2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Dec 07, 2025  
2025-2026 Yavapai College Catalog

MGT 288 - Business Plan Development


Description: Guidelines of form and content of a complete and fully developed business plan ready to solicit financing or venture capital. Includes the purpose of a good plan and how to use it to help capitalize on business opportunities and successfully mitigate challenges.  

Prerequisites: MGT 183  and MGT 188  and MGT 281  and MGT 283  and MGT 285  and MKT 280 .

Credits: 3
Lecture: 3
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Business description and structure
  2. Market research and strategies
  3. Operations and management
  4. Financial plan

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Produce a business plan with all required components. (1)
  2. Appraise market opportunities. (2)
  3. Distinguish funding resources. (3,4)
  4. Demonstrate a SWOT analysis. (1)
  5. Interpret common financial statements. (4)