have had sales forecasts and other similar reports lately.....have also seen an artical in the latest Vertical magazine (hard copy).
HAI news and some other outlets have had sales forecasts and other similar reports lately.....have also seen an artical in the latest Vertical magazine (hard copy).
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Re: need help with business plan
FP,
I also recently wrote a BP for an aviation related business - I couldn't get the funding in the end, but that's another story - needless to say I hope it wasn't down to the BP.
I found the FAA website very useful for licensing statistics- this helps to identfy the trend in licensing (although anomolies exist, e.g. 911 etc, so pick the figures that look good and interpret that way - although any investor worth their salt will check your figures).
Through work I have also use the software by Conklin & De-Decker that StaticDroop refers to. The version I used is called "Aircraft Cost Evaluator" and was an excellent package for looking at the DOC's for various types. Takes a bit of setting up with correct reference values (cost of fuel, maintenance, labour, etc) but once there provides good [sic - might not be what you want to see !!] numbers.
As for format of BP - have you looked at the Microsoft website ? There are a number of templates for "business" documents - they're not necessarily appealing aesthetically but will provide a useful starting point if this is new to you (not trying to make assumptions).
I'd be happy to discuss some of the headings / subjects I used in my BP if you think it'll help.
FO
I also recently wrote a BP for an aviation related business - I couldn't get the funding in the end, but that's another story - needless to say I hope it wasn't down to the BP.
I found the FAA website very useful for licensing statistics- this helps to identfy the trend in licensing (although anomolies exist, e.g. 911 etc, so pick the figures that look good and interpret that way - although any investor worth their salt will check your figures).
Through work I have also use the software by Conklin & De-Decker that StaticDroop refers to. The version I used is called "Aircraft Cost Evaluator" and was an excellent package for looking at the DOC's for various types. Takes a bit of setting up with correct reference values (cost of fuel, maintenance, labour, etc) but once there provides good [sic - might not be what you want to see !!] numbers.
As for format of BP - have you looked at the Microsoft website ? There are a number of templates for "business" documents - they're not necessarily appealing aesthetically but will provide a useful starting point if this is new to you (not trying to make assumptions).
I'd be happy to discuss some of the headings / subjects I used in my BP if you think it'll help.
FO
