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Hi new to the forum, I have a few ideas for businesses I'd like to act on but I have one where I believe I have an opportunity so I'd like you guys opinions.
The back story is my mother has a small baby/toddler clothes shop which she started after my sister had her first child and she got all obsessed with babies. It's doing well locally but she had a Wordpress site done which visually doesn't look great and doesn't get many orders just a couple here and there.
She is constantly asking me for advice as I'm a developer and she knows nothing of computers but haven't had the time to help much up to now. Obviously I'm going to sort the site for her and everything but what I've been thinking is that it may be a great opportunity to start a business.
My idea is an order fulfillment/eCommerce management business, I can develop an eCommerce engine to develop further sites, run the stores for clients and handle orders allowing my clients to focus on other aspects of their business.
At the moment I don't have the facilities to store their stock but seeing as the first client would be my mother that wouldn't be a problem to begin with. I'd like to create a dashboard where they can look at easy to understand analytics of how the business is doing and feedback on their products.
I need to investigate the fulfillment end, would the business need it's own couriers or would outsourcing suffice but not an initial problem. I also need to look at pricing options.
The idea is a work in progress but I think it's a decent opportunity to at least try out for the mother then see if I can grow and get actual clients.
Any thoughts?
The back story is my mother has a small baby/toddler clothes shop which she started after my sister had her first child and she got all obsessed with babies. It's doing well locally but she had a Wordpress site done which visually doesn't look great and doesn't get many orders just a couple here and there.
She is constantly asking me for advice as I'm a developer and she knows nothing of computers but haven't had the time to help much up to now. Obviously I'm going to sort the site for her and everything but what I've been thinking is that it may be a great opportunity to start a business.
My idea is an order fulfillment/eCommerce management business, I can develop an eCommerce engine to develop further sites, run the stores for clients and handle orders allowing my clients to focus on other aspects of their business.
At the moment I don't have the facilities to store their stock but seeing as the first client would be my mother that wouldn't be a problem to begin with. I'd like to create a dashboard where they can look at easy to understand analytics of how the business is doing and feedback on their products.
I need to investigate the fulfillment end, would the business need it's own couriers or would outsourcing suffice but not an initial problem. I also need to look at pricing options.
The idea is a work in progress but I think it's a decent opportunity to at least try out for the mother then see if I can grow and get actual clients.
Any thoughts?
