Skateboard Shop - Business Plan
Executive Summary
The Store's name is Ollie Pro Shop (OPS). Ollie is a skating move, and since the store specifically sells skateboards and in-line skates, this name is appropriate and many interested in the sport will be able to identify with the name. Also, the store's logo is of a skater performing this basic move. The ollie is the most basic jump in skating in which most other tricks are derived from.
The services and products that OPS are offering are low-end and high-end skate-board products and employ a very knowledgeable staff in these offerings. OPS will be located in Lakeland, Florida. OPS services a niche market and there are not many other shops that offer the selection OPS has in stock. Even if something needs to be ordered, it rarely takes more than two days to arrive because the distribution center for the state of Florida is located just 20 miles from the city. Also, unlike on-line stores, there is no delivery fee when a product is ordered from the store. OPS has a very knowledgeable staff who have skated for many years and can offer helpful advice to not only those just starting to skate but also to skating veterans. OPS is small in the sense that customers are taken care of on a one-to-one basis because every customer is important to the bottom line.
When it comes to the target market of Ollie Pro Shop, studies show that today's youths have a lot of discretionary spending power, which is something that can benefit OPS. OPS will also have a skate park attached to the back end of the store. Not only can a customer skate here but when their skates or skateboards break or need immediate repairs, they will come to the pro shop because it is connected to the skate park. OPS is the only skate shop in a 50 mile radius that has a skate park attached to the store. This represents a unique opportunity to capture this market in Lakeland.
There is only one other skate shop in Lakeland and it is near a dangerous traffic...
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