Contributed by: Muhammad Awais (6618) Zishan Hashmi (6621) Fareed Ali (6624) Noman Haseeb (6637) Babar Hussain (6649) Asad Abbas (6773)
DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Govt. MAO College 93-R, Lower Mall Road, Lahore
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Pals Auto Dealers and Services (A Partnership company)
Friendship is the most treasured thing in the domain, it could even be magnified when we become perpetual partner of each other and we are going to avail this opportunity
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Acknowledgment First of all we would like to thank ALLAH Almighty who gives us courage and resources to complete this project. Many people have contributed in the successful completion of this project. Our great appreciation goes to Prof. Gulraiz, who helped us in every way to learn and understand Small Business Management. He provided us with every generous help in the accomplishment of our blue ideas and molding them into an achievable business plan. We are thankful to our teacher for the knowledge he has imparted and his guidance in every field. Last but not the least we would like to thank our families and parents who provided us love, support, patience & good knowledge.
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The Business Profile Executive Summary: Transport Vehicles are always very demanding at all places. So, we plan to start a business of motor cycles with Friends Auto dealers and Commission Agent is a dealing place located on Lytton road in Lahore. It occurs at the center of the market. Where daily a lot of buyers come and purchase their own vehicle. We will hold true to its vision of being a new and confidential face of market feel in order to become a trustable spot for customers. Lytton Road is an old market of trading of auto motors, and here main focus of businessman is to give a vehicle to its customer at low price with satisfactory of customers. We will also hope to become the important and most trustable dealers than any other in market. We want that when a customer entered in market than he firstly comes at our shop. We will try to deal according to him. Targeted Market and Customers: Our target market will be adult citizens. The youth especially mature persons must need a motor vehicle for their daily routine work. We shall plan for our customers what they want and how we provide them, as our basic aim will be customers satisfaction. Over the age of 18, every man required a motorcycle for his need. We open our business at market, so we can easily deal so many buyers in daily routine. Segmentation: I will segment the market demographically, which include age, for the business of dealers I will go for age wise, although everyone required motorcycle weather he is rich or poor, but my main focus on the customers aged between 15 to 40, because people of these ages like to use bikes for their personal use than the aged people. Another fact is that most of aged people ignore bikes because they like to drive a car then motorcycles.
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Sec 1: Business Profile Pricing Power: Our plan would be profitable because everyone need a motorcycles at lower cost than market price and we shall make sure to sell the bikes by lowering the price which will gives us the competitive edge on our rivals or competitors. We choose low commission rate especially for our honorable customers as compare to other dealers in market. In market a PAKHERO bike is selling at the price of 44,000 R/s with registration, we offer this bike at 43,000 R/s and same in the case of other bikes like United, Road Prince, and Metro motorcycles. Sec 2: The Vision and the People: In next few years Friends Auto dealers and commission agent would be the favorite seller in market. The trust of our customers will be more increase then recent. Also Increase the trust with our suppliers for take goods on credit basis easily. The customers prime shop for buy bikes will be us than others dealers in market. Mission Statement: We will intend to make enough profit to generate a fair return and to finance continued growth and development in quality goods. We will also maintain a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects diversity, new ideas, and hard work. Increasing the savings more than more. Dominant our business name in market.
Slogan of our Organization will be; We believe matching our words with reality. We dont want to keep our customers in darkness
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As our slogan shows our commitment toward our customers, because we shall provide our customer high quality of goods by lowering the price and our company slogan helps to make it more authentic.
Product & Services: 1. Main types of goods of our business are Local brand of bikes like PAKHERO, UNITED, METRO, ROADPRICE, STAR ASIA, SUPERSTAR and BML. 2. We also sell a special tiny scooter for less than 18 years old. 3. Spare parts and accessories of bikes. 4. Extended plan for the service stores of our product. Sec 3: Organization Business Organization: Friends Auto Dealers and Commission Agents is a partnership business of Motorcycles Among a group of college friends( Babar Ali, Zeshan Hashmi, Fareed Ali, Noman Haseeb M. Awais, and Asad Abbas). They all have potential to apply their business skills and abilities to enhance business growth with diversified nature in business field. One of our partners have business history in family background. Having strong motivational abilities and back-support of our families.
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Human Resource Requirements:
Manager: CEO will personally manage business and perform the duties of manager, it will help CEO to reduce the salaries expenses, and it will also help us to put an eye on managing operations and personally supervise the operations. Dealing person We will need a dealing person. He will deal with the customers. He is also liable to listen the customers. Assistant One assistant worker will be one of our partner to assist the business operations, his main duties will be help to dealing person in case of more than 2 customers. He also helps to manager in financial sector. External worker One of our partner will be our external worker. He will deal with the banks affairs, registration office, and delivery reports etc. Peon We will require a peon who will remove dust from shop and also give us and our customers some refreshments like tea, coffee, biscuits etc.
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License to run a business: Certificate of Incorporation is required to run such type of private business. Every person can start its business on receipt of certificate of incorporation. Thus Friends Auto Dealers and Commission Agent will also commence their business after fulfilling the requirements of certificate of incorporation. The legal fee to obtain a certificate is up to 5000 R/s at time of get license and 3000 R/s annually fee. Sec 4: Insurance Insurance: I took an insurance quote from many companies and finally I choose EFU Insurance Company. Because they give us the best insurance policy on balanced price, they insured our business approximately Rs. 100000/- Sec 5: Premises Location Criteria: Zoning: - Location of organization would be preferred where tax incentives given to certain zone and located in market because a large number of customers come here daily. The attraction of people who has interest in purchasing bikes is also more here than other markets in Lahore. Initially exact place of our business is not confirmed; however it would be decided according to the competitive edge of the place and customers flexibility. Sec 6: Marketing: The marketing cost is estimated initially only from 43000 R/s. Our plan is to promote our business by leafleting, for this purpose we will spend approximately 1000 to 1200 R/s yearly, and spend more money in start of the business.
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Advertising and Promotion Plans; At the beginning advertising and promotion plan will need higher budget to attract customers, thus company need heavy advertisement to attract customers and providing them the sales services. Advertisement would be according to the culture of the country which makes it more effective to create and retain customers. We will use Introductory board, Banners, Cable Slides, key rings, Calendars and wall clock as our major source of advertising,
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How to gain a competitive edge? We will sell our bikes less than 1000 R/s from market price. Our competitors goods price is greater we shall compete them by lowering our price of goods. We can also compete them by low monthly installments rates and lowering the price that can be possible by hiring of skilled and qualified staff at balanced salaries. We will also give helmets with bikes and many other gifts like watch, water cooler, wall clock etc. So by using low pricing technique and by providing gifts to customers, it will give us the competitive advantage. Section 7: Growth Program Expansion: Initially we will open the business with the product line of 6 customers favorite products, but in future I will increase my product line and add HONDA, YAMAHA, in our product line. With the passage of time, we have program to diversify our business, we are aiming to introduce oil and service stations along with our outlets, and this decision depends upon the accomplishment of our goals and objectives. If all the plans are going well and we will be succeeded in our dealers business and if we will get the satisfactory profit then our plan is to expand our business in next few years and our future plan is to open another business in another city. Section 8: SWOT Analysis: Strengths: Self-motivated team Offering low prices as compared to Competitors.
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Low monthly installment rate. Give a friendly atmosphere. Weaknesses: Initially the product line is very small with only 6 products. Not enough knowledge about market because of new business. Limited capital Lack of experience Lack of dealing knowledge Limited Items Opportunities: Population of country people are increasing day by day. Increasing demand in cheaply transport products. Suppliers are easily available for vehicle products. Time save due to Occurrence in market. Specialized marketing skills as compared to rivals. Threats: Threats of new entrants. Effect of Government policies. Increasing inflation.
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Section 9: Startup Expenses Startup expenses are those expenses that are required for starting the new business, we need satisfactory amount of money to meet our business financial requirements. According to our calculations we need sum of money of about 2800000 R/s, this include purchase of computers and equipment, furniture for shop, legal expenses, advertisement expenses and it also include e the cash in hand need to meet the day to day requirements. Sufficient level of inventory is required to meet the daily requirements.
Office Equipments Rs.1020 Computers Rs.10000 Furniture Rs.28200 Telecom & DSL Setup Rs.5000 Logo Design Rs.2000 Legal Certificate Rs.8000 Advertisement Rs.47000 Security Deposit of Property Rs.10000 Total Start-up Expenses Rs.111220 Start-up Asset Needed Cash balance on starting date Rs.2688780 Start-up Inventory Rs.0 Total Short-term Assets Rs.2688780
Total Long-term Assets Rs.0 Total Assets Rs.2688780 Total Requirements Rs.2800000
Funding
Total Investment Rs.2800000
Total Long-term Liabilities Rs.0
`Loss at start-up (Rs.111220) Total Capital Rs.2688780 Total Capital & Liabilities Rs.2688780
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Section 10: Financial analysis We need total investment for starting this business is about Rs.2800000 and it would be totally financed by our personal source. We will never prefer to take loan from bank or any other financial institution. According to our Estimate, Total Sales after 1.5 years is Rs.3410000 and on which we earn net profit Rs.838180. Cost of Goods Sold will be Rs.2424000. We will purchase 60 bikes from different companies from which 10 bikes will be sell on cash basis and 50 bikes will be on installments. We will receive bike from companies at cost of Rs.38000 and including registration fees Rs.2400. On cash basis, we will sell each bike for Rs.43000 and On installments, Rs.59600 per bike. In installments, Per installment of month is 2500 and this will carry through 18 months (1.5 Years). Rs.10000 receive as advance payment and 2000 bike profit for FADCA, 2000 processing fees and 600 from bikes documentation for registered as remuneration.
Pro-Forma Profit & Loss
1.5 Years Sales 3410000 CGS 2424000 Gross profit 986000 Selling and Admin Expense Advertisement expense 47000 Depreciation on furniture 2820 Depreciation on Computer 1000 Salaries 90000 Misc. Expenses 4,000