Learn about Mobile Business

This section focuses predominantly on businesses that wish to use the mobile devices as their primary or one of their primary business delivery platforms, meaning that their businesses can be accessed via mobile devices.

However, irrespective of their models of delivery and platform, the startup process share a common core. Key aspects of this are highlighted below.

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Business basics

Along with the distinctive steps outlined in the business startup journey, a lot of information is provided by relevant organisations and societies in the form of guides. Follow the Business Basics link below to access some of these guides, which will be especially helpful to those considering starting up a business for the first time. Although this list is not necessarily definitive, the guides highlight the key issues to be aware of and the checks to be made preceding any conceptualisation of a new business idea, and they also outline the crucial steps to take thereafter. Please let us know if there are any further guides you would like to see included here.

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Industry directory

This section lists industry contacts that might be useful for a business. These include companies that provide online payment services on behalf of a business to marketing and publishing companies.

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UK company profiles

These profiles are provided as case studies of businesses that have extended their services to the mobile device platforms. Understanding how these companies operate will demonstrate how a business can successfully compete in this rapidly-expanding field.

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Home (Idea phase)

I think I have an idea.. or do I?

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Need to do research to find out if my idea is unique, or whether businesses are already doing similar things...

Document

Penning my thoughts/ideas (can sometimes be the hardest bit). It's one thing to conceptualise an idea, it's another to commit it to print (paper) etc.

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Along with a detailed business plan there is the need for specific detail on financing required for the business, such as costing, investments, resource planning and capital.

Dialogue/Parties/Companies

A list of who to approach regarding the various aspects of the planned business.

Actioning

Putting into action everything that has been planned.

Broadcasting/Marketing

Thinking up ways to promote the business and to whom to spread the word.

Camera rolls !!

All things set up, now what?