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Too many photographers try to match their competition. That just creates more of the same. Leverage your unique strengths, instead, and leave the competition in your dust.

2. Identify Your Weaknesses

So, while strengths are competitive differentiators, weaknesses are holding you back from even more success. Just as we all have strengths to leverage, we also all have weaknesses.

The important thing to remember when thinking about your weaknesses for your own photography business plan is that the weaknesses you list should be things you’re looking to improve before the end of the calendar year. It’s no use listing weaknesses that you have no interest in improving. Think of your list of weaknesses as an alternative version of your to-do list.

When thinking of our sample photography business plan, our fictitious Philly portrait photographer really wants to improve her skills with lighting, the search engine optimization for her website, and her packaging. These are three things that she believes will enhance her business if she can manage to improve them all before the end of the year. As a result, they’re good things to have on her weaknesses list.

Once we know our weaknesses, they cease to do us any harm. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

3. Target Your Ideal Customer

When working on your own photography business plan, your ideal customer might not be the type of people that have hired you in the past. No, this is the opportunity to be super critical and super detailed about the type of person you want as a customer moving forward. They’re the people that make your job easy, don’t ruffle feathers and who are super appreciative of what you do.

They pay what you want them to pay, and they don’t think twice about it. So, while they might not be who you’re working with now, it’s important to document who they would be going forward. And be as specific as possible.

For our sample photography business plan, we’re going to list the following attributes for this Philadelphia-based photographer’s ideal customer (see if any are on your list, too):

While much of the above list seems to have nothing to do with photography, it reveals some interesting marketing opportunities. For example, in this photographer’s case, they’ve identified that most of their customers participate in marathons. So what if they found an opportunity to sponsor a marathon as a marketing opportunity? Perhaps they could take shots of runners crossing the finish line as promotional pieces for their business. Or, since their customers’ families typically live far away, perhaps they can leverage some product sales by marketing special holiday keepsake books that help to connect families through photography that live miles away?

Some really fun brainstorming can come from listing out the commonalities amongst your ideal customers.

4. Understand Your Financials

All good business owners have a keen awareness of their current financial state. They know the revenue they need to bring in each month to make their number, along with their current standings against the goal. While financials can be a scary thing for many creative types, what I’ve found is that awareness actually moderates the fear.

A basic understanding of your photography business financials – including start-up costs and other expenses – allows you to plan better and manage the business better, thus alleviating this general sense of ignorance and uncertainty.

While crunching numbers and determining financial goals can seem like nerd-work, it can actually have a really positive effect on your own personal outlook on your business.

Here’s how I recommend you start:

Determine Your Total Sales Per Month

Grab a calculator and a pen and paper. If you’re an ex-corporate type like me, feel free to open up Excel and do this work there, instead.

You’re going to determine how much in total sales you want to earn for every month that remains in 2017. If you’re a wedding photographer or any other photographer that is booked further out, feel free to start your planning for 2018, instead.

Your total sales generally consist of:

If you’ve never done this kind of planning before, you’re probably thinking, “but I have no idea how much I’m going to book from now through the end of the year.” Or, “but everyone orders different amounts of stuff after each session.”

Don’t worry. The lovely part of planning is that we can use rough numbers for now.

To figure out your session fee revenue, determine how many sessions you think you will reasonably schedule between now and the end of the year. Then, figure out how many sessions, on average, you’ll book each month and multiply that number by your average session fee.

To figure out your print and album fees, it might help to look back at the earlier months of 2017, or last part of 2016, and figure out an average print/album order amount and go with that.

Finally, add your monthly session fees to your product order fees and other miscellaneous fees to get an estimated total sales number per month. Remember, a rough starting point is fine. There is an opportunity to refine your estimates later.

Determine Your Cost Of Sales Per Month

For every shoot you book, you have costs. There might be editing costs (if you outsource your editing) or second shooter costs or, at the very minimum, your own costs to the print lab or album company.

When thinking of your cost of sales (otherwise known as the cost of goods sold), consider anything that is variable and only incurred if a client books you. Your business has other fixed expenses (like your website hosting fees or marketing fees), but those expenses fall into another area.

Again, if you don’t know how to figure this out, look back at the earlier months of 2017 and associate your averages from this time period to what you’ll incur going forward. Be sure your cost of sales is a monthly number, as well.

Calculate Your Gross Profit

This is a fairly easy number to calculate. Your gross profit is determined by taking your total sales number and subtracting your cost of sales. You should be left with a positive number, which equals your average gross profit per month.

If the number you’re left with is a negative number, you need to take a closer look at your prices. A photographer should never have a cost of sale higher than the total sale.

Identify Your General Expenses

Your general expenses are the fixed costs associated with running your photography business. They consist of things like:

In most cases, general expenses don’t vary too much from month-to-month, aside from annual fees or quarterly fees you might pay to keep your business running. For example, I pay my website hosting fee and my email newsletter software fee in an annual payment to take advantage of their annual payment discounts. Therefore, my expenses are abnormally high in the specific month when these two payments are incurred.

Figure out your own personal business expenses per month. Then, add your own compensation to that number. Now, you have a total general expenses number, including the owner’s compensation. If you’re currently running a part-time photography business while still working a “day job,” your owner’s compensation may be $0, and that’s okay.

Obviously, when you’re running a photography business full time and are wanting it to be your source of income, you need to provide yourself with monthly owner’s compensation.

Calculate Your Net Profit

When figuring out your photography business’s financials, the two numbers you’ll find the most enjoyable are the owner’s compensation and net profit.

Net profit is simple to calculate. It is your gross profit minus your general expenses. If you’ve been in business for years, you’re likely to have a positive net profit number. If it’s your first year being a photography business owner, your net profit number might be in the negative, and that’s perfectly okay if you’re planning for the loss.

Many businesses take a year, sometimes more, to get out of a negative net profit (known as operating in the red) and see positive net profits. Smart businesses owners know this ahead of time and save up equity to cover the losses that will be incurred for the first year or so until profits become positive.

If you’re at the point where you’re making money, and you’re left with a positive net profit number, you have a couple of decisions to make. You can either boost your owner’s compensation and take home more income from the business, or you can decide to invest more money into the business to increase its longevity and future success.

There are other potential uses for positive net profit, such as charitable donations or keeping more cash in the business for use later, but investments and bonuses for the owners are typical uses. Investments that photographers typically make are in staff, assistants, new equipment, or an additional marketing strategy.

5. Set Your Goals

The last piece of a solid photography business plan is articulating some goals for the business. When you’re thinking about your goals for the remainder of 2017, review the sections of your business plan that are listed above. They’re loaded with ideas for really strong, growth-oriented goals.

When setting your goals, remember the acronym SMART. What that means is the goals you set should be:

In the case of the Philadelphia-based photographer we used for our sample photography business plan, she should consider:

To help ensure your success, set goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound.

Defining Your Business Plan

Having a plan for the plan is also recommended to help you reach your goals. Start with a simple goal with an x amount of days to complete it. For example, you will have your business plan completed in 60 days.

Photography Services

Have you made a list of the photography services you will be offering? Are you a portrait photographer or do you dabble more in commercial photography? Maybe you do stock photography or even pet photography. All of these are different services, and all require their own set of must-haves and must-determines, including calculating what the start-up costs for your new venture may be.

A solid photography business plan will simplify this and outline the main areas you need to focus on to grow a successful photography business.

You can then enlist any help you feel you will need and create a schedule of times that you have available to work on the business plan. In addition to the elements above that should be included in your photography business plan, you should also be able to define your products and photography services, tune up your website, get social, and follow up with any old clients you may have.

Marketing Strategies

As business owners, you need to come up with viable ways to reach your target audience and get the attention of prospective clients for your business. To do this, you need to determine which channels you use the most and what your marketing budget will be. Are you going to put all or just some of your efforts into different strategies, including social media, SEO, and email?

Define Target Market

When you define your target market, you need to do everything you can to understand your ideal clients in detail. It is only then that you can successfully market to the right audience to grow your business.

Final Thoughts

If you can’t sit down and come up with your business plan right away, set time aside each day to work on it, so it doesn’t become overwhelming. If you choose to skip this very critical step for your photography business, you risk financial ruin and the downfall of what could have otherwise been a very successful photography business with clearly defined goals and objectives.

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About Angela Pointon

Angela Pointon is the founder of Angela Pointon Photography and Steel Toe Images , which offers advice and inspiring motivation for photography business owners. Angela's weekly email newsletter is packed with advice for photographers, which can be subscribed to for free here . In addition, she has authored multiple books for photographers, is a monthly columnist for Professional Photographer Magazine, blogs at Steel Toe Images and posts to Facebook , G+ , Pinterest and Twitter .

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Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or have an idea for a new revenue stream within an existing corporation, you’re going to need a business plan .

A business plan is your route to securing investment and funding. It’s also a useful tool for you , clarifying what you want to achieve and how you plan to achieve it in high-def detail.

When it comes to persuading potential investors and stakeholders, you’ll need to condense your business plan into a business plan presentation. This will form a key part of your pitch.

(Cue long nights of stress and worry as you wonder what exactly you need to include to convince an audience that your business idea is destined for success — and worthy of their hard-earned cash.)

Great business plan presentations combine a brilliant business concept, data that proves potential and creative, clever slide design.

The first two are down to you. But luckily, we can teach you all the design tricks you need to achieve the latter. Bring those key components together and you boost your chances of getting the investment or stakeholder approval you need to pursue your ambitions.

Read on to learn what great design can do for you and how you can incorporate it into each of the essential business plan slides you’ll want to include in your presentation.

What exactly is a business plan presentation?

Why is design so important for your business plan presentation, the slides you have to include in your business plan presentation, cover / title slide, the problem, your business solution, competitors.

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A business plan presentation forms part of your investment pitch. It’s a summary of all the information included in your (probably very lengthy) business plan document.

Whilst the document dives deep into business details, your business plan presentation provides an overview (with you on hand to flesh things out a little).

It should tell an audience about your business and the products or services it offers. It has to detail where you’re planning to take your business and how you’re planning to get there.

A business plan presentation should also outline those all-important figures; what will you do with investment and what do investors or stakeholders stand to gain?

That’s a lot to fit onto just a few slides! But — as we’ll discover — it’s important to communicate your business ideas as clearly and concisely as you possibly can .

Whilst you have to know your entire business plan inside out (and be prepared to expand on points if investors and stakeholders have questions), the presentation is an opportunity to highlight need-to-know informational nuggets.

Aim to give investors just enough info to spark their interest and see your potential, without overloading them with the finer details.

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A good business plan presentation is all about the facts and figures, right?

Let’s be honest. You won’t get very far without a great business idea and numbers proving its profitability. But forgetting about business plan presentation design is a huge mistake.

Bad design can hamper your message and investors’ confidence in your abilities . A visually confused presentation can’t help but leave a bad impression.

Good presentation design, on the other hand, can help you to communicate your ideas more effectively. It will help you to maximize the potential of every slide, saying more without cramming in tons of text.

It will also help you to engage your audience from the very start.

Some investors sit through lots of pitch presentations. Yours should grab their attention. It should assure them of your professionalism and capability. And it should stick in their memory for all the right reasons.

Good presentation design can help you to achieve all of the above.

Sample slides from Copper Cow business plan presentation

The perfect business plan presentation should fit into 10 slides — 20 at the absolute most. It should take no longer than 20 minutes to deliver . But, what should be included? Here, we’ve listed the key contents that investors care about the most:

Also, if you’re pitching to a number of different groups, you may want to adapt your presentation as you go, adding in slides in response to commonly asked investor questions.

But start by keeping things short , sweet and digestible as per the structure below. And don’t forget to maximize the potential of each business plan slide by giving careful thought to design.

Cover slides are too often an afterthought. But this first slide has so much potential.

Your cover slide is your first impression. And — as we know — first impressions count. Especially when you have limited time in which to convey what you and your business are all about.

A cover page should include your company logo and (if you have one) your slogan. It should also feature a title that summarizes your offering.

This slide won’t be information-heavy, but with the right design it can communicate a lot about you and your business.

How good slide design can help:

Cover slide design sets the scene. It’s an introduction to you — a professional who takes every aspect of their business very seriously. And it should hook your audience from the very start.

Design a Presentation Cover Page to Grab Your Audience’s Attention: What to Include

Pick a visually appealing font and layout. Start with a cohesive design you can stick to for the rest of the presentation.

Corporate presentations in blue tones have been seen many, many times before. So when it comes to colors, try to stand out from the crowd. Pick strong but complementary shades, without going too garish or OTT.

Also, go big and emotional with images. Images provoke an emotional reaction in an audience that just isn’t possible with text alone.

So give center stage to an image that reflects what your business wants to achieve for its customers. You’ll draw your audience in with design, ready to hit them with business plan facts and figures.

What problem will your business solve? An audience needs to understand the full extent of this problem before you tell them how you plan to solve it.

So use this slide to explain why this pain point exists, how many people experience it and what it feels like to experience it.

Facts will convince your audience whilst good storytelling will appeal to their emotions too.

Color here is really important. With it, you can associate your brand with the solution rather than the problem.

Pick a color that contrasts with those used in your business branding. Then use this color to present the problem.

Make compelling business plan presentation - Problem Slide

If you’re struggling to pick the right contrast, take a look at the color wheel . Find your primary brand color. Then pick a contrast in the other half of the wheel, avoiding the one directly opposite.

When presenting figures, pick three or four impactful numbers and put them in a BIG font. You’ll surprise your audience with both the content and appearance of your slide, emphasizing the size of the problem in the process.

Your audience understands the problem. Now it’s time to tell them the solution you envisage.

Keeping things simple will create more impact. Diagrams, sketches or just a single sentence will make your solution digestible and memorable.

Back to brand colors with this slide! This will create a link between your brand and the ingenious solution in the mind of your audience.

Creating the right emotion is also really important here. Get your audience to feel something and your solution is much more likely to stick in their memory.

Color and image are key to emotional design . They provoke immediate and largely subconscious responses in an audience. So think carefully about the visuals you include on this slide.

Color and image are key to emotional design in the solution slide

As human beings, we’re instantly drawn to faces. So you could use photos of people looking happy and content along with a calming color scheme to communicate a sense of positivity.

Do it right and your audience will associate those feelings with your brand and your solution.

Your idea might sound great. But unless you have proof that your proposed market is actually interested in it, you won’t convince investors.

Use this slide to describe your market and your business niche within it. Give evidence of customer interest in your product and service, providing data that demonstrates the market size and potential growth too.

Video is a great way to showcase the opinions of your prospective customer base. So embed some short and snappy video interviews into your slide. Plus, it will give you a break from doing all the talking too!

When it comes to showing market data, take some time to think about your chart design. All charts should fit with the color scheme of your business plan presentation. Leaving your charts unedited is amateurish and a huge design no-no.

Leaving your charts unedited is amateurish and a huge design no-no

Also consider what exactly it is you’re trying to say with this data. You can then use color along with other data storytelling techniques to really highlight the important numbers and keep an audience’s attention where you want it.

Who are you up against when it comes to solving this problem and winning over your prospective customers?

Your investors will want to know all about your competition and what you plan to do differently. This slide should show how your customers are currently handling the problem you plan to solve and how alternative solutions compare with yours.

You can be a little sneaky with this slide. Use design to show your competitors in a less favorable light than your own brand.

That could mean displaying their logos in black and white and yours in full color. If you’re using a competitive matrix chart, you could use the most appealing color to represent your company.

Make compelling business plan presentation - Competitors Slide

And if you want to show screenshots or images of competitor products, opt for the least attractive ones you can find, remembering all the while that your competitors will be doing exactly the same thing to you one day!

The business model

This is where you tell your investors just how you are going to make money — and grow theirs in the process. Solid numbers are the only way to win your audience over.

You should show the cost of customer acquisition and their lifetime value. Financial projections for the years to come, featuring cash flow, burn rate and break-even point are another essential.

Also be clear on what your investors stand to gain and when they can cash out. They’ll only ever be interested in your product and how it helps your audience if it also boosts their bottom line.

This is one slide where balancing depth of content and audience engagement is really important — and a little bit tricky.

There’s probably lots of info you want to communicate to your audience at this point. Try to keep it simple (but not so simple that your investors don’t have enough data to go off).

How to Design Data in Your Presentation: Use the Right Chart

This means making the most of every chart. Play around with different charts until you find one that displays your data as simply as possible. Your audience should be able to process the figures at a glance.

And don’t forget to customize! Highlights, color and great data storytelling will help you to convey your numbers clearly and legibly.

How to Design Data in Your Presentation: Don't Use Defaults

What is the business but the team behind it? Investors often want to get a sense of the great minds running your brand.

This slide is an opportunity to introduce them to the management team (and give a sense of their competence and dedication to the task at hand).

Provide brief bios (no life stories here please!) and work to paint a picture of expertise in as little time as possible.

Concise bios and professional headshots are a must. If possible, take photos of team members in the same session so lighting and location are consistent.

Professional photography gear isn’t essential. Smartphone cameras have pretty good capabilities these days.

Make compelling business plan presentation - Team Slide

But, whatever you do, don’t leave it to the last minute. You’ll end up with the pics your team have had on their Twitter profile since 2014, which definitely won’t fill your investors with the required confidence.

So, your investors are prepared to cough up the cash you’re looking for. How much do you need and what will you do with it?

This slide is a place to list your goals, and demonstrate how you’ll reach profitability (or a next round of funding) with the money your investors are putting up.

Remember earlier, when we talked about emphasizing the size of the problem faced by your market by putting figures in a BIG FONT?

Don’t scare your investors by doing the same thing here!

When you’re asking for money, keep fonts to a reasonable size. Also use calming colors, avoiding exciting reds and yellows wherever possible. You don’t want heart rates racing at the sight of those dollar signs.

Make compelling business plan presentation - Funds Slide

Logically presenting your goals is important too. The more logical your layout, the more manageable and realistic your goals will seem.

Try presenting your goals in columns, rather than in bullet points. And then use icons to illustrate your points and reinforce your message.

Find here more really useful info on avoiding dreaded bullet points in presentations .

Your conclusion

Just like your title slide, your conclusion should be given the same thought and attention as all the rest. End on a high note with a short but inspirational recap .

And don’t forget your contact details too!

We’d recommend fading to a dark slide background here. That way, all attention focuses on you.

With a simple, minimalist slide design, you and your closing statements take center stage. Pick the right words and this style of presentation conclusion can leave a lasting impact on your audience.

Getting ready to pitch your business idea to investors is stressful enough, without having to worry about presentation design.

If visuals aren’t your forte, leave it to the graphic design experts at Slides Carnival and choose from one of our free business plan templates .

These templates all include a business timeline, roadmap, SWOT analysis, competitor analysis and lots of other really useful business plan key elements and visuals. Use them to add credibility to your content and convince investors and stakeholders that you’re a risk worth taking.

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How to Write a Photography Business Plan

Whether you want to start a photography business or take your current one to the next level, you need a business plan. A business plan is the roadmap for your business — it states your goals and outlines your plan to achieve them.

You can use this plan to monitor your progress and evaluate any changes or new projects you want to take on. Additionally, if you’re looking for investors or partners, a business plan is something you can show them to aid those discussions.

If you’ve never written a business plan — or if you need a refresh — here are the six elements you should include when creating a photography business plan.

Executive summary

Your executive summary should serve as a clear preview for your reader. This is where you define the objectives of your photography business and your mission statement. You can dive deeper into your clientele and target market later on, but you should use this space to talk big-picture about your specialty (weddings, portraiture, kids) and what sets your business apart.

Include the key components for the success of your business in this section, whether that’s the experience you provide during a shoot or how you market your business. Writing these down will help you implement them later on.

Company description

You may have a clear vision for your business, but you need to be able to communicate that to others, like clients and financial backers. A company description is written to highlight the most important points about your photography business.

First, decide on the business entity that best fits with your current business state by researching your business formation options . Talk with a lawyer or financial advisor to determine what structure is best for you: a limited liability company (LLC), general partnership, sole proprietorship, or another organization.

Then, determine where you want to do business. If you’re doing a lot of studio work, it might make sense to lease or buy a space. But if you primarily shoot events, a studio might not be necessary.

Market analysis

Your market analysis allows you to uncover specific nuances of the local industry and identify trends vital to your success. Your market analysis should include:

From this, create a SWOT analysis of your photography business:

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Photography services

Expand on your service offerings, such as event photography, editorial, portraits, or commercial work. Include the location — whether it is on-site, in a personal studio, or rented studio space.

Also, determine the photography equipment needed for services, whether that be rental equipment, computer and editing software, printers, a leased space, or additional props for photoshoots.

Marketing plan

Your marketing plan is a comprehensive examination of how to sell your photography . You’ll want to start by writing a positioning statement explaining how your business fills the consumers’ needs better than your competitors’ do.

Then you’ll want to make sure to cover:

Pricing strategy : Your pricing plan should address what makes your business viable and competitive in the market. Will you provide packages or will all pricing be à la carte? Or will you charge by the day, per shot, or by print or download? You’ll also want to address how to take payments from clients. Invoices are a common payment method in the photography industry, and using an invoice template can help you get paid quickly. Learn more about the nuances of photography invoices .

Portfolio : You need a home base, somewhere you can send prospective clients via marketing activities to show off your work. These days, the most efficient way to do that is to create a website . Make sure the design of your website is optimized to highlight images and that it is simple for customers to find your contact info.

Marketing programs : You’ll want to think of all the ways you can develop your customer base and boost engagement with your brand. This might include building out an email marketing program , referral program, or loyalty program. You may want to consider doing some content marketing (you could start a blog or podcast), or you might invest some funds into paid ads across social or search media.

Clearly define who the audience is for each program, what your goal is, how you’ll measure the program’s success, and what assets or budgets you need to get started.

Social media : Since so much of social media relies on visuals, it should be one of the marketing programs that you use. Build a social media strategy focusing on the platforms that make the most sense for your business (Instagram is a good place to start).

Then build a following and create a community with other local vendors. For example, if you’re a wedding photographer, link up with local event planners, venues, florists, etc.

And don’t forget that you can advertise on social networks as well. Most provide pretty solid targeting tools, so you can be sure your message will get in front of an audience in your area.

Financial plan

One of the most important components in your photography business plan is creating a solid financial plan, and a large part of that is startup costs. These costs include legal advice, website design, photography equipment, and technology — basically everything you need to get your business off the ground.

Estimate how much capital this will take and then explore your funding options , which could include sources like small business loans, grants, and crowdfunding. Next, complete a break-even analysis to help you determine how much money you need to make to cover your costs.

Later on, once you’re up and running, you might include other financial statements in this section — like a balance sheet, cash flow and income. These types of statements help you create a cash-flow analysis and monitor the financial well-being of your business.

If you’re less familiar with the world of finances and accounting, you might think about reaching out to a professional for advice. (You might even propose trading financial advice for some free headshots.)

Remember, writing a photography business plan is a crucial step when you start a business . But when it’s complete, don’t let it sit in a folder and collect dust. Your plan should be a living document that you update regularly to reflect the state of your business.

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Are you about starting a photography business ? If YES, here is a complete sample photography studio business plan template & feasibility report you can use for FREE . Okay, so we have considered all the requirements for starting a photography business .

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1. industry overview.

Photography business is one of the businesses that can unarguably survive in any part of the world as long as the business is well positioned. The photography industry can boast of creating jobs directly or indirectly for countless numbers of people all over the globe.

One good thing about the photography industry is that it has various areas of specialization ranging from wedding or portrait photography to wildlife photography or travel photography, amongst many others. Over and above, starting a photography business is what we have chosen to do because having done our due diligence and research, we have realized that it is a business that is highly profitable if well planned and managed.

Without a shadow of doubt, there is a high rate of competition in the industry, but we have been able to create a unique Business model that will help us gain market acceptance and also work our way to the top of the ladder in the city where our photography business is to be located.

Some of the things that will help us stand out in the industry include that we will ensure we deliver quality photography jobs at rock bottom prices in our city at all times. Much more than delivering quality photography jobs to clients at rock bottom prices, we have further gone to invest in a CRM software that will help us effectively win new clients over and also help us effectively manage our existing clients.

We intend exploring referrals from loyal clients as a means of generating leads that we will eventually work hard to convert to loyal customers.

2. Executive Summary

Current Situation

Currently, we have chosen a name for our photographing business, we have concluded the name search exercise at the corporate affairs office and it is good a thing that the name we propose to call our business is very much available and so, we have started the process of incorporating the business with the government authorities.

After we strike that of, we will apply for Tax Payer’s ID and also open a corporate/ current account with any bank of choice for business. Opening a current bank accounts is especially important so that we can start on a professional note, as well as attract corporate clients who will be able to pay a premium for the photographing services rendered.

Part of our strategies to effectively position the business; is to rent an office space in a busy business district in New York City. The space we intend renting will be big enough to accommodate our studio, reception, as well as our administrative office.

And we have also gone ahead to involve a competent realtor whom we think will be able to give us exactly what we want. Needless to say that one of our dreams is to run the best photography studio in the whole of New York district. This is especially why we are leaving no stone unturned in paying attention to details.

COMPANY’S DESCRIPTION

We are a topnotch – all round Photography Company and have a great vision to become the one – stop shop when it comes to photography in New York City. We are currently a team of passionate photographers who have come together for the sole purpose of creating a brand that will compete with leading photography companies in New York City.

We also intend to go beyond just making memories, but also will build relationships such that will offer all round photography services. This means that we will cover wedding photography, child photography- where we capture the milestone of every baby from infancy to late childhood, capturing of nature and landscapes, beauty coverage- pageants, modelling shows, and what have you, as well as other areas too numerous to mention.

Our photography company would also be in the business of training rookies as well as budding photographers who want to be closely watched in their photography endeavor by a mentor. There are also plans not to make our photography business limited to just capturing pictures.

We will also be involved in the sales of photographing digital cameras, lenses, camera stands, photography software, as well as other consultancy services. Furthermore, in the nearest future (our five years goal to be precise), we shall commence to sell franchises and become one of the best photography business in the world.

3. Our Products and Services

Of course, like every other photographer, we shall be into the business of covering events. However, we shall take our services a notch higher, by paying attention to details- like having pre- shoots and after- shoots. Why after shoots? Well, the after- shoots will basically involve capturing the after event moods in pictures. There will also be the production photo albums, photo books, framed pictures, as well as soft copies of edited pictures as requested by our clients.

Much more than rendering the services, we will also like to be known as a one stop shop where competitors can come purchase equipment that will help foster their expertise. As a result, we are to be involved in the sale of digital cameras, and other photography hardware and software.

We intend to deal in brand new equipment as well as the fairly used type. This is so that we are able to give those who couldn’t possibly afford the brand new stuff the opportunity to still be in the trade by selling the fairly used types of products to them.

We believe that the photography trade wouldn’t be complete without having to offer consultancy services. This is why we will be offering photography training and consultancy services. As a result budding photographers, as well as novices can always run to us to garner more knowledge about the trade. Our consultancy services ranges from providing advisory services to setting up photography studio for our clients.

4. Our Mission and Vision Statement

Our Business Structure

Our plan is to start the photography business with 4 key employees who are expected to handle more than one role per – time. They include:

Assistant Photographer and Office Assistant

5. Job Roles and Responsibilities

Chief Operating Officer and Lead Photographer:

Office Administrator:

Sales and Marketing Officer:

6. SWOT Analysis

We are quite aware that we need to leverage on our strengths if we intend building a successful photography business in the united States of America and that is the reason why we have taken time to analyze our Strength, our Weakness, the Opportunities available to us, as well as the threats that we are likely going to face in the photography industry.

Our strength is not limited to the robust professional training, certification and experience we have acquired prior to setting up a photography business, but also our rich network, passion and ability to convert leads to loyal customers within a short time – frame.

Part of our weakness as a start – up Photography Company is that we have fewer employees and experts, and also we have limited cash to execute all we intend executing before launching the business. For example, we would have loved to build our own customized CRM Software.

Opportunities-:

The United States of America and New York City in particular is one of the cities in the world that attract tons or diverse classes of visitors, coupled with the fact that some of the finest photography schools are located in New York. It is easier for a start – up photography business to leverage on these factors to build to their businesses and that is exactly what we intend doing.

There are well established photography businesses / photographers in New York City who may not need much stress to convince new clients to patronize them. There is also the threat of the huge cost of running businesses in New York City, as it is on the high side. Hence, we need to be on the top of our game if we must grow our photography business to profitability.

7. MARKET ANALYSIS

Market Trends

There is always a readily available market for the photography industry, and whoever is hardworking and can produce decent photography jobs will always make headway in the industry. But in recent times, because of the advancement of technology, it is now a lot easier for non – professional photographers to take cool shots or ‘ selfies’ that can be processed to classic portraits from their smart phones or other computer devices like iPADs and even digital cameras.

In view of this, it has been observed that people only engage the services of professional photographers on rare occasions. We are quite aware of this; which is why we took our time to study the market and we have been able to identify marketing and sales strategies that will help us generate profits from the business. Part of the marketing and sales strategies that we will adopt are;

8. Our Target Market

No doubt the target market for the photography industry is pretty wide, but in order to easily stay focused and pursue our target, we have clearly defined our target market as;

Our Competitive Advantage

We are fully aware that there are several top notch photographers in New York City who already have their own loyal clientele base, but we are have done our due diligence and we are ready to give them a run for their money.

Despite the fact that we are new in town, we have been able to critically study the existing photography businesses around our location and we were able to identify some lapses on their part and we plan to work towards making their lapses our strong selling points.

One of the advantages we are bringing to the fore is excellent customer’s service. It is no doubt every business owner will work hard to keep their customers, but if they are not operating on the same page with their customers, they will find it difficult to meet the need of the customer. In addition, if they can’t meet the need of the customer for a period of time, the customer will definitely source for another company that can meet their need.

In view of that, we have designed a CRM Software that will help us effectively engage our customers from time to time. We will be able to know what our clients want and we will work hard to meet their needs per time .Also the fact that we are new and are willing to deliver photography services at a price that is about the lowest in our location is also an advantage to us.

9. SALES AND MARKETING STRATEGY

Sources of Income

Much more than generating income from covering events like Weddings, Parties, Thanksgiving services, Naming Ceremonies, and all forms of events that will require taking pictures; we will also engage in the sale of digital photography cameras and accessories as earlier mentioned. After a period of 5 years, we would have succeeded in selling our brand to the entire populace in New York City and beyond.

That should give us a platform to generate more income via providing photography related consultancy services and trainings to as many aspiring photographers that will need them. After a period of 10 to 15 years, we will start selling franchises of our company in the United States of America. These are basically the areas where we will concentrate on to generate income for our photography business.

Marketing Strategy and Sales Strategy

We will adopt the aggressive marketing approach because we believe that for us to win over clients in the already saturated market, we must be aggressive. Part of our marketing process is to get the contacts (phone numbers or email addresses) of leads, then send them introductory mails or call them to introduce our businesses to them.After a week or thereabout, we should follow – up with another call or email and try as much as possible to book an appointment to see them.

We are quite aware that we don’t have the financial capacity to hire enough employees that can cover the entire city and beyond; which is why we will engage freelance marketers to help us market our services. They will be paid commissions based on the number of clients and the amount of the tasks done. In nut a shell, we will explore the following marketing and sales strategies to promote our business;

10. Publicity and Advertising Strategy

From the report gathered from our feasibility studies, we have been able to identify some platforms that will help us effectively create awareness and promote our photography business. Here are the platforms we intend making use of to promote and advertise our business;

11. Our Pricing Strategy

In as much as we will not compromise quality in any of our jobs, we have decided to enter the market with rock bottom prices in our business location. Our prices will be the prices to beat in the industry. We will offer discounts to loyal and repeat customers.

Part of what will enable customers get discounts, is when they successfully refer clients to us and if the cost of the services they want exceeds a certain amount of money. The amount will be determined from time to time by the management as the business grows; so there should be no fixed amount for now.

Our philosophy when it comes to pricing is that; ‘We appreciate making smaller profits from many clients, than making huge profits from fewer clients.’

12. Startup Expenditure (Budget)

Going by the report from our research and feasibility studies, we will need an average $10,000 to set up a standard photography business in New York City. Ceteris Paribus, we are likely going to break even within the first 2 years of starting the business.

Funding / Start – Up Capital Generation

As regard raising the start – up capital for the business, we have decided to explore the following means;

N.B-: I have been able to save about $3,000 and I intend to raise the balance by applying and obtaining a loan from the bank and also from seed capitals from angel investors. Although, I intend raising part of the start – up capital by inviting interested business partners, but that will definitely be the last option to explore because I intend owning %100 of the business at least for 5 years.

13. Sustainability and Expansion Strategy

The bigger picture of this photography business is to grow beyond New York City to other major cities in the United States of America. As such, we intend spending the first 5 years of the business in building and communicating our brand. We know that once our brand has been accepted by the general public, it will be easier for us to successfully sell our franchise to interested entrepreneurs who intend leveraging on our brand to start their own business.

In addition, we will ensure that we invest in regular training and development of our work force.We will work hard to stay abreast with the latest technology in the photography industry and the changing trends as well.

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Phoebe's Photo Studio

Executive summary executive summary is a brief introduction to your business plan. it describes your business, the problem that it solves, your target market, and financial highlights.">, opportunity.

Families need photographs to capture the special moments of their lives. Families of professionals are busy, and if too much time goes by between photos, these moments are lost forever. Babies, especially, grow fast and parents need photos of them several times a year.

While nearly everyone has a camera for snapshots, people need professional quality photos when they will be shown to an important audience, and when people want to be seen in the best light. The Internet has expanded the use of photos, making it possible for anyone to send them or to publish them for wide viewing.

Phoebe’s Photo Studio will meet the needs of professionals and their families to capture the special moments in their lives and present them in the best light. We will establish a relationship in which we initiate the calls to keep their photos up to date. Digital files of their photos will be available for free by e-mail, or with a nominal fee for CD. Because of our relationship with the families, when something big like a wedding comes, there’s no place else they would go.

Families with children are the biggest market for portraits. For the purpose of this analysis, these families are divided into three socio-economic categories:

Families of college graduates are most likely to be professionals and to have the means and the taste for professional portraits. There are nearly 20,000 such families in the metropolitan area.

Competition

Competitor X is an award-winning, highly creative photographer with a style that one would expect to find in a national magazine. His prices are the highest in the area, up to $15,000 for a wedding album. His strategy appears to be to capture the high-end market, where a magazine look is a luxury that people can afford.

Competitor Y is a more typical photographer with more staged photographs and wedding packages running up to $5,000. His strategy appears to be to occupy the middle-ground of quality and price where most of the market is likely to be.

Competitor Z offers same-day photos. This is easier to accomplish with digital processing for a studio organized around speed, but the quality is necessarily sacrificed. The market for same-day photos doesn’t necessarily demand quality. Prices are average. The strategy of this studio appears to be to appeal to convenience and speed.

Our competitive edge is that we provide not only a photograph, but a program of ongoing portraits to capture the special moments in a family’s life. We then make the digital images of their photos easily and affordably available for distributing on the Internet.

Expectations

Phoebe’s will grow at a healthy annual rate by targeting families of professionals with newborn babies for baby pictures and then developing a relationship with the client over the years for ongoing photographs. The funding envisioned in this plan is projected to result in a comfortable healthy business by the third year.

Financial Highlights by Year

Financing needed.

We foresee a total of $80,000 in startup financing to get this business going and healthy. That comes $10K from owner savings, $20K as a 5-year loan (family cosigning), and $50K as an interest-free loan from family.

If the business proceeds according to plan, we will have about half of the $50K family loan paid off within three years.

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1.0 Executive Summary

INTRODUCTION

[COMPANY] is located in [CITY], [STATE], which is [COUNTY] in the south-central region of the state. It was founded in 1987 by [NAME]. The studio provides services primarily to York and the immediate surrounding counties (about 95% of its business), but has served customers in all four corners of the state and has done business as far away as New York City, Georgia and Nevada.

THE COMPANY

[COMPANY] aims to exceed customer expectations in every detail. It has achieved such a high level of customer satisfaction that 80% of its business comes from word-of-mouth reputation.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

[COMPANY]'s current main focus is wedding photography. It also does other special events, portraiture, modeling, fine art and commercial photography. The studio also provides videography services.

The "wedding photography business" is not what it used to be. The advent of digital photography has drastically, negatively affected the business. Amateur photographers, with their inexpensive, easy-to-use digital cameras offer cut-rate prices compared to professional photographers. As a result, many photography studios in the region have had to close shop.

FINANCIAL PATH TO SUCCESS

With a $150,000 investment, much of it in state-of-the art digital media production equipment, [COMPANY] will be able to fill a niche in the market that is vastly under served. No one in south-central [STATE] has this digital media production capability. With it, [COMPANY] will stand head and shoulders above its competition.

1.1 Objectives

Expand and grow digital media production and fine art photography services.

1.2 Mission

The Mission Statement of [COMPANY] is: "Creativity, Quality, Value and Service to Our Clients." We emphasize value and define it to mean quality products and services at reasonable prices. We aim to exceed customer expectations in every detail.

1.3 Keys to Success

• Develop a new customer base by marketing for opportunities beyond the wedding industry in the field of digital media production

• Acquire the hardware and software needed to support the successful execution of new business

• Provide leadership with the teamwork and technical skills to initiate and sustain the new business objectives

• Employ a team of skilled professionals trained to perform all the tasks needed to produce a final product on time, under budget and with optimum value

• Sustain and enhance the current business model by increasing marketing in pursuit of other photography business, i.e., as fine art, modeling and portraiture

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Photography business plan for starting your own business

The only way you can break free from the 9 to 5 routine is by starting a business of your own. One of the businesses that you can start with minimum investment is a photography business. In this business plan for photography, you will learn how to write a photography business plan. We will be covering everything from the executive summary to the financial plan of the startup so that by the end of this document you know in detail what to include in a photography business plan. The methodology used here is the same as the one used for creating a franchise business plan.

Executive Summary

2.1 the business.

Benson Photography will be a registered and insured photography business in Dallas, Texas. IT will be owned by James Benson who has been working as a photographer for a fashion magazine for a decade. This business plan on photography will have a detailed look into how the business will be started and run.

2.2 Management of Photography Business

The single most important part of this startup photography business plan is the management of the business. It is important to have a strong management structure to run the business successfully and profitably. That’s why we have made the management structure a part of this commercial photography business plan pdf.

The management of Benson Photography will be headed by the owner, James Benson. To run the day-to-day operations of the business, three managers will be hired to look after services, liaison, and operations.

2.3 Customers of Photography Business

If you need to know how to create a photography business plan, you need to be sure about the customers that the business will be dealing with. As this is not just a pet photography business plan and rather an all-rounder photography business, the following services:

2.4 Business Target

No photography business plans free templates can be complete without setting the targets and that’s what this section is about. Benson Photography will enter the market with the following targets:

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Company Summary

3.1 company owner.

James Benson will be the owner of Benson Photography, the business we are using as an example for this business plan for a photography company. James has worked as a photographer in Hollywood for 10 years and is the perfect candidate for starting this business.

3.2 Why the Photography Business is being started?

An important part of any photography startup business plan is also the reason behind starting the business. This business is being started by James because he was recently fired from his job. He has had enough of working for others and now wants to start something of his own. As photography is the thing he knows the best, he has decided to start a photography business. He also knows in detail how to make a business plan for photography.

3.3 How the Photography Business will be started?

Step1: Feasibility Planning

If you really want to know how to write a business plan for a small photography business, feasibility planning is one of the first things that need to be done for it. It’s this stage where you make sure that the business will actually be a commercial success. Once you conduct a feasibility study, you can formulate a workable plan to start the business.

Step2: Hiring Experts

Once you have conducted the feasibility study for the photography business plan sample doc and made an actionable plan for the business, the next thing you need to do is to hire the people to run the business. As this is a services business and not a products one, it is imperative to hire the right professionals to run the business. Only the top photographers can make the business a success.

Step3: Establishing the Studio

Once you have hired the photographers to work for your business, the next thing you want is to have a studio. This place will also act as a point of contact with the customers. It will have separate shooting and client handling areas. Just like an art gallery business plan, physical presence of the business is cardinally important.

Step4: Online Presence

Internet is the name of the game these days and that means, for the winery to be successful it needs to have a strong online presence. A website for the winery will be made and social media pages will also be created. This will be done not only to make the name known to the customers but also as a way for the customers to connect to and shop from the winery online.

Step5: Marketing

Once the studio and office are set up, extensive marketing effort will be undertaken to make sure the business is known to the people who matter for it.

Startup Cost - Photography Business Plan Template

The next important thing in writing a photography business plan is deciding which services we will be offering from the platform of Benson Photography. No professional photography business plan can be complete without that.

It is also important to have a clear demarcation of services in the photography studio business plan example so that we can hire the proper professionals and acquire the correct equipment for the business.

Here are the services that this sample photography business plan will include:

Event Coverage

We will have a separate wing for covering events. Everything from backyard birthday parties to corporate events will be covered.

Attire Photography

Clothing photography will also be one of the services provided under this business plan for photography service pdf.

Product Photography

All kinds of product photography services ranging from miniature products to cars and bikes will be provided.

Pet Photography

Services will be provided to people who want Grade-A pictures of their pets.

Marketing Analysis of Photography Business

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Once you decide the services you will be providing, the next thing your studio photography business plan needs to have is a solid photography business marketing plan. To make that, you need to conduct proper marketing analysis of the field to see how you can step into the business and start turning a profit. Unlike T-shirt printing business plan, the photography business plan startup capital requirement is high and if you enter the business without proper research, you’ll end up losing the investment.

5.1 Market Trends

To make a complete business plan for opening a photography studio, you need to study the market trends to see how you can make profit. If we have a look at the trends, the use of photography services has only increased in the recent past. This is because people need better pictures for personal as well as commercial use and those can only be achieved through the services of the professionals.

5.2 Marketing Segmentation

After your photography business plans have considered the market trends, the next thing that you need to see is the market segmentation. This is an important part of this sample business plan for photography to give you an idea of the field you are about to enter.

As this is an all-around photography business and not just a wedding photography business the customers of this business will be from the following segments:

Marketing Segmentation - Photography Business Plan Template

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5.2.1 private customers.

People who want the services for their family or personal functions etc. will belong to this segment of the market.

5.2.2 Brands

Brands can hire the services for product photography and can range from small to large products.

5.2.3 Models

Models who want to build their portfolio will also be a segment of the market we are about to enter.

5.2.4 Fashion Industry

The producers and designers in the fashion industry will hire our services for picturizing their clothes.

5.3 Business Target

5.4 Product Pricing

Our services and products will be priced at the average price that the other service providers in the area are offering. This is because there is not a lot of competition and we don’t need to keep prices low to get customers.

Marketing Strategy

The thing that you now need to have to complete this photography business plan template is the marketing plan for a photography business. This is important to have if you want to compete in this industry and start a business that can make you a good deal of money. For making this, we have made the competitive analysis and sales strategy a part of this photography business plan sample. Let’s have a look at them:

6.1 Competitive Analysis

The competitive analysis undertaken to make this photography business plan proposal has revealed the following:

6.2 Sales Strategy

6.3 Sales Monthly

Sales Monthly - Photography Business Plan Template

6.4 Sales Yearly

Sales Yearly - Photography Business Plan Template

6.5 Sales Forecast

Unit Sales - Photography Business Plan Template

Personnel plan

Before we wrap the photography business plans examples up, we need to discuss the man force that will be needed to run this business. Just like a film business plan, photographers will be the main workers we will need to run this business. In short, if you want to know how to create a photography business plan, you need to have a clear idea of how many photographers will be needed to run the business.

7.1 Company Staff

The following people will be needed to run Benson Photography:

7.2 Average Salary of Employees

Financial plan.

The last thing that we need to complete this business plan photography pdf is the plan of finances involved in starting this business. If you want to start the business and run it the right way, you need to have a solid financial plan for photography business. As photography equipment is quite expensive, this business will need a lot of starting capital just like a video production business plan. Here are the expenses that you need to arrange funds for before the business goes live:

8.1 Important Assumptions

8.2 break-even analysis.

Break-even Analysis - Photography Business Plan Template

8.3 Projected Profit and Loss

8.3.1 profit monthly.

Profit Monthly - Photography Business Plan Template

8.3.2 Profit Yearly

Profit Yearly - Photography Business Plan Template

8.3.3 Gross Margin Monthly

Gross Margin Monthly - Photography Business Plan Template

8.3.4 Gross Margin Yearly

Gross Margin Yearly - Photography Business Plan Template

8.4 Projected Cash Flow

Projected Cash Flow - Photography Business Plan Template

8.5 Projected Balance Sheet

8.6 business ratios.

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

[Owner.Company] is a new accounting firm located in [Owner.City] , [Owner.State] and will serve the surrounding area. The firm will be owned and operated by [Owner.FirstName] [Owner.LastName] , who has (insert number) years of experience in the accounting industry. The firm will offer a range of services, including bookkeeping, tax preparation, financial planning, and consulting to small and medium-sized businesses, as well as individual clients. The firm will also offer online and virtual services for clients who prefer remote assistance.

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

[Owner.Company] will be registered as a(n) (LLC/Corporation) and will have (insert number) employees at the start, including the owner. The firm will maintain a well-equipped office with a variety of software and tools to ensure that projects can be completed efficiently. [Owner.Company] will differentiate itself from competitors by offering a personalized and comprehensive approach to accounting services, as well as a commitment to customer satisfaction.

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The accounting industry is expected to continue to grow as businesses and individuals seek professional help with their financial matters. [Owner.City] is home to several small and medium-sized businesses and a growing population of individuals who may require accounting services. The local market is competitive, with several well-established accounting firms serving the area. However, [Owner.Company] is confident it can differentiate itself through its personalized approach and commitment to customer satisfaction.

MARKETING STRATEGY

[Owner.Company] will use a combination of traditional and digital marketing techniques to reach potential clients. This will include advertising in local newspapers and industry publications, as well as utilizing social media platforms and email marketing to promote services and specials. The firm will also rely on word-of-mouth referrals from satisfied clients. In addition, [Owner.Company] will offer free initial consultations and discounted rates for new clients to attract business and establish relationships.

[Owner.Company] will have a team of skilled accountants who will be responsible for providing accurate and timely services to clients. The firm will have a manager overseeing all projects and ensuring they are completed to the highest standards. The firm will have policies and procedures in place to ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards.

FINANCIAL PLAN

[Owner.Company] will generate revenue through the sale of accounting services to businesses and individuals. The firm will also generate revenue through the sale of financial planning and consulting services. The firm will have operating expenses, including payroll, rent, utilities, and insurance. The firm expects to generate (Amount) i n revenue in the first year, with a projected growth rate of (Percentage) per year. [Owner.Company] will also seek funding through loans or investors in order to cover start-up costs and support growth.

[Owner.Company] is well-positioned to take advantage of the growing demand for accounting services in the [Owner.City] area. With a team of experienced accountants, a focus on personalized and comprehensive services, and a commitment to customer satisfaction, the firm is confident that it will be successful in the competitive accounting market.

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