Airport Taxi Business Plan


Airport Taxi Business Plan


Premier Airport Transportation Service (PATS), a Cleveland-based airport transport service, is available. PATS offers limousine-like services without the usual high limousine prices. PATS cars aren’t true stretch limousines but they are luxury late model vehicles. Sam Brougham (a transportation industry veteran) is the lead of Premier Airport Transportation. PATS forecasts healthy sales for the third year.


The Market and Services Offered

Four limousine service providers and four taxi companies are available in Cleveland. In addition to these transportation options, Cleveland also has short and long-term airport parking and a rapid transit public train system providing airport service. Premier Airport Transportation Service is a middle ground between the average taxi service or the expensive limousine service. PATS’s middle price will make it attractive for both business travelers and families. This service is a cost-effective, convenient alternative to driving to and parking at the airport. Premier Airport Transportation will be a good choice for business travelers. They don’t need to spend as much on travel but prefer a more luxurious option than taxis. These two market segments grow on average at 8.5% per annum and there are more potential customers.


Competitive Edge

PATS knows that providing exceptional customer service will be their key to success. Premier has offered financial incentives to drivers in return for exceptional service. This will ensure superior customer service at every level and with all interactions with the company.


Management Team

Sam Brougham founded Premier Airport Transportation Service. Sam began his transportation career as a taxi driver, a source of income to put Sam through school. Sam then worked as a logistics officer at Yellow Freight Company. Sam was then promoted to Yellow’#8217’s Customer Service department. He eventually assumed managerial responsibility for Yellow&#8217’s Customer Care Call Center. Sam’#8217 will bring a wealth of customer service and logistics expertise to PATS. Premier will be able to operate more efficiently thanks to their logistics skills, while the customer service experience will enhance their competitive edge.

Premier Airport Transportation will fill the unmet need of Cleveland for a high-quality, reasonably priced airport transportation service. PATS will break even in the eighth month and double their sales by year three. PATS will experience a loss in year one but will make a nice net profit in year three.

1.1 Objectives

The following objectives are set for the initial three years of operation

  1. To create a service-oriented company with the primary goal of exceeding customer’s expectations.
  2. Superior performance and word of mouth referrals will increase customer numbers by 20% annually
  3. To establish a sustainable transportation business that serves the Cleveland Metropolitan Area

1.2 Mission

Premier Airport Transportation Service’s Mission is to provide the best airport service. We are here to retain and attract customers. All else will fall into place if we follow this maxim. Our services will exceed our customers’ expectations.


Furniture Import Business Plan


Furniture Import Business Plan


Poppi Designs, an importer of Italian furniture in New York, is Poppi Designs. Over 10 years ago, the business was founded in New York. Since then, there have been many changes to its business strategy. The refined model is to import a wide range of Italian furniture and sell primarily to designers and unfinished furniture retail stores. The company has two principals, Kate Jackson located in N.Y., and Luca de Febonio located in Rome, Italy.


The Concept

Poppi is aware that the market for quality furniture can be very competitive. This is why they will focus their efforts on niches. They also recognize the importance of avoiding the big furniture superstores by focusing on remote areas. Poppi Designs will have full control over the import process by leveraging Luca&#8217’s expertise in Italy. Poppi Design will have Luca in Italy as both the principal and agent.

Poppi Designs has three keys for success. The first is to build a relationship of high quality and high value with its vendors. A second key is to make sure that their products are delivered on time. Reliable administration is the last requirement for success.

Poppi was set up to be a home-based company with additional warehouse space. This will allow for the most cost-effective arrangement while still providing the required support and service.


The Market

Poppi Designs will target 3 market segments. Their primary market segment is specialty retailers, which makes up around 80%. This segment is growing at 2% and there are 16 potential customers. Poppi will reduce their dependency on this niche by focusing its marketing efforts. This market is more competitive and Poppi will target targeted marketing to increase their reach. The second is designers. They also enjoy a 2% growth rate and have 44 potential customers. The final targeted niche is the unfinished furniture retailer, with a potential 50 participant market and growing at 2%.

The market is less about brand equity and more about the actual product and the service provider. It is very important to the customer to touch and feel the product. The salesperson plays an important role in the transaction. These realities are beneficial to Poppi as they can pick and choose from a variety of manufacturers instead of being able to sell products from only known companies.


The Marketing Strategy

The sales strategy relies on direct sales calls to all market segments, except interior designers. Kate Jackson is the owner and must make the sales calls based on her expertise and knowledge of competitors and the products. Experience has shown that more time is spent on sales leads to more sales. A full-time team member needs to be found and added as soon as possible. Kate’s main task of selling is being diverted from her time by this person.

Poppi Designs with its well-focused business plan will reach profitability by month two. Based on conservative forecasts, sales could almost double between years one and three. The net profits will be proportional.

1.1 Objectives

Poppi Designs aims to:

  1. To put in place adequate, and reliable, administrative machinery, allowing the owner to spend her time selling and maintaining major accounts.
  2. Poppi’s efforts will be concentrated on certain market sectors that have been identified as promising.
  3. To improve the reliability and timeliness of shipments from Italy.

1.2 Mission

Poppi’s mission is to provide chairs and other furniture items in niche markets that are not served by large domestic manufacturers. Poppi Designs’ owner uses her interior design experience, her knowledge in furniture retail, and her connections in Italy to customize her products for these market niches.

1.3 Keys To Success

Poppi Designs&#8217s key to success are:

  1. Offering products of high quality and value that aren’t available anywhere else. This is important for maintaining the niche market segments mentioned in our mission statement.
  2. Reliable, timely delivery. Poppi must deliver on its promises. Poppi must keep its promises due to the fact that it does business in Italy. This requires long-term planning, including consideration of Italian holidays and business practices.

  • A reliable administration who is available to help customers, prepare accurate bills, follow-up orders, and keep an eye on expenditures and collections of accounts receivable.

    • Butcher Shop Business Plan


    Butcher Shop Business Plan


    Opportunity

    Problem

    Meat is the staple of almost everyone’s diet. It is essential that meat be raised in a natural environment and not be contaminated with chemicals. It is clear that there is a lot of concern about the welfare of the meat industry. What can people do to ensure the safety of the meat they eat.

    Solution

    Parkdale Meats strives to be a leading specialty butcher in the Parkdale, and is committed to providing the highest quality meats.

    Market


    <br>The largest sector of U.S. agriculture is meat and poultry. In 2007, its total production exceeded 91 billion pounds. The U.S. consumed 55% of its red meat in 2007 (beef and veal, lamb and pork, as well as mutton and mutton), and 36.8% poultry and 8.2% fish. There are many retail outlets that sell meat. These include restaurants, grocery stores and butcher shops. Over the past ten-years, the number of independent butcher shops has decreased as more meat is sold through grocery stores and large box retailers. This opens up the possibility for specialty butcher shops to sell meat from markets that do not offer more basic options than larger retailers.

    Concurrence

    Parkdale Meats Competitors fall into these categories:

    * Grocery shops: seven locations in the Greater Parkdale area

    * Costco and Walmart are big box retailers

    * Butcher shops Red’#8217’s Meats, Bay Avenue Butchers

    Parkdale Meats will be able to capitalize on the experience of its founders Eryka Auroch and Robert Suidae. Robert has established relationships with top meat suppliers and an understanding of the art of butchering. Eryka has a solid understanding of food service management and financial acumen. The combination of the two will provide the town with an advantage over other butcher shops, grocery stores, and others in the local niche market.

    Why Us?

    Parkdale Meats specializes in specialty butchery. They strive to offer the highest quality meats that are cut to order and also to be the leading specialty meats provider for the greater Parkdale region.

    Expectations

    Forecast

    After its initial launch, the business will be able to grow on its own cash flow. There is room for significant growth in the initial target markets before the shop needs to take on additional staff or move to a larger facility.

    Financial Highlights by Year

    You will need financing

    Robert Suidae (the founder) and Eryka Aroch (the CEO) are each investing $65,000 to start the company. This totals $130,000.


    Aquarium Services Business Plan


    Aquarium Services Business Plan


    EcoAquatics is a hobbyist company started by a sophomore high school student. It’s sole purpose is to allow the owner to pursue an enjoyable hobby and turn it to a small part time business to provide her with economic benefits similar to those that students her age get from less rewarding part-time jobs.

    EcoAquatics will manage saltwater aquariums for its clients. We will guide you through every step from setting up the tank, cleaning it, maintaining and feeding the fish. The client can either follow us step-by-step or just enjoy the final product, depending on their preference.

    Our service can be used for a range of needs, from those who have never had an aquarium before and need step by step help, to someone who is an expert but does not have time to do everything. We will be honest with our clients so that they do not get something that does not work for them.

    In the early stages of the business, the owner will focus on offering services to family and friends. Later, the company will expand to offer services to small businesses in the Eugene, Oregon area. This is a small hobbyist company so the startup costs are minimal. Start-up will be funded through an interest-free loan from a family friend. The loan will be repaid in year three.

    EcoAquatics is registered in Oregon. They have been running the aquarium of their first client for four month as they write this business plan.

    1.1 Mission

    EcoAquatics is a hobbyist business intended to give its owner a way to develop environmentally-sound aquariums, sensitive to the potential ecological dangers of the aquarium hobby worldwide, on a small scale appropriate to a high school student’s infrastructure and reach. It should be fun, rewarding, full of learning, good for the clients, and good for the owner.

    1.2 Keys for Success

      1. Continue to keep your vision as a hobbyist business. You can only move slowly but appropriately up.
    1. Be informed on the environmental impacts of home and workplace aquariums.

    1.3 Objectives

      • Short-term, my primary goal is to build and maintain aquariums outside of our home. I have selected close clients who will help me with this. I don’t want to pretend this a full-time business with completely normal business motivations.
    • Long-term, I want to turn this into a business, which can provide me with a source of income while I am in high school and college.


    Newsletter Publishing Business Plan


    Newsletter Publishing Business Plan


    The Infotext Strategi Letter is the foundation of a monthly subscription service, including the newsletter privileges and website privileges. This is a major expansion project for us. It will provide many benefits to our company:

    1. Validate your expertise.
    2. Increase visibility, leads and additional consulting clients.
    3. You can also offer additional revenue sources.

    The newsletter is treated as an entity separate from the business plan. It is confidential, and may be used internally as a guide for expanding the business within our existing company.

    1.1 Objectives

    1. 300 subscribers at the end the first year and 1,000 at the end the third year.
    2. 65% renewals.
    3. Cancellations not exceeding 10%

    1.2 Keys to Success

    1. Excellence in fulfilling the promise – completely confidential, reliable, trustworthy expertise and information.
    2. Develop visibility to generate new business leads
    3. A single pool of expertise can be leveraged into multiple revenue-generating opportunities — the newsletter and subscription site, retainer consulting and project consulting, as well as market research published reports.

    1.3 Mission

    The Infotext Strategy Bulletin provides high tech marketers with information, insights, advance warning of trends, case study and practical real-world advice regarding developments in the global marketing of high technology products. It includes an electronic monthly newsletter as well as an information archive which is sent electronically via a secure password-protected site to the World Wide Web.


    Automated Accounting Business Plan


    Automated Accounting Business Plan


    Business Cashflow Solutions, Inc., provides small- to medium-sized business services that lower invoicing expenses, speed the receipt of money, and allow authorization of and recovery of paper drafts.

    1.1 Objectives

    1. Total receivables in Year 1: $38,000
    2. Monthly receivables up to $3,000 in the sixth month.
    3. Minimum 10% monthly increase in receivables
    4. Receiveables up to $10,000 per month in the eighteenth year of operation.

    1.2 Mission

    Business Cashflow Solutions, Inc., offers small- and medium-sized businesses access to services that increase available operating funds by automating accounts receivable for more timely payment, and allowing merchants to accept paper checks with confidence.

    As a service-oriented company, we offer the following promise to our customers

    1. All services are exceptional in value
    2. Respond promptly to questions and concerns
    3. Total honesty.

    1.3 Keys to Success

    1. Direct, person-to-person marketing.
    2. Participation at professional business organizations
    3. Frequent follow up and reselling our services.


    Art School Museum Business Plan


    Art School Museum Business Plan


    Hands On! Children’s Art Museum of Chicago. Hands On! ) is not-for-profit 501 (c)(3) organization. Hands on! was created to offer unique and meaningful arts programming to all children, to teach children about the arts and to create a lifetime audience for the arts. We intend to provide a dynamic, constantly evolving program. Even though we will have programs that include all forms of fine art, our emphasis is on visual arts. Most activities will be accessible to the public on a walk-in basis. The Museum will be staffed with working artists. All structured activities will be led and directed by master artist-teachers.

    The President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities and the Arts Education Partnership initiated a study last January to examine the effect of arts experiences on young children and to discover how and why they changed. Studies show that children with higher levels of participation in the arts outperform those with lower levels. Champions of Change found that arts education can help students at high risk reach other disciplines. Arts education offers young people authentic learning experiences that challenge their brains, hearts, and bodies. Arts education helps students learn; it can enhance creativity, self-discipline, and the skills and confidence necessary to meet the challenges encountered during their lives.

    Three of the founding board members are mothers of young children and are uniquely qualified to help bring this project to fruition. Karolyn Kuehner is the Executive Director. She holds a Bachelor of Music in Piano Pedagogy as well as a Master of Music in Piano Performance and Pedagogy with highest honors from Chicago Musical College of Roosevelt University. Over the past 10 years she was a Roosevelt University lecturer in piano and served on the Elmhurst College and Concordia University piano faculties. Ms. Kuehner, who was recognized for her contributions to piano pedagogy, received the D.H. Baldwin Fellowship. Ms. Kuehner, a Girl Scouts of Chicago Brownie Troop leader, is a strong advocate for homeschooling. She was a guest on Educate! Channel 20 and Medill Reports, Northwestern University. Interviews featuring Ms. Kuehner can be found in Chicago Parent or the Homeschooling Link.

    Sheri Jendra (Operations Director) holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Administration as well as a Master of Public Administration degree at Governors State University. Formerly, she was the Beverly Area Planning Association’s Housing Director. This is a non-profit community organization. She has also served as Assistant Planner for the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission. Ms. Jendra serves as a volunteer in numerous capacities at St. Barnabas Catholic Church. She also participates in youth sports activities.

    Nancy McGourty, Marketing director, has a Bachelor of Science (Commerce) degree from DePaul University, with a major of Marketing. Previous employment includes the position of Assistant Vice President/Marketing at Founders Bank, Economic Development Director for the Beverly Area Planning Association, and Marketing Officer in the Corporate and Institutional Banking group at First Chicago Bank. As a director of Southwest Beverly Improvement Association, as well a volunteer for Sutherland Elementary School and St. Barnabas Catholic Church as well the AYSO, Ms. McGourty remains active in Beverly/Morgan Park.

    Our Board of Director members include the founder board members. They are joined by James Lindsey and Paul Tuminaro who are both Chicago-based artists advocates and members of the NewGroup Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art.

    We are looking for funds to finance the initial start up costs. This includes legal costs as well leasehold improvements, rent and similar expenses.

    We estimate that approximately 60% hands on!’s annual revenue comes from a combination of admissions, programming, memberships, and other related activities. The rest of our funding will come from:

    • Writing proposals for grants

    foundations.

  • Solicitation of individuals, corporations, or small businesses.
  • An annual benefit concert with large scale benefits for families, as well as special events.
  • There are many small-scale fundraising opportunities.

    • Objectives

    Hands-On!‘#8216’s objectives in the first year of business were:

    • To generate earned revenue from a combination of membership and admission fees, programming, outreach, retail sales, and special events.
    • To secure new funding sources like foundation grants, grants from the government, and private or corporate donations.
    • To have 375 total paid members.
    • To serve 1,500 children through our outreach programs.

    Mission

    Hands on!‘s mission is to inspire children of all ages through the performing and visual arts. Hands-On! seeks to create an environment where children of all ages, abilities and experiences can freely imagine, create and welcome the arts to their lives through the fine arts. hands on! is a professional environment that encourages creativity, innovation, and respects individuals.

    Keys to Success

    This topic is not included in the original company plan. It is only included here to be a placeholder for anyone using this plan as an example. Remember that the default outline is flexible because every business plan differs. There are many great plans that omit certain topics and add other topics. The outline is a suggestion, not a checklist. You can easily modify and delete topics. It is your plan, not the software’s.

    Packaging and Shipping Business Plan


    Packaging and Shipping Business Plan


    AuctionShipper, a new packaging and shipping company, caters to online auctions like eBay. They also offer regular shipping services for walk-in customers. AuctionShipper is a service provider that provides affordable, environmentally friendly, and convenient services.

    AuctionShipper is focusing on three keys that will help it achieve sustainable success. It will provide a service that is needed by the market. This it will do by providing affordable packaging and shipping services. The second will ensure that its services are as simple as possible. It will not be a long-term customer if it isn’t the most convenient. The last thing is strict financial control.

    AuctionShipper targets three segments of customers: new eBay users, advanced eBay users, and intermediate eBay users. Each group will have their own compelling reasons for using AuctionShipper. Because these two distinct groups exist, they will be targeted in different ways. New eBay users have 11,216 possible users and a 15% annual growth rate. Advanced users, on the other hand, have 8,097 customers and a 9.9% annual growth rate. All other potential customers will make up the last group with a growth rate between 7% and 23,221 customers.

    AuctionShipper has to contend with two types of competition. Mom and pop shops offering shipping and packing as an added service to their core offerings are the first type of competition. These shops offer shipping services as an extra service. Franchises, which are primarily focused on shipping and packaging services, are the second source of competition. There are many competitors in this market and they generally offer high-priced shipping options. These service providers are appealing to those who value convenience and are willing to pay more.

    AuctionShipper’s leader is Jack Paacker. He is a veteran entrepreneur who founded his first business in college. Jack will succeed in using his MBA skills and his business experience to run his own business. AuctionShipper’s success will depend on Jack’s experience and education. AuctionShipper’s second year of revenue will bring in $185,000, and then rise to $285,000 year three.

    1.1 Objectives

    • Become the premier auction shipping service.
    • Reach profitability in the first two year.
    • In three years, achieve market penetration of 15%

    1.2 Mission

    AuctionShipper strives to be the top auction shipping company. This will happen by offering competitive prices, speedy and environmentally responsible service, and maintaining 100% client satisfaction.

    1.3 Keys to Success

    • Provide a service in a competitive market.
    • Be as convenient as possible.
    • Employ strict financial controls.


    Commercial Contractor Business Plan


    Commercial Contractor Business Plan


    Twin Brothers Construction plans to be the leading provider of local renovation and construction services. The company’s strategy will continue to improve through the setting of objectives, measuring results and providing feedback that can be used to support growth and improvement.

    TBC is a company that has its principal offices in the local region. Management at TBC is highly qualified and experienced. The brothers who will be leading the team are each more than twenty-five years old in the construction industry.

    Products/Services

    Through their years of experience, TBC’s owners have developed sophisticated bidding, scheduling and materials solutions for some of the most complex construction projects being done today. The company can adapt to a variety building configurations using flexible and flexible methods.

    Utilizing the company’s construction methods, systems, and tools, developers, owners, builders, general contractors, sub-contractors, and construction managers can make substantial savings on labor and material. These applications can be used for residential and commercial structures.

    The Market

    For several years, the housing industry has experienced rapid growth. 1998 was a record year for the number of single-family homes sold on site. This represents a 10% rise from the solid total of 804,000 houses sold in 1997. Although there was a slight drop in the number from 2003, this makes for an excellent opportunity for future expansion of the industry.

    Twin Brothers Construction hopes to quickly establish marketing alliances among industry leaders and increase its sales to residential and commercial builders. This marketing strategy will be focused on securing contracts with the federal, state, and local governments.

    TBC intends to use direct sales force and relationship selling to reach its target markets. These channels are the most suitable because they offer a faster time to market, lower capital requirements, and easy access to established distribution channels.

    Financial Considerations

    In the second year’s first half, we anticipate passing the break-even mark. Although the initial cash expenditures were significant to promote sales, the cash account of the company is expected to be healthy. The company anticipates a sales revenue of approximately $772,000 and reasonable net profits for Year 3.

    1.1 Mission

    Our goal is be the best partner to our customers, suppliers, and employees. To realize our vision, it is important to strive for profitable growth and operational excellence.

    1.2 Objectives

    1. Up to three construction projects can be established in the first year.
    2. To have at least two building renovations in progress by the end the first year.
    3. To locate and purchase our first rental building by the end of the first year.
    4. To achieve at least 7% profit by the second year.

    1.3 Keys for Success

    We believe the key to success is:

    • To use the most up-to-date materials and equipment to build quality projects for customers and us.
    • Educating customers and offering valuable advice during construction planning.
    • Helping to confirm customer’s research about targeting markets and specific sectors.
    • Supervise the logistics of a project. This can include booking local transportation, scheduling meetings, and so on.
    • It is best to delegate the actual work of the project to qualified sub-contractors or third-party contractors.


    Movie Theater Business Plan


    Movie Theater Business Plan


    Falls River is a small community that lost its cinema about ten years ago. Since then, residents wishing to enjoy a night out at the movies have to drive about 30 miles to a theatre. The theatre is usually a mega-plex of antiseptics, devoid of any character once they arrive.

    Falls River Theatre will be a new, local cinema that residents can enjoy. The films shown will be second run releases of the most popular movies in two target markets: families and young adults. The building that will be home to the facility is the historic theatre building. Built in 1936, it has been home for the long-running acting companies of the town. It has been used for community functions only since its closure. The owners intend to restore the building back to its former glory as a popular spot for evening entertainment.

    Steve Brinksman and Samantha Farmer, the theatre’s owners, have the capital, skills and expertise to make it a success. Samantha has managed large movie houses for seven-years. She has developed skills in theatre management, movie selection, and established important relationships in the industry. Steve is able to renovate and update the building to make it comfortable and welcoming.

    We see modest profits in the second year despite a large initial investment from our owners.

    1.1 Keys To Success

    • Proper movie selection for the audience as well as the theater’s environment.
    • Revenues are generated from a combination of classic movie fare as well as quality snacks or beverages.
    • For control of costs, you need to be careful with your finances.
    • Great customer service.

    1.2 Objectives

    • Sales were healthy in the first year and more than doubled by the third year.
    • Excellent revenues from concessions.
    • Year two: Moderate to stable profit margin

    1.3 Mission

    Falls River Theatre’s mission in life is to bring big-city entertainment to small-town residents. We offer a comfortable environment where customers can enjoy second-run movies in a relaxed atmosphere. All this is within a short drive or walk from their home. Falls River residents are accustomed to this comfort since the theatre closed 11 years ago.

    We are here to please the local community. We will also be able to provide snacks and beverages for our customers at reasonable prices.