As a part of addressing sustainability of projects in rural Alaska, funding agencies require communities to complete a business plan for projects that are being built. Whether it is a multi-use facility, water system, wastewater system, bulk fuel farm or power plant, the need for a solid business plan to achieve sustainability is crucial.

The Multi-Use Facility Business Planning documents prepared by Division of Community Advocacy staff will assist a community to develop its own business plan in an easy-to-follow and logical format that should also satisfy each funding agency's requirements for a project business plan. The plan is not meant to be a "one size fits all" approach because the various infrastructure projects have unique needs. The templates are intended to be flexible and allow for easy expansion and contraction to accommodate the needs of the agencies while not overly burdening the community.

Following are files you can use to prepare a Multi-Use Facility Business Plan.

• Business Planning Guidebook - Contains narrative instructions on how you write a business plan using the Business Plan Templates.

• Business Plan Template - This is a Word® document that can be used to write a business plan.

• Business Plan Financial Template - This contains Excel® spreadsheets to complete the financial portions of the business plan.

• Sample Financial Template - This is a sample of a completed financial plan

For more information on the Guidebook and Templates, contact Athena J. Logan, Special Projects Coordinator, Division of Community Advocacy, Department of Community and Economic Development.