Skin Care Business Plan
Skin Care Business Plan
Skin Care Business Plan
Business
Plan
[YEAR]
Executive summary 5
Problem Definition & Validation 6
Solution 6
Objectives 6
Short Term (1 -3 Years) 7
Mission statement 7
Keys to success 7
Financial Highlights 8
Units Sold v/s Revenue Chart 9
Business overview 10
Company Ownership/Legal Entity 11
Location 11
Interior Operating Facilities 11
Hours of Operation 12
Startup summary 12
Market Analysis 16
Market segmentation 17
Market Trends 17
Target market 17
Competitive Advantage 18
SWOT analysis 19
Trade Publications 23
Website 23
Positioning Statement 24
Sales strategy 24
Online Marketing Channels 25
Pricing strategy 26
Operational Plan 27
Organization chart 28
Management Team 28
Personnel Plan 29
Jane Doe 29
John Doe 29
Jane Green 29
Milestones 30
ADORE 30
Financial plan 31
Important Assumptions 32
Brake-even Analysis 32
Projected Profit and Loss 33
Projected Cash Flow 36
Projected Balance Sheet 37
Business Ratios 38
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Executive summary
Problem Definition & Validation
Solution
Objectives
Mission statement
Keys to success
Financial Highlights
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Adore
Adore brings the allure of healthy, smooth, and youthful skin to the US market that
radiates vitality through its professional range of skincare products. Leveraging India’s
uncompromising commitment towards research and development of advanced skincare
formulations, the
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Adore
The cosmetic and personal care industry thrives on exploiting modern women’s
insecurities and the cultural perception of beauty to flood the market with products that
contain toxins and cheap fillers which are known to have harmful side effects. These
products become even more
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Solution
Adore
India is steeped in a culture where women use home remedies and Indian herbs to
treat common and not-so-common skin problems. Ingredients found around the house
and grown organically such as coffee, hand-extracted almond oil, natural clay are the
beauty products
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Objectives
Adore
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Short Term (1 -3 Years)
Adore
Mission statement
Adore
Keys to success
Adore
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Financial Highlights
Adore
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Units Sold v/s Revenue Chart
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2.
Business overview
Company Ownership/Legal Entity
Location
Interior Operating Facilities
Hours of Operation
Startup summary
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Adore
Adore
The company will be registered as a limited liability entity with the Department of State.
Further, since the company envisions setting up operations in LA, it will also register with
the local county. The business will be wholly owned and Managed by Founder Mr.
Thomas Green, who
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Location
Adore
Los Angeles can be a tough city for entrepreneurs to establish and make a mark.
Predominantly due to the thriving business landscape which has given rise to a
competitive environment. However, there is so much room to have a rewarding career in
the beauty industry in Los
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Adore
The company will begin operations from a rented salon space at the heart of LA’s
commercial hub. Initial investments in setting up the interior facilities, consumables,
inventory, and client entertainment space will be set up. Additions to space will be
made as the company expands
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Hours of Operation
Adore
Adore will cater to walk-in as well as online customers, as such it will be required to stay
open during business hours. The company envisions opening a showroom at 10 am and
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remain open till 7 pm to entertain walk-in prospects as well as fulfill online orders.
Startup summary
Adore
The founding team will infuse a capital sum of £50,000 through long-term borrowings to
meet the company’s start-up requirements. The start-up expenses are estimated at
£18,500, primarily consisting of interior renovation, rent, and advertisement expenses. A
further sum of £15,000
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3.
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Adore
Skincare is essential to graceful aging. Over time harsh elements in the environment
wear on the skin, making it dry and tough. As such, a good skincare routine is
imperative to eliminate the effects of the environment on the skin and revert the
damaging impact. Good products
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Range of Products
Suppliers
Adore
India is well known for its “traditional beauty.” The culture is deep-rooted in balancing
tradition with the advancements in technology. India is home to the second-largest
cosmetic industry in the world, owing to the quality of products manufactured within its
boundaries. Manufacturers
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4.
Market Analysis
Market segmentation
Market Trends
Target market
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Adore
Skincare, haircare, make-up, perfumes, toiletries and deodorants, and oral cosmetics
are the main product categories of the cosmetic market. Since the early twentieth
century, the production of cosmetics and beauty products has been controlled by a
handful of multi-
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Market segmentation
Adore
Market Trends
Adore
Within the cosmetics category in the U.S., eye cosmetics was the most profitable
segment. In 2020, about 1.96 billion U.S. dollars were generated from sales of eye
cosmetics in the U.S.
Facial cosmetics was the second most profitable segment, with sales revenue of 1.9 billion U.S.
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Target market
Adore
The company will target B2B and B2C segments. Adora expects to incorporate its
company in the US by Q3 2021 and begin commercial operation by Q4 2021. The three-
month period in between is sought to understand its potential market to serve its
customers best fully. During
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Competitive Advantage
Price
Supply Network The company
Adore enjoys superior enjoys sole
supply connections distributorship of
and has complete the products in the
control over the US which allows it
quality of products by to control prices.
thoroughly vetting Adore will thus be
the suppliers and able to secure and
closely monitoring the distribute products
manufacturing at market beating
process. price points.
Effective
Distribution Channels Marketing
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5.
SWOT analysis
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Adore
A SWOT (Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, and Threat) analysis is a useful tool for
businesses to evaluate their position in the market against the potential internal and
external factors that could assist or jeopardize their operations and existence. A SWOT
has been conducted for PYT
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Strength Weakness
Opportunity Threat
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6.
Strategy &
implementation
Distribution Strategy
Marketing and Promotion Programs
Positioning Statement
Sales strategy
Pricing strategy
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Adore
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The objectives for the company’s early sales and marketing initiatives will be to generate
awareness of Adore as a new player in the market and to educate potential customers
about its portfolio of products. Over time, as Adore becomes more established and
develops a strong
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Distribution Strategy
Adore
The company will reach its customer through both online and offline channels. Adore’s
comprehensive website will accept orders online and deliver them to the customer’s
doorstep. Customers will also have an option to physically visit the company’s
showroom to browse and
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Adore
Adore will approach potential commercial clients directly, either through cold-
calling or email, to arrange pitch meetings. The company’s sales representatives
will use these opportunities to display the product catalog directly.
Direct Sales
Adore
The Company will advertise in specific trade publications that are targeted
towards the appropriate target markets. In the US there are a number of highly
specialized publications (e.g. Skin Health Magazine, Glamour) that will be ideal
for reaching these target markets.
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Trade Publications
Adore
Adora will establish a presence at various trade shows that are relevant to the target
market. For example, LA Fashion week (US’s leading fashion trade show), HJ Live LA
(Provides a platform to source the latest products and equipment from the brands
exhibiting at the show).
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Adore
Website
The focus will be on Google Ads, which are more likely to drive commercial leads than
other online advertising platforms (such as Facebook). The advertising will target
specific keywords relevant to Adora’s offering (e.g., “professional skincare,” “aesthetic
products,” “Indian Skincare
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Positioning Statement
Adore
Adore brings to the US high-quality and effective essential skin care through a wide
range of cleansers, toners, moisturizers, scrubs, and more. Creating a synergy
between luxurious and
cosmetically elegant tactile comfort range with targeted fast-acting natural ingredients, all the
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Sales strategy
Adore
Professional service providers form the company’s primary target market. However,
the company’s marketing efforts will also include end-users, clients of the
professional service providers. While push marketing efforts will be deployed to
reach service providers, pull
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Online Marketing Channels
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Pricing strategy
Adore
Adore's skincare product range is expected to carry an average price tag of $35.85
per item. The direct costs, which are primarily associated with stock procurement and
carriage, are estimated to account for 60% of the average price, resulting in a 40%
margin.
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7.
Operational Plan
Management Team
Personnel Plan
Milestones
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Adore
The team will be headed by Managing Director Mr. Thomas Green who will also
oversee production operations. Joining Mr. Thomas in the Management Team, the
company will
onboard an office manager and a beauty advisor to help clients choose the best product for
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Organization chart
Thomas Green
Managing Director
Amanda Doe
Jane Doe Sales & Marketing John Doe
Assistant Beauty
Office Manager Assistant
Management Team
Adore
Mr. Thomas will serve as the Managing Director of Adore. A highly motivated and
dynamic individual, Thomas boasts vast experience in the field of aesthetics having
spent a career
spanning 14 years essaying various white-collar roles for aesthetic companies across America.
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Personnel Plan
Adore
The company plans to create six full-time equivalent jobs in addition to the
management team within the first three years of operations. Salaries for each
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employee are in line with the industry’s benchmark.
Jane Doe
JD Office Manager
Ability to cope with fast-paced and pressured work, accuracy, strong
attention
to detail and a strong analytical mind, ability to notice patterns within
statistics,
an interest in psychology and behavior, good organizational skills,
excellent
(spoken and written) communication skills.
John Doe
JD Sales Representatives
Preferably bilingual with ability to speak English and French fluently,
problem-
solving, ability to convert leads into sales, active listener, patience,
and
understanding of the company’s products and services. Additionally,
skills in
social media marketing, search engine optimization, newsletter
marketing, other
forms of digital marketing will also be required
Jane Green
JG Beauty Specialist
Excellent verbal skills and a knack for cosmetic products, strong
written and
verbal communication skills, skilled in customer interaction, and a
qualified
skincare specialist.
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Milestones
ADORE
Establish
Adore will rent a showroom space at the
heart of Jacksonville Florida’s commercial
hub alongside developing a fully optimized
and informative website. During this period,
the company will also acquire initial stocks
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of inventory to give as samples and
fill up the showroom shelves. Marketing
activities
will also begin during this stage to build
awareness and launch the brand into the
market.
Diversify
Having externally established the
business,
the company will begin internally Year 3
expanding
its range of products
Grow
>Yea
r3 • Begin expanding across the US
• Consider market expansion beyond US
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8.
Financial plan
Important Assumptions
Brake-even Analysis
Projected Profit and Loss
Projected Cash Flow
Projected Balance Sheet
Business Ratios
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and expenses, and how
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Important Assumptions
The company’s financial projections are forecasted on the basis of the following
assumptions. These assumptions are quite conservative and are also expected to
show deviation but to a limited level such that the company’s major financial strategy
will not be affected.
Plan Month 1 2 3
Other 0 0 0
Brake-even Analysis
Assumptions:
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Projected Profit and Loss
Product Sales
$397,928.50 $714,623 $1,283,358
Revenue Stream
Service Revenue
Stream (Facial $283,846 $404,704 $577,017
Treatments)
2,838 4,047 5,770
Unit Sales
$100 $100 $100
Unit Price
$393,152.4
Cost Of Sales 8 $582,648.83 $865,552.73
$393,152.4
General Costs 8 $582,648.83 $865,552.73
Product $319,385.9
Manufacturing Costs 6 $489,095.01 $746,904.01
$266,254.6
Raw Materials
8 $370,347.49 $528,027
Packaging
$53,131.28 $118,747.52 $218,877.01
Equipment Depreciation
$6,706.05 $8,504.88 $10,786.24
Personnel Costs
(Direct Labor) $0 $0 $0
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2024 2025 2026
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Bad Debt $0 $0 $0
Amortization of
$0 $0 $0
Current Assets
Additional Expense
$10,972.8
Long Term Depreciation 0 $8,729.24 $6,323.49
Total Expense
Owner's Distribution
$0 $21,552.75 $1,126,892.50
Retained Earning Closing
$20,000 $20,000 $20,000
$21,552.7
5 $1,126,892.50 $3,898,530.70
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Projected Cash Flow
Sales Tax $0 $0 $0
Income Tax $0 $0 $0
Assets Sell $0 $0 $0
Common Stock $0 $0 $0
Preferred Stock $0 $0 $0
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2024 2025 2026
Summary
Accounts Receivable $0 $0 $0
Inventory $0 $0 $0
Accounts Payable $0 $0 $0
Paid-in Capital $0 $0 $0
Common Stock $0 $0 $0
Preferred Stock $0 $0 $0
Check $0 $0 $0
Business Ratios
Year Industry
Year 1 2 Year 3 profile
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Sales Growth 4,35% % 63,29% 4,00%
Percent of Sales
Main Ratios
Additional Ratios
Activity Ratios
Debt Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Net Working Capital $120 943 $140 664 $160 385 N.A.
Additional Ratios
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