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Business
plan I Cost
calculation I
Financing
I Administration
I Marketing
Supply
and Infrastructure I Product
development I Business
management
Premises
and Facilities [top]
Infrastructure refers to the different facilities you
should access to implement your business smoothly. They
include both external and internal facilities. The following
are presented as checkpoints where you should:
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Look
for a strategic shop location near potential customers,
as far as possible from competitors;
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Compare
price of shops, negotiate and enter into a
rental agreement;
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Equip
shop (put sales shelves, etc.);
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Arrange
for facilities (power, telephone, fax, computer,
internet connection, furniture);
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Buy/hire
transport facilities.
Before
going into action, please refer to the steps indicated
in the "Information seeking" chapter under
"Infrastructure
Analysis".
Supply
of Equipment and Raw materials
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Before
supply of equipment and raw materials, please refer
to the steps indicated in the "Information seeking"
chapter under "Supply
analysis".
The
implementation steps
for
equipment and raw material supply are the following:
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Make
contact with suppliers;
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Get
pro forma and prices and detailed leaflets for equipment
and raw materials, compare prices and suppliers;
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Order
and buy machines and equipment.
At
the start-up stage of your business you need to have
an optimum quantity of raw materials to start production.
The more raw material stock you need the more working
capital you should have.
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Business
plan I Cost
calculation I
Financing
I Administration
I Marketing
Supply
and Infrastructure I Product
development I Business
management
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