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BUSINESS PLAN
Armine Manucharyan | OM
Fabrice Stritzel | NMCT
Niels Swimberghe | NMCT
Faith Tremerie | OM
Arne Vanderheyden | NMCT
The extension cable reinvented Courtrai, 7 January 2015
Hive-5, a Belgian student group,
reinvented the extension cable for
their small business project. Even
though extension cables are known
to pretty much anyone since what
feels like forever, it seems the ‘old’
idea wasn’t just good enough yet.
Starting February 2015 this team of
young, eager, students will be
producing a new type of near
unlimited-way extension cable from
their offices in Lendelede, West-
Flanders.
We all know how conventional
extension cables never have
enough spacing to avoid large
adapters blocking nearby plug
sockets, simply don’t have enough
plug sockets or just way too many
for its purpose. The Hive-5 team
solves this by making it modular:
add as many sockets as you like.
With a smooth design that reminds
us of Apple’s products, it will fit in
any modern home or office.
Though, their idea isn’t limited to
adding regular (Belgian) plug
sockets. In the near future, they
intend to design and create
different type of modules. A module
with charging USB ports, wireless
charging, configurable LED
lighting, a Wi-Fi bridge or Ethernet
over Power module are all
possibilities under investigation. It
may be the first, but for sure not the
last thing we heard about this
innovative product.
More information, web shop and
contact info can be found on their
Facebook page, Hive-5:
https://www.facebook.com/hivefive
PRESS RELEASE
Picture 3 Power Cubes Picture 2 Hive-5
In the context of the course Small Business Project (SBP), we have received
the task to invent a creative idea. Thereafter, we had to work out our idea and
analyse the market that we would be targeting with our product or service.
Based on our analysis, we have made a business plan and financial plan. We
would like to thank all the people who have contributed to our project.
We would like to explicitly thank Joost Landsheere. He was our coach during
the course.
He gave us a realistic image of entrepreneurship. Besides that, he gave us the
necessary feedback.
We also want to thank Hugo Smid, chief designer at Smidesign. He has the
necessary expertise to help us with the product and business plan.
Last but not least, we would also like to thank Claudia Eeckhout. She is
responsible for the course and arranged input sessions with guest speakers
which we could attend.
THANKS TO
Our idea is to make a modular power strip where each module can be
attached to the following one. Each module gives power to the following
module. Every module can differ and have different functions. For example, a
module can be a normal socket, a dual USB module ...You can compose your
own power strip. Our goal is to make the design of the product very modern.
We have made a business plan to realise our idea. It is divided in five parts.
The first part is about our product and our company. There, we described the
mission and vision. You can also find the organisation chart.
To get insight into the needs of the market, we have conducted market
research. We will handle it in the second part of the business plan. The SWOT
analysis is the central subject of the third part. In that part, we will discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of our competitors. We will also analyse our
company’s strengths and weaknesses.
The fourth part exists out of the commercial plan. In this part we talk about our
corporate identity and also our marketing strategy. To determine the financial
feasibility of our product, we have made a financial plan. The financial plan
exists of a balance sheet and a realistic and pessimistic profit-and-loss
account.
INTRODUCTION
PRESS RELEASE ............................................................................................................................................................... 4
THANKS TO........................................................................................................................................................................ 5
INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
1 PROJECT PRESENTATION .......................................................................................................................... 11
1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA ............................................................................................................................... 11
1.2 CHOICE JURIDICAL FORMAT ................................................................................................................... 11
1.3 THE INITIAL IDEA .............................................................................................................................................. 11
1.4 MISSION STATEMENT ................................................................................................................................... 12
1.5 VISION .................................................................................................................................................................... 12
1.6 ORGANIGRAM .................................................................................................................................................. 13
1.7 DREAMCOACH ................................................................................................................................................. 14
1.8 COMPETENTION ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 15
2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................. 17
2.1 MARKET RESEARCH ....................................................................................................................................... 17
2.2 MARKET DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................................ 26
2.3 CLIENTS ................................................................................................................................................................. 27
2.4 COMPETITORS.................................................................................................................................................. 28
2.5 SUPPLIERS............................................................................................................................................................. 31
2.6 TRENDS .................................................................................................................................................................. 32
2.7 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 33
2.8 RISK ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................................................. 34
3 SWOT ANALYSIS ............................................................................................................................................. 37
3.1 SWOT OF THE COMPETITORS ............................................................................................................... 37
3.2 SWOT OF THE COMPANY ........................................................................................................................ 39
4 COMMERCIAL PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 41
4.1 CORPORATE IDENTITY ............................................................................................................................... 41
4.2 SMART GOALS .................................................................................................................................................. 41
4.3 MARKETING STRATEGY – MARKETING MIX.................................................................................... 42
4.4 COMMUNICATION MIX .............................................................................................................................. 46
5 FINANCIAL PAN ............................................................................................................................................... 49
5.1 BALANCE SHEET .............................................................................................................................................. 49
TABLE OF CONTENTS
5.2 PROFIT-AND-LOSS ACCOUNT .............................................................................................................. 51
6 CONCLUSION .................................................................................................................................................. 55
APPENDIX......................................................................................................................................................................... 57
EXTERNAL SURVEY QUIRKY ................................................................................................................................ 57
OWN CONDUCTED SURVEY.............................................................................................................................. 57
RESULTS SURVEY ........................................................................................................................................................ 59
CORPORATE IDENTITY ........................................................................................................................................... 60
LOGO ................................................................................................................................................................................. 60
COLOURS AND FONTS .......................................................................................................................................... 60
BUSINESS CARDS ....................................................................................................................................................... 60
BANNER ............................................................................................................................................................................ 61
MOOD BOARD ............................................................................................................................................................. 61
INVOICE ........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
FINANCIAL PLAN......................................................................................................................................................... 63
PRICES PRODUCT COMPOSITION ................................................................................................................. 69
EC DECLERATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 71
CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT CHINAPLASTCS .................................................................................. 72
WIREFRAMES .................................................................................................................................................................. 75
DRAWINGS ...................................................................................................................................................................... 76
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE – SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 77
WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE – DETAILS ........................................................................................... 78
RESUMES .......................................................................................................................................................................... 80
LIST OF CHARTS........................................................................................................................................................... 92
LIST OF GRAPHS .......................................................................................................................................................... 92
LIST OF PICTURES ....................................................................................................................................................... 92
SOURCES & REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................... 93
NON DIGITAL REFERENCES................................................................................................................................. 93
DIGITAL REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................................. 93
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1.1 ADMINISTRATIVE DATA
Name | number Hive-5 | SBP 09
Street and house number Rozebeeksestraat 65
Postal code and city 8860 Lendelede
Telephone number 0479 84 12 09
E-mail address [email protected]
Website www.hive5.be
1.2 CHOICE JURIDICAL FORMAT
We chose to be a BVBA because of the following reasons. There is a
minimum capital needed of 18.500 euro. Only a capital of minimum 6.200 euro
needs to be paid. All associates are only liable to the extent of their
contributions.
1.3 THE INITIAL IDEA
Our idea is to make a modular power strip where each module can be
attached to each other. Examples of modules are: a standard round socket,
euro plug socket, a lamp with adjustable colour, a USB connection ...
Each module provides power to the next module. In that way, you can set your
own power strip together. As a result, you can make your power strip as long
as you want. Our goal is to keep the design as tight as possible, both the
modules and the cables. Our product is named Power Cubes.
The power strip will be beautiful and polyvalent because of its modularity. It
won’t be disrupting people’s nicely designed interior. It will prevent the loss of
sockets because you can put in blank modules to put more space in between
the sockets. All the modules will be easily exchangeable to another of our
power strips. We want to focus on the interior design market and the e-
commerce market.
1 PROJECT PRESENTATION
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1.4 MISSION STATEMENT
People want exclusive items. They want to customise their homes with more
unique ideas and products. That's why our company only presents exclusive,
modern household items.
By exclusive we mean that only a few designs will be produced. The goal of
our company is to make all these exclusive products modern, slick shaped
made using high quality materials to ensure decent workmanship.
1.5 VISION
Our products are exclusive already, but we want to go the extra mile for our
customers by providing them the possibility to personalise the products. In our
web shop we will have an amount of limited designs available that we would
make accessible to buy and ship worldwide. The more requiring customer can
use the web shop to instantly personalise our products to his or her liking.
In the future, we would also like to expand our assortment. This means that
we want to bring out more versions of our products and introduce new
modules that will bring new functionality
We strongly believe that innovation is important. Interior design is constantly
changing. Therefore, we want to ensure our clients that we will be informed
about the latest trends. In this way, we will be able to offer
them the best.
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1.6 ORGANIGRAM
Above you can find the division of tasks in our company. We have chosen for
this division because of the following reasons. A management assistant is
indispensable in a company. Consequently, it was an obvious choice that
Armine Manucharyan would work as our administrative director. She works
correctly and orderly.
Fabrice Stritzel has excellent leadership skills and is therefore our managing
director. He knows how to motivate, stimulate and coordinate our team. Niels
Swimberghe is very accurate. In addition, he is good with numbers. That’s the
reason we have chosen him to be our financial director.
A commercial director has to own organisational skills and a formidable pen.
That is why Faith Tremerie is the commercial director. Our technical director is
Arne Vanderheyden. He has a passion for technology and development.
Furthermore, he can work very precisely.
Because we don’t have all the knowledge and experience for designing and
producing a product like ours, we will outsource some things. We will hire a
product designer who will completely design the final product. We will also
need a company or a mould designer who will design the moulds.
Armine Manucharyan
Fabrice Stritzel
Faith Tremerie
Niels Swimberghe
Arne Vanderheyden
Picture 4 Organigram
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Fortunately, we have a team with a lot of IT and office skills. As a result, we
will be able to do our administration and develop our website, web shop,
customer database ... If we could go live with our idea, it wouldn’t be
affordable to pay five employees. We would reduce the team to one
management assistant and one IT expert and outsource if necessary. These
staff members would work half-time.
1.7 DREAMCOACH
Our main difficulty was to determine the required material and the price of our
product. It was important that we found someone who could help us with
product development. Therefore, we have addressed Hugo Smid, chief
designer at Smidesign. We have chosen him because he could help us with
our tactical and operational strategy.
Picture 5 Team
Picture 6 Logo Smidesign
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1.8 COMPETENTION ANALYSIS
Above you can find a radar plot of the skills of our team. The radar plot is
drawn on the basis of eight skills: social, spontaneous, leadership skills,
marketing, creativity, team player, computer skills, flexible. We have given
ourselves a score out of ten. The radar plot shows that we are a diverse team.
There is a good mix and we complete each other in several areas.
Picture 7 Radar plot competentions
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2.1 MARKET RESEARCH
2.1.1 PERSONAS
A persona is not a real person. It is someone fictional who represents more
people, who are likely to buy our product. We got this date from our survey.
Below, you can find some examples. The credits for the pictures go to Kathryn
Rathke Illustration.
2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
Picture 8 Persona 1
Picture 9 Persona 2
MARIAN DEWITTE
Marian is a single woman and her two children mean everything to her.
Her perfect evening is to watch television with her beloved two children.
Motivations to buy our product
I bought a digibox but I have not enough power supply
Goals
I want a power strip with power On/Off switch and minimal facilities to the
power strip.
Difficulties
I don’t want it to be expensive.
PATRICK RONSEEL
Patrick has been architect for more than 30 years. He feels most at home in big cities such as Antwerp and Brussels. He is completely absorbed in his work. Therefore, he has no time for his family. Motivations to buy our product
I have a new iMac and I bought an external hard disc, but there was no
power supply.
Goals
I want a power strip with On/Off switch. I want a beautify design and it
should be an eye-catcher.
Difficulties
There is not enough space on a power strip and they are not unique.
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Picture 11 Persona 3
ELISE DENOOR
Elisa is a young student. She is in her third year of law at the university.
During the week, she entirely focusses on her studies, but at the
weekends she prefers to have a drink with friends.
Motivations to buy our product
In her dormitory, there is only on power strip for the water heater, coffee
machine and mini fridge.
Goals
She wants to have more sockets.
Difficulties
Common power strips are not attractive and they are difficult to put away.
Picture 10 Persona 4
JOEY HILSON
Joey is married and has two children. He works in the factory. He is a
baseball fan and tries to pass on his passion to his children. Quality time
with his family is very important.
Motivations to buy our product
My eldest son has a new audio installation, but all the plugs are occupied.
Goals
He wants to have more sockets. He wants it to be safe and cheap.
Difficulties
A common power strip is ugly and difficult to hide.
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Picture 12 Persona 5
Picture 13 Persona 6
SANDRA BECKX
Sandra Beckx works as a freelance management assistant. She disposes
of a broad customer base spread all over the world. She is a real
workaholic. Being customer-oriented is her strongest asset.
Motivations to buy our product
As a freelance management assistant I dispose of different workspaces.
To work efficiently, I want to charge my electrical devices everywhere.
Goals
I want a flexible usage and a lot of available sockets.
Difficulties
A common power strip does not always work abroad. The cable is often
too short.
MUSH ADAMS
Mush is an executive assistant. She has been working for the airport for a
long time. Therefore, she travels a lot. In her spare time, she reads books
and listens to music.
Motivations to buy our product
I received a new phone as a gift and there is no socket available at home.
Goals
I want to use my power strip in other countries.
Difficulties
It is not always possible to roll up the cable of a common power strip. It is
not user-friendly.
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Picture 14 Persona 7
Picture 15 Persona 8
GINO DELFINO
Gino is a motivated French and Italian teacher. Neatness and accuracy
are important in his professional career and in his personal life. He really
enjoys life, cooking and nice food.
Motivations to buy our product
I received a coffee machine as a gift. I want to keep our other coffee
machine as well, but I only dispose of one socket.
Goals
Flexible usage is important. It has to be tidy.
Difficulties
Common power strips are sometimes difficult to use. The cable is often
too long.
MARC DELEYE
Marc is a CEO/father of two children. He works very accurately. Family is
the most important thing in his life. In his spare time, he likes to travel.
Motivations to buy our product
I have a new television and there are not enough available sockets.
Goals
I want the design to be tight. I want to have a lot of sockets.
Difficulties
There are not enough sockets available. Common power strips are not
always flexible.
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2.1.2 RETAIL SELLING
The first thing that customers will
need to know about our product is
that it is going to be expensive.
Consequently, our target audience
will be people with a lot of money
or people that are interested in
expensive or exclusive products.
In order to get a better insight into
the needs and desires of our target
audience, we have conducted
market research. Firstly, we started
to set a benchmark. It was made
on the basis of the income of the
average Belgian (Bevolking, 2014).
After doing research, we
discovered that there are 16
Belgian counties that are above a
prosperity index of 128 (Hoeveel
verdienen inwoners, 2014).
We are going to determine our
retail selling by one of the two
approaches that you will see
below.
2.1.2.1 RICH COUNTIES
Our first approach will be
determined by rich counties. Our
benchmark is set on an average
income of € 20 000 euro per year
after tax. After the determination of
the target audience, we needed to
be informed about their
whereabouts. In that way, we can
achieve a higher sales potential.
We decided that 20 000 people in
one town was our benchmark for
“many people”.
Now we could go to the second
step of our plan. Step two is going
to interior design shops in these
counties and sell our product.
Here, it was important to know the
number of people that could
potentially buy our product. That’s
why we have made a sum of all the
counties and local residents that
were above our benchmark of
20 000. As a result, we could make
an estimate of how many people
would buy our product in a store.
We took 1% of 97 598 in order to
have a realistic view.
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We can conclude that 975 people within Belgium are willing to buy for our
product. Personally, we didn’t find this number satisfying. As a consequence,
we handled a different approach.
2.1.2.2 EPICENTRES OF INTERIOR DESIGN
The numbers of the first approach were not good enough. After doing some
research and asking different people, we decided to not only focus us on rich
counties but also on the counties where the epicentre of interior design shops
are located. We believe that people are prepared to go the extra mile in order
to obtain an exclusive product.
It's helpful to have the numbers from case one, but it's also important to be
active in counties where designing and interior design are most existing and
most appreciated like Antwerp, Ghent, Courtrai … Based on our benchmark
and earlier research, we intend to sell our product in shops like RR interior in
Knokke. Consequently, we decided to weigh the two possibilities and
determine their values against each other. We decided to go with our second
approach.
Our goal is that not only common customers are informed about our product,
but also stores. As a result, B2B is very important. We can’t underestimate
selling our product in a store because people come to interior stores to get
new ideas and receive information about the latest trends. Our product needs
to be presented in showrooms, shops or even in exhibitions.
It takes an average of six to nine months until you can convince a customer to
buy your product. All help is welcome, that is why we also want to focus on
interior architects, because there is a big community out there. Wealthy people
Graph 1 Population in rich counties
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are more likely to hire an interior architect so they won’t have to put time and
effort into decorating.
2.1.3 SIMILAR COMPANIES
In order to complement our market research, we searched for other
companies that operate in the same electronic business. Examples of these
companies are Niko and Legrand. To enable us competitively, we need to
know in what kind of stores, why and how these companies sell their
products. Furthermore, we need to be informed about their selling prices and
selling numbers… Additionally, it is important to know what customers buy
(extras, packaging ...). This market research enables us to determine our
market position and helps us to reach out better to our customers. Brand
positioning is a significant part in our market research.
The brand positioning of our product is also very important to us. We need to
be unique with our product features. Additionally, we need to know the relative
state of our product and brand. Not only our features will be important but also
the brand, because features can always be imitated by other companies. Of
course we didn't expect to have all the answers on our questions, but we tried
to get as much information as we could. We searched the web, went to some
electronics stores and did some mystery shopping.
Subsequently, we looked what the extension sockets of Legrand and Niko and
the kind of features they had. Some features (F) were:
F001 safe control alert when the allowed power is exceeded
F002 safe control alert when power is interrupted
F003 wall mounts
F004 furniture mounts.
F005 a switch with an indicator light that indicates the presence of
power
After receiving this information, we needed to find out where to buy those
products. We quickly learned that Niko and Legrand have web shops. They
don’t only sell online but also in stores. Here, it was crucial to find out in which
stores they sell and particularly in which counties.
We found out that Legrand and Niko also sell their products in counties that
we discussed. For instance, less than 10 kilometers of Zemst there are three
stores that sell Niko and Legrand products. What is striking is that Niko is
highly concentrated in Antwerp and Ghent.
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2.1.3.1 EXTERNAL INPUT OF THE MARKET
We received some numbers from
Quirky . Quirky is one of our
competitors. The company sells the
Pivot Power. It also did a survey
about power strips and made their
numbers publicly. It’s a survey from
12 May 2010.
In the appendix under “external
survey Quirky” you will find the
survey from Quirky. There are
questions like “How many devices
do you plug into your power strip at
once?” or “Do you use electrical
power strips?” .Those questions
and answers are also important for
us.
After being in contact with Quirky ,
we also received their selling
numbers. They sold 621 430 units
in three years. It took them one
year from starting with the idea in
April 2010 until May 11 2011 when
their product was for sale.
2.1.3.2 OUR SURVEY
We made a survey to get some
insight into our product, the existing
products and market.
Unfortunately, we only have 65
respondents . Most of the them are
between the age of 18 and 24,
though we do have some older
respondents as well. Most of the
them have no income or an income
between 1500 and 2000. In the
appendix under “Own conducted
survey” you will find the results and
questions from our survey. Some
questions are similar to the
questions from Quirky , but we also
added some extra questions for
example “What is your monthly
income?” or “What is your housing
situation?”
We don’t have enough
respondents who match with our
target audience. Consequently, we
can conclude that the results of the
survey aren’t representative, but
we did gain some knowledge.
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In the chart below, you can see the relation between the income and how
important the respondents think that the design should match with their
interior. The average is 6,06 on 10 which is good news. We can see a growing
trend, when the income is higher, they also find it more important.
The following chart represents the average of the price the respondents are
willing to pay (minimum and maximum) plotted on to the income category. The
average minimum is € 26,77 and maximum € 38,15. We do have to keep in
mind that most of the respondents are not in our target audience.
Graph 2 Average importance of design per income
Graph 3 Income category
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This bar chart gives insight into where people want to buy our power strip. The
web shop and interior design shop are the most popular locations since these
were given as an option. The respondents also expect that the product will be
sold in hypermarkets and do-it-yourself shops.
Graph 4 Places to buy our product
2.2 MARKET DESCRIPTION
Everyone with internet access in Europe can go to our site and put together
their set of Power Cubes. We also decided to concentrate on the local market
in Belgium.
The reason for this is that there are multiple factors required to be successful
in a foreign country for example demographic factors, economic factors,
cultural factors ...
We have searched for local interior/design shops in Belgium where we can
sell our product to. These shops will showcase and sell our product. If the
customer in a design shop wishes to customise it, the design shop can walk
the customer through the process on the site.
We foresee that the customers will buy a set of Power Cubes once, though
they are satisfied with their purchase. That is why, we will not release all our
ideas for a module at once. Over time we will research, prototype and release
new modules or make new versions. We will inform the existing customers of
the new products to waken their interests so that they will buy a new module
or a new version.
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It quickly became clear that our market share wouldn’t be that big in Belgium.
We calculated that our market share would be 1 %. If we want to say it in
marketing terms our product is going to be a “dog”. This means that we have a
product with a low income potential. We would generate enough cash to
support ourselves, but we wouldn’t contribute much.
If we look at the size of the market we see that there is a diversified range of
providers that could or could not be our competitors. Additionally, if we look
at the growth of our market this is made based on the number of competitors
that we have and when they sold their first product. We see that there is a
small market growth which confirms our research about the market size.
Graph 5 Market growth
2.3 CLIENTS
We distinguish two types of clients. Clients that place orders through our web
shop (B2C) and shops (B2B) that want to sell our products to their customers.
2.3.1 END CUSTOMER
Our end customers are the customers that place orders through our web shop.
The product is very exclusive and expensive. That’s why our customer is
typically someone who likes a nice interior and likes exclusive and designer
products. Their age is between 30 and 60 years old and they are rich, but they
normally are not part of the richest. Our customer will find our product good
looking and a handy alternative for standard power strips. That’s why we will
find our product in an office (of a house) or a company with a modern good
looking interior.
The customers will buy our product instead of a standard power strip because
of the exclusivity, the design and of course the modular/extensible
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functionality. More features can be added later on by buying new modules.
The customer will receive our product in a beautiful package and the delivery
costs are on us. Inside the package, there will be a flyer or sticker of our
company.
2.3.2 SHOPS
The shops that we will supply to are interior/design shops. These shops also
sell exclusive and beautifully designed products. These shops have the same
end customer as we do. That’s why we will need to negotiate prices. The
benefit of buying our product at a shop is the friendly customer service that a
site can’t provide. Furthermore, customers will have their product instantly if
they wish to buy a standard design. The shops will buy our products to sell
further to their customers in order to make profit. Our company’s benefit is that
we don’t have to sell it directly to the customer, the shop already has a
customer base.
2.4 COMPETITORS
We have searched for competitors with competing products or concepts.
They offer similar handy products, but our product is certainly distinctive
enough and they are not selling to the same target audience.
2.4.1 360 ELECTRICAL
360 electrical is a company based in Utah (USA). They offer three product
lines (PL):
PL001 REVOLVETM family: extension sockets with rotating outlets
REVOLVE BASICTM with four rotating outlets: $10,99
REVOLVE ETM with Surge Protection and Rotating Outlets: $ 17,99
REVOLVE E+TM with Surge Protection and Rotating Outlets +2 USB: $ 27,99
PL002 POWERCURVETM family: 3 extension sockets with 2 to 7 outlets that can rotate
POWERCURVETM MINI Mobile Surge Protector: $
24,99
POWERCURVETM 6-Outlet Surge Protector: $
34,99
POWERCURVETM 7-Outlet Surge Protector + 2
USB: $ 44,99
PL003 QUICKCHARGE family: chargers
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They have three main features (MF):
MF001 Rotating Outlets: Each outlet rotates 360 degrees in
order to fit all your large plugs and will even remain
powered during rotation.
MF002 Dual USB Chargers: Can charge one tablet our two
smartphones at full speed.
MF003 Surge Protection: These devices come equipped with
918 joules of surge protection to keep your devices safe
(360 Electrical, 2014).
They don’t sell products to end customers but they work together with web
shops and local shops. 360 electricity only provides these products with the
US outlets (360 Electrical, 2014).
2.4.2 PIVOT POWER
This power strip comes with several pivots, which allows the customer to bend
it into circular, semi-circular or zig-zag shapes easily, so that the power outlet
won’t hog the space. Moreover, Pivot Power totally has six sockets, and
features surge protection.
The Pivot Power costs $ 29,99. It is being produced and sold by a company
called Quirky. One can submit ideas on the Quirky website and if there is
enough interest, Quirky will develop the idea and produce it. The inventor of
the idea gets his cut of the earnings. People can also buy it on Amazon. There
is also a European version of this product with European outlets.
2.4.3 ALLOCACOC
Allocacoc is a company that looks at well established, commonplace products,
and rethink them. They have a product that resemble ours, but not completely.
They have four product families (PF):
PF001 PowerBar: A power strips that only has small sockets
PF002 PowerCube: A cube that has a socket on each side
except for one side where the plug is. There are also
variants on this product that feature USB slots.
PF003 ReWirable: Plugs that feature a socket of a different kind
so you can use your electronic devices with a plug from
a different country.
PF004 Power Extensions: These are extension cables with the
extra feature that you can open/close the circuit.
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This company competes especially with the PowerBar and PowerCube.
Though, our power strips will feature more different kind of extensions and will
be better looking.
2.4.4 COMMON POWER STRIPS
A normal power strip is a device that provides more sockets. You have to plug
the device into one socket and you get more sockets available. As a result,
one can provide electricity to multiple electrical devices with one socket in the
wall. Sometimes a power strip features a switch that turns of all the sockets.
You can find power strips in DIY shops, supermarkets, hypermarkets …
A normal power strip is much cheaper but most of the time it doesn’t have a
nice design. The price for a normal power strip is between € 5 and € 25.
Our product provides the basic functionality of a power strip but is extensible.
You can choose different kind of parts and you can put in a blank part to make
sure that there is enough space between the sockets so you don’t lose any.
Our product also will be nicely designed.
2.4.5 POSITIONING MAP
We analysed some competitors from head to toe so we could see what their
vision and strategy is in order to learn from them and come to a conclusion.
Their vision is to not design a product for the looks but for the value.
Their strategies are the following. Most of them don’t want to make an
exclusive product now or in the future. To make their product more known,
they widened and extended their number of products. Consequently, they
could reach more potential customers and when they have more customers
they have more sales. They also did some cross selling.
+ design
- design
practical unpractical
Hive-5
Allocacoc
Pivot Power
Common extension socket
Revolve+ TM
Picture 16 Positioning map
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2.5 SUPPLIERS
One of our suppliers is China
Plastic. This company takes care of
all the additional costs like
transport, customs costs … The
company is also prepared to guide,
improve, produce our idea with
some tips. They also work with five
other agencies to find the best
manufacturer in order to produce
your product for the best price. The
company is located in Asten.
Niko is our second supplier. We
have chosen Niko for two reasons.
On the one hand, the company will
provide electrical components. On
the other hand, the enterprise sells
products with CE marking.
The CE marking indicates a
product’s compliance with EU
legislation and so enables the free
movement of products within the
European market. By adding the
CE marking to a product, a
manufacturer declares, on his sole
responsibility, that the product
meets all the legal requirements for
the CE marking, which means that
the product can be sold throughout
the European Economic Area (CE
Marking, 2014).
The Marking means that the
manufacturer has verified that the
product complies with all relevant
essential requirements such as
health and safety or environmental
requirements. Furthermore, the
manufacturer had it examined by
an independent conformity
assessment body (CE Marking,
2014).
An EC declaration of conformity
document for a USB charger is
annexed.
We will have all sorts of partners
now and in the future. At the
moment, our network consists of
our dream coach Hugo Smid and
our main supplier Fred van de Ven.
Our network is extensive. We work
together with transport company
(UPS), a bank, a product designer,
a mould designer and a copywriter.
Picture 18 Supplier China Plastic Picture 17 Supplier Niko
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2.6 TRENDS
2.6.1 SOCIOLOGICAL TRENDS
We are in a time where the average age is higher than before. This is good for
us because our target group is between 30 and 60 years old.
2.6.2 TECHNOLOGICAL TRENDS
Technology becomes smaller and more capable at the same time. In the
future, we can combine new technology or smaller technology with our
product. Things like an eco-monitor connected to an API are not so far fetched
2.6.3 ECONOMICAL TRENDS
There are a lot of economical changes announced by the Belgian government.
These changes could influence our target group which is the upper class. We
think it won’t influence the lifestyle and shopping style of our end consumer in
the short term. What influence it will have on the long term is unsure. That’s
why we have included this as one of the risks.
2.6.4 ECOLOGICAL TRENDS
We could address the ecological trend with the introduction of a new version
of the product which features a smart meter that keeps track of the usage of
electricity.
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2.7 WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE
We based our work-breakdown structure on research that we conducted by
talking to our dream coach and the Chinese plastic company.
There are 5 top-level tasks.
2.7.1 PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
We will be developing the product from scratch with a product designer. In the
first phase, we will brainstorm about it, make a prototype, test and review it in
collaboration. Subsequently, we give the product designer time to develop the
product until it’s ready for production.
2.7.2 PARTNERS
We will need some partners to realise our idea. We need a mould designer,
mould builder, shipping company, production company, a company who
supplies the resources … Luckily, we found China Plastic. This company will
be doing the mould design, plastic resources, production and shipping.
Working with one company that is responsible for multiple tasks saves us a lot
of time. In a previous version of the WBS we had to look for partners, send out
RFQ’s and review the responses for every kind of company needed. We will
ship our products by plane to lose less time and we have taken customs into
account.
2.7.3 WEB DEVELOPMENT
We will develop two sites. On the one hand, we will make a company site to
promote our brand and share our vision. On the other hand, we will develop a
web shop where customers will be able to purchase our products. We have
foreseen 11 days for the company website because this is very
straightforward. The web shop will take 32 days to develop because this is
quite complex. The development is broken down into analysis, wire framing,
prototyping, web design, web development and the implementation of the
design.
2.7.4 FINANCES
There are only two tasks. We will look for sponsors and investors and we will
set a price once the product is completely developed.
2.7.5 MARKETING
There are two subtasks: advertising and looking for partner shops. For
advertising we will be designing flyers, posters, banners and make a product
video. We will also hand out demo models to shops when we have the
products in stock.
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2.8 RISK ANALYSIS
RISK SOLUTION PROBABILITY COST RISK EVENT VALUE
We are not happy with one of the sketches
Go back to the drawing board
0,1 0,2 0,02
Feedback on prototype is very bad
Schedule more time on solving critics
0,1 0,2 0,02
The development of the product takes longer than expected
Give more time, postpone depending tasks
0,5 0,5 0,25
Mould design needs adjustments
Request adjustments and postpone depending tasks
0,8 0,5 0,4
Customs Postpone depending tasks
0,4 0,4 0,16
Chinese Holidays
Partnership actions will be delayed, depending tasks will be postponed
0,8 0,5 0,4
Developing the company site takes more time
Take more time 0,5 0,1 0,05
Developing the web shop takes more time
Take more time 0,9 0,3 0,27
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RISK SOLUTION PROBABILITY COST RISK EVENT VALUE
Designing flyers takes more time
Take more time 0,1 0,1 0,01
Designing banner/poster takes more time
Take more time 0,1 0,1 0,01
Creating product video takes more time
Take more time 0,7 0,1 0,07
Not finding any sponsors and investors
0,2 0,7 0,14
Underpricing or overpricing the product
Recalculate price later
0,3 0,8 0,24
Not finding any partner shops
Produce less, only sell in web shop
0,2 0,8 0,16
The product doesn’t get sold at all
Lower the price to minimise the loss.
0,5 1,5 0,75
Invoices don’t get paid
Ask for an advance
0,3 1 0,3
Chart 1 Risk Analysis
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3.1 SWOT OF THE COMPETITORS
3.1.1 REVOLVE + ™
3.1.2 QUIRKY PIVOT POWER CREATIVE OUTLET
3 SWOT ANALYSIS
S W
O T
The REVOLVE + TM has
three advantages. Firstly, you
can easily rotate each outlet
360 degrees. Secondly, you
can charge one tabled/ two
smartphones at full speed.
Finally, this product has a
surge protection.
S W
O T
The QUIRKY PIVOT has
several pivots and six
sockets. Furthermore, this
extension socket offers a
surge protection. There is a
European version of the
product. It is also possible to
submit ideas for new products
on the website.
Picture 19 Competitor Revolve+ TM
Picture 20 Competitor Quirky Pivot Power
rotatable
chargeable
surge protection
only US outlets
other outlets
competitors
several pivots
six sockets
surge protection
European outlets
competitors
submit ideas
not extendable
not reducible
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3.1.3 ALLOCACOC
3.1.4 COMMON EXTENSION SOCKET
With the common extension
socket you can power up your
multiple electrical devices
from a single electrical socket.
These extension sockets are
very popular, but there are
already a lot of this type of
extension sockets.
The ALLOCACOC rethinks
items. They produce flexible
products for example a cube
that has a socket on each
side except for one side
where the plug is. There are
also variants on this product
that feature USB slots.
W
T
S
O T
S W
O
Picture 21 Competitor Allocacoc
Picture 22 Competitor Common extension socket
high functionality
extendable
variants
design
competitors
power up multiple
devices
variants
design
sot rotatable
short cable
not extendable
exists already
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3.2 SWOT OF THE COMPANY
3.2.1 HIVE 5
We offer a power strip of
which every module can be a
different item. It can be a
standard round socket, euro
plug socket, a lamp with
adjustable colour, a USB
charger. The range of
modules could be expanded
in the future (Wi-Fi router …).
This product is expensive.
S W
O T
Picture 23 Power Cubes
customisable
flexible
design
more modules
expensive
expand product
design
exclusivity
competitors
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4.1 CORPORATE IDENTITY
Our company name ‘Hive-5’
consists of two parts and has
different meanings. On the one
hand, it refers to high five. In this
context, the meaning cannot be
included as a greeting, a
celebration or congratulations. The
term represents our team. We
consist of five enthusiastic
members.
On the other hand, it refers to a
beehive because our product will
be used in domestic atmospheres.
It also has a symbolic function
namely diligence.
Bees are hardworking animals.
They are experts in building
compact and useful spaces. We
want to send this message out to
our clients. We want to put all our
effort in the promotion of their
interests and wishes.
In our corporate identity, we use
hexagons. These hexagons refer to
a beehive, as already stated. We
also created a defined colour
palette.
The appendix contains several
examples of our corporate identity.
4.2 SMART GOALS
We want to bring an attractive
modular power strip on the market.
Problems do often occur when
using common power strips.
Customers encounter the following
difficulties: they have to push too
hard, the cable is either too short or
too long, there are not enough
sockets …
Our goal is to increase the user-
friendliness of the product. Our
company is determined to avoid
above mentioned difficulties.
We want to give our customers the
possibility to use different sockets
with different formats and
capabilities. We do this by offering
them the ability to compose their
own power strip.
In our first year, we want to sell 500
basic pieces with an average of 3
modules per piece. Our company
wants to achieve this sale by using
large investments and promotional
campaigns.
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Specific we specify the sales we want to achieve
Measurable we can follow up on the sales ciphers
(sell 500 basic pieces with an average of three Power Cubes per piece)
Achievable with large investments and promotional campaigns
Relevant sales are important for our cash flow
(realised on the basis of large investments and promotional campaigns)
Time-bound during one year
4.3 MARKETING STRATEGY – MARKETING MIX
4.3.1 PRODUCT
It is intended that the customer can choose how his/her power strip looks both
the design and the size. Our product is an eye-catcher that is suitable for all
interiors and all places. Our product is an ideal gift for all kinds of occasions
such as Christmas, birthdays, weddings …
We manage a DIY principle. As already mentioned, the product is a power
strip that consists of different modules. Every module (H5) can be a different
item:
H5001 a standard round socket
H5002 a lamp
H5003 a euro plug socket
H5004 a USB connection
H5005 a blank module
Our goal is to provide our clients with excellent quality. Our company’s slogan
is “innovating your home”. We want to fulfil this slogan by offering modern and
exclusive products which are made by using high quality materials for example
sockets by Niko. In addition, we want to furnish a good service for, during and
after the purchase of our products. We are always willing to help our
customers.
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4.3.2 PLACE
Our product will be sold through
two distribution channels. On the
one hand, we will distribute our
products in interior shops, design
shops and apple stores. On the
other hand, we will make an appeal
to a web shop. In both the interior
store and the web shop, clients will
have the opportunity to compose
their power strip.
For both distribution channels, we
dispose of a stock. Therefore, our
goods are very easily available. We
will rely on courier services for the
delivery via the web shop. We will
deliver directly to the interior and
design shops. For recurring orders,
we will also use courier services.
Another important element is
packaging. We have ensured that
the packaging fits with the look and
feel of our product. Packaging has
an important contribution to the
customer’s experience.
4.3.3 PRICE
Our price policy is based on a more
expensive part of the market given
that we produce exclusive
products. Our goods are for various
reasons exclusive. Firstly, we use
high quality material. Secondly, our
design is distinctive from other
products on the market. Thirdly, we
will only produce a certain number
of power strips. Therefore, we
focus on a richer target audience.
The competition for our product is
rather limited. Prices vary from € 2
to € 45. A basic piece costs € 45.
The cost for the different modules
is € 25/€ 35. The big advantage is
that the customer can personalise
the power strip. They can choose
how much they add or change. An
important issue is, that is only
designed for 5 modules. In that
way, the client will be able to
determine the price that he/she is
willing to pay.
In the beginning of our sales, we
will launch a special promotion that
will last two months. Consequently,
we want to increase our
recognisability. Clients who buy
four modules (sockets) receive a
module (lamp …) for free. In
December, we will launch a second
promotion. It contains the same
concept. Many gifts will be bought
during December. In addition, this
period is characterised for many
Christmas decorations: Christmas
lights, Christmas trees … People
feel the need for additional outlets.
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4.3.4 CALCULATION
Our product consists of two pieces: a base and a socket module. A customer
pays € 45 for a base piece and € 25 for a socket module. To determine our
products’ prices, we have set up a price calculation per piece, per shipment
and in total.
MATERIAL COSTS EURO
BASE 6,94
Power cord 1,07
Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,1715
Switch 4,15
Plug in 0,02206
Surge protection 0,61
Packaging material consumer 0,92
SOCKET MODULE 7,64
Electric components 7,00
Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,1715
Connection pins 0,0441
Packaging material consumer 0,42
Chart 2 Material costs
Above you can find our material calculation per piece. We have also added
the packaging costs. There’s barely a small difference in productions costs for
all modules. As a result, we have used an average price.
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SHIPMENT COSTS EURO
PACKAGING SHIPMENT 0,0652
Packaging material base 0,0489
Packaging material socket 0,0163
MISCELLANEOUS COSTS 0,709
Customs fees 0,015
Duties 0,042
Transport costs 0,652
Chart 3 Shipment costs
In addition to the price calculation per piece, we have also calculated costs per
shipment. These costs include transport (costs and packaging), custom fees
and duties. We will ship twice a year in July and in December. Per shipment,
we will transport 500 base pieces and 1.500 modules.
TOTAL COSTS EURO
BASE 7,70
Price per piece 6,94
Packaging shipment 0,0489
Miscellaneous costs 0,709
SOCKET MODULE 8,37
Price per piece 7,64
Packaging shipment 0,0163
Miscellaneous costs 0,709
Chart 4 Total costs
In order to produce one base piece, our company will have to pay € 7,70. As
we stated before, the customer can set a power strip together by adding
different modules. A customer pays a fixed price of € 8,37 for all modules. We
mainly want to make profit with our base pieces.
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4.3.5 PROMOTION
Promotion is an important component in our company’s marketing strategy.
Consequently, we will provide in our first year a budget of € 8 000. In order to
promote our product, we will undertake several steps.
To bring our product to prospects, we will make a promotional video. A video
will enable us to reach a large audience. Another way to gain customers is by
distributing flyers and advertising in magazines. Moreover, we will participate
in interior design fairs such as Cocoon, Sfeer … In that way, we can increase
our brand awareness. Furthermore, it offers other advantages. It gives us the
opportunity to network.
In interior and design shops, our product will be mainly advertised at the
launch and at the end of the year. For these advertisements, we will use
posters and banners.
4.4 COMMUNICATION MIX
According to the marketing communication mix, there are six ways to
communicate (CO) your product or your message: advertising, personal
selling, discount and promotions, public relations and direct marketing. Below,
we will discuss which ones we will apply.
CO001 Advertising
It is costly to advertise our product on television or radio
that is the reason why we didn’t include it in our
business plan. For these advertisements, we will use
posters, banners and our site.
CO002 Personal selling
Selling is more emphasised by companies that sell
higher-end products like us. Because we require more
assertive efforts to persuade customers to buy.
CO003 Discount and promotions
To get the customer’s attention, we will promote our
product with discounts and contests. Along with those
things, we will use in the store signage to call customer
attention to the discounts.
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CO004 Public Relations
This is similar to our advertising in that much of it
involves messages communicated through mass media.
So we going to be active on websites like Facebook,
Twitter...
CO005 Direct Marketing
Direct marketing includes some aspects of both sales
promotions and personal selling. So what we mean by
that in our company. We are going to approach the
customer by email when there is a special offer or for
promoting limited-time deals or new product launches.
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5.1 BALANCE SHEET
Below, you can find our company’s investment plan starting from day one. Our
investments consist of software licenses, office furniture, office machines and
rolling stock. The software licenses include Autocad, PhpStorm, Microsoft
Office.
Our company intends to rent a building. The rental guarantees amount to
€ 1 500. We don’t dispose of inventories because we start producing in June.
We have € 92 449,12 on our bank account. We have obtained this amount of
money by taking out a loan of € 80 000. We will need it to balance out our
cash flow.
INVESTMENT PLAN DAY 1
INVESTMENTS 11 050,88
Licenses (software) 3 315,88
Acquisition building 0,00
Alteration works 0,00
Design
office furniture 1 200,00
office machines (computer + printer) 1 535,00
Rolling stock (cars …) 3 500,00
Guarantees (e.g., rental guarantee) 1 500,00
OPERATING MEANS 92 449,12
Bank 92 449,12
IN ALL 103 500,00 Chart 5 Investment plan
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Below, you can see our company’s financing plan. Our share capital is
€ 18 500. Our team consists of five members and each member invested
€ 3 700. As stated previously, there will only be two employees.
The contribution in kind is our rolling stock. We will use a second-hand car at
the value of € 3 500. As mentioned before, we have took out loan of € 80 000.
Unfortunately, we didn’t manage to get a win win loan from a friend or a family
member. In that way, we could have lent at a much lower rate.
Because we’re at the start of our company, we haven’t contacted any
suppliers. According to accounting rules, we’ve put guarantees also on the
passive side of our balance sheet. Consequently, our overall financing
consists of € 103 500. We can conclude that assets and liabilities are equal.
FINANCING PLAN DAY 1
OWN FUNDS 22 000,00
Share capital 18 500,00
Contribution in kind 3 500,00
LONG-TERM LOAN CAPITAL 81 500,00
> 1 year
Loan bank 80 000,00
Win win loan 0,00
< 1 year
Suppliers 0,00
Guarantees 1 500,00
OVERALL FINANCING 103 500,00 Chart 6 Financing plan
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5.2 PROFIT-AND-LOSS ACCOUNT
We get our income from the sales
of our Power Cubes: a base and
one or more modules. We make
the most profit from the sale of our
base. In the first year, we have
estimated that we will sell 500
bases and 1 900 modules.
In our first year, we start selling in
July. This means that we will have
no revenue and only costs such as
notary, rent, insurances, office
equipment … Our result is negative
at the end of the year. This shows
that we are absolutely not
profitable in the first year.
Graph 6 Break even
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From February until June, our
company is concentrated on
product development. From
February until March, we will work
on our product design. The process
will take a while because we’re
building from scratch. A product
designer and a mould designer will
help us during this process. At the
end of the project in March, we will
have to pay them € 3 000 (€
1 500 each). In February, April and
May, we will have mainly fixed
costs such as salaries, rent … As
already stated, we will only have
two employees.
In July we will have received our
goods. In this period of time, we
have started our sales. During July
and August, the first two months of
our sales, we are going to give a
large promotion in order to increase
our brand awareness. This
promotion has a consequence on
our revenue. This also applies for
December because we will
implement the same promotion.
We can conclude a few things. In
the first year, we don’t get a
positive outcome due to start-up
costs, investments and fixed costs.
That’s why will need our loan of €
80 000. In our second year, we
expect to sell more. This can also
be seen on our break even chart.
We will sell every month instead of
the first year, where we only sold in
the second half of the year.
Additionally, we will have almost
eliminated the loss of the first year.
At the end of the third year, we will
finally have made profit.
Chart 7 Estimated revenue
ESTIMATED REVENUE YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3
SALES AND TURNOVER 70 450 116 000 145 000
ESTIMATE OF THE COSTS 99 078,29 90 244,12 97 724,36
ESTIMATE OPERATNG RESULT -28 628,29 25 755,88 42 576,11
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After writing this business plan, we realised that there were many different
aspects that you need to consider when setting up a business. We have
learned various things.
It is important to conduct extensive market research. You should verify that
your idea meets the needs and the desires of potential consumers.
Additionally, you have to examine the strengths and weaknesses of the
product and your company. Once you have a product, you can start promoting
it. The importance of having a well-drawn up financial plan is here absolutely
required.
Guest speakers taught us different things. They made us especially aware of
potential risks and pitfalls because they have experienced those things
themselves. Not only their input was important, but also learning first hand by
doing things ourselves. We did this for instance by doing market research and
talking to several professionals who are active in the same business and
asking them feedback. Thanks to the feedback and the input, we had a
realistic view on the market and could start our financial plan.
During the making of the financial plan, we quickly realised that we needed a
lot of money to make our product. That was not the only problem, we also
needed to build up a network of suppliers and customers what also takes time.
We knew that there was a market out there because of all the competitors.
The financial plan also showed us that the product wouldn't be profitable in the
first two years. So we concluded that it was not really feasible in the given time
window. As from the third year, we will be able to make profit.
But the important thing is that we learned and tried and we will never forget
that a business plan is something that never changes.
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EXTERNAL SURVEY QUIRKY
1 Because we feel modularity will make powerstrips more useable
(adding more ports, usb,etc) - 23,46%.
2 Because we feel that we can design a powerstrip that manages cables
better than current market offerings do - 19,44%.
The next survey is from 5 May 2010.
1 Do you use electrical power strips?
a. Yes - 98,84%
b. No - 0,97%
2 How many electrical power strips to you own?
a. 0 - 0,58%
b. 1-3 - 30,75%
c. 3-5 - 34,04%
d. 6 or more - 34,62%
3 How many devices do you plug into your power strip at once?
a. 0 - 0,19%
b. 1-3 - 9,28%
c. 3-5 - 61,70%
d. 6-9 - 24,56%
e. 10 or more - 3,68%
4 What percentage of the outlets on your power strip(s) are in use?
a. 0-25% - 1,93%
b. 25-50% - 17,21%
c. 50-75% - 35,78%
d. 75-100% - 44,49%
(Quirky, 2014)
OWN CONDUCTED SURVEY
1 What is your gender?
2 In what age category are you?
-18
18 – 24
25 – 30
31 – 40
41 – 50
51 – 60
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60+
3 What is your housing situation?
living alone
living together
student room
living with parents
other
4 In what income category are you situated?
500 – 1000
1000 – 1500
1500 – 2000
2000 – 2500
2500 – 3000
3000 – 3500
5 How frequently do you use a power strips?
Daily
Weekly
Monthly
yearly
6 On a scale of 10, how user friendly do you think a power strips is?
7 What issues do you encounter when you use a power strips?
8 Do you know any alternatives for a power strips?
9 What do you think of the design of a power strips?
10 On a scale of 10, how important is it, that the power strips fits into your
interior?
11 On a scale of 10, how interesting would you find a power strips that
gives you the possibility to use different sockets with different formats
and capabilities?
12 How much would you pay for such a product?
20€ - 30€
30€ - 40€
40€ - 50€
50€ - 60€
60€ - 70€
70€ - 80€
80€ - 90€
90€ - 100€
13 Where do you expect to be able to buy such a product?
Web shop
Interior design shop
Other
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CORPORATE IDENTITY
LOGO
COLOURS AND FONTS
Titles: Champagne & Limousines
Text: Arial
BUSINESS CARDS
Innovating your home
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FINANCIAL PLAN
January February March April
A Estimate sales and turnover 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
A1 SALES Estimate of the possible sales in
numbers/projects/… - Power cubes: Base 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Power cubes: socket module 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
A2 PRICE Estimate of the price you will charge
(exclusive of VAT) - Power cubes: Base 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
- Power cubes: socket module 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
A3 TURNOVER (sales x price) Amount Base x price Base 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Amount Socket modules x price Socket modules 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
IN ALL 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
B Estimate of the Costs (excl. VAT) 0,00 10 109,93 7 699,53 4 699,53
B1 Purchases Materials for trial order Base (4 pieces) - Power cord 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
- Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Switch 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Plug ins 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Surge protection 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 Socket module (16 pieces)
- Electric components (lamp, socket, USB connection …) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
- Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Connection pins 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
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May June July August September October November December
0,00 0,00 14 500,00 14 500,00 14 500,00 6 225,00 6 225,00 14 500,00
0,00 0,00 100,00 100,00 100,00 55,00 55,00 100,00 0,00 0,00 400,00 400,00 400,00 150,00 150,00 400,00
0,00 0,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 45,00 0,00 0,00 25,00 25,00 25,00 25,00 25,00 25,00
0,00 0,00 4 500,00 4 500,00 4 500,00 2 475,00 2 475,00 4 500,00
0,00
0,00 10 000,00 10 000,00 10 000,00 3 750,00 3 750,00 10 000,00 0,00 0,00 14 500,00 14 500,00 14 500,00 6 225,00 6 225,00 14 500,00
4 699,53 4 889,06 23 091,30 6 699,53 4 699,53 4 699,53 4 699,53 23 091,30
4 pieces
0,00 4,28 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,69 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 16,60 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,09 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 2,96 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
16 pieces
0,00
112,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 2,74 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,18 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
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January February March April Materials for orders Base - Power cord 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
- Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Switch 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Plug in 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Surge protection 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 Socket module
- Electric components (lamp, socket, USB connection …) 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
- Polycarbonate ABS blend 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 - Connection pins 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Packaging packaging material transport base 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
packaging material transport socket module 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
packaging material consumers base 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 packaging material consumer socket
module 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
B2 Services and miscellaneous goods Housing Expenses Rent 0,00 500,00 500,00 500,00
Gas, water, electricity, … 0,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 Insurances (fire, theft,…) 0,00 480 0,00 0,00 Embellishment, maintenance, repairs, … 0,00 600 0,00 0,00
Administrative Costs Bizz pack Belgacom 0,00 82,00 82,00 82,00
Office appliances 0,00 200,00 0,00 0,00 External advice:
product designer + mold designer + notary 0,00 750,00 3.000,00 0,00
Start-up costs 0,00 500,00 0,00 0,00 Software licenses 0,00 29,99 29,99 29,99
Miscellaneous costs Rent machines/material 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Insurances: Modulis VIP BNP Paribas 0,00 550,00 0,00 0,00 Tools and small material 0,00 16,95 0,00 0,00 Subscriptions and membership fees 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 SABAM, fair compensation 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 customs fees: transport 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 duties: purchase goods 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 transport costs 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
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May June July August September October November December 500 pieces 500
0,00 0,00 535,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 535,00 0,00 0,00 85,75 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 85,75 0,00 0,00 2 075,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 2 075,00
0,00 0,00 11,03 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 11,03 0,00 0,00 305,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 305,00
1 500 pieces 1 500
0,00 0,00 10 500,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 10 500,00 0,00 0,00 257,25 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 257,25 0,00 0,00 66,15 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 66,15
0,00 0,00 24,45 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 24,45
0,00 0,00 24,45 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 24,45 0,00 0,00 460,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 460,00
0,00 0,00 630,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 630,00
500,00 500,00 500,00 500,00 500,00 500,00 500,00 500,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 230,00 230,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
82,00 82,00 82,00 82,00 82,00 82,00 82,00 82,00 0,00 50,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
29,99 29,99 29,99 29,99 29,99 29,99 29,99 29,99
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 30,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 30,00 0,00 0,00 84,19 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 84,19 0,00 0,00 1 303,50 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 1 303,50
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January February March April Travel Costs Leasing car 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Fuel 0,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 Insurance and taxes 0,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 Maintenance and repairs 0,00 350,00 0,00 0,00 Circulation taxes 0,00 350,00 0,00 0,00 Parking/public transport 0,00 50,00 0,00 0,00
Marketing costs Printed matter (business cards, catalogue,
flyers, …..) 0,00 51,72 0,00 0,00 Online: website (hosting & production),
Google ads, … 0,00 10,00 10,00 10,00 Events, fairs and networking events 0,00 1 000,00 0,00 0,00 Promotion material: roll-ups, beach flags,
gadgets 0,00 511,73 0,00 0,00 Promotions: discounts 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Subcontracting temporary personnel 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Freelance 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
B3 Personnel Costs Monthly salary personnel (2 people) 0,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00
Insurances: industrial accidents, … 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 Costs social secretariat 0,00 274,00 274,00 274,00
Remuneration Business Manager Directors' fee 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
Social contributions paid by the company/quarter 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
B4 Depreciations (see separate tab) Fill in the sum of all depreciations in the
column In All 0,00 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54
C Estimate Operating Result Turnover (A) - operating costs (B1 to
B4 included) 0,00 -10 109,93 -7 699,53 -4 699,53
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May June July August September October November December
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00 70,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
10,00 10,00 10,00 10,00 10,00 10,00 10,00 10,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 2 000,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 2 000,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
274,00 274,00 274,00 274,00 274,00 274,00 274,00 274,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00 0,00
1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54 1 433,54
-4 699,53 -4 889,06 -8 591,30 7 800,47 9 800,47 1 525,47 1 525,47 -8 591,30
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PRICES PRODUCT COMPOSITION
Product Price Website ABS $2835 = € 2317,88
1 pound = 0,45 kg 1 500 pound = (1 500*0,45 kg) = 675 kg Total = 3,43 €/kg
http://www.premierplasticresins.com/pc-abs-natural-1500-lb-gaylord.html
Switch € 2,70/500 pieces http://www.conrad.be/ce/nl/product/700738/Marquardt-18353102-Wipschakelaar-250-VAC-10-A-2x-uitaan-IP40-vergrendelend-1-stuks/?ref=category&rt=category&rb=1
Power cord € 1,07/100 pieces http://www.tme.eu/nl/details/cable-704-1.5wh/voedingsdraden-computers-en-universeel/bq-cable/#
Electric components (USB …)
€ 7 http://www.niko.eu/nlbe/products/101-66600#sthash.Qkd3A7fO.dpuf
Lamp € 7,95 http://www.ledlampenkopen.nu/led-paneel/led-panel-downlighter-3-watt-3000k-gecertificeerd/
Packaging transport
€ 24,45/2 pieces (104 cm x 62 cm x 51 cm)
http://www.rajapack.nl/kartonnen-dozen-verzenddozen-exportcontainers/kartonnen-dozen/driedubbelgolfcontainer_PDT01261.html;pgid=d5hCMzTJ9gNSR0hZLpUMCLna0000PomxCJqu;sid=jbEPrMu4f6YLrJ8uEhErZTayDNmwu48w-VnS8R4NlQwR5s7dyS2THC55LqNAhFxj0bGsvoSQUOzaGQ
Adhesive tape roller
€ 16,95 (roller + 13 pieces of adhesive tape)
http://www.schaefer-shop.be/
Transport costs
€ 1303,50 http://www.excessbaggage.nl/nl/pages/calc/air2.php?id=58342&weight=200&ivalue=18000&zip=&submit=Bereken
Duties: purchase goods
€ 84,19 (purchase amount € 14 000)
invoercalculator.be
Customs fees
€ 30 https://thomas.vanhoutte.be/bereken-tax-en-douanekosten-internationale-verzending/calcu.php
PRICES PRODUCT C
OMPOSITION
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Product Price Website ING Business Line
€ 80 000 https://www.ing.be/about/showdoc.jsp?docid=025704_ NL&menopt=sta%7Cpas%7Ccre&lang=fr
Surge Protection
€ 0,61/50 pieces http://www.conrad.be/ce/nl/category/SHOP_AREA_17304/Diodes
Connection pins
€ 0,00735/pieces Dongguan QingXi Xuernuo Hardware Products Factory
Packaging customers base
€ 0,92 / 500 pieces (21,5 cm x 15,5 cm x 10,5 cm)
http://www.rajapack.nl
Packaging customers module
0,42/1000 pieces (16 cm x 11 cm x 5 cm)
http://www.rajapack.nl
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CONFIDENTIALITY STATEMENT CHINAPLASTCS
Ondergetekende (firma/naam):
Adres:
Postcode Plaats:
Vertegenwoordigd door:
China Plastic_____________________
Voordeldonk 83___________________
5721HL ASTEN__________________
G.C.J.C. van de Ven_______________
Verklaart dat:
a. Ondergetekende is benaderd door (-1-), wonend te (-2-), hierna te noemen
"Uitvinder", met het verzoek kennis te nemen van zijn product of idee, welke
betrekking heeft op (-3-), hierna te noemen "(-4-)", zoals nader omschreven in
de bij deze verklaring horende bijlage(-n) (-5-), welke bijlage(-n)
ondergetekende ter inzage zal krijgen nadat onderhavige verklaring getekend
is en welke bijlage(-n) door ondertekende na inzage per pagina "voor gezien"
getekend zal (zullen) worden.
b. Ondergetekende de informatie, welke schriftelijk is vastgelegd in de onder
a. bedoelde bijlage(-n), wenst te verkrijgen van Uitvinder teneinde (-4-) op
technische en/of commerciële haalbaarheid (-6-) te kunnen beoordelen.
c. Ondergetekende de onder b. genoemde informatie zal beschouwen en
behandelen als strikt vertrouwelijke informatie en deze informatie tegenover
derden strikt geheim zal houden.
d. Ondergetekende slechts die medewerkers van haar organisatie van de
onder b. genoemde informatie op de hoogte zal stellen, voor wie geldt dat
zulks voor ondergetekende strikt noodzakelijk is, om een gefundeerd oordeel
over de informatie en de vinding te verkrijgen.
e. Ondergetekende bovendien deze medewerkers zal binden aan de inhoud
van deze geheimhoudingsverklaring.
f. Ondergetekende de onder b. genoemde informatie niet ten behoeve van
zichzelf of derden zal gebruiken, tenzij ondergetekende ten genoegen van de
Uitvinder kan aantonen dat de door uitvinder verstrekte informatie reeds voor
ondertekening van onderhavige verklaring binnen het bedrijf van
ondergetekende en/of publiekelijk bekend was.
g. Ondergetekende Uitvinder in de onder f. genoemde situatie z.s.m. onder
opgaaf van bron van deze bekendheid op de hoogte zal stellen.
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h. Ondergetekende Uitvinder binnen *(-7-) weken na kennisname van de
onder b. bedoelde informatie schriftelijk op de hoogte zal stellen van de
uitkomsten van de conform b. verrichte beoordeling.
i. Ondergetekende, indien ondergetekende (-4-) of daarvan afgeleide
producten of ideeën wenst te fabriceren of te exploiteren, met de Uitvinder in
onderhandeling zal treden over een schriftelijke overeenkomst, waarin de
wederzijdse rechten en verplichtingen geregeld zullen worden.
j. Ondergetekende, indien hij aan Uitvinder te kennen geeft gegeven geen
interesse te hebben in (-4-), dan wel met Uitvinder niet tot overeenstemming
komt over de in i. bedoelde overeenkomst, geen verdere activiteiten van welke
aand dan ook met betrekking tot (-4-) zal ondernemen.
k. Ondergetekende het onder c. en f. genoemde zal betrachten gedurende
drie jaar na ondertekening van deze verklaring.
l. Ondergetekende aan Uitvinder een onmiddellijk opeisbare boete verbeurt
van EUR 15.000,- (zegge vijftienduizend Euro) voor elke overtreding van het
hiervoor bepaalde dan wel -naar keuze van de Uitvinder- EUR 1000,- (zegge
duizend Euro) voor elke dag dat de overtreding voortduurt, waarbij een
gedeelte van een dag voor een hele dag geldt. De boete(s) kom(t)(en) aan de
Uitvinder toe onverminderd alle rechten en vorderingen, daaronder mede
begrepen de vorderingen tot nakoming van de niet nagekomen bepaling(en)
en elk recht op schadevergoeding naast de hiervoor bedoelde boete(s).
m. Alle geschillen die in verband met deze overeenkomst ontstaan, geschillen
over het bestaan en de geldigheid daarvan daaronder begrepen, zullen bij
uitsluiting worden beslecht door de bevoegde rechter te *(-8-).
n. Deze verklaring wordt uitsluitend beheerst door Nederlands recht.
Het idee betreft .....................
Omschrijving van de huidige situatie, de gangbare werkwijze of het product.
Beschrijving van de nadelen van de huidige situatie, de gangbare werkwijze of
het product.
Beschrijving van de aangedragen oplossing en een vermelding de voordelen.
Het is niet aan te raden om al in een heel vroeg stadium details te melden.
Vraag ALTIJD om een legitimatiebewijs en een fotokopie voor uzelf.
Zonder legitimatiebewijs geen afspraak!
voor gezien:
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Bedrijf B.V.
Directeur, Dhr./Mevr.
Plaats, datum.
Toelichting
(-1-) Uw naam en voorletters
(-2-) Uw adres en woonplaats
(-3-) Zeer korte omschrijving, waarbij U er zorg voor draagt niets essentieels
te onthullen
(-4-) Naam van Uw vinding
(-5-) Wij raden U aan een volledige omschrijving van Uw vinding als bijlage te
vervaardigen, zodat exact beschreven staat over welke materie
"ondergetekende" nu precies geheimhouding heeft te betrachten. Let erop dat
de U bijlage(n) pas ter inzage geeft nadat U de getekende
geheimhoudingsverklaring retour heeft ontvangen en tevens dat de
ondergetekende deze bijlage "voor gezien" tekent. Wanneer U een
octrooiaanvrage heeft ingediend, of een modeldepot heeft verricht, kunt U dat
ook aangeven.
(-6-) U kunt het bedrijf dat U inzage in Uw vinding geeft de vinding ofwel op
technische dan wel op commerciële haalbaarheid laten beoordelen. De
combinatie van de twee is uiteraard ook mogelijk. De clausule zoals deze is
opgenomen onder b. kunt U in dat geval onverkort overnemen.
(-7-) U dient bij de * te vermelden hoeveel tijd U het geïnteresseerde bedrijf
gunt om tot een oordeel te komen omtrent Uw vinding. Een termijn van 2 à 3
weken wordt daarbij redelijk geacht.
(-8-) U dient op de plaats van de * de naam van de plaats in te vullen waar
een rechtbank is gevestigd die in Uw regio (arrondissement) bevoegd is van
het geschil kennis te nemen. (De Haagse rechtbank is overigens bij uitsluiting
bevoegd om van octrooigeschillen kennis te nemen.)
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LIST OF CHARTS
Chart 1 Risk Analysis .................................................................................... 35
Chart 2 Material costs ................................................................................... 44
Chart 3 Shipment costs ................................................................................. 45
Chart 4 Total costs ........................................................................................ 45
Chart 5 Investment plan ................................................................................ 49
Chart 6 Financing plan .................................................................................. 50
Chart 7 Estimated revenue ........................................................................... 52
LIST OF GRAPHS
Graph 1 Population in rich counties .............................................................. 22
Graph 2 Average importance of design per income ...................................... 25
Graph 3 Income category.............................................................................. 25
Graph 4 Places to buy our product ................................................................ 26
Graph 5 Market growth ................................................................................. 27
Graph 6 Break even ...................................................................................... 51
LIST OF PICTURES
Picture 1 Hive-5 .............................................................................................. 4
Picture 2 Power Cubes ................................................................................... 4
Picture 3 Organigram .................................................................................... 13
Picture 4 Team ............................................................................................. 14
Picture 5 Logo Smidesign ............................................................................. 14
Picture 6 Radar plot competentions .............................................................. 15
Picture 7 Persona 1 ...................................................................................... 17
Picture 8 Persona 2 ...................................................................................... 17
Picture 9 Persona 4 ...................................................................................... 18
Picture 10 Persona 3 .................................................................................... 18
Picture 11 Persona 5 .................................................................................... 19
Picture 12 Persona 6 .................................................................................... 19
Picture 13 Persona 7 .................................................................................... 20
Picture 14 Persona 8 .................................................................................... 20
Picture 15 Positioning map ........................................................................... 30
Picture 16 Supplier Niko ............................................................................... 31
Picture 17 Supplier China Plastic .................................................................. 31
Picture 18 Competitor Revolve+ TM ............................................................. 37
Picture 19 Competitor Quirky Pivot Power .................................................... 37
Picture 20 Competitor Allocacoc ................................................................... 38
Picture 21 Competitor Common extension socket ......................................... 38
Picture 22 Power Cubes ............................................................................... 39
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VLAJO, ‘Vlajo Small Business Project: Start Up Kit, 106 pagina’s.
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December via https://www.bnpparibasfortis.be/portal/start.asp
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efaultId=1309
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bedrijven/onze-producten/bizz-packs/bizz-packs-met-vaste-
lijn.html?ac_chn=cpc&ac_src=adwords&ac_aid=promo&ac_caid=ebu-bizzpack-
nl&ac_cp=ebu-
bizzpack&ac_cid=belgacom%20bizz%20pack&gclid=CjwKEAiA_s2lBRCe1YPXxtSeDcSJ
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Chinaplastic. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
http://www.chinaplastic.nl/
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Conrad. (2014). Conrad – Marquardt 1835.3102 Wipschakelaar. (2014).
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stuks/?ref=category&rt=category&rb=1
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dHip_SlEzNVQQcet78LlR.jpg
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NIKO. (2014). NIKO USB-LADER VOOR INBOUW, SOKKEL MET
KLAUWBEVESTIGING. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
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sokkel-met-klauwbevestiging
NIKO. (2014). NIKO – 101-666000. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
http://www.dmlights.be/niko_101_66600~07Y4L
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en afwerkingsset White. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
http://www.dmlights.be/niko_101_66600~07Y4L
Quirky. (2014). Quirky – second competitor. (2014). Consulted on 21
December via
https://www.quirky.com/shop/44
SMIDESIGN. (2014). SMIDESIGN. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
http://smidesign.be/
Vowb. (2014). Vowb. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
http://vowb.vandale.nl/zoeken/zoeken.do
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http://www.excessbaggage.nl/nl/pages/calc/air2.php?id=58342&weight=200&i
value=18000&zip=&submit=Berekn
360electrical. (2014). 360electrical – first competitor. (2014). Consulted on 21
December via http://www.360electrical.com/
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LEDlampen. (2014). LEDlampen – Led Paneel Dpwnlighter 3 Watt. (2014).
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panel-downlighter-3-watt-3000k-gecertificeerd/
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container. (2014). Consulted on 21 December via
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