Grocery Store Management Team

To demonstrate your grocery store’s ability to succeed as a business, a strong management team is essential. Highlight your key players’ backgrounds, emphasizing those skills and experiences that prove their ability to grow a company.

You can download our Grocery Store Business Plan Template (including a full, customizable financial model) to your computer here.

Ideally you and/or your team members have direct experience in the grocery store business. If so, highlight this experience and expertise. But also highlight any experience that you think will help your business succeed.

If your team is lacking, consider assembling an advisory board. An advisory board would include 2 to 8 individuals who would act like mentors to your business. They would help answer questions and provide strategic guidance. If needed, look for advisory board members with experience in grocery stores and/or successfully running retail and small businesses.