Have thought of a lot of ideas but it seems like i don't have any. haha.
But still I came up with a proposal of a technobusiness.
Before going to the main topic which is “my business” I will discuss on the things that concerns business because three-thousand words is “MAJOR-MAJOR” and I don’t have much English words stored inside my head. So anyway, since we are talking about business we first tackle the term business. Understand it and if possible elaborate on it more. So what is business? As I surfed the internet world I found inside this URL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business) the definition of business. It says “A business (also known as a company, enterprise, and firm) is a legally recognized organization designed to provide goods or services, or both, toconsumers, businesses and governmental entities. Businesses are predominant in capitalist economies. Most businesses are privately owned. A business is typically formed to earn profit that will increase the wealth of its owners and grow the business itself. The owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for work and acceptance of risk. Notable exceptions include cooperative enterprises and state-owned enterprises. Businesses can also be formed not-for-profit or be state-owned.
The etymology of "business" relates to the state of being busy either as an individual or society as a whole, doing commercially viable and profitable work. The term "business" has at least three usages, depending on the scope — the singular usage (above) to mean a particular company or corporation, the generalized usage to refer to a particular market sector, such as "the music business" and compound forms such as agribusiness, or the broadest meaning to include all activity by the community of suppliers of goods and services. However, the exact definition of business, like much else in the philosophy of business, is a matter of debate and complexity of meanings.” So by that definition business is a way where people work and be wealthy. Another is that it is a way of rendering service or goods that is being paid. But business is not an easy thing to do, you need to have money for the capital, a proposal to be fulfilled, and there are also laws concerning business that should be reviewed and be followed.
I was required to make a TECHNO BUSINESS, so what is this techno business? We have learned what the the word business is and now let us find out what this techno thing is and why it has been integrated in the business. Well, Techno is really from the word technology which means “the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization. The word technology comes from the Greek technología (τεχνολογία) — téchnē (τέχνη), an 'art', 'skill' or 'craft' and -logía (-λογία), the study of something, or the branch of knowledge of a discipline. The term can either be applied generally or to specific areas: examples include construction technology, medical technology, or state-of-the-art technology or high technology.”
So why is it been integrated? It is because of its application to business. Technology has made a great influence to humanity. The site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technology has sitedthe influences of technology to humans.” The human species' use of technology began with the conversion of natural resources into simple tools. The prehistorical discovery of the ability to controlfire increased the available sources of food and the invention of the wheel helped humans in travelling in and controlling their environment. Recent technological developments, including the printing press, the telephone, and the Internet, have lessened physical barriers tocommunication and allowed humans to interact freely on a global scale. However, not all technology has been used for peaceful purposes; the development of weapons of ever-increasing destructive power has progressed throughout history, from clubs to nuclear weapons.” With those we can automatically conclude that there are also things that technology has influenced in the society. On that same site it stated that “Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies, technology has helped develop more advancedeconomies (including today's global economy) and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new technology often raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied only to machines, and the challenge of traditional norms”
Technology indeed had a great time playing with us humans and here on our society. This just explains why it has been integrated to business. For me I say that it is good to have technology integrated to business because it helps in the expansion of sales and profits. It is also good because of its capability to manufacture goods in a short given time. It helps in the communication, advertisements and almost everything that concerns the process of the business.
So again techno business is still a business but is aided by the technology. Technology integrated business it is. Now that we have discussed thoroughly what business and technology are we now move to the construction of MY business.
So before you put up a business you first think of what that business would be. In this case we will make a business plan or a business proposal. To explain it more I have searched through the net and found this “A business plan is a formal statement of a set of business goals, the reasons why they are believed attainable, and the plan for reaching those goals. It may also contain background information about the organization or team attempting to reach those goals” at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_plan. So planning is not just planning there should be a goal to which this plan would be attainable and one thing I learned from our facilitator do not be so AMBITIOUS. When you make a proposal or plan it should not look ambitious or fictitious it should be simple yet innovative or unique and attainable.
There are guidelines on how to make your own project plan and I found it in http://www.ncsbdc.org/business-plan.php that emphasized the importance of having a written project plan. Written in this page is this “Whether you are starting or growing a small business, a sound business plan is your roadmap to success. Unfortunately, many entrepreneurs rely on their memory and never actually commit their ideas to paper. Even if they do consider writing a business plan, they are often overwhelmed or confused by the planning process and never understand the value of this critical document. As a result, many small business dreams fail or fall short of their actual potential.
Writing a business plan will force you to objectively develop and evaluate your tactical and strategic plans. It will also help you identify the opportunities and risks encountered as a result of your decisions. You will better understand the environment in which you operate, the strengths and weaknesses of your business, the competition, and the validity of your assumptions. Most importantly, you will understand who your customers are and how you can meet or exceed their needs and expectations.” So what should a business plan include? There is this page that enumerates the things that should be done to create a business plan and that page was http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?r.s=sc&r.l1=1073858805&r.lc=en&r.l3=1073869162&r.l2=1073859137&r.i=1075193719&type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073791229&r.t=RESOURCES. It says that ”Your business plan should provide details of how you are going to develop your business, when you are going to do it, who's going to play a part and how you will manage the finances.
Clarity on these issues is particularly important if you're looking for finance or investment. The process of building your plan will also focus your mind on how your new business will need to operate to give it the best chance of success.
Your plan should include:
• An executive summary - this is an overview of the business you want to start. It's vital. Many lenders and investors make judgments about your business based on this section of the plan alone. See the page in this guide on the executive summary.
• A short description of the business opportunity - who you are, what you plan to sell or offer, why and to whom. See the page in this guide on your business, its products and services.
• Your marketing and sales strategy - why you think people will buy what you want to sell and how you plan to sell to them. See the pages in this guide on your markets and competitors and marketing and sales.
• Your management team and personnel - your credentials and the people you plan to recruit to work with you. See the page in this guide on your team's skills.
• Your operations - your premises, production facilities, your management information systems and IT. See the page in this guide on your operations.
• Financial forecasts - this section translates everything you have said in the previous sections into numbers. See the page in this guide on financial forecasts.”
There are so many things that need consideration. I haven’t even absorbed everything. But still I have now the ideas on how to make my business.
Now that the filler discussion is done we now finally move to the main topic which is the making of my business.
Again we do not just build a business we must first draft a plan, a business plan so that we will be guided accordingly. Now I will present to you my idea of business. With the “chances thing”. So here it goes.
If I would be given a chance to have my own techno business it would be the kind of business that aims to help a lot of unemployed yet hard working people who does not land a job because of their educational attainment or maybe because of the requirements required of them. This business proposals main idea is to provide services to customers who seek help, or those who are lazy or busy enough to do the job or do the errand which they would possibly ask the others to do the errand for them. ERRAND it is.
And if this would be possible I would name it “Ako Nalang!” This business would be mixed up with technology for the sake of having it categorized as a techno-business. How? It would be possible to develop a site for this business, and if ever this site would exist I would give it a name of “AkoNalang-EclickLang!” but it would be much accessible through telephone or cellular phone, but unlike McDo or Jolibee who delivers food we deliver to you errand boy/s or errand girl/s whichever is appropriate for the errand or task.
I was wondering now on how I will put a security onto this kind of business. I have questions in mind which I know you (if you are reading this) would also ask the same question. Like on my part “how sure am I that I will be paid for the service/s I made? How sure am I that those who called are true customers and not just prank callers? Will I be able to trace the customers’ location to assure safety to my people?” but on the customers side I’m sure they would ask “will you be sending me a good man? Will they bring me no harm? Will they be able to accomplish the task they are asked to fulfil? What’s the service fee?” There are a lot of questions that comes in your mind about this business that is because you have never heard of this kind of business which is integrated with technology. Actually I too had a hard time thinking how or what should I do. It’s really hard especially just by standing into a man’s word. In this generation seldom will we find honest and upright people who would not make a call just for fun. Well this business will start within those people whom I, we know with those employees whom I know too. I will first build trust, integrity and honesty to this business so that if it would grow and if it would be open to the public then it may lessen the possibility of getting tricked.
Since this business offers services, then there will be guidelines set to guide the customers on what are those services they can get and services that we cater. There are also terms and agreements that will be filled and signed up for assurance purposes. We do not accept transactions that easy. There are also things that we will consider to assure everybody’s safety and convenience.
In terms of finding the prospect clients, “is there a possibility that you will not have a customer?” Well, that would really be impossible (especially here in the Philippines) our country is consists of lazy people in fact it is the reason why we have this line “Juan Tamad”, it is because majority of the people here in this country are lazy which only means an abundant client for my business. I’m not giving our country a bad image but that is the reality which is also the reason why we are a third world country and those kinds of people are my target clients though there are also instances that those busy people would also call and ask for a favour.
What could possibly be the things that we can do? We can offer a simple errand just like fetching something or someone, do the household chores like washing the dishes, wash clothes, cleaning the room, or sending things they want to send, writing a letter, feeding the pigs, feeding their babies, bathing the dogs, anything (even non-sense work will be entertained as long s they pay). Those tasks are some of the available task; every task has a corresponding rate. For example fetching a thing from where to where, the corresponding fare would be charged to them and the rate would be piso per minute. Well, that was just an example. The real rate has not yet been decided since this is just a proposal but there is an assurance of low rate for easy task those “No stress” tasks.
When this business would grow big or bigger I would hire those persons that are worthy to have a job. Like unemployed fathers, and other people who are qualified for this job. This job actually does not require high education. As long as you are patient, humble, obedient and skilful then you are qualified. Those traits are not that hard to find which gives me an assurance of a big man power.
When the time comes that this proposal would caught investors attention or if I would start it small first then I should say that I may not get the kind of success I was wishing for at least I have made efforts to build one and have experience and I also helped a lot of people. As what I believe in “never give up!” so I will never give up. When I fall I will stand. So when this business fails, I will stand and start thinking of a new or think how to improve the business I made.
As I see it this business will be helping a lot of those needy people, from the customers, to me as the owner, down to employees that forms the business. That’s what a technopreneur is aiming for and as for me I served with the purpose of multiplying the number of employed not the unemployed people, of being an employer not an employee. Though hard but when the time comes that you will reap what you have sowed then it would be as sweet as the honeycomb. Hardships would really come at first but would always be eased especially when we are well compensated.
Now that I have stated everything and have said every single English word I have in mind I must end it with a reflection.
Well business planning is not as easy as you think it is. I say that it is very bothersome. The thinking phase just drains me up. Never have I found it easy to formulate business ideas, unique business ideas. And I think it bears so much worry. Worries that this would not work, worries of failing, worries of having it to think ambitious. And aside those worries are the factors that need to be considered. The laws, competencies and everything that is moving around a business.
Business is not just to help you reach you goal, it is not just a matter of being rich or being popular or being one of those prominent people or be on the elite group. You must have a goal that is only for your good but for the good of everybody. You may not notice it but whenever a new business opens hundredths of people rejoice (especially those unemployed people) because there will be higher opportunities of landing a job. I or you may be that person who is longing for a job, but wouldn’t it be nice if you would be the reason of the people’s joy (unemployed people) and be the provider? It is much more fulfilling that way and we all know that we should have the mind setting of “being an Employer than an Employee”. In that way we can also help our country as it uplifts its economical state because we are now contributing to the country’s growth.
For me business’ main idea is to help other people sustain their needs. No matter what kind it is, if it’s a techno business or a manual business as long as it is righteous and is not categorized as monkey business then it is good. Helping other people while helping your self is never bad, in fact it is the best thing that will happen. If I will be a business owner then I will this advice to those who also owns a business.
“NEVER BE GREEDY, SHARE WHAT YOU HAVE FOR GOD WILL REWARD YOUR GENEROSITY AND WILL BLESS YOU MORE”
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