Business model canvas

What a business model canvas is

“The business model canvas is a strategic management template that is used for developing new business models and documenting existing ones.”
From Wikipedia — Business model canvas — CC BY-SA 4.0

Canvases like a business model canvas

When to use a business model canvas

  • A startup

    Map a new business on one page before writing a long business plan.

  • A company

    Shows how a business makes money, like a bakery selling bread over the counter and to cafés.

  • Strategy

    Change one block, like a new channel, and see what else it touches.

How to make a business model canvas

  1. 1Draw nine blocks
  2. 2Start with the value
  3. 3Fill the rest

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Who designed it?
The nine "building blocks" of the business model design template that came to be called the business model canvas were initially proposed in 2005 by Alexander Osterwalder, based on his PhD work supervised by Yves Pigneur on business model ontology.From Wikipedia — Business model canvas — CC BY-SA 4.0
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