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what  kind  of  innovation  that  could      condition  so  that  customers  will  be
                    make the product stand out than the          satisfied.
                    others.  For  instance,  there  are          Marketing is the key. With marketing,
                    numerous  automotive  companies,             entrepreneurs could reach their target
                    however,  each  of  them  has  different     audience and attract them into buying
                    kinds  of  preferences,  models,  and        their products. Nowadays, one of the
                    specifications  due  to  knowing  their      most effective ways to advertise a new
                    target  audience  as  well  as  specialty.   business is by using the internet, since
                    Some  automotive  companies  offer           57% of the world’s population has the
                    sports cars, for those who love sports       access to the internet, hence it is more
                    cars  and  some  of  them  offer  regular    likely for the company to be known in
                    cars which are for the people who use        a  wide  range.  Advertising  could  also
                    cars for their daily needs, not for their    be in a physical form, which includes
                    interests.                                   printing       brochures,       posters,
                                                                 magazines,     etc.   This    type   of
                                                                 advertising  could  reach  people  from
                                                                 local  areas.  Although  the  audience  is
                                                                 smaller  than  the  internet,  physical
                                                                 advertising could make a great impact
                                                                 on a new company.



                    Next,  calculate  the  budget  that  the
                    company      needs.    This     budget
                    calculation  includes  the  product,
                    packaging, shipping charges, rent (not
                    needed  if  the  store  is  online),  and
                    advertising (if needed). Separate them
                    into  two,  fixed  costs  and  variable
                                                                 The  final  step  is  to  launch  the
                    costs. Fixed costs are expenses which
                                                                 product.   The  company  could  start
                    price  never  changes  while  variable
                                                                 producing the items and it is ready to
                    costs change every month. It could be
                    parents,  friends,  or  any  other  close    be placed in stores and  the products
                    relatives.  Plan  how  to  refund  the       are  ready  to  be  bought  by  many
                                                                 people. Remember, when first starting
                    money  that  the  investors  gave.  If
                                                                 a business, the profit might be a little
                    possible,  write  a  business  plan  and
                    present it to potential investors. When      but gradually one will benefit.
                    the fund is enough, buy the necessary
                    tools and materials that will be needed
                    throughout  the  product  making
                    process. Pre-owned equipment might
                    be a good idea since the price tends to
                    be  cheaper  than  new  equipment.
                    Make sure all of the items are in good









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