https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711 Environmental Circular Business Plan en-us 2020-01-31 16:19:03 UTC 2020-02-18 15:00:40 UTC hello@padlet.com georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438839293 To create a business to reduce the amount of clothing being thrown away by 100% and going to land fill every year, also to train people to sew and repair their own clothes, both in my local community and online with my You Tube channel. The strength is that my plan fills a big gap in the market and is much needed, a weakness is relying on customers and support and people to donate and learn to sew, it is an opportunity as it is a new plan and there is nothing else like it and the threats are other clothing businesses, costs and customers]]> 2020-01-31 16:24:23 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438839293 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438840148 To stop people buying clothes and throwing them away all the time so I would love to stop fast fashion and get people really loving and taking care of their own clothing and to learn and enjoy sewing to sew and repair their clothes for skills and to connect and understand their clothes better. I want to start with one shop and then work towards a chain of shops and sell online with my own website and You Tube channel to teach people to sew.]]> 2020-01-31 16:25:31 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438840148 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438845477 I want to create a business that both repairs and upcycles unwanted and unloved clothing and teaches people the sewing skills to repair and upcycle their own clothes, I believe there is a gap in the market for this circular eco friendly business. I will craft multiple values by, recycling and upcycling unwanted clothes to create and sell new and wanted clothes, teach people to sew, send unwanted and damaged clothes to be recycled, help people gain new and important skills, open a new shop in the city centre, make the city centre look better, contribute to the local economy, reduce waste from other businesses by reusing their unwanted clothing and give people somewhere to shop and relax and enjoy themselves and learn new sewing skills and learn about the environment and what we can all do to improve and maintain the world we live in.]]> 2020-01-31 16:32:27 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438845477 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438993226 I would like to set up a circular based business model to encourage everyone to recycle, reuse and upcycle and to learn to sew new clothes for a circular business and create circular clothing by recycling all unwanted clothing and upcycling unwanted clothing which can be sold in store and online and clothes which are already owned but unloved will be transformed to maintain a circular fashion business and model]]> 2020-01-31 20:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/438993226 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439569897 The stakeholders I will have to ensure my business is successful will be: the local community, family, friends and local businesses who will sell or donate unwanted clothing and the local community to bring and repair clothing and to buy the new clothes produced. The stakeholders also have the opportunity to buy shares in my business so they profit when I profit and they can help to work in the shop and makes suggestions to benefit the business to feel connected and help people as a community and as investors for a successful company and improving the local economy and local community. The stakeholders will also be anyone who watches my online sewing channel or visits my shops both on and offline and who believes and supports my mission for a circular and reduced waste fashion future]]> 2020-02-03 12:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439569897 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439572722 My strategies are a community building plan and a life cycle extension plan where friends, family and the local community are encouraged to recycle, upcycle, repair and buy clothes and to learn to sew so they can upcycle and repair their own clothing as well as selling upcycled clothing in my shop to all customers. This will increase the life cycle of all the clothing sold and improved in my business and I will also take clothes to be recycled when they reach the end of their life cycle and I will build up relationships with friends, family and the local community for a stronger and better community and local economy. I will have a customer base of over 10,00 from the first year which I intend to maintain and build on. I will also have over 30,000 followers online for my social media site and sewing teaching channel]]> 2020-02-03 12:24:27 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439572722 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439795545 I will use the 9 R's strategy to reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose, recycle and upcycle clothing and also to create new clothing to reduce waste and teach sewing skills. I will create a stylish boutique shop and workshop for my business in the city centre which is attractive and contemporary and by advertising / marketing on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram and in the local community and local businesses such as the post office and cafe]]> 2020-02-03 17:35:21 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439795545 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818037 I want to create a stylish boutique like this to create and upcycle clothing, there is an empty shop in my city where I can open the business and also teach people to sew, there is a gap in the market for this business. This image shows the shop front I would like to create.
After undertaking my external test of collecting unwanted clothing and teaching a group of people to sew I have improved my business plan overall and I will also launch a You Tube channel to teach people to sew and also do a virtual tour of my shop to show and teach people about my business and circular business mission and also use social media and advertising in local shops to advertise my business and encourage the community to support my business by hosting free workshops and discounts in my shop and online. I will also look for support and help from local charities so we can work together to recycle and upcycle all unwanted and unloved clothes and keep the business financially viable with government, charity and EU funding and help.]]> 2020-02-03 18:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818037 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818486 This will have a huge impact on the community and will teach and help over 10,000 people in the local economy by upcycling their clothes and teaching people to sew and running a successful business to benefit the city's income and visitors. Also, it will and employ 10 people and bring people in the community and the world together both on and off line . I will open a new shop from a closed and empty shop for a brighter and busier city centre and to bring regeneration and income and business to the city centre. I will teach over 50,000 people around the world with my You Tube sewing channel and encourage people to upcycle and recycle themselves and also visit and buy from my shop. I will improve relations in my community and economy so people will be closer, happier and more fulfilled. Community is at the heart of my business and I want to improve life and the environment for as many people as I can. My business fills a distinct need and a gap in the market which means it will retain over 70% of the customer base for the city as it is the only business to fill this distinct creation and upcycling niche. In the long term it will improve the community and boost and regenerate the city centre and lower products being thrown away and going to land fill and build the local community and boost people's skills and employability by learning to sew]]> 2020-02-03 18:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818486 georgina_o https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818749 This business will create lots of values such as: building a community, empowering people, improve the environment, reduce waste, improve the look of the city centre and improve the local economy, improving mental health, empowering people and increasing profits for myself, the community and the local community for a stronger economy and reducing waste to landfill and teach people about the environment. I will invest my own  £50,000 savings as well as stakeholders investing for a financially viable and strong business which fills a gap and is much needed both locally and globally for regular and building profit and long lasting success  This business is financially viable and has been costed by me and by an accountant. This business will also produce a 50% profit margin within it's first year. The business is calculated to make £30,000 yearly profits with a 20% return on investments for myself and stakeholders and will reduce clothing waste, land fill and CO2 from less incineration and will increase care and love of clothes and the world that we all live in]]> 2020-02-03 18:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/georgina_o/u9ecsldu3711/wish/439818749