Thursday, 2 of September of 2010
eCommerce and Business Consultancy for Small Businesses
Starting a business or growing a business needs some serious time to research the market, qualify the business idea and create a business plan. There are many resources available on the Internet that allows you to obtain the relevant information.
Here are a list of links that may help you on the way.
Robert is a Business Consultant from Davison Consultancy.
Starting a Business requires a good Business Plan to define the key information to run the business. Using a Business Planning tool can speed up the process significantly. However, there is no substitute for business acumen, therefore having a sounding board to check out the Business Plan is a good idea.
A Business Planning tool provides a template that prompts you on how to complete the many sections required in a Business Plan. This focuses the mind, and in some respects verifies your thinking that you have indeed a viable business.
There is a huge amount of resources out there and funding available, providing you look in the right place. A business can be started at any time, so don’t be put off by the recession, it may be the ideal time to start your business!
Davison Consultancy assists small businesses in the UK.
eCommerce Business tips that should be considered if you are running an online shop (webshop).
The full list can be found on eCommerce Business Tips 1.
More ecommerce business tips will follow soon.
Footprint Bag sell eco reusable bags that are ideal for supermarket shopping trip as they replace plastic bags. Stylish and robust, they are a real alternative to single Bag for Life products.
Follow their progress on Footprint Bag website or Footprint Bag Twitter.
4-packs now available.
I make many trips to the supermarket and have noticed the gentle shift towards reusable bags, or biodegradable bags. But my problem is that many of these are not practical, typically buying a ‘bag for life’, which for me should be called ‘leaving it in the car’ bag. So I end up stumping up more cash on the next visit.
There are a multitude of reusable shopping bags, varying from cotton bags that are quite small in capacity, to very strong plastic bags. Both have the problem of where to put them so they are handy for the next trip, and another issue is how to fold them so that you can get a number of them into a reasonable sized space. Looking at a typical supermarket shopper, the number of bags vary from 1-8 depending on whether it is an individual shopper or the family stocking up.
Some supermarkets are taking the initiative and handing out eco-bags for free or at a discounted price, but this still does not resolve the practical aspects of how to get your shopping home.
I recently came across Footprint Bag, a company that is run by two women who had a brilliant idea on how to be eco-friendly, and practical. The concept is quite neat, addressing the need for style, compactness and robustness.
Taking Footprint Bag as an example, the age old problem of producing plastic bags should be a thing of the past. Although I appreciate that this is not a trivial problem, and commercial realities are to be considered.
Davison Consultancy recognise that starting a new online business can be a daunting task, therefore have produced a series of modular online retailing options for start-ups. Most people look to start off small and then grow their businesses, likewise when people choose an eCommerce or Webshop. Starting with a simple system that can unfold more functionality as the business demand increases, is the key to ensuring the Webshop is scaled up in line with the experience gained, and trading performance of the business.
You receive a discount on ALL products and services purchased, but you can set your own selling prices therefore obtain a higher margin
eCommerce Reseller package contains:
Contact Robert Davison at Davison Consultancy now to discuss how we can add another revenue stream to your business.
I am looking for companies that can offer a service to SME’s on a monthly subscription basis. If you are interested in the SME Business Solution initiative then contact me now with the following information:
Have a look at Pace Retail as an example of a company that supplies services on a monthly subscription basis.
Davison Consultancy addresses the demand for SME’s to have a comprehensive suite of business solutions.
As Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is being widely adopted as a means of spreading the cost of using business applications, then why not apply this to core business services for SME’s? Another benefit of SaaS is that it reduces the technology headache by hosting the applications, thereby keeping the technology simple, ie: uses browser applications.
Davison Consultancy have the business and technology skills to deliver innovative SME Business Solutions.
Check out these sites as we roll out more solutions in the coming months..
Is your business taking advantage of the Internet?
The Credit Crunch is here and starting to bite just about every business, irrespective of size. So when times get tough, what happens to business strategy? Is it put to one side and everyone focuses on survival? Seems like a good idea, if there is no short term, then why worry about the long term.
However, I notice that business people are more receptive to ways on saving and making money, improving their customer perception and customer service. This fine tuning of the business can improve the survival rate, but also strengthen the company in perhaps ways that would not have been, had there been no credit crunch.
The Internet now means we all live in the global village and things change at a pace, so keep optimistic, realistic and watch for changes in your market. Doing the same old thing cannot always guarantee the same result anymore.