A Calm Curvy Cover for a Plan That Stays In House
An internal business plan is written for managers, owners and staff, not for outside investors. It guides budgets, hiring and priorities for the year ahead. The cover can be friendlier than an investor pitch. This design uses long green and dark teal swooshes, a rounded teal footer pill and soft type, which gives a plan a positive, practical feel.
Green and Teal Swooshes
The page is 8.5 x 11 inches, portrait, one page. A bright lime green curve and a pale grey shadow run across the top. A thick dark teal swoosh crosses the middle, backed by a thin lime curve. A rounded teal pill at the foot holds a paragraph of white text. They are graphics and stay fixed while you edit.
The Two Tone Title
Internal appears in dark teal in a medium weight sans serif, and BUSINESS PLAN follows in heavy green capitals. The date, Nov 15, 202X, sits underneath at the right. If you want the plan to be marked clearly for staff only, keep the word Internal. Otherwise replace it with a department or a year.
Prepared For Block for the Curvy Internal Plan Cover
PREPARED FOR: in dark teal, COMPANY NAME in green, then Mr. First, Last Name, a job title, an address, two phone numbers and an email, all right aligned. For an internal plan, the recipient is often a department head or a leadership team, so replace the company name with the department.
The Footer Pill
The teal pill at the bottom carries three lines of white placeholder text. Use it for the plan’s purpose, the planning period or a reminder of confidentiality, for example This document is for internal use and must not be shared outside the company.
Contents of a Useful Internal Plan
- Goals for the year in order of priority.
- Budget by department.
- Headcount and hiring plans.
- Key projects with owners and dates.
- Risks and how to review progress each quarter.
Editing for the Curvy Internal Plan Cover
Text boxes can be edited. The logo at the top, SAMPLE LOGO in green and navy, can be replaced with yours. If the title is long, reduce it by a point or two.
Printing and Sharing for the Curvy Internal Plan Cover
Share through a secure drive as a PDF. If printing, mark copies with numbers, which helps you track them.
Sharing an Internal Plan With the Team
A plan only works if people know it. Present it in a short meeting, give each department head a copy and put a one page summary on the notice board or the intranet. Invite questions in the first week. Staff who understand the goals tend to make better daily decisions.
Keeping Internal Plans Up to Date
Review the plan every quarter and change the date on the cover. If a priority changes, note it in a short log. Old plans that nobody updates cause confusion, so remove them from shared folders once a new version is approved.
Close relatives are the strategic business plan cover. Compare it with the operations business plan cover. You may also like the internal and external reports cover. Every curvy internal plan style alternative sits in business and report cover pages.
