Rabu, 26 Oktober 2011

Business plan writing service


Description: This activity can become very useful for people who want to start a business, but believe that they do not need a business plan. This service can help them by realizing all the strategies and cost structures that will be needed when creating a business. In short, whoever will start this service, will ask from the client: company name, name of the employer, city, email, web, office location, management structure, capital structure, product or service offered, and based on these data they will proceed to the execution of the business, namely the following
stages: summary of business, purpose, product presentation, product market analysis (sales strategies, customer profile, strategies to promote), competition analysis, SWOT analysis (Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities , Threats), presentation of the required capital, achieving financial plan (sales and profit situation for 3-4 years) and Additionals (Additional product information, brochures, market research data).
Such a service can be promoted through a website and customer data can be obtained by e-mail. The delivery price plan will be established depending on the complexity of the business (for example if a product in the technical field that requires advanced presentation technology research and production, then the price will be higher than for a business plan showing a service implementation of business plans).



Resources needed: - information and willingness to travel for information purpose
- PC
- Minimum PC knowledge
Advantages: - it is an essential service for anyone who wants to start a business
                - The investment is very small
                - With time and by gaining experience, the time invested will be reduced
Disadvantages: - if it is well promoted, this activity does not have disadvantages
Conclusions: A business plan is essential for any starting entrepreneur, but many entrepreneurs start their first experience without a plan, thus leading them to an inevitable failure. Therefore, such a high quality service, if practiced at an affordable price, it can be very successful and can provide acceptable income for anyone deciding to invest in such an activity.

Soup Stand

Description: This business is very present in international markets and benefits from a great success. The business consists of producing and selling kinds of soup easily consumed in containers. You can opt for cardboard containers used by many coffee-to-go shops. All you need to do in addition to this is give customers a plastic spoon and a napkin. A portion will be sold at a price which will depend on the range and quantity of soup. This will be established by the
business manager. The sale can be achieved in the form of a fast-food and the fact that these soup-establishments are scarce in many countries leads us to thinking that it can lead to a successful franchise. From the beginning you should put great emphasis on the choice of the name (short and expressive like "hot soup", "soup stand", "soup to go," etc.).
Resources needed: - documentation regarding the desire of the target public                             
                              - Documentation in terms of recipes
                              - Renting a small high-traffic location
                              - Acquisition of the necessary tableware
                              - Achieving the desired logo
                              - Acquisition of cardboard containers imprinted with logo
                              - Procurement of ingredients and testing recipes until they reach the best possible quality.
Advantages: - non-existent in our market
                 - Though investment is quite high, a considerable advantage is that the added profit is very high
                - Low cost ingredients
                - Possibilities of franchising
Disadvantages: - renting a location in a high-traffic area may be expensive
Conclusion: A good business plan and expansion can make this business a successful franchise.

Creating and selling tea recipies



Description: With its simplicity, this business can be easily performed at home. In short, the activity is to acquire large or medium amounts of dried plants used and accepted for human consumption. Next step is to search or (if you have the original) even invent recipes for tea. These recipes will be achieved by optimizing the dosage of the purchased plants. Thus, making and packaging an interesting mixture of tea plants can be profitable, as tea consumption is increasing. Tea mixtures thus obtained can be named according to the effect that they have, e.g.
relaxing, refreshing, energetic, soothing, etc. or depending on the composition of the tea. Great attention has to be given to the selection of the plants that will be mixed, because not all existing plants are tested and fully accepted as beneficial to consumers.
Resources needed: - acquisition of dry plants in bags
                                 - Establishing a marketing plan
                                 - Establishing and packaging a design
                                 - Establishing names and recipes
                                - Small surveys can be made between friends for determining optimal marketing tastes.
                                - Creating a logo
                                - Promotion through a website and niche stores
Advantages: -it is a natural product
                - The investment is relatively small
                - Mixing and product packaging can be made in one’s own home
              - Natural products are and will become increasingly popular
                - Sale prices are quite high compared to the investment
Disadvantages: - problems can occur in incompliance with legal issues regarding the use of plants that have not yet been tested.
Conclusions: Such a business can be easily performed at home, and a growing consumer market for natural products makes this business worth trying.

Sabtu, 01 Oktober 2011

Growing shiitake mushrooms


Description: Shiitake (Lentinula Edodes) mushrooms are a species of Asian origin. They are used in gastronomy and are known for their miraculous medicinal properties. In China and Japan, Shiitake mushrooms have been cultivated for over 1,000 years and are considered more than real delicacies. Among the medical properties of these mushrooms: stimulating blood circulation, respiratory diseases, liver diseases, anemia, and immune system. In food processing
and preparation, these fungi are used both raw and sun-dried, but many people prefer them sun-dried, considering that the sun improves their vitamin component.
The selling price of these mushrooms is approximately 10-15 EUR / kg.
These
mushrooms can be obtained by two methods:
1. The bag-growing method:
      Here you can see this method implemented at a large scale:



2. Log-growing method:
 This consists in making holes in the logs and inoculating them with shiitake spawn. Mycelium is sold in different forms; there are even alternative forms of caps which are inserted into holes just made.
-Optimal wood to use: oak, alder, ash, chestnut, beech, walnut.
-Wood-Thickness: 10 - 25 cm
-Max. Wood: 120 cm
-Hole-depth approx: 5 cm
-Distance between holes approximately  10 cm
-Optimal storage humidity: 35-60%
-Frequency of irrigation: 1 / 2 weeks
Here you can see the method on the logs:



Resources needed: - a very rigorous documentation
                             - Choose the most convenient ways to increase your production
                             - Acquisition expenses for the mycelium (Approximate price: 10 EUR -100 bung; on specialized sites there are references to cheaper sources)
                             - Availability of space / land for cultivation
Advantages: - the selling price is very high
                  - The investment is relatively small
                  -the growth process is simple
                  - big market demand for this type of product
Disadvantages: - errors of production may occur in case of a superficial documentation
Conclusion: It is a business that does not require great physical and financial effort, but with a little patience and attention in meeting the conditions of growth, anyone who chooses to invest in this activity can make a considerable profit.

Mini-popcorn (PopSorghum)

Description:This product was discovered in Ethiopia by Andrew Zimmern on his culinary TV-show. Mini-pocorn, on short, is just like normal popcorn, only made of sorghum grain. Who has tasted this mini-popcorn, has reported that it is fluffier and tastes better than popcorn. Such a product can be produced and sold even on the street, but it can also be packaged and sold in
food stores.
Resources needed: - documentation on the entire process of production
                              - Experimentation process until the product reaches the best form possible
                              - Realization of the desired sale method
                              - Acquisition expenses for the desired quantities of sorghum
                              - Expenditure on procurement of various tools and packages necessary for the production and the marketing
Advantages: - it is an innovative product
                 - In many countries this product does not exist yet
                 - The investment is very small
                 - One could have monopoly on the market
                 - The production is very simple
Disadvantages: - if you have a good sales strategy, this product does not have drawbacks.
Conclusion: This product will soon appear in many countries, and innovation, market success and higher quality than traditional popcorn, can bring the investors significant sums.

Beer Mustard



Description:The product is tasty, easy and increasingly requested on the market. The main ingredients are mustard beans and beer. To see the entire process of production and other ingredients used for this recipe, watch the videos below, which present a success story in making and selling this product:



Resources needed: - acquisition expenses for the ingredients
                              - production space for this activity
                              - Acquiring the necessary tools and dishes
                              - Acquisition of jars for bottling
Advantages: - small investment
                 -it is a homemade recipe, easily realized
                 - it is placed on a friendly market
Disadvantages: -it can cause problems in terms of compliance with food legislation and bottling the product
Conclusion: It is very interesting and easy to do, and can bring significant profits to those who choose to invest in this business.