Start a Photography Business - Plan and startup documents

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Business Plan & documents for starting a Photography Company.

Created byJeff Mann

Last updated 6/2019

English

What you'll learn

Have a completed business plan, financial model, pitch deck presentation and operating contracts for a Photography Business.
Have detailed financial projections for your Photography Business.
Have a professional PowerPoint presentation to use as a marketing tool for acquiring clients.
Have a contract to sign clients up for Wedding Photo Shoots.
Have a contract to sign clients up for Portrait Photo Shoots.

Course content

7 sections • 48 lectures • 41m total length

Introduction - Using Business Templates to start a Photography Business2:59
This course does not teach you Photography. This course supplies documents such as a business plan, PowerPoint presentation, Excel financial model and contracts for starting a Photography business; along with lectures on how to customize them.

If you already know how to take professional photography and want to start a company to supply these services to clients, then this course and documents will be good for you.

Word, Excel and PowerPoint Document Download - Course materials0:30
Download high quality hybrid business plan template documents for starting an Photography Business. Business Plan in Word, Financial Projections in Excel and Presentation in PowerPoint and contract

*Legal Disclosures & terms of use– All documents except the contract/ agreements are copyrighted; by accepting these products, you are granted a limited right to use our copyright for your own personal and business use. This use is limited to the initial buyer of the document(s) and it is understood that these documents are not for re-sale, copyright or to be posted on the web
New Documents - Check back for updates0:33
Newly added to the course. A 3 year Income Projection for a Photographer. This Excel worksheet allows users to calculate projected income for their Photography business by specifying the Service, Price for Service and Number of Services provided. Figures calculated with this worksheet can be used as entries into the more extensive Excel business plan workbook under the income / sales figure projections, or this sheet can be used as a stand alone for those who wish to just have a very quick and simple income projection. As a management tool, this worksheet can be used to figure our how many of each service and how much you will need to charge for each service in order to reach a certain income goal.

DOWNLOAD FROM LECTURE 2 above - The File is: Photographer Income Worksheet.xlsx (99.3 kB)

Cover Page & Table of Contents1:29
This lecture shows students the cover page & table of contents for the Photography Company Business Plan.
Executive Summary1:45
This lecture goes over the Executive Summary section of the business plan
Objectives0:30
The Objectives section of the business plan are covered here
Mission0:25
The Mission statement is discussed here
Keys to Success0:45
Sample Keys to Success for a photography business are written here in the business plan. They can be changed and modified if necessary for your exact needs.
Company Description0:49
A description of the company is covered in this lecture
Business Model & Philosophy0:43
This lecture is on the business model and philosophy for the business. You can make changes to this in the Word business plan document if need be to suit your specific photography business operation
Outsourcing1:48
This lecture covers outsourcing and how as a small business you may choose to outsource some tasks such as accounting, legal etc.
Market Analysis Summary0:18
A Market Analysis is supplied for the photography industry, this can be read and reviewed by students
Competition & Buying Paterns0:45
Competition and buying patterns are covered in this lecture
Competitive Edge0:53
Competitive Edge strategies for a photography business are laid out and covered in this lecture.
Target Market1:16
This lecture covers the Target Market for the company
Management0:26
The Bios of your management team and owner will need to be added to the business plan here.
Services & Products0:21
The Services & Products along with where and how to enter your own for your company are covered here
Marketing Strategy0:36
The marketing strategy is covered in this lecture
SWOT Analysis0:28
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats to the business are covered here
Financials0:49
A quick review of the financial statements

Cover0:20
The Cover page and slide of the Presentation is here
About Us0:45
This lecture is on the About Us slide of the presentation deck
Our Services0:50
Why Use a Professional Photographer0:50
This lecture covers the Why Use Us slide of the Presentation
Our Solution0:40
The Our Solution slide of the presentation deck is discussed in this lecture
Reasons to Use Our Services0:40
Reasons to Use Our Services is discussed here
Management & Team0:20
This lecture covers the Management & Team slide
Our Process0:30
The Our Process slide is covered in this lecture of the Presentation
Contact Us0:25
Contact Us slide and where to add your contact information is discussed here
Adding Slides & Changing Design0:45
This lecture talks about how you can add more slides and customize the design of the presentation

Required Start-up Funds1:58
Fixed Assets Analytics0:30
Salaries & Wages1:40
Fixed Operating Expenses1:28
Projected Sales Forecast1:38
Cash Receipts1:15
Profit & Loss Year 1 Monthly0:50
Profit & Loss Statements for the 1st year - monthly
Cash Flow Statement - Year 10:52
Cash Flow statements for year 1 - monthly
Balance Sheets0:35
Profit & Loss - 3 year summary0:48
3 year Income & Expense Statement Summary
Cash Flow - 3 year summary0:38
Amortization Schedule0:30

Requirements

This course will not teach you how to take photographs. You need to already know how to take photographs. This course provides documents and lectures for starting a Photography Business, on the business side, not the creative / artistic side.
If you do not know how take professional photographs and you do not want to open your own photography business, then this course is not good for you.

Description

This course does not teach you how to take photographs. This course provides an extensive set of documents for starting a Photography business. You will need to know or learn how to be a photographer.

What you get in this course are:

1.) A full business plan template for a Photography company. The document covers objectives, keys to success, marketing strategies you can use to get clients, how to use freelancers and outsource work to them, and much more. The lectures show you how to customize the business plan for your specific company.

2.) A complete financial model. An 11 tab Excel workbook, that covers everything from start-up costs, income, expenses, assets, and more is included along with lectures on how to insert your own numbers so you can have a budget and financial projection for your company. Sample numbers are included to help you along the way.

3.) A Pitch Deck. A slide presentation template, that allows you to make a professional presentation of your Photography Business to potential clients. You will learn how to customize this for your specific company, to include what services you want to offer and show clients why they should use you and your business for Photography services. When complete you can use this to send out to bid on projects and make presentations.

4.) A sample Wedding Photography Contract that you can use to sign clients up for Wedding Photography services. Lectures go through each page of the contract and explain where to insert specifics for your company and your client.

5.) A sample Portrait Photography contract that you can use to sign clients up for Portrait Photography services. Lectures go through each page of the contract and explain where to insert specifics for your company and your client.

When you finish the course and customize the documents, you will have a professional business plan that you can use for your company, a professional presentation you can use to solicit clients and documents to sign clients up for services.

Who this course is for:

Individuals who are photographers and want to start their own Photography business.
Those looking to create a business plan, financial model, PowerPoint presentation and get some contracts they can use with clients.
Those seeking to develop a written road map for starting and operating a professional Photography business.
Those wanting to think through and write down objectives, keys to success, marketing strategies on how to get clients, etc. for a Photography business.
Those looking to develop a financial model for a Photography business, which includes developing start-up costs, income and expense projections.

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Professional Photography Business plan & Start-up Document introduction1 lecture • 3min

Start your own Photography Business - Template and document download2 lectures • 1min

Photography Business Plan17 lectures • 14min

Business Presentation - Pitch Deck10 lectures • 6min

Photography Business - Financial Projections12 lectures • 13min

Wedding Photography Agreement2 lectures • 2min

Portrait Photography Contract4 lectures • 3min

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