My
10 resources
1.
Social need
a.
VRIN Analysis: Most student move away from home and bring their cars
with them, and a large portion of them just keep them parked somewhere and
barely to rarely use them because you just can’t find parking here. Most
students take a 30-40 minute bus ride just to get to class, and take into
consideration campus is only 10-15 minutes away from most apartment complexes
here in Gainesville. Another major issue it towing. Towing is Gainesville
way of fixing it’s over population. If you park somewhere you’re not
“suppose” to park, your car will get towed and they will hit you for a $100
fine.
2.
Financial capital
a.
VRIN Analysis: This will take a lot of money but like I will
mention in another one of my points, we are a construction
company, not a service provider. So businesses, schools or even the government
would contract us and pay us to make these garages, and they will be paying a
lot of money.
3.
Local availability
a.
VRIN Analysis: Here in Gainesville we do have a lot of space,
but my overall my idea was to build the parking you need under the building you
are trying to get too. This is going to be hard, maybe even impossible to build
underneath already built buildings. This could become a problem in other populated
places around the world, but in Gainesville we still have a lot of space. But if
you think of potential markets, think of India for example. They have weak infrastructure,
lots of potential economic growth and a big population. When they are building
their future universities, hospitals and government building they should consider
my idea.
4.
Environmentally friendly
a.
VRIN Analysis: Construction period
is not environmentally friendly, usually when contactor go out to build
something they start by clearing the land. My company will sadly have to do
that, but we will also create a natural environment above the garages. This was
we will be using a space efficiently and giving back to the environment as
well.
5.
Human capital
a.
VRIN Analysis: This is something I don’t have quite figure
out yet. In order to build I will not just need materials I will also need people.
I’m going to need a very
knowledgeable contractor, architect maybe a team of subcontractors, and all of
this has to be done in a reasonable time frame.
6.
Space efficient
a.
VRIN Analysis: my garages will only
be of 2 floors or less. We would create more space by expanding sideways
(horizontally) rather than downwards (vertically) and the whole point is that
they will be underground, so its space efficient and other things can be built
on top of them.
7.
Cheap for the consumer
a.
VRIN Analysis: My plan is to make
money through the decals but we are a construction company, not a service
provider. So businesses, schools or even the government would contract us and
pay us to make these garages and it would be up to them to monitor them.
And I think it’s very unlikely that will charge a lot of money.
8.
A lot of potential customers
a.
VRIN Analysis: If you live in Gainesville then you know
parking is a problem. If you have a car chances are you can’t use it to go to
school because on campus parking is so limited, so you have to leave your
apartment of house sometimes up to 30-40min before you class even starts to make
it to school on time. the city of Gainesville was not built to hold such a big
population and there are many other city’s with the same problem.
9.
Easy access
a.
VRIN Analysis: My garages would be built as close as they can
possibly be to your destination, right under them.
10. Potential future needs
a.
VRIN Analysis: If my company happens to find a safe and
efficient way of building underground somewhere in the near future we might
need to expand underneath the earth to help accommodate our growing population.
What
I think are my best qualities would be a mixture of 8, 7 and 4. A lot of people
need parking so there is a vast amount of potential customers. My company is a
private corporation, is not a government project or entity that’s going to cost
tax payers any money. Individuals will contract us and pay us to build them and
they will decide how to regulate the parking spaces. But something that I think
is different is that I would try to make this as least environmentally hazardous
as possible. And I would try to give back to the environment my planting trees
or even a garden on top of the garages.
Hi Alondra!
ReplyDeleteI really liked the resources you mentioned and how they all individually tied in to your business idea. I particularly enjoyed the fact that you chose a mixture of resources as your most important because it is often a blend of human and social capital that put you at the top of your particular industry. Additionally, I liked that you included being environmentally conscious as a priority to your business.
One similarity between our posts was that we each inlcuded affordable prices as one of our top 10 resources.
Here’s a link to my blog post if you’re interested in reading about what I came up with for this assignment: http://michellekelleyuf.blogspot.it/2016/03/week-11-my-unfair-advantage.html
Thanks for sharing!
I really think you did a great job on this assignment! Your points were well thought out and you backed them up with detailed information. I like that you would be environmentally conscious. It shows your passion for the communities you will be building in. This will create a good social and professional network for your company. I walk to class, and I would LOVE to drive to school. Great idea and great job! Feel free to check out my post: http://rachelecarter.blogspot.com/2016/03/my-unfair-advantage.html
ReplyDeleteHi, you have done a fantastic job! Your analysis is very detailed and includes interesting information. It is obvious that your vision will become a reality sometime due to your involvement in the assignments. I actually learned a lot from your post and want to encourage you to keep up the good work. If you want to check out my blog, here is the link to it: http://phatblogz.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteBest of luck!
Ben