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Client
Description: Image By Ila is a beauty services firm located in
the Silicon Valley region of California. Image by Ila offers services ranging from
permanent make-up to custom eyebrow work, including ayurvedic aesthetic
treatments.
In addition, Ila offers consulting and speaking services to
promote healthy and more beautiful well-being. Ila is a published author
and popular speaking within the alternative medicine and beauty
industries.
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Challenge:
Ila's product expertise, skills, and knowledge were in high demand. As
a leading authority on Ayurvedic aesthetics, Ila offered leading skin
treatments and beauty methods that were often perplexing to (or overlooked
by) dermatologists. Her
program to achieve attractiveness and maximize beauty was a featured
program at skin care trade shows and had been featured in many industry
magazines. Ila had a unique way of treating people and a thriving
skin practice. However,
she needed to raise additional funding in order to open a new office,
launch her own line of skin products, and
promote her book within the industry. A
short window of opportunity created a unique time-specific opportunity for
AspireNow to assist Ila with her dream.
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Solution:
AspireNow designed and wrote the business
plan for Image By Ila. The focus of the plan was to describe the
company, products, and services; review the opportunity in terms of market
potential; demonstrate the breakeven and future profit expectations of
the firm; and examine the competitive landscape within the Beauty Services Industry.
There was an element to writing this plan
that added pressure: the location agreement for Ila's practice had to be
secured within three business days, which meant funding had to be agreed
upon in less than that time. The plan was delivered in two days, meeting
the
requirement. Ila presented the plan to create her new company to her
investment team the following day and received funding in time to secure
her location.
The clarity and vision of
the business plan resulted in over 100% of all desired funding being acquired.
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