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INTO Manchester |
The G.R.E.A.T Centre |
Strengths
- Good visual description,
- Good idea – something that is in demand,
- Had made a good attempt to address all areas of the business.
Weaknesses
- Space – would not be fully utilised with the number of students,
- This makes it an expensive business to run,
- The income generated is not clear,
- More support staff would be needed.
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Strengths
- good demand;
- researched market prices.
Weaknesses
- not a new idea;
- actually just a remake of a campus.
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Seize the time |
Strengths
- Very good title for the project,
- Focus on a high demand product,
- Can be seen that theory of marketing is being applied on a practical basis.
Weaknesses
- Lacks costings so not a full plan,
- Not clear why it would be beneficial to transfer the project to anyone who is interested – how would the team gain from this?
- Would be stronger with more specifics.
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Strengths
- function seems applicable and would be a demand item for schools;
- intentions sound good.
Weaknesses
- Not a new idea exactly;
- lack of real details in regards to budgets and launch;
- Who would the watch actually be sold to? – students or schools?
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New Life to the Old History |
Strengths
- Very worthy cause,
- Environmentally sound intentions,
- Good idea to involve students in the competition,
- Could be the start of a much bigger movement if successful,
- Great sense of community.
Weaknesses
- Timings of work plan are ambitious – have they been checked out?
- Unclear where investment would come from – would it be financially viable?
- Not clear who would manage the project.
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Strengths
- Will find many people supportive of this project;
- meets a needed demand;
- very admirable and has many other cultural heritage groups that it can follow as an example.
Weaknesses
- Need to designate in the beginning that this is a “non-profit” company idea;
- no plan for continued funding and upkeep; no expansion discussion.
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Music Web |
Strengths
- Good swot analysis,
- Clear from the start where the funding would come from,
- Good use of personal contacts to get started.
Weaknesses
- Making it international is very ambitious from the start – could be a weakness.
- Not clear who investors would be and how they would be sourced,
- A bit confusing about when the web project would change into the café and studio part – could be over-ambitious.
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Strengths
- Meets a demand;
- is innovative – combines many elements in a larger project;
- have developed connections;
- have analyzed strengths and weaknesses.
Weaknesses
- Would like to see more financing models;
- not sure of application in regards to cell phone and emerging technologies;
- how much for teachers and copyright materials?
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It is so easy to be happy |
Strengths
- Worthy cause,
- Clearly describes how it would appeal to a wide range of people,
- Some good ways of encouraging people to be creative.
Weaknesses
- No clear details of who would work on the project and how it would be developed,
- Who would produce the happy box?
- How would people be encouraged to buy it?
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Advantages: Disadvantages
Strengths
- Great causes and identity of truly distinct issue;
- good passion.
Weaknesses
- too general of an idea;
- I don’t understand the actual product being sold as “lucky box”?
- How will you motivate depressed people to buy one.
- Being depressed itself leads to lack of motivation…
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International University Guide |
Strengths
- Variety of ways to obtain revenue from the website,
- Selection of subject – student mobility is a growth area,
- Start up costs are not enormous.
Weaknesses
- Not clear how and why universities would buy into this,
- States similar websites do not cater to Russian or Asian students but it is not clear why this one would – what is the USP?
- What about supporting and funding ongoing web development as well as initial?
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Strengths
- concrete plan with good notes;
- demand exists for this product.
Weaknesses
- not a new idea,
- no hard costs included – what is small, what is large?
- How will you differentiate yourself among competitors for capturing market share.
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First Aid Tutor |
Strengths
- Has clearly done research into the project area,
- Good specific examples (Roman),
- Very wide ranging considerations in plan (eg data protection),
- A good attempt at a cash flow summary .
Weaknesses
- Very ambitious financial planning – probably not achievable, especially in the first year of operation,
- Costs of running this operation seem to be underestimated.
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Strengths
- demand is recognized and need filled;
- well thought out and expressed;
- good plan for getting site exposure.
Weaknesses
- doesn’t deal with competitive market besides general quotes – I want to know if there are “x” number of competitors and how this company will differentiate its brand on the digital space.
- I didn’t see the financial table that was supposed to be included.
- What about personal school connections and how they will overcome the personal connections of other companies.
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Nextdoor working |
Strengths
- Well organised business plan,
- Appealing vision,
- Good attempt at sales targets,
- SWOT analysis covers most areas.
Weaknesses
- Hugely ambitious project – doubt that it could create 12,000 jobs,
- Not clear how/why investors would be attracted to the project,
- Points above missing from SWOT analysis.
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Strengths
- Excellent plan!
- Well thought, demand, passionate, and serves community needs.
Weaknesses
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Clean city for me |
Strengths
- Good SWOT analysis,
- Project taps into green agenda,
- Clear presentation of business case,
- Good sales targets section,
- Good executive summary – clear from outset what the plan is.
Weaknesses
- Unclear how web pages will be used/ attract visitors,
- Not completely clear how people will become engaged in this project.
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Strengths
- Nice Job!
- Well thought, demand, passionate, and serves community needs.
Weaknesses
- Labour force needs to be addressed — automated
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Catte Machiatto |
Strengths
- Niche concept,
- Good range of marketing strategies,
- Reasonable attempt at financials,
- Visuals to support plan.
Weaknesses
- SWOT analysis needs more detail,
- Project team statements need to be more business focussed.
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Strengths
- Well written plan, interesting idea, a few of these exist in various cities of the world;
- demand exists for a niche population that likes cats – overall good idea with well-thought details
Weaknesses
- Might limit who will come in to café, cost of the cats and vet.
- Bills may be high, food codes and sanitation issue may be a challenge.
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PVK |
Strengths
- Restaurants are on trend and would have wide appeal,
- Good opportunity with the World Cup,
- Good range of advertising options.
Weaknesses
- Goals need to be more focussed,
- Need some figures as well as list of expenses,
- How would you secure bank investment?
- Cost of advertising has not been included and would have an impact on the business plan.
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Strengths
- cross-cultural focus;
- International food is always provocative – especially when authentic;
- love the passion and idea behind it;
Weaknesses
- no solid demographics – restaurants are primarily based on brand and location;
- I want to know what corner and how many people are estimated each day at what average ticket price with what average net margin;
- how much in percentage is being dedicated to marketing?
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Brainstorm |
Strengths
- Good business idea – clearly a current opportunity in the market,
- Strong on advantages of studying at home,
- Well thought out estimates on how many would take up premium on website.
Weaknesses
- Needs more detail in several areas,
- Not clear how advertising would work,
- Actual details of how it would work need to be clearer eg what are the options for individual/group study.
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Strengths
- I like the idea of creating online platform for teaching in Russia, but not new idea;
- Very workable with demand.
Weaknesses
- Many other companies doing same idea;
- Demand – how do you gather people to want this?
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E-sales |
Strengths
- Good to find a project that taps into a common frustration,
- Gives the client some influence on the price,
Weaknesses
- Not clear enough on why the client would use the service,
- Needs more financial detail,
- Promotion is definitely a weakness as identified in the project plan.
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Strengths
- Requesting little investment;
- has equipment.
Weaknesses
- Doesn’t understand how much is involved in marketing fee;
- nobody will list if website is not popular or visited often;
- buyers and sellers must be aware of “seller’s” brand.
- Not to mention partnerships and labor in setup;
- little stated about who will be the help line;
- idea is not new.
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