Комментарии к проектам IV Business Project Competition

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INTO Oregon State University

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INTO Manchester

• 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.

• good demand;
• researched market prices.

Weaknesses

• not a new idea;
• actually just a remake of a campus.

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.

• 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?

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.

• 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.

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.

• 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?

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?

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…

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?

• 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.

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.

• 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.

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.

• Excellent plan!
• Well thought, demand, passionate, and serves community needs.

Weaknesses

• Sustainability?

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.

• Nice Job!
• Well thought, demand, passionate, and serves community needs.

Weaknesses

• Labour force needs to be addressed — automated

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.

• 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.

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.

• 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?

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.

• 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?

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.

• 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.