...Ali Baba My name 5454 Flying Carpet St. My city and zip code 317(345-6789) flyingcarpet@yahoo.com December 2, 2013 Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 A.2 Mission, Goals and Objectives 4 A3. Keys to Success 5 Company Summary 6 B1. Industry History 6 B2. Legal Form of Ownership 7 B3. Locations and Facilities: 8 B4. Management Structure 9 B5. Products and Services: 10 Market Analysis 11 C1. Target Market 11 C2. Industry Analysis 12 C3. Competitive Analysis 13 Market Strategy 15 D1: Four Ps 15 Product- 16 Pricing Strategy 16 Positioning Statement- 17 Promoting 17 D2. Price List- 17 D3. Selling Strategy 18 D4. Sales Forecast 19 Implementation Strategy 19 E1. Overall Strategy 19 E2. Implementation 20 E3. Control Plan 21 Financial Statements and Projections 21 F1. Revenue and Cost Estimate- 21 F2. Forecasted Profit and Loss Statement 22 F3. Forecasted Balance Sheet 22 G1. Financial Projections 22 G1a- Breakeven Point 22 G1b- Financial Position- 22 G1c-Capital/Investment Needs 22 References 24 Executive Summary Ali Baba is a fast food sit in or take-out restaurant that will serve Mediterranean style foods such as Chicken or Beef Shawarma and Gryo sandwiches. There is an increasing demand for healthy and filling fast foods at value pricing, we believe Ali Baba can fill this demand. Located in the Circle Center Mall in the city of Indianapolis Indiana we will be able to serve mall shoppers and companies in the surrounding...
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...United States. Our business is founded on offering a one-stop shopping experience that is ideal for every individual, family, and community looking to immerse themselves in the sporting experience. Family Futbol is a sporting goods and apparel store that caters to the family that is passionate about the sport and dedicated to representing their favorite teams both on and off the field. People all over the world spend most of the year engaged in watching, playing, and living Futbol; it is easy to recognize the demand for a business that will bring popular and rare apparel and accessories to the mass public as well as community youth soccer teams. Since Futbol is a year-round sport in various countries of the world it is critical for Family Futbol to offer merchandise ranging from local youth teams to world national teams alike; this will enhance our sales as well as become a staple in our community. Many shops around the country sell ridiculously priced Futbol merchandise in the form of poorly replicated knock-offs. At Family Futbol, our knowledgeable support staff is available online 24 hours a day 7 days a week to help each member of the family make their dreams of owning official quality fan favorite Futbol gear a reality. The idea of starting Family Futbol began as a shared love of the sport between a young couple. Together, a partnership was formed that allowed both individuals to contribute skills, resources, and passion for the sport into a thriving business that would be...
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...MORNING NEWS How to Write a O RM D S ON C Business Plan THE LEADING BUSINESS PLAN BOOK FOR • Write a winning proposal • Prepare cash flow and profit & loss forecasts • Get backers to invest 25 YEARS Mike McKeever Free Legal Updates at Nolo.com R OM - AL L L F F e Story Dear friends, Founded in 1971, and based in an old clock factory in Berkeley, California, Nolo has always strived to offer clear legal information and solutions. Today we are proud to offer a full range of plain-English law books, legal forms, software and an award-winning website. Everything we publish is relentlessly researched and tested by a dedicated group of in-house legal editors, who together have more than 150 years’ experience. And when legal changes occur after publication, we promptly post free updates at Nolo.com. Tens of millions of Americans have looked to Nolo to help solve their legal and business problems. We work every day to be worthy of this trust. Ralph Warner Nolo co-founder Emma Cofod Products Books & Software & Services Get in-depth information. Nolo publishes hundreds of great books and software programs for consumers and business owners. ey’re all available in print or as downloads at Nolo.com. Legal Encyclopedia Free at Nolo.com. Here are more than 1,400 free articles and answers to common questions about everyday legal issues including wills, bankruptcy, small business formation, divorce, patents, employment and much more...
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...advance a dream and a method that connection the two. We have to weave together our comprehension of our conglomeration and our movements to advance a destiny. The motivation behind the Swot dissection is to give informative content on our qualities and shortcomings in connection to the chances and dangers we confront. When the Swot dissection is lacking nothing, it will then be a great opportunity to assemble everything and look nearly to structure a methodology. This will include how you can abuse the Opportunities and how to take out or manage the Threats. This may well hinge on upon your association's unique destinations and objectives yet the entire methodology will surely give a general take a gander at the present position of your business. You may contend that you can make a record in your mind about the regions that make up your dissection and that no profit could be determined from a Swot activity. Attempt a fast record with the four regions and recognize where one territory effects on another. Provided that you discover one occurrence that is a present issue, you might then have reason to finish the full examination....
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...Course Project Business Plan Anderson ECOM210 Executive Summary I. Business Description a. Mission Statement b. Business Goals c. Business Model II. Market Analysis III. Competitor Analysis IV. Conclusion V. Works Cited Executive Summary: More healthy products are needed because in this day and time people care about their health. People are searching for ways to help them loss weight to a supplement to help with an existing disorder. Essential products will be available online because there will be enough supply to meet demand. The demand will be all the people trying to live healthy lives. New products will be added as the site becomes more popular. The site will be able to provide the people with information about the new product. Permitting them to efficiently learn about what they are purchasing. All consumers could benefit from the website with more information on value for money in health care products. Despite the importance, there has not been a systematic and rigorous process in place to develop and improve efficiency measurement as there has been for other domains of performance. Recognizing the importance of improving efficiency measurement, and helping the consumers think about what they should consume on a daily basis. All About Your Heath will offers a wide variety of body healing products. The...
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...Business Planning I. Introduction A business plan is a formal document indicating a set of company goals, the plan for achieving those set goals and a description why the management believe that those goals are attainable and etc. Its primary value is to evaluate the viability of the potential projects and to analyze the business prospects. It may also contain background information about the company such as mission, vision and how suitable and feasible the project is, to the company. Business plans may also target changes in perception and branding by the customer, client, taxpayer, or larger community. A business plan will be useful to a company in many ways. Firstly it will clearly identify and focus the company objectives using suitable information and analysis. Also it can be used as a selling tool when dealing with lenders, investors and banks. A business plan is also a road map that provides directions so a business can plan its future and helps it avoid bumps in the road. The time you spend making your business plan thorough and accurate, and keeping it up-to-date, is an investment that pays big dividends in the long term. Business planning is very significant because it is the first step toward success in your business venture. From obtaining funding to hiring employees to planning for expansion, a business plan can be your guide to keeping your business on track. Your business plan can keep you focused on your goals and keep you moving forward. ...
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...Starting Your Own Business Contents List of illustrations ix Preface xi 1 Getting Started 1 What's holding you back? 1 Learning to handle success 3 Overcoming the mental blocks 3 Fighting back 6 Checking your readiness 12 Case studies 13 Action points 15 2 Finding Ideas 16 Looking right in front of you 16 Cashing in on change 17 Carving a niche 18 Acquiring commercial skills 20 Working on your self-esteem 20 Choosing a trading name 21 Checking your readiness 24 Case studies 24 Action points 26 3 Creating a Winning Business Plan 27 Planning ahead 27 Making sure the plan is yours 30 Your blueprint for success 30 Getting help from the public sector 36 Getting help from the banks 36 Checklist 37 Constructing your 'blueprint for success' 38 Case studies 43 Exercises 45 4 Funding Your Enterprise 46 Getting your hands on some seed money 46 Start-up costs 46 Getting outside finance 49 Approaching the public sector 50 Approaching potential funders 54 The plan that will fix your funding 58 Presenting your case 61 Checklist 62 Case studies 63 Action points 65 5 Planning Ahead 66 Choosing a partner 66 Case studies: going into partnership 69 Measuring the competition 71 Competitive analysis 75 Finding the right premises 77 The systems you will need 79 Deciding your business status 80 Understanding the basics of taxation 81 Preparing to survive - and succeed 84 Case studies 85 Action points 87 6 Marketing Your Enterprise 89 Debunking...
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...final semester in the MBA program at Harvard Business School (HBS), and things were not going as expected. Spring break was about to start, but Henry, like many others in the class of 2002, was feeling the pain of the worst job market in over a decade. Henry recalled the troubled sentiment around campus: Going to business school during the aftermath of the Internet crash changed everything. Before the crash, the feeling was that if you graduated from HBS, you could take on the world. Now people were feeling a lot more insecurity. I was having some doubt about my own capabilities—about what I could accomplish on my own. Anxious to test his abilities and distinguish himself beyond the standard curriculum, Henry had decided to enter the School’s annual business plan contest. About six weeks earlier, in late January, Henry had teamed with HBS classmate Dana Soiman and the founders of start-up company Music Games International (MGI). The MGI founders—an HBS alumnus (MBA ’87) and two professional musicians—later brought two additional students from other institutions onto the team, creating a group composed of diverse views and talents. (See Exhibit 1 for team member bios.) The team was dynamic but very conflicted, and progress on the business plan had been slow. They had a promising product: a CD-ROM music game that children enjoyed playing while learning about music. The team could not agree, however, on a fundamental aspect of the plan—the target market for the product—which made...
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...Professor Stephen Bartorillo BUS 315 October 23, 2015 The process of formation and implementation of a business is a difficult task, not its complexity but by the diligence of the processing to formalize this constitution. When you deciding to create a new company, we must take into account the following factors: The definition of the activity to develop the long-term and comprehensive planning, risk assessment, financial capacity, business viability and market research. All these aspects should pick in what is called “Business Plan”. The next step is choosing the legal form taking into account a number of key factors: the number of partners, the level of social capital and liability to third parties. Depending on the legal form chosen, we must carry out the procedures for the adoption of legal personality and related to the conduct of business. Finally, it is important to choose funding programs for my company, and the various forms of recruitment. * Describe the new start-up company that you have created. Include in your description the nature of your company, its mission and vision, your company’s product, an analysis of your staff, and your target clientele. The name of my company is "Final Solution Inc." this company will offer financial services to all types of customers, business, families or individual people. I create a document called "Business Plan", this document groups in a clear references and experience of the company, objective, technical description...
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...Ten things to ask yourself before you start a business Step One: The Idea Before you start a business, you need a good idea…Let's face it, the single most important step in creating a business is the idea. After all, a good idea can make a company millions or even billions of dollars, while a bad idea can lead it to bankruptcy. And without an idea, you can't create a business. So it's time to start brainstorming. Think up that next million-dollar idea. If you're stuck and can't think of anything, here are some questions to ask yourself to help you out a little: What are my interests? Get out a sheet of paper and start writing down some things that interest you. Are you good at sports? Do you like managing other people's money? Are you good with computers? Do you like pets? It always helps if you start a business in a field that interests you. That way when you're spending your time working on it, you'll have so much fun that you don't even think of it as work. For example, I enjoy money-related stuff. But once a week, I'm required to mow our lawn since I'm the "man of the house". Some of the neighbours need their lawns mowed too. However, because it doesn't interest me, I probably shouldn't start my own lawn-mowing business. If I had some money, what would I buy? Try to think of something that you think would be cool to buy. It helps if there isn't already something similar out there. If you think something is cool, there is always a chance that...
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...start a business”. I found this point to be very interesting for starting a business has and continues to be a dream of mine. Within this category were sub- categories such as: business startup strategy, the right business for you, knowing your industry before you start your business, and estimating realistic startup cost. Although all very intriguing, I found the category on business startup strategies to be the most important for it gave the basics on how to start up a business, something that I didn’t know before The second key learning point that I found to be very interesting was where to start and what to do when “Buying a business”. I found this to be very interesting because if I can’t start a business, buying one would be the next best thing. Categories within this learning point included planning for purchasing a business, questions to ask when buying a business, knowing what you’re getting, and how to figure out what a business is worth. The last key learning point that I found to be very interesting while browsing the website was possibly more important than the first two learning points, “How to write a business plan”. Through the links in this category including: a standard business plan outline, different types of plans for businesses, what a business plan is, what makes a good plan, mistakes that can be made, a simpler plan for starting up a business and how long a business plan should be. I learned that a business plan is any plan that works for a business to look...
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...Double Business - staring a small Business Unit 36 By Greta Maneikaite (centre number 27102) Content page P1 Present the initial business idea using relevant criteria P2 Explain how to identify the target market P3 Describe the skills needed to run the business successfully and what areas require further personal development P4 Describe the legal and financial aspects that will affect the start-up of the business P5 Produce a proposal containing the essential information for the start-up of a business. M1 Explain methods used to identify the target market for the proposed business M2 Analyse the personal development needed to run the business successfully M3 Assess the implications of the legal and financial aspects that will affect the start-up of the business. D1 Present a comprehensive business proposal that addresses all relevant aspects of business start-up. Unit 36 – Setting up a Small Business P1 Present the initial business idea using relevant criteria Introduction to my business: Golden tanning Salon will open in my local town Corby within Northamptonshire. The reason for opening a tanning salon is because there aren’t many tanning salons within the Corby area. Today’s world trend is for people to look fit and have a natural tan complexion especially in a country like this where we don’t get a lot of sun to develop a tan. I am going to be introducing my business plan which I am intending to set up. In order for me to develop my business plan...
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...BSBSMB404A Undertake Small Business Planning Assessment 3 Ismael Garcia Espluga The Finances Key objectives & financial review Financial objectives -Sell $100,000 worth of products for 30 of December of 2013 - 30% of net profit - Monthly Fix income: $7.000 to $ 10.000 Finance required -The initial investment for this business if $5000 from my own resources Assumptions The financial tables on the subsequent pages are based on the assumptions listed below: ♣ [List your financial assumptions. These can include seasonal adjustments, drought or interest rates etc.] Start-up costs for [YEAR] [Double-click the table below to enter your details or attach your own start up costing sheet at the back of this business plan.] START-UP COSTS Cost ($) EQUIPMENT/C APITAL COSTS Cost ($) Registrations Business purchase price $0 Business name $0 Franchise fees $0 Licences $0 Start-up capital $1.000 Permits $0 Plant & equipment Domain names $100 Vehicles $0 Trade marks/designs/patents $0 Computer equipment $0 Vehicle registration $0 Computer software $0 More… Phones $0 Membership fees Fax machine $0 Accountant fees More… $0 Solicitor fees Rental lease cost (Rent Security system $0 aUdtivlitayn cceo/ndneepcotsioitn)s & bonds Office equipment (Electricity, gas, water) Furniture $0 Phone connection $240 Shop fitout $0 Internet connection $0 More… $0 Computer software $0 Training Wages Stock/raw materials $2.000 Insurance Building & contents $0 Vehicle $0 Public liability Professional indemnity Product...
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...been impacted by the global economic crisis? · What excites you about being an entrepreneur? · What concerns you about being an entrepreneur? How have entrepreneurs been impacted by the global economic crisis? Entrepreneurs have been hit since the downward slope of the economy. The banks have stopped and/or made the loan process more stringent to receive funds and to continue business. Some entrepreneurs found investors to receive funding where they were able to get around receiving loans from banks. · What excites you about being an entrepreneur? The exciting attributes of being an entrepreneur is setting your own standards. Creating jobs for the community and putting resources back in the community served. Leaving a legacy for the next generation and giving young people an opportunity to learn a new skill and concepts. · What concerns you about being an entrepreneur? The concerns revolve around not having the resources to continue running the business. The product or service rendered is no longer needed and not having the technology to advance. The business failing because of bad decisions that were made. 1. The global economic crisis has negatively impacted many entrepreneurs. Those who began their businesses during better times have found themselves in severe financial trouble. However, the downfall in the global economy has also presented a new opportunity like never before for individuals to become entrepreneurs. Although many...
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..., A Business Plan ACC/220 Abstract I am basing this business plan off of mine and a friends hobby. We have had a hobby of making kids clothes and accessories over the past year that our husbands have been deployed. Not only have we talked about designs for the kids clothing and hair accessories, but we have dug a little deeper into business licenses, taxation, profit, and expenses. I am hoping that this business plan I am writing for my final assignment will actually be put to use and help us to possibly expand the hobby even further, and develop a basis for us to start a sole proprietorship. HazeRed Designs, A Business Plan Hello investors, and thank you for taking interest in HazeRed Designs. HazeRed Designs was started in 2010 as a hobby .but is on its way to becoming something bigger and better. We have chosen to make our company a sole proprietorship. Why sole proprietorship, you may ask, because tax liability will be low, we can switch to a partnership or corporation if the company succeeds, and we will not have to worry with having an actual place of business for now, we can still work from our homes! HazeRed Designs is a maker of childrens clothing and hair accessories, military and patriotic accessories such as wallets, the famous ACU pattern purses, and jewelry. All of our products are handcrafted, completely customizable, and already available for purchase on many online stores such as Etsy.com, and campbellyardsales.com. We order all of our supplies...
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