Re: successful business plan

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] says...
> I would imagine that software companies would support you in giving you free
> access or low cost access to their new software lines and upgrades for sales
> purposes.

I'm sure they could do that for demonstration / sales purposes, but I 
don't think they could give large discounts on retail boxed software - 
the problem is that downloads are *so* much cheaper to distribute than 
boxed product, and that's a main reason that software companies focus on 
offering downloads.

Another thing to consider is the cost of training your staff to use all 
the different programs on the computer very well - depending how you set 
up the business, you could have hundreds or thousands of programs running 
on the one computer.  That might also introduce configuration issues that 
require troubleshooting.

Offering classes would be a good idea, since the teachers would have to 
be trained in the programs they teach anyway, and you can offer classes 
to people who have already purchased the products (so you can widen your 
customer base beyond those buying software from you).

The key will be your market research though - how many people would be 
prepared to go to a retail location to have software demonstrated to 
them?  I think for many people downloading is more convenient, and it 
means they can try the software on their own documents / images before 
purchasing.


Just my thoughts anyway, it's an interesting idea.

- Kohan
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