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Business Plan. Establishing our own business in Finland. Content. Idea of Business Personal aspects Questions to ourselves SWOT Analysis Location analysis Public acts Financing Conclusion. The Idea of our Business. Main idea:
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Business Plan Establishing our own business in Finland
Content • Idea of Business • Personal aspects • Questions to ourselves • SWOT Analysis • Location analysis • Public acts • Financing • Conclusion
The Idea of our Business Main idea: • photo shoots with self-made dresses and decoration of the background and settings • Work on the customers’ demands (decoration, dresses, shooting set) Sub ideas: • Single interior decoration service • Single dress making service (on customer’s demands) • taking pictures for passports and portraits
Personal Aspects Our abilities? • dress maker, photographer, two interior decorators • 3 years apprenticeship each of us • journeymen(2) and master diplomer(2) • Got the qualifications as an “assistant production manager” • our skills are perfectly fitting together, especially because of their creative aspects
Personal Aspects Family/Personal support? • all not in a relationship • free to go wherever we want • The Family will support us wherever we go • Friends are helping us • Finding new friends in Finland
Personal Aspects Able to move to/ live in Finland? • In the beginning maybe it is hard without good friends and family • We are open minded and we will find new friends in Finland • dream of us since we were there few years ago • In the marketing line we mostly use the English language • to talk with customers we are learning the Finnish language Important to become integrated
Personal Aspects Responsible to lead a company? • We are determined women • Working hard to reach objectives successfulcompany
Personal Aspects Sure of working together? • Since four years we know each other very well • On special events we already worked together. • Our different characters are the perfect combination • Working together but specialized in various sectors
Location analysis Valkeakoski: • Population: 22.500 inhabitants • Language: Finnish. some people are speaking English • Rent for salesrooms: 80m² ca. 600,00 € • Infrastructure: good (public transport) • Next cities: Tampere (212.000 Inhabitants), ca 35km away Helsinki (586.000 Inhabitants), ca. 150 km away • Target group: inhabitants of Valkeakoski and the area around, big companies and firms
Local Analysis Competitors: • 1 store for sewing machines (the owner is also working with leather products) • 2 self-employed dress makers • 2 specialists for wallpapers and floors, they also offer mounting • 2 photographer shops making passports or portraits (also selling equipment)
Local Analysis Infrastructure: • Small shopping mall in the city centre (Supermarket, Alko, Fashion Stores, Fast Food Restaurant) • Supermarkets around the city • Big Shopping Mall near Tampere Schools: • Class 1-6: in the city centre from Valkeakosi • Class 7-9: two schools, one in the city centre and the other outside Vocational school: • A bit outside, by car ca. 5 min. • Universities: Valkeakoski, Tampere, Helsinki, etc. good education system (future aspects)
Local Analysis • On account of our analysis we found out there is no other company in Valkeakoski like ours. Just small shops, who are specializing in some of our professions • By starting up our company created a concept including various works like shooting portraits, marketing shoots for catalogues or websites, or private shootings for calendars. • The countryside and the special weather conditions a perfectly to create beautiful settings
Legal Aspects • To build up a “OY” in Finland we need 2.500,00 € capital investment minimal • The final investment is variable • it depends on business equipment, rent for salesrooms, machines and other technical instruments (Fleet) • Building an “Oy”: - modern form of company - especially if you have a strong grown intention and work with many different clients. • Building a “T:mi” - is no good alternative - to start up our business we need high investment and we are not just selling our own products - it is business combination of services and crafts
SWOT - Analysis • Strengths • full services for photo shoots • we can also split our work and can fulfil different tasks at the same time • 4 powerful, strong women • good German instruction(3 years) • further education in business • completely work on the customers demand • most of our equipment we can repair on our own Weaknesses • Language Problems with Finnish in the beginning • we are depending on the customers demands • expensive equipment • Opportunities • Internet presentations • Opening a shop and Expansion • To take on employees • Earn enough money to live very well • Threats • Competition with other companies • Not finding enough costumers and get bankrupt • Get into an argumentation among us • If one wants to spot working in this working constellation
Financial Aspects To start up we need - Minimal 2.500,00 € • Some equipment investments • Funding for new housing (subsistence ca 1.600,00 € pro person a month) • Funding for the trip to Finland 20.600,00 € personal start-up capital
Final Conclusion Results: • there is no other company as ours in the area round Valkeakoski. • Our three different professions are not in direct competition with the surrounding self-employees • A great chance for our firm to be established in Valkeakoski durable