What will be covered:

1. Introduction to Business Planning
2. Components of a Business Plan
3. How to prepare a Business Plan
4. Making changes to the Business Plan
5. Challenges in Business Plan preparation

Discussion Leader: Advait Kurlekar, CEO, Upohan Management Consultants

Advait Kurlekar has over 24 years of valuable experience in industry and management consulting, having worked in leading organizations like Tata Motors, AF Ferguson, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cedar Consulting. Prior to founding Upohan, he was heading KP Consulting as part of the Kirtane & Pandit Group based in Pune.

Advait has expertise in the areas of Business Strategy, Balanced Scorecard and HR consulting. He has directed over 350 BSC development projects for a variety of clients in India and abroad.  Advait has led consulting projects across a range of sectors including BFSI, engineering, automotive, retail, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, hospitality, media and advertising, etc. He has handled assignments in Singapore, Hong Kong, Middle East, West Asia, South Africa, North Africa, UK, France and Germany. He is regularly invited to speak at national and international business conferences.He is also a charter member of TiE’s Pune chapter and has done an Advanced Management Program from the Wharton Business School.