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# business-plan Produces a full **business plan**: a comprehensive, standalone planning document that states what the business is, who it serves, how it competes, how it operates, and how it makes and spends money — written so a lender, investor, or partner can decide whether to fund or work with it from this document alone. Its center of gravity is the **Financial Plan & Projections section's disclosed assumptions** — a plan that presents projected revenue or profitability without disclosing the assumptions behind them (pricing, unit volume, cost basis, growth rate) is not a conformant business plan, no matter how polished the narrative reads. This genre follows the widely-used SBA/SCORE-style business-plan structure — **conventional practice among lenders and business counselors, not a single codified format standard** — supplemented by Lean Canvas's problem-solution framing for early-stage ventures. State this plainly rather than claiming "SBA-approved" or "SBA-required" format; the SBA publishes guidance and a checklist, not a certifying format standard. ## Pattern (industry: SBA/SCORE-style business plan, Lean Canvas problem framing) 1. **Executive Summary** — a one-to-two page snapshot: what the business does, who it serves, how it makes money, its traction to date, and (if seeking financing) how much and why. Written last, placed first. 2. **Company Description** — legal entity, structure, formation date and state, ownership, mission, and the problem the c