Action Steps

a.)  Pre-operational Stage                    ( 1-30 days )

At this stage, preparation of documents and other requirements will be prepared like incorporator’s Ctc, bank deposits, and necessary requirements for filing the registration of the company.

 b.)  Registration of the Company        (15-30 DAYS)

On-line registration form can be obtained, and filled-up, signed, then notarized, then filed to SEC.          

c.)  Set-up and Preparation of Equipment and materials        ( 15- 30 days )

Network and connectivity set-up should have been take place as well as brochures, modules should be finalized and prepared

 d.) Initial operations                            ( 31-60 days)

After approximately one month, when all documents (DTI, Mayors permit, BIR, SEC, ) is on  hand,  initial operations can commence .

e.)  Marketing plan                             ( 31-60 days )

          A plan to market the ATCF services should be implemented and set into place

f.)  Planning Stage                             ( 60-90 days )

            After registering the management team can now meet to plan the next move and what to be done further to improve business operations.

 g.) Tie-up with a different company   (60-120 days )

 Notes :

The Action Steps or Plan is the beginning of materialization of your business plan it will help you a lot in learning how to examine your thinking and make sure you are focused in every activity that you need to do.

Project site/Location

 This project will be located somewhere in Ortigas,Pasig, or in the vicinity of Mandaluyong.

Notes:

In the brick-and-mortar world of selling, it’s said that the most important decisions you’ll have to make are choosing the best location. A careful determining of a sites for your business is critical for most retail and consumer service businesses.

The Financial Statements
Start-up budget
Income and expense statement
Balance sheet
Cash flow statement

Break even Analysis

Keys to success

The following factors will be essential components to the success of this project:

A.)              Exceed customer’s expectations.

B.)              Offer comprehensive, flexible services to address market needs.

C.)              Professional management team recruiting only the best and brightest people,

D.)              Strong alliances and partners which will tremendously contribute to strong market presence,

E.)               Transparent and clear-cut business processes and procedures which should be consistent with current market practices and in keeping with I.S.O. standards,

F.)               Anticipate clients needs, Adapt software solutions to these needs, Identify industries/corporations that need planning tools.

Notes:

Knowing the key things that can tell you when you have reached your goals is called a key to success. This indicator you define serve as a measurement milestone that your business has achieved. It helps you determine how well you are progressing towards specific goals and objectives.

Mission

Our mission is to consistently exceed the expectations of our clients by providing flexible, high quality Information Technology solutions on time, every time. Our ability to meet this challenge is based upon our excellence in building strong teams of dedicated software professionals, all of whom are focused on the individual needs of our clients! Advanced Tech Consulting Firm’s will provide the client with the finest computer consulting services available. ATCF exists to attract and maintain customers. With a strict adherence to this maxim, success will be ensured. Our services will exceed the expectations of our clients.

NOTES:

An  effective mission statement is best developed through collaboration or through input by all the members of an organization. The statement of a mission should say who your company is, what you do, what you stand for and why you do it.

  Objectives

 The following are the objectives of this business plan :

1. To register a company which will offer web design, application development, software integration and offshore outsourcing services. The business approach combines the most strategic aspects of both onshore and offshore models providing our clients with the highest quality projects at significantly reduced costs.
2. To enter into a tie-up with Cisco, Microsoft,  etc.

2.1.   Marketing Objectives

The marketing objectives are as follows:

1. Increase sales every month for the first two years.
2. Increase repeat customers
3. Develop a brand image that is synonymous with quality
4. To create a market plan which will stimulate clientele for the company;

2.2.   Financial Objectives

The financial objectives include the following goals:

1. Increase the profit margin
2. Hold spending at a steady level as a percentage of sales.
3. Generate sufficient sales to eventually require the need to hire an additional employee.

NOTES: Business plan can’t be design without objectives.

Common objectives are raising money, attracting talented employees, establishing creditworthiness and fulfilling dreams A new company may have objectives that revolve around raising money for business capital, but it needs to establish creditworthiness.  When determining objectives, think about profitability goals and when they are to be achieved. Is there a niche the company should dominate, or should there be objectives concerning services offered and or product lines?

The management team

 The management team of the company, are tried and tested management professionals and experts in their fields.

NOTES:

1.3       Marketing Strategy

ATCF will employ several programs within their marketing strategy. All of the programs will have the goal of getting the largest bang for the buck as the marketing budget is fairly limited, but a necessary expenditure. ATCF will employ advertisements in two local newspapers, as well as provide free seminar workshops as a method of networking. The last element of the marketing strategy will be the use of a robust website that will catalog all of the different services offered by Advanced Tech and the word of mouth from satisfied clientele.

We will first target the corporate offices of franchises with more than 100 units, and companies with forces in excess of 100 personnel. Our partners (the software manufacturer) will provide the names and contact information for several firms which fit this profile. These firms have approached the software manufacturer about enterprise solutions in the past. These software firm has also provided a list of larger businesses that purchased an executive version of their desktop product. We will contact these firms with the idea of helping them take this planning tool to the next level.

The following strategy shall be employed by the company, to wit:

1.)                    Make a marketing plan to ensure the feasibility of the services;

2.)                    Benchmarking through a comparative analysis of other consulting firm how much they charge, salaries for staff, and other details so that we can peg charges within market standards;

3.)                    Recruiting the best staff to run the programs;

4.)                    Employ strategies technology to achieve objectives and goals;

5.)                    Be the market leader in the IT CONSULTING sector.

 Trend & Competition

Consulting services (management, scientific and technical) generated about $160.3 billion in revenues in the U.S. during 2007, according to Plunkett Research estimates. This is an increase of about 3% over 2006 estimates. (Accounting services generated an additional $110 billion in 2007, up about 5% over 2006 according to Plunkett Research estimates.) Kennedy Information, www.kennedyinfo.com, places the global consulting market (including management, human resources and information technology consulting) at about $310 billion in 2007.

One of the fastest-growing segments of consulting has been information technology (IT). This segment includes consultants focused on e-commerce; telecommunications; intranet and Internet strategies and functionality; hardware systems design and implementation; software design, acquisition and implementation; and web site design and operation.

During the tech boom of the 90s, IT consultancies like the now defunct marchFIRST appeared out of nowhere and quickly attained annual revenues in the hundreds of millions of dollars. The 90s, through the widespread commercialization of the Internet and fiber optics, as well as the rapid spread of networked computing, brought a dizzying tidal wave of technology opportunities to light. Managers everywhere wanted to quickly ramp up new systems, from web sites to private data networks to advanced e-commerce systems. They turned to consultants, and the IT consulting companies boomed. These consultancies created marketing partnerships with leading hardware and software manufacturers so that they could quickly recommend, purchase and install technology system packages-at high profits to both the consultancies and the system manufacturers However, consultancies posted significant growth in the 2005 through 2007 period. Major consulting firms are hiring again-stalking the ivy-covered halls of America’s best business school campuses in search of the best and brightest new MBAs. The fact that new graduates will have trouble getting jobs in the financial and banking industry in 2008 will be a boost to recruiters at consulting companies. However, a question looms about consulting firms’ ability to grow and hire in 2008 in light of the latest economic slowdown and shrinking corporate budgets. Government budgets are under pressure as well, particularly at the state level where large deficits loom. Big corporations and governmental agencies are prime clients for consultancies.

At the top of these the fact that Philippines have a large pool of English-speaking  that is very much US-oriented. Indonesia might have a large pool but they are not English Speaking, Malaysia maybe English speaking but it does not have a large pool. So there is a unique set of advantages that Filipino has to offer plus other advantages in terms of telecommunications we have a world-class fiber optics networks which is relatively inexpensive and in fact cheaper than India .

Despite these hindrances we know that IT consulting businesses grow from word of mouth. So as your business grows and one customer after another likes your work, your business will grow.
Competition is going to be fierce from best buy type consultants to local independent consultants.  But all businesses need an IT consultant – it’s a matter of who they choose.

Reference: THE REPORT :The Philippine 2008 by OXFORD BUSINESS GROUP

1.1              The market

        The company offers a wide range of computer consulting for big business as well as small businesses. The basic market need is a reasonably priced services in terms of software development, hardware issues, methodologies and or program that can translate technical computer information into everyday English, allowing the lay-person to easily understand technical concepts.

Our strategy is designed to target:

• Larger clients that will provide greater revenues through a larger volume of software licensing sales and greater chance of selling client interface solution.

• Medium- to large-size organizations whose sales forces provide their clients with proposals and plans that the client either collaborates on, or would benefit from collaboration.

Market Summary

ATCF possess good information about the market and knows a great deal of information about the prized customers. This information will be leveraged to better understand who is served, their specific needs, and how ATCF can better communicate with them.

Target Markets