UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

TOPIC: Establishment of Opata Block Industry

A BUSINESS PLAN SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT

FOR THE COURSE: CEDR 342 (BUSINESS GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT)

By

OPATA, CLETUS.O.2009/163779

LECTURER: MR. EZEANWU R.C.E

AUGUST, 2012

TITLE PAGE

A BUSINESS PLAN FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF OPATA BLOCK INDUSTRY.

TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page - - - - - - - -

Table of content - - - - - - - -

Dedication - - - - - - - -

Acknowledgement - - - - - - - -

1.0 Executive summary - - - - - - - - 1

2.0 Introduction - - - - - - - - 3

2.1 Vision

2.2 Mission - - - - - - - - 4

2.3 Key success factors - - - - - - - - 4

2.4 Inherent risks - - - - - - - - 5

2.5 Business ownership - - - - - - - - 5

2.6 Local factors - - - - - - - - 5

2.7 Available market - - - - - - - - 6

3.0 Products - - - - - - - - 6

3.1 Products description - - - - - - - - 7

3.2 Costing - - - - - - - - 7

3.3 Market demand - - - - - - - - 10

3.4 Projected annual demand of blocks in nsukka senatorial zone - - - 10

3.5 Projected demand-supply gap of block sin nsukka senatorial zone - - 10

4.0 Market analysis - - - - - - - - 11

4.1 Customers/market segmentation - - - - - - 11

5.0 Marketing plan - - - - - - - - 12

5.1 Promotional strategy - - - - - - - - 12

5.2 Marketing strategy - - - - - - - - 13

5.3 Market positioning - - - - - - - - 13

5.4 Projected sales - - - - - - - - 14

6.0 Technical analysis - - - - - - - - 14

6.1 Schedule of operation - - - - - - - - 15

6.2 Management and organization - - - - - - 15

6.2.1 Owner/manager - - - - - - - - 15

6.3 External support - - - - - - - - 16

6.4 Values and norms of the company - - - - - - 16

7.0 Legal issues - - - - - - - - 17

7.1 Environmental - - - - - - - - 17

7.2 Social - - - - - - - - 17

7.3 Regulatory - - - - - - - - 18

8.0 Risk analysis - - - - - - - - 18

8.1 SWOT analysis - - - - - - - - 19

8.1.1 Strengths - - - - - - - - 19

8.1.2 Weaknesses - - - - - - - - 19

8.1.3 Opportunities - - - - - - - - 19

8.1.4 Threats - - - - - - - - 19

8.2 Exit strategy - - - - - - - - 19

9.0 companies financial - - - - - - - - 20

9.1 Summary of project cost- - - - - - - - 20

9.2 Fixed capital investment- - - - - - - - 20

9.3 Utilities - - - - - - - - 21

9.4 Other expenses - - - - - - - - 21

9.5 Working capital forecast- - - - - - - - 22

9.6 Total required investment outlay - - - - - - 23

9.7 Financing plan - - - - - - - - 24

9.8 Loan repayment schedule and interest paid - - - - 25

9.9 Depreciation - - - - - - - - 26

9.10 Forecast of Profit and loss account - - - - - 26

9.11 Cash flow projection - - - - - - - - 26

9.12 Balanced sheet projection- - - - - - - - 26

10.0 Financial analysis - - - - - - - - 27

10.2 cash flow projection - - - - - - - - 27

10.3 projected balanced sheet- - - - - - - - 28

11.0 Other considerations and conclusion - - - - - - 28

11.1 Economic justification - - - - - - - - 28

11.2 Commercial viability - - - - - - - - 28

11.3 conclusion - - - - - - - - 29

DEDICATIONI dedicate this work to almighty GOD the giver of live and excellence. Also to my beloved friend, teacher and lecturer MR. R.C.E Ezeanwu.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTI shall ever remain grateful to almighty God for the grace to have done and

completed this work. My appreciation also goes to my lecturer MR. R.C.E

Ezeanwu who assigned this topic to me; he really made me learn alot.

I am deeply indebted to my parents for their financial assistance and continuous

prayer towards my success in school. also to my friends anasky, john, enyi dan and

others whose efforts were very significant in ensuring this work a success.

Finally, my hearty thanks goes to all who in one way or the other contributed to

the success of this work, God bless you all greatly in Jesus name. Amen.