Are you considering starting a Retail Business and you’re in need of a hardware store business plan PDF? if yes, you'll find this free book to be extremely helpful.
This is a practical guide that will walk you step by step through all the essentials of starting your business. The book is packed with guides, worksheets and checklists. These strategies are absolutely crucial to your business' success yet are simple and easy to apply.
Checklist for Starting a Retail Business: Essential Ingredients for Success
If you are thinking about going into business, it is imperative that you watch this video first! it will take you by the hand and walk you through each and every phase of starting a business. It features all the essential aspects you must consider BEFORE you start a business. This will allow you to predict problems before they happen and keep you from losing your shirt on dog business ideas. Ignore it at your own peril!
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The Single Most Important Ingredient for Business Success
The first and most important thing you need to acquire in order to succeed in a small business is... knowledge.
Sounds exaggerated? Listen to this...
According to research conducted by Dun & Bradstreet, 90% of all small business failures can be traced to poor management resulting from lack of knowledge.
This is backed up by my own personal observations. In my 31 years as a business coach and consultant to small businesses, I've seen practically dozens of small business owners go under and lose their businesses -- not because they weren't talented or smart enough -- but because they were trying to re-invent the wheel rather than rely on proven, tested methods that work.
Conclusion: if you are really serious about succeeding in a business... If you want to avoid the common traps and mistakes... it is absolutely imperative that you acquire the right knowledge.
"Why Invent Mediocrity, When You Can Copy Genius?"
That's an excellent quote I picked up from a fellow business owner a few years back. What this means is that you should see what is working and try to duplicate Printing Business. Why go through all the trouble of inventing something new, that you don't even know will ever work, when you can easily learn from and duplicate something that has been a proven success?
[ Note: One of the BIGGEST mistakes almost all new businesses make is that they WASTE tons of valuable time, energy and money on trying to create something "new", that has never been tested or proven... only to find out later that it was a total loss. Don't make the same mistake! ]
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I've been involved in small business for the past 31 years of my life, as a business coach, manager of a consulting firm, a seminar leader and as the owner of five successful businesses.
During my career as a business coach and consultant I've helped dozens of business owners start their businesses, market, expand, get out of troubles, sell their businesses and do practically every other small business activity you can think of.
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How to determine the feasibility of your business idea - a complete fill in the blanks template system that will help you predict problems before they happen and keep you from losing your shirt on dog business ideas.
A detailed manual that will walk you step by step through all the essential phases of starting your business
A complete hardware store business plan PDF template. This fill-in-the-blanks template includes every section of your business plan, including Executive Summary, Objectives, SWOT Analysis, Marketing Analysis and Strategy, Operations Plan, Financial Projections and more (a similar template is sold elsewhere for $69.95).
All this and much much more.
Success Tip: Setting Goals
Good management is the key to success and good management starts with setting goals. Set goals for yourself for the accomplishment of the many tasks necessary in starting and managing your business successfully. Be specific. Write down the goals in measurable terms of performance. Break major goals down into sub-goals, showing what you expect to achieve in the next two to three months, the next six months, the next year, and the next five years. Beside each goal and sub-goal place a specific date showing when it is to be achieved.
Plan the action you must take to attain the goals. While the effort required to reach each sub-goal should be great enough to challenge you, it should not be so great or unreasonable as to discourage you. Do not plan to reach too many goals all at one time.
Establish priorities. Plan in advance how to measure results so you can know exactly how well you are doing. This is what is meant by "measurable" goals. If you can’t keep score as you go along you are likely to lose motivation. Re-work your plan of action to allow for obstacles which may stand in your way. Try to foresee obstacles and plan ways to avert or minimize them.
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[COMPANY NAME] will be a sole proprietorship owned by [NAME]. The Company is a start-up as [NAME] will purchase the rights to the existing location for $75,000. Upon purchase of the rights, the Company will demolish the existing structure and build a new State of the Art hardware store.
[COMPANY NAME] will be a standard general hardware store that offers the parts, material, and advice to tackle any home repair, as well as lawn care. The primary focus will be to satisfy the seasonal needs of the area's customers.
The Company will service the hardware and repair needs of the Pickaway, Fairfield, Hocking and Ross County households. The Company would like to increase sales in all market segments above with a concentration of growth in sales to homeowners who do their own repairs.
The focus of this business plan is to put forth objectives to launch operations, work efficiently and effectively, and expand internal operations giving the Company the opportunity to grow with sales growth in the surrounding County areas. [COMPANY NAME] is ready to elevate to the next step. The Company is seeking grant funding in the amount of $600,000. The grant funding will be used to launch operations including purchasing the existing land & business, construction of a new Building and purchasing equipment and displays for the store. Additionally, the Company will purchase the opening inventory, develop a website and launch an advertising campaign.
[COMPANY NAME] has the following objectives.
1. Obtain Grant funding to purchase an existing hardware store and rebuild the retail space.
2. Customer Service - Give our customers the highest quality product and service at a fair competitive price.
3. To create a safe environment for people in the community to come for their hardware store needs.
4. To provide jobs within the community.
5. To successfully manage a hardware store.
The keys to success for [COMPANY NAME] are:
1. Location: [COMPANY NAME] will be assuming ownership of an existing hardware store. The Company plans to demolish the existing building and build a new State of the Art hardware store. We will have an existing base of customers.
2. Seasonal Products: Each season has it own unique demand on a homeowner. [COMPANY NAME] will focus on this pattern and bring in local customers by marketing these items at competitive prices.
3. Repair/Project Resource Area: The first section customers will find when they enter is a repair/project resource area that they can use to plan repairs or projects. There will be a repair/project resource person to answer questions and direct them to the section of store where the needed products are.
4. In-Store Expertise: Store employees will be knowledgeable in home repairs/projects. In addition, the repair/project resource area will be used to conduct short trainings and demonstrations in home repair and home projects.
[COMPANY NAME]
[NAME]
[ADDRESS]
[CITY, STATE ZIP]
Phone: XXX-XXX-XXXX
[EMAIL]
[COMPANY NAME] will be a sole proprietorship owned by [NAME]. The Company is a start-up as [NAME] will purchase the rights to the existing location for $75,000. Upon purchase of the rights, the Company will demolish the existing structure and build a new State of the Art hardware store.
[COMPANY NAME] offers the parts, material, and advice to tackle any home repair, as well as lawn care. The store's owner, [NAME], has worked in the existing hardware store helping the current owner and customers. [NAME] has built a relationship with the existing customer base.
The current plan for [COMPANY NAME] is to obtain grant funding in the amount of $600,000.
[COMPANY NAME] will purchase the existing business for $75,000. As the existing structure is in such disrepair, the Company will consider the purchase price as cost of the land.
The following is a detailed cost estimate for construction and start-up expenses of the facility:
Description |
Amount |
|
1. |
Building 10,000 sq ft |
$250,000 |
2. |
Land |
75,000 |
3. |
Misc. Permits, Plans, etc |
10,000 |
4 |
Interior Finish |
30,000 |
5. |
Parking Lot & Lighting |
15,000 |
6. |
Shelving and Displays |
30,000 |
7. |
Office Equipment & Furniture |
30,000 |
8. |
Signage |
3,000 |
9. |
Web Site Creation |
3,000 |
10. |
Opening Inventory |
25,000 |
11. |
Other Expenses |
39,000 |
12. |
Working Capital |
70,000 |
13. |
Demolition of existing Structure |
20,000 |
TOTAL |
$600,000 |
Start-up costs and initial financing are shown on the following tables and chart.
|
|
Requirements |
|
Start-up Expenses |
|
Legal |
$20,000 |
Licenses & Permits |
$10,000 |
Demolition of Existing Structure |
$20,000 |
Insurance |
$4,000 |
Signage |
$3,000 |
Website |
$3,000 |
Other |
$15,000 |
Total Start-up Expenses |
$75,000 |
|
|
Start-up Assets |
|
Cash Required |
$70,000 |
Start-up Inventory |
$0 |
Other Current Assets |
$0 |
Long-term Assets |
$430,000 |
Total Assets |
$500,000 |
Total Requirements |
$575,000 |
[COMPANY NAME] will be a standard general hardware store that offers the parts, material, and advice to tackle any home repair, as well as lawn care. The primary focus will be to satisfy the seasonal needs of the area's customers.
Fall/Winter: Weatherization projects.
Spring: Garden/lawn projects/home improvement projects.
Summer: Outdoor building projects.
Become A Better Leader Tomorrow By Using These Tips Today!
You
need the right set of skills to be a great leader. You may be born with
some leadership skills. If not, they can be learned with a little bit of
work and research. Use these tips to get started on training yourself to
be the best leader you can be.
Be confident in a decision before
you share it with others. If you look indecisive, that will cause those
beneath you to be indecisive as well. Not only that, but indecision
causes others to be able to try to take your position. Instead,
deliberate in private before you make any announcements.
Be sure
to finish everything you start or you risk losing the respect of the
people that work under you. Even if something seems particularly
difficult, you should give it your all and see it through to the end. No
one will look at you the same if you turn into a quitter.
Learn
to take responsibility for things, even those that are not your fault. A
great leader understands that when the team fails, everyone fails.
Instead of placing blame on individual members of the team, a great
leader will know that something about the way he leads the team may be
the reason for the failure.
Being a leader means taking action.
It doesn't matter how many good ideas you have if all they ever do is
take up space in your head. Develop a plan and put your idea into
action. Focus on the outcome you would like to achieve and focus your
energy on making it happen.
To be a good business leader, always
keep an eye out for more than your current problems and urgent matters.
What that means is to always be open to opportunities that present
themselves. You never know when you might make the right potential
professional contact or see a chance to make some money suddenly. Always
be prepared for these moments.
Get to know the truly talented
performers underneath you. Great employees are hard to come by, and
harder to keep. Learn what their personal ambitions are in life. The
more you are able to synergize their dreams with your business' goals,
the longer you can retain them and their productivity.
Keep in
mind that hope is not always a good thing. If you or your business are
involved in a situation that has an inevitable and bad ending, do what
is necessary to terminate the situation and move on. Employees will
never forgive blind optimism in such circumstances, and it's better for
everyone to have a bad situation behind them as soon as possible.
You may be a leader, or manager, but you are a human first. We all
make mistakes from time to time. If you find that you have made a
mistake, do not try to hide it, hoping no one will find out. You will
attain a new level of respect by admitting your mistakes to your team,
asking for their input and even apologizing for a mistake.
Anyone
in a leadership role should be concerned about trust. You must be able
to trust your team, or workforce, and they must also be able to trust
you. Try having a meeting periodically with a small group, where trust
issues are discussed, and solved. Look for good articles on the subject
of trust in the workplace, and read them with your group, giving each
other feedback and suggestions.
Learn to delegate properly. A
good leader know that they cannot handle everything alone. They need
others to do certain tasks. That doesn't mean delegating all of your
responsibilities to others, but if you know someone on your team wants
to help or can do a certain task better than you, pass it on to them.
This will keep things moving forward by letting you work on other tasks
that need completed.
Become a good decision maker. Leaders are
generally known for their good choices. Sometimes it requires risk
taking. If you can do so quickly, using your knowledge and intuition,
then others will want to follow you. Avoid second guessing yourself.
Sometimes the best decisions do not work out the way you assumed they
would; however, you can still learn from these decisions.
Have a
vision. Planning for the future is important. Things might be great now,
but will it still be a year from now? What about ten years from now? Try
to keep abreast of any change that might be relevant to your business.
Shape your plans and your vision accordingly.
Establish clear
communication channels. Your team should always be fully informed of
every aspect of the project, including any deadlines that need to be
met. Having good communication with your team will help establish your
credibility as a leader and gaining their support. Your team should also
feel free to contact you with questions or constructive feedback.
Get to know each of your employees one-on-one within the business
environment. Find out what they like about their job, what they don't
like and the things they would change. Try to check in with every
employee periodically. These one-on-one meetings should be informal and
you should not be threatening when you spend this time with your
employees.
An effective leader must be able to remain
level-headed in the event of major catastrophes, such as a natural
disaster, power outage, or scandal. The ability to be decisive is
critical, especially when the group is in imminent danger. This entails
making your presence and participation known, clearly communicating
expectations, and reducing uncertainty.
Keep an open mind about
how you lead and the most effective ways to complete a task. Even if you
feel like you have everything in the bag, others have a lot to
contribute, and listening to their perspective might just make the tasks
at hand easier or better. Remember this, and never be afraid to change
course if necessary.
You were born with some of the skill
required to be a great leader. Work on the skills you do not have by
researching techniques and practicing your skills. Using the information
in this article is a great way to start. Use the tips and tricks listed
above to learn those skills you were not born with.
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