Business Plan Writing Service in Cuba

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A business plan writing service Cuba founders can rely on has to handle things a generic template ignores: a split between official and street exchange rates, a private-enterprise framework that is only a few years old, and readers at ministries, banks and foreign partners who each want something different from the same document. SampleBusinessPlans.net gives you a finished, professional plan for a one-off $19, built from a guided questionnaire rather than a blank page.

To be clear about what this is: SampleBusinessPlans.net is an international online service. It has no office, staff or writers in Cuba. You answer the questions, the generator builds the plan, and you review it and use it. That is why it is fast and cheap, and it is also why you must bring local facts (your costs, your prices, your registration route) to the questionnaire yourself. This page shows you which facts to bring.

Executive summary

The service suits three kinds of Cuban project: a private micro, small or medium-sized enterprise (MIPYME) applying for approval, a self-employed or cooperative business seeking a bank loan, and a foreign or diaspora-backed venture that must show an investor how money turns into cash.

You choose a length between 1,500 and 10,000 words and between one and five years of projections. You get an income statement, cash flow, balance sheet and break-even analysis. The plan follows a recommended structure or your own outline, and arrives as Word and PDF with two revisions included.

The honest limits are these. The plan is only as accurate as your inputs, the output is in English, and PayPal payment may be awkward from inside Cuba. Each of these gets a practical answer below.

Who this business plan help is for

The service is aimed at people who need a credible document quickly and cannot justify a consultancy invoice. In Cuba that usually means one of the following.

A founder of a new MIPYME. Since the framework opened in August 2021, private micro-enterprises (up to 10 workers), small enterprises (11 to 35) and medium-sized enterprises (36 to 100) can incorporate. Approval runs through the Ministry of Economy and Planning, and the application describes the proposed activity and its corporate purpose. A clear plan makes that description easier to write and easier to defend.

An existing self-employed operator (trabajador por cuenta propia) who wants to formalise growth. Think of a casa particular owner adding rooms, a workshop buying a second machine, or a bakery moving from home production to premises.

A member group forming a non-agricultural cooperative, who need one document everyone can read before they commit money.

A foreign or diaspora investor assessing a Cuban partner. The investor is often outside the country and reads English, so a plan in English with clean financials helps. Anyone assessing such a venture should check the current rules of their own country first, particularly for US persons, where sanctions law applies.

It is not for someone who needs a lawyer, a notary or a person to file paperwork in Havana. A plan supports an application. It does not submit one.

The problem with planning a business in Cuba

Most founders do not struggle with ideas. They struggle with three planning problems that a standard template does not touch.

Currency. Cuba unified its currency in January 2021, retiring the convertible peso (CUC) and leaving the Cuban peso (CUP). Official and market rates have since moved far apart, and many costs, especially imported inputs, are effectively priced in dollars. A plan that quietly assumes one rate can show a healthy profit that vanishes at another.

Thin data. Reliable local market figures are scarce. You will often be estimating covers per night, nightly room rates or delivery volumes from your own observation and from competitors’ visible prices. A good plan says so openly and shows what happens if the estimate is wrong.

Infrastructure costs. Power cuts and fuel supply shape the cost base of almost any food, accommodation or production business. A generator, inverter or solar array is not a footnote. For many ventures it is the largest start-up line.

The generator handles the structure and the arithmetic. You supply these three realities, and the plan is only credible if you do.

How the business plan generator works

The process takes an afternoon, not a month.

1. Open the Business Plan Generator and describe the business: what you sell, to whom, where, and how you will reach customers.
2. Enter your numbers: start-up costs, prices, expected volumes, staffing, rent, utilities, and the funding you need.
3. Choose the length (1,500 to 10,000 words) and the projection period (one to five years).
4. Pick the structure. Use the recommended layout, or upload the headings a bank, university or visa body requires and the plan will follow them.
5. Pay $19 by PayPal and download the plan in Word and PDF.
6. Use your two included revisions to correct figures or tighten sections.

What the finished plan contains

Beyond the narrative sections (summary, market, operations, team, risks), you receive annual projections for up to five years: an income statement, a cash flow statement, a balance sheet and a break-even calculation. Cash flow deserves the closest reading in Cuba, because the gap between when you pay for imported stock and when customers pay you is where small firms get hurt.

Optional add-ons

An Excel financial model costs $9 and lets you change the exchange-rate assumption and watch every statement update. A 12-slide PowerPoint pitch deck costs $15. Five extra revisions cost $5. The Complete bundle with everything is $39. If you are courting an overseas partner, the Excel model is the add-on that earns its price, because partners will ask “what if the rate moves” within five minutes.

What a Cuban plan needs to reflect

Choosing and describing the legal form

Your plan should state the intended structure plainly, because it drives tax, hiring limits and who may lend to you.

Structure	Typical fit	What the plan should stress
Self-employed (TCP)	Sole operators, small services, casas particulares	Licensed activity, personal income, simple cash flow
Private MIPYME	Growing businesses with employees, up to 100 workers	Corporate purpose, payroll, supplier contracts, growth path
Non-agricultural cooperative	Groups pooling labour and capital	Member contributions, profit distribution, governance
Foreign investment (joint venture, association contract, wholly foreign-owned)	Projects with overseas capital	Investor returns, approvals, hard-currency flows

Foreign investment is governed by Law 118 of 2014, and the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Foreign Investment (MINCEX) publishes the Portfolio of Opportunities for Foreign Investment. Check the current portfolio and rules on the MINCEX website before building an investor plan around a sector. The Mariel Special Development Zone has its own regime, so a plan located there should say so.

Currency and exchange-rate assumptions

Pick one reporting currency and state your rate assumption on the first page of the financials. Many Cuban plans work best with a dual presentation: costs and revenues in CUP where they are truly earned in pesos, and in US dollars where inputs or sales are tied to hard currency. Then add a sensitivity line showing profit at a weaker peso. Readers trust a plan that names its exchange-rate risk far more than one that ignores it.

Tax points a plan must reflect

Cuban tax is administered by the National Tax Administration Office (ONAT), and the system rests on the Tax System Law of 2012. Self-employed operators and MIPYMES face different obligations, including income tax, contributions to social security and, for some activities, sales-related taxes. Rates and rules have been revised several times, so do not copy figures from an old guide. Confirm the current position on the ONAT website or with a local accountant, then enter the actual percentages into the questionnaire. The plan will carry them through every year of the projections.

What banks and funders look for

Cuban banks, including Banco Popular de Ahorro, BANDEC and Banco Metropolitano, assess credit through documentation and a feasibility study (estudio de factibilidad). A business plan for a loan should therefore answer questions the bank will ask in any case: what the money buys, how repayment is covered from operating cash, and what collateral or guarantees exist. Lending to private firms has been limited, so many founders combine a bank facility with family remittances or a partner’s capital. Show the funding mix as a table with each source, amount and timing.

If the plan is for a visa body, university or foreign investor, upload their required headings instead. The generator will fit your content to them.

Why use a business plan writing service Cuba entrepreneurs can reach online

Local consultancies exist, but the people who can afford them are rarely the people starting a three-table paladar or a repair workshop. An online generator costs less than a good meal in Havana’s tourist districts and delivers the same working structure: market, operations, people, risk, and five sets of financial statements that reconcile with each other.

It also removes a slow step. A traditional business plan writer interviews you, drafts, sends it back, and redrafts, often over weeks. The generator turns your answers into a full draft immediately, and your two revisions let you correct it. You keep control of every number.

How to choose a business plan writing service Cuba lenders will respect

Whatever provider you pick, test it against five points.

• Does it produce all four financial statements, or only a sales forecast?
• Can you change the structure to match a bank’s or ministry’s required headings?
• Is the price stated up front, with revisions included?
• Does it claim local offices or writers it cannot prove? Walk away if so.
• Can you take the file away as Word, so you can edit and translate it yourself?

If you want to compare before paying, the free business plan examples library holds more than 1,200 sample plans, and the how to write a business plan guide explains each section. Full prices and add-ons are on the business plan pricing page.

A worked example: a 30-seat paladar in Havana

This is a hypothetical case, with assumptions invented for illustration, not market data. Figures are in US dollar equivalents and a real plan would state the CUP rate used.

Assumptions. Thirty seats, an average of 1.5 sittings a day, 26 trading days a month, and an average spend of $14 a cover. That gives 1,170 covers and monthly sales of $16,380. Food costs are 38% of sales ($6,224), a placeholder tax and contribution charge is 10% ($1,638), and fixed costs are $6,500 (labour $2,900, generator fuel and power $1,100, rent $1,500, other $1,000). Start-up cost is $38,000 for kitchen equipment, fit-out and a solar and inverter system.

What the plan shows. Monthly profit comes to about $2,018, so payback is roughly 19 months. Each cover contributes $7.28 after food and tax, so break-even sits at about 893 covers a month, or 76% of forecast volume. That is a thin cushion. If covers fall 10% (a bad tourist season, a fuel shortage), profit drops to roughly $1,166 a month and payback stretches past 32 months.

Why this matters. A bank or partner reading this sees the risk immediately and sees you have already priced it. A plan that only said “profit of $2,018” would invite suspicion. In the questionnaire you would enter these inputs, and the generator would produce the three statements and the break-even calculation from them. Change the exchange rate in the Excel add-on and the picture updates.

Common mistakes in Cuban business plans

Using one rate for everything. Mixing CUP revenue with dollar-priced imports at a single rate hides the real margin.

Ignoring power and fuel. A plan with no generator, battery or solar line, and no outage days in the forecast, looks naive to anyone who has operated there.

Copying tax rates from old articles. Rules have changed repeatedly. Verify with ONAT.

Overstating occupancy or footfall. Use your own observed numbers and give a low case.

Skipping the corporate purpose. For a MIPYME application, the activities you describe set the boundaries of what you may do. Describe them with care and leave room for adjacent activities you may add.

Forgetting translation. If the receiving body needs Spanish, arrange a competent translation of the final file. The generator outputs English.

Edge cases and awkward situations

Paying from inside Cuba. PayPal does not currently serve accounts registered in Cuba, so you may need a relative, partner or friend abroad to pay. Confirm the current position before you start. Once downloaded, the Word and PDF files work offline.

Patchy internet. Complete the questionnaire in one session on a stable connection, with your numbers written down beforehand. Download both file formats at once.

US persons and sanctions. US law restricts many Cuba-related transactions. A plan is a document, not a licence. Check the relevant US Treasury guidance, or take legal advice, before committing money.

Agriculture and food production. Land use rights, state purchase arrangements and input supply shape the economics. Explain these in the operations section and cost them honestly.

Very early ideas. If you cannot yet price your product, write a short 1,500-word plan with one year of projections to test the concept first, then expand.

What it costs and the trade-offs

The base cost is $19, once, with no subscription. The Excel model is $9, the pitch deck $15, five extra revisions $5, and the Complete bundle $39. For most Cuban founders the $19 plan plus the $9 model, at $28, covers a loan application or an investor conversation.

The trade-offs are plain. You get speed and price but no personal interviews, no local legal advice and no filing service. A consultant in Havana could add relationships and local intelligence that a generator cannot. If your project is large, regulated or foreign-funded, use the plan as the draft and pay a local adviser to check the legal and tax sections.

Your next step

Gather five numbers before you open the questionnaire: start-up cost, average price, expected monthly volume, monthly fixed costs, and the funding you need. Add the exchange rate you will use. Then go to the Business Plan Generator, choose your length and projection period, and produce a draft the same day. If the rate or tax rules change next month, update your inputs and revise.

Business plan writing service Cuba: frequently asked questions

Can I get a business plan writer in Cuba through this service?

No. SampleBusinessPlans.net has no writers or office in Cuba. The plan is built by the online generator from your answers, which is why it costs $19 rather than hundreds. For legal or tax checks, hire a local accountant or lawyer.

Will the plan work for a MIPYME application?

It gives you a clear description of the business, market, operations and finances to support your application to the Ministry of Economy and Planning. Confirm the current document requirements with the authority, upload any required headings as your outline, and arrange Spanish translation if requested.

Is this suitable as a business plan for a loan from a Cuban bank?

Yes, as the core document. Include repayment capacity, collateral and the funding mix. Ask the bank which feasibility study format it prefers and enter those headings as your own outline.

Can I pay from Cuba?

PayPal does not currently serve accounts registered in Cuba, so you may need someone abroad to pay on your behalf. The downloaded Word and PDF files then work offline.

Which currency should the financials use?

Use the currency your lender or investor will read, and state your exchange-rate assumption on the first page. Many founders present CUP for local costs and US dollars for imports, with a sensitivity case for a weaker peso. The Excel add-on makes that comparison simple.