The Business and its services - Let's Copy is a photocopy centre which provides several services related to printing and copying.

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Avenida da Republica,

nº 35 – 2ºEsq

1100 Lisboa

The Business and its services

Let’s Copy is a photocopy centre which provides several services related to printing and copying. It is a retail unit run by a sole trader. All profits become my personal income but I do have the risk of unlimited liability. It will provide a same day printing service based on quality, speed and value for money.

The capital investment needed for this business to start operating successfully is             €15 000. I have €10 000 in my possession which I am willing to invest in this business. I need a bank loan of €5 000 which is included in my business plan and cash flow to prove my solvency and collateral in the form of assets.

The services provided by Let’s Copy are the following:

Printing

  • Digitalisation
  • Plotting       NEW TECH.                         
  • Print in B&W, colour and laser
  • Disk-to-print service
  • Printing/Stamping (e.g. onto t-shirts)
  • Posters
  • Sketches

Copy/Photocopy    

  • B&W, colour and laser photocopy
  • Reductions and amplifications
  • Creative design work
  • Finishing

a) Plastic finishing

b) Binding/covers

                -thermo

                -in plastic or metallic rings

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Office Convenience

  • We also have a variety of stationary items to satisfy the consumer’s needs. CD’s, disks and paper are also available.

Let’s Copy is a business aiming to survive successfully by maximising its profits whilst providing a high quality service. In the short-term my aim is to, at least, achieve break-even; however in a long-term period I will be expecting profits. In this business area one doesn’t gain much in unitary terms but when everything is put together the profit can be very large.

Analysing the Market

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Competition

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Let’s Copy and its headquarters are to be set up in Avenida da Republica. The size of the market in this area is fairly small.  There are only two businesses providing the same kind of service in a range of 3km.

LET’S COPY

 Competitor 1 – COPYCOLOR

Competitor 2 – PLANET

I have investigated these two future competitors through direct investigation. The competitors were carefully observed for a day.

Competitor 1 is called COPYCOLOR and ...

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