EcoAquatics is a hobbyist company started by a sophomore high school student. It’s sole purpose is to allow the owner to pursue an enjoyable hobby and turn it to a small part time business to provide her with economic benefits similar to those that students her age get from less rewarding part-time jobs.
EcoAquatics will manage saltwater aquariums for its clients. We will guide you through every step from setting up the tank, cleaning it, maintaining and feeding the fish. The client can either follow us step-by-step or just enjoy the final product, depending on their preference.
Our service can be used for a range of needs, from those who have never had an aquarium before and need step by step help, to someone who is an expert but does not have time to do everything. We will be honest with our clients so that they do not get something that does not work for them.
In the early stages of the business, the owner will focus on offering services to family and friends. Later, the company will expand to offer services to small businesses in the Eugene, Oregon area. This is a small hobbyist company so the startup costs are minimal. Start-up will be funded through an interest-free loan from a family friend. The loan will be repaid in year three.
EcoAquatics is registered in Oregon. They have been running the aquarium of their first client for four month as they write this business plan.
1.1 Mission
EcoAquatics is a hobbyist business intended to give its owner a way to develop environmentally-sound aquariums, sensitive to the potential ecological dangers of the aquarium hobby worldwide, on a small scale appropriate to a high school student’s infrastructure and reach. It should be fun, rewarding, full of learning, good for the clients, and good for the owner.
1.2 Keys for Success
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- Continue to keep your vision as a hobbyist business. You can only move slowly but appropriately up.
- Be informed on the environmental impacts of home and workplace aquariums.
1.3 Objectives
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- Short-term, my primary goal is to build and maintain aquariums outside of our home. I have selected close clients who will help me with this. I don’t want to pretend this a full-time business with completely normal business motivations.
- Long-term, I want to turn this into a business, which can provide me with a source of income while I am in high school and college.
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