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Kathryn Jefferson- Business Start-Up Manager

Although this is a group task we have each been given tasks to produce a response to. I am responsible for the following tasks:

1. A company or sole trader name
2. A Written rationale for your business (at least 600 words)
3. A monthly financial forecast for the first 6 months of trading (this may mean obtaining information from all other managers in your group)
4. A list of professional bodies that will be able to support you during your time of business (The Aop, BAPLA etc.)

We also decided that i would produce the minutes of the team meetings

6th Meeting - Minutes 11/05/10

Task 1- Written Rationale

Before writing our Company Rationale i wanted to research the ones used by other companies to give me a starting point.

We discussed in the meeting that some things to include in the Rationale would be:

• Company style and services offered
• Description of the studio space

Other things that may be worth including in the Rationale are:

• A brief introduction to the Photographer and stylist
• Company history- established in...
• Any awards won by the Company/Photographer/Stylist

Here are some examples of the Rationale's i found on Photographers websites:

"I am a professional wedding and portrait photographer from Bolton, Lancashire providing quality coverage across the North of England and overseas, working for a range of clients for whom beautiful photography is a prerequisite.
I am passionate about creating fantastic images in a relaxed and unobtrusive style that delivers a range of photographs that are unique to your special day, pictures that provide a lasting memory and capture the emotions of the day.


Working closely with couples to provide coverage that is a mix of contemporary, reportage and photojournalistic with a hint of fashion, without forgetting those group shots that are special to you".

This was taken from http://www.erniemelling.co.uk/

This is an extract from the statement on the home page of the site, i think its possibly easier to have a detailed mission statement for a wedding photographer than for our company but i want to try and use this research to help write a mission statement appropriate for our company.

I am not sure which came first, being nosey or an interest in ‘street photography’, but a fascination with people and the way they live their lives is why I enjoy the business so much.


This is another example of a rationale used on a Photographers website, although it is not overly professional it serves the  purpose that he needs it to- to tell people about what he does:
I can’t hide behind lights and technology, I am reliant on a small Leica camera, patience and lots of optimism. But what I get in return is the chance to make an honest picture which people know immediately is a genuine moment and which hopefully burrows deep into their memories.

Taken from: http://www.mattstuart.com/About/Bio
 

Written Rationale- Draft 1

I have spent a bit of time trying to do the written rationale but when it came down to it i found it quite difficult.


It needs to be at least 600 words and so far i have got it to nearly 300 and i feel that it is a little bit cheesy in places...


The first draft is below, i will get feedback from everyone in the team meeting and then change anything that people are unhappy with and hopefully get some ideas of parts i can add to it. In the mean time i will also add to my previous research into other companies rationales/mission statements to give me more inspiration and help me finish the rationale for our company.

Written Rational- Draft 2

After feedback from the team it was decided that the rationale i had done was more appropriate for the website- if we had one.

The purpose of the task was to produce a rationale as part of a business plan therefore aiming it more toward the bank manager than the customer.

Here is the 2nd draft: