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Can a Perfect Business Plan For a Startup Guarantee Success?: Focusing on the Completeness of the Business Plan and Firm's Performance

스타트업의 완벽한 사업계획서는 성공을 보장하는가?: 사업계획서의 완성도와 경영성과를 중심으로

  • Park, Hyun Young (Graduate School of Global Entrepreneurship at Kookmin University, Navi&CO Co., Ltd.) ;
  • Lee, Woo Jin (Kookmin University)
  • 박현영 ((주)나비앤코) ;
  • 이우진 (국민대학교 글로벌창업벤처대학원/경영학부)
  • Received : 2023.05.16
  • Accepted : 2023.06.28
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

During the process of preparing for and initiating a startup, startup entrepreneurs allocate a significant amount of time to developing a business plan. Within this process, the documented business plan serves not only as a roadmap for the venture but also as a communication tool for capital acquisition and internal team collaboration. However, is the business plan, meticulously crafted by entrepreneurs, actually effective in generating startup performance? To answer this question, this study empirically analyzed the impact of a business plan on startup performance. Additionally, it examined how the relationship between the business plan and performance changes based on the satisfaction levels of entrepreneurs regarding the business plan. Through the analysis, the study validated the influence of the completeness of the business plan and entrepreneurial satisfaction on startup performance, and derived implications. To conduct the empirical analysis, a survey was conducted among 150 entrepreneurs. Regression analysis was performed to examine the relationship between the completeness of the business plan and performance, and the sample was further divided into two groups: startups with less than three years of operation and startups with three or more years of operation, for secondary analysis. The analysis results revealed that the completeness of the startup's business plan has a positive impact on both financial and non-financial performance. Furthermore, it is observed that the entrepreneur's satisfaction with the business plan had a moderating effect on the relationship between the business plan and financial performance. Moreover, for startups that are less than three years old, the entrepreneur's satisfaction with the business plan exhibits a moderating effect on the relationship between the completeness of the business plan and non-financial performance. This study holds significance as it reaffirms the importance of business plan development as a means to achieve sustainable growth for early-stage startups and empirically validates its significance. It is expected that this study will provide valuable insights for future startup entrepreneurs to better understand the importance of business planning and contribute to reducing the failure rate of early-stage startups.

창업을 준비하고 시작하는 과정에서 스타트업의 창업가는 사업계획(Business Plan)을 세우는 데 많은 시간을 할애한다. 이러한 과정에서 문서로 정리된 사업계획서는 사업의 로드맵 역할 뿐 아니라, 자본조달과 창업 팀 내부의 커뮤니케이션 도구로도 활용된다. 그런데, 창업가들이 이렇게 공들여 완성시켜가는 사업계획서는 실제 스타트업의 성과창출에 효과가 있을까? 이러한 질문의 답을 찾기 위해 본 연구는 사업계획서가 스타트업의 경영성과에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하였다. 추가적으로 창업가가 생각하는 사업계획서의 만족도에 따라 사업계획서와 성과와의 영향관계가 어떻게 변화하는지도 분석하였다. 분석을 통해 사업계획의 완성도와 이에 대한 창업가의 만족이 스타트업의 성과와 어떠한 영향관계가 있는지 검증하고 시사점을 도출하였다. 본 연구의 실증분석을 위해 150명의 창업가를 대상으로 설문조사를 진행하였고, 사업계획서의 완성도와 성과사이의 회귀분석 후 대상을 창업 3년 미만과 3년 이상으로 분리하여 2차 분석을 진행하였다. 분석결과 스타트업의 사업계획서 완성도는 재무적 및 비재무적 경영성과와 모두 정(+)의 영향관계가 있으며, 이 관계에서 창업가의 사업계획에 대한 스스로의 만족도가 재무적 경영성과에는 조절효과를 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한, 창업한지 얼마 되지 않은 3년 미만의 스트타업의 경우에는 창업가의 사업계획에 대한 스스로의 만족도가 사업계획서의 완성도와 비재무적 성과와의 관계에서 조절효과를 나타내는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 창업초기 스타트업의 지속가능한 성장을 위한 방안으로 사업계획서 작성의 필요성을 재조명하고 그 중요성을 실증적으로 입증하였다는 점에서 의미가 있다. 본 연구를 통해 향후 스타트업 창업가들이 사업계획에 대한 중요성을 잘 이해하고 초기창업의 실패를 낮추는데 기여 할 수 있는 실마리가 되길 기대한다.

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