Toolkit on how to Start and Improve your Business

Supply and Infrastructure

 

 

 

   

 

 

 Premises and Facilities  [top]                                                                        

Infrastructure refers to the different facilities you should access to implement your business smoothly. They include both external and internal facilities. The following are presented as checkpoints where you should:

  • Look for a strategic shop location near potential customers, as far as possible from competitors;

  • Compare price of shops, negotiate and  enter into a rental agreement;

  • Equip shop (put sales shelves, etc.);

  • Arrange for facilities (power, telephone, fax, computer, internet connection, furniture);

  • Buy/hire transport facilities.

Before going into action, please refer to the steps indicated in the "Information seeking" chapter under "Infrastructure Analysis".


 

 Supply of Equipment and Raw materials  [top]                                        

Before supply of equipment and raw materials, please refer to the steps indicated in the "Information seeking" chapter under "Supply analysis".

The implementation steps for equipment and raw material supply are the following:

  • Make contact with suppliers;

  • Get pro forma and prices and detailed leaflets for equipment and raw materials, compare prices and suppliers;

  • Order and buy machines and equipment.

At the start-up stage of your business you need to have an optimum quantity of raw materials to start production. The more raw material stock you need the more working capital you should have. 

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