I have developed, and own the patent on, a new product and am near ready to begin manufacture. It is not just my opinion that this new product has a very large market and I do have vendors and end users waiting for this product to become available.
I have tried to find some good examples of Business plans but have been gravely disappointed. Everything I am seeing is about starting a restaurant or retail store of some kind. I have been unable to find anything on having a product manufactured, packaged, distributed to vendors, as well as internet sales.
I am waiting on my manufacturer to gather quotes from their suppliers for the bulk materials, the cost of the dies, and price per unit. Also, I am still putting together quotes on packaging and other aspects required to get the finished product to market. I would like to get started on the business plan layout while I wait on price quotes. I need a bit of direction in how to proceed.
The product that I have developed is a set of full size, heavy duty, re-usable, very light weight emergency snowshoes. Originally designed for snowmachiners, they have also sparked the interest of hunters, back packers, bush pilots, cross country skiers, mountain rescue groups, and dog mushers. Any one that lives works or plays where deep snow can become a life or death situation or just a nuisance.
