Business Model Template & Tools

Several companies, entrepreneurs and lecturers have asked us if they could use our Business Model Building Blocks to visualize their business concept. Companies like Beebole as well as students used the mapping tool to communicate their ideas. Get started with the online and offline business model tools below.

1. Download the Powerpoint Template

While we are working on a basic online and iPad app to sketch business models yourself, you can use this download free business model template (ppt). Just create a new slide, and start mapping any business model you want! You can mail your business models and questions to info@boardofinnovation.com if you want specific feedback.

Don’t know where to start? Find inspiration to visualize your own business model by browsing through our growing database of revenue models per industry and type.

2. Business model Alliance Checklist

Are you creating a consortium, open innovation partnership, joint venture or other form of alliance? Be sure to check if you covered all key elements of the business model. Organizations form alliances for a multitude of reasons: penetrate new markets, offer a more complete solution,  share and reduce risks, access new technologies, etc. However, despite the many promising reasons to partner up, many alliances never hit success. A study of McKinsey (2007) shows that only 51% of all partnerships achieve returns greater than the cost of capital (which is hardly a success).  In order to increase your chances of success, check if you considered the key business model aspects. Get the alliance checklist on slideshare or download the pdf version.

By all means, this checklist shouldn’t be seen as a fixed template. It’s a practical checklist that we have found useful in several alliance business model workshops and implementation projects. Tick the boxes for key questions, add new issues where needed, use the empty template to summarize key answers.

Feedback on the visualization of business models

Once you’ve tried our tools, don’t forget to inform us how you experienced this method. Did you encounter any problems? Were you missing something? Send us your feedback via twitter (@nickdemey/@philderidder) or email us via info@boardofinnovation.com.