HKU575 ALI FARHOOMAND DELL: OVERCOMING ROADBLOCKS TO GROWTH You don’t get a big result if you don’t challenge people with big goals. - Kevin Rollins‚ president and CEO‚ Dell1 In spring 2005‚ Dell‚ Inc. (“Dell”)‚ the world’s largest personal computer (PC) maker‚ announced a new goal: to reach US$80 billion in annual sales by 2009. The goal was fairly ambitious for Dell‚ which at the time had revenues of about US$49 billion.2 In an effort to meet its goals‚ Dell had woven together a broad
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Business Plan Executive Summary EADA Technologies (EADA) is an exciting start-up company in the newly emerging field of Personal Tracking Devices; respected industry analysts such as Ovum and ABI Research predict this will become a $22 billion market within the next five years. Products and Services EADA will develop and distribute miniaturized Personal Locator Devices (or Personal Tracking Devices). Initially‚ the manufacturing of our devices will be subcontracted‚ while we develop the supporting
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Write a Business Plan? The preparation of a written business plan is not the end-result of the planning process. The realization of that plan is the ultimate goal. However‚ the writing of the plan is an important intermediate stage - fail to plan can mean plan to fail. For an established business it demonstrates that careful consideration has been given to the business’s development‚ and for a startup it shows that the entrepreneur has done his or her homework. Purpose of the Business Plan A
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Findings Dell started out as a direct seller‚ first using a mail-order system‚ and then taking advantage of the internet to develop an online sales platform. Well before use of the internet went mainstream Dell had begun integrating online order status updates and technical support into their customer-facing operations. By 1997‚ Dell’s internet sales had reached an average of $4 million per day. While most other PCs were sold preconfigured and pre-assembled in retail stores‚ Dell offered superior
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Understanding the Proof of Business Concept Copyright Alan Thompson 2002 Understanding the Proof of Business Concept Prepared By Alan Thompson Murdoch Business School 1 August 2003 Understanding the Proof of Business Concept Copyright Alan Thompson 2002 Contents 1.0 FEASIBILITY STUDIES VERSUS BUSINESS PLANS ...................................1 1.1 Feasibility Studies ........................................................................................ 1 1.2 Business Plans .................
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entrepreneurship culture. • Impart knowledge about personal entrepreneurship competencies • Impart knowledge and skill in research and business planning. COURSE EVALUATION The performance of students will be evaluated based on the followings; Individual : Percentage Mid-Term Examination Final Examination 15% 50% Group : Business plan : a) Written Report b) Presentation c) Progress Report Total 20% 10% 5% ____ 100% COURSE OUTLINE 1 • • • • • .0 Introduction
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Before starting your business 2. Checklists and guides for starting a business 3. Business planning 4. Financing your new business 1. BEFORE STARTING YOUR BUSINESS You want to launch your own business‚ but have you done your homework? Get ready by doing the research and planning that will help you get started. Return to Top ▲ 2. CHECKLISTS AND GUIDES FOR STARTING A BUSINESS Access guides and checklists for starting different types of businesses. Return to Top▲ 3. BUSINESS PLANNING Find out
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H APPENDIX I BUSINESS FEASIBILITY STUDY OUTLINE E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A N D B U S I N E S S 185 I ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND BUSINESS INNOVATION THE ART OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS START-UPS AND BUSINESS PLANNING ALAN THOMPSON ©2005 WHAT IS A FEASIBILITY STUDY A Business Feasibility Study can be defined as a controlled process for identifying problems and opportunities‚ determining objectives‚ describing situations‚ defining successful outcomes and assessing the range of costs and benefits
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increasingly growing business out of confidence‚ determination and sheer luck. Building a company from scratch is complex and certainly takes some of these qualities to persevere‚ but must also take planning‚ analysis and strategy. While Kalin displayed confidence‚ which Professor Sarathy explained contributes to a company’s success‚ it was gained from his own determination not to fail‚ rather than from having an understanding of international marketing. Instead of using well-mapped out plans and strategy
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return to the Business School’s Student Centre at Level 4 Docklands Campus Module Leader Andre Mostert Petchey Centre for Entrepreneurship University of East London ▪ Business School Docklands Campus ▪ University Way ▪ London E16 2RD ▪ United Kingdom E-mail: mostert@uel.ac.uk ▪ Direct(: 07903099565 CONTENT 1. Timetable 3 2. Module Description 4 3. Module Specifications 9 4. Starting a business or project
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