You are seeking a capital to start a manufacturing operation, so you want to present a business plan to Mr. Yao, a wealthy investor. Your raw material CANNOT BE coffee or cocoa.

Choose any other raw material on African soil and present your products to Mr. Yao. Please consider the following points.

What is your raw material? does the continent has it in abundance?

What is the name of your finished product?

How many people do you need in your manufacturing plant?

How much capital do you need to start this manufacturing operation?

Who are your target market and the consumers of your product?

Present the manufacturing process from raw material to finished goods.

What are your product costs?

What are the marketing strategies of your product?

INSTRUCTIONS: WRITE A LETTER TO Mr. YAO TO CONVINCE HIM TO INVEST IN YOUR MANUFACTURING BUSINESS. TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EACH OF THE ABOVE IN YOUR LETTER. PLEASE EXPLAIN AND ARGUE EACH POINT IN YOUR ANSWERS.