Thursday 15 January 2015

PPP Brief 2 - Taking Care of Business

PPP Brief 2


Brief

Requirements 
Decide what kind of business our group opens in terms of service.
What kind of business in terms of limited company's etc. 
Discover the advantages and disadvantages of collaboration. 
Document individual progress.
Find out benefit of different kinds of business's.
Be aware of business & professional scenarios.
Creating good client relationships & understanding's. 

Basics
Need/Want
Plan/Direction
Investigation/Research
Set goals
Research & Plan 
Activate/Research
Evaluation/Review
Continuation/acquire 
Report/Comment
Apply & Record (Conversations & Networking, Exhibition visits, module work)
Act In research 
Re-evaluation and revision/recording of information. 
Consideration.
Organisation. 
Presentation of applied researched information & work.

Identify trends and technologies currently and predict whats going to be popular in the future.
Advance on networking.
CONTACT STUDIOS FOR VISITS AND POTENTIAL FUTURE PLACEMENT. 
Develop linked-in account for networking. 
Learn how to protect myself with external freelance work. 

Decide on Freelance or Employment opportunities.
Decide on creative specialism (Branding, Illustration, Editorial)
Consider location as a factor for client relationship and contacting them.

Taking care of business
Planning for being a business

Decisions
Are you a compatible partnership?
Ae you a limited company?
Are you a limited liability company (LLC)?
Are you co-operative?
What are the differences, benefits and how do they work? 

What do I need to know 
What is the vision for the business? 
Whats the mission, why am I starting the business? 
Unique selling point? How will we present it through our image and services?
Think of a name, can it be related to the services and unique selling point?
Branded, Brand image.
Realism in time scale and financial state. 
How to promote and get out there to potential clients. 
Decide on a tone of voice for the company. 
Set up costs and outgoings etc to help calculate hourly rate we charge.

Presentation
Who are we, Name of partners, about us.
Where are we based.
What kind of company/studio, area of specialism trade
Who are target clients
How do we price the projects
What are our terms and conditions
Future aims and ambitions 
Summing up.

19th February presentations 
Module deadline 24th April 2015