Business Strategy Question?
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List the types of thing that your sales and production are dependent on.  What internal and external factors will effect business?\n\nCreate your list without organisation and later you can organise your list. Look for orthogonality (exporting is in my list, what not importing?)\n\nHere my starting list \nLook at competitors  annual reports for factors you should be considering\n\n  directional strategy. \n  sales portfolio analysis. \n  corporate synopsis. \n  franchising.\n  government regulation \n  exporting. \n  licensing. \n  production sharing. \n  how to expand? \n  vertically integrate. \n  horizontally integrate. \n  product fit. \n  market size \n  margin\n  market support\n  cash flow availability \n  product/market segments \n  product consumption rate \n  raw material dependency/labor pool \n  opportunity matrix
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yes. i am currently providing consultancy to a women who is owning and running a botique (cloth shop) for last 10 months. the business in getting mature with smart returns. \n\nwhich topic or issue you want to brainstorm, please?\nwaiting for your words.\nAbMahar
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Put together a business case detailing the savings to the company versus the cost of setting up the needed equipment. In the business case, unless your company pays your commute costs, leave out the cost of your commute. You need to show them while this will benefit *them*
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Lead the conversation to a certain point and when there is no ideas ask strategic questions (you know the answers to) and he will naturally fill in the blanks.  Slip the "we" word in when describing the idea.  Then eventually modify that to "you".  Tell others it was his idea so they congratulate him.  If he is a typical manager he will take the bait pretty quickly.
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Might I suggest three seperate companies creatively named because as time goes on, one of the businesses will surely be more profitable than the others??? If one phase of the business doesn't work out, would you want to close the whole company down???
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you are too vague for estimating, Are you going to manufacture? or buy from a wholesaler? or have someone else make it for you? How large a space do you need ? you will need office staff, warehouse staff, computer systems, software, Phone systemsforklifts, storage systems, Trucking companys need to be contacted and .....  Too many variables . You need a business plan
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My company did this last year.  We asked each department to identify the top risks to our business from their perspective.  We also asked them to get out of the box and look at everything from market changes to having a key employee leave.   \n\nOnce we had a list of risks, we used a scale of 1-10 for three areas:  1) Chance of this happening, 2) Cost to Cure  3) Revenue Risk.  This wasn't a perfect science, but it gave us something to work with and a common language.  \n\nWe found there was a list of about 100 and we tackled them based upon budget and bandwidth of the key employees.  \n\nI am certain there are MBA's out there who will have better answers.  Good luck.
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If it is an ongoing business, be sure customer base is spread out, in other words, one customer doesn't account for more than 20% of the total business. Check out the 20/80 part of your business, 80% of the businesss comes from 20% of your customer base. Do you have a non-compete clause in buying contract?\n    Will current owner help get you up and running? Are you an employee now, if yes, will customers come with you when the change is made? Current employees, do they know, and if so, are the ok with change, business is hard enough, without having internal problems right out of the gate!
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Darts and a WSJ. :)\n\nThis strategy outperforms quite a bit of Wall Street pros, based on a few studies.
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You can start by not asking others for strategies. ^__^\n\nCute question though.
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Determine what % of the time you will use the computer for business.  That is the % you can write off your taxes.  Of course that % is open to interpretation by you so be generous with yourself.
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sorry man i know you want real answer but really try to read strategys  for the biggest fast food restaurants\n\n\ni hope the best for you
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ok, there is not a lot of information to help you but it sound like you want a general framework.   If a company wants to grow revenue, they have two options:\n\n1) Grow existing base of revenue:  The key question here is how do you grow sales to existing customers.   What are the obstacles to additional sales?   You should develop ideas for how you remove these barriers.   Can you change the product/service so it is more appealing?   Can you change pricing to drive additional revenues?  Can you increase the price in a way so it does not impact your unit volume?  Can you decrease price so it increases the unit volume of sales?   Can you change your service or sales channels to faciliate increased frequency of sales?\n\n2) Develop new sources of revenue:   You can either sell new products to your existing customers or obtain new customers.  You should develop new ideas around these two areas.   Based on the products/services you sell, what other products is your set of customers looking for?   Would they buy those products from you?   Can you sell accessories or value added services?   You can also look for new customers. Which customer types drive the most revenue?  How do you find more of them?   Can you increase your sales force or your marketing budget in order to reach them?
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What great questions you have? Are you looking to start your own business?Doing some research or curious? \n\n\nStart off with what is the end result for the year. What goal are you looking to achieve and start making a detailed plan as to how to get there. Figure out what is in the businesses best interest.
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Make up business cards with punches on them, creating a free sandwich when the card is full, or a free capuccino. Get cups, with your business name on them, sell them, giving a discount on refills. That brings the customer back to you to get a discounted drink. Anything that gets the customer returning is good. Put out samples of some items. Have other non-food items available for sale that advertise your business. Put out a sidewalk sign, advertising your grand opening. Use balloons & banners on the front of your building. Have friends or your kids stand out in front passing out balloons with your business name printed on them. Have fun. Good luck. <*)))><
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http://www.bplans.com/sp/businessplans.cfm - you can use the formats on here and keep the words down to 1500 words - not sure you'll find one except someone will do it specifically for you!!
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It's great that you are doing someting that you love to do.\n\nYou have you staff in place , do you have an accountant, laywer, mentors and any other person you need to move you farward.\n\nDo you have a marketing plan?\n\nDo you have a system for the shop from taking out the trash to customer service and any other routines?\n\nWhat results do you want are you after in opening the store? What goals do you want to achieve?\n\nYour well on your way and I am sending blessing to your success.