Supply Chain/ Value
chain, it’s your business
         Anthony Taylor
@anthonyctaylor
Management consultant/ Project manager/ Strategist



BBA, and Serial Entrepreneur



A little crazy.



To-do list: rap battle @phanyxx…
Objectives for today
Help you understand your business, and the things that
may be slowing it down.

Help you understand other peoples businesses.



Help you make better business plans in the future



Increase the chances you will be successful as a
freelancer.
Outline
Core competencies and competitive advantage



Supply Chain



Business Model Generation (Canvas)



Questions/ examples...
What is (your) business?
Core Competencies       Competitive advantage

What are you good at?   What are you better at
                        compared to everyone
__________________      else?
__________________      __________________
__________________      __________________
__________________      __________________

                        __________________
Core competencies con’t
Will this:

   Increase revs/decrease costs?

   Are there any unusual skills that are needed to execute
   this strategy?

   Will it take competitors significant time to imitate?

   What’s the advantage potential?
Competitive advantage
          con’t
VIRO                        Valuable strategies are
                            table stakes (ante)
Valuable
                            Valuable and rare will be
Imitable                    short term advantage
Rare                        Valuable rare and hard
                            to imitate will result in
Organization- Is the firm   long term advantage.
organized to implement
the strategy.
Supply/Value Chain




Operations   Production   Marketing   Sales/Service
http://www.biz-development.com/
http://www.businessmodelgeneration.com/canvas
If you have lots of Ideas..
Use this Template to get your business on paper.



Much easier to change than a 20 page document



Find more ways to create value for your customers.



It’s only Value, if your customer Values it….
Thanks!  Questions?
@AnthonyCTaylor

Anthony@smestrategy.net

P:778-895-5446

www.smestrategy.net

Supply chain for business.