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= __ Business Model __ = The idea is to have a website for Singapore parents can go to if they wanted to search for Chinese recipes for children. These recipes could be for babies to children under 12. These recipes must have ingredients that are easily found in the supermarkets in Singapore and have to be easy to prepare Once there is enough traffic to our website, we could attract advertisers to generate income.

= __ Potential Customers __ = Our target group would be for parents who have children under 12 years of age. These parents may want to experiment with cooking Chinese food for their children with local easy-to-find ingredients in Singapore. Our potential customers are probably working adults who cannot find enough time, so our recipes have to be easy to cook, probably say, with 15 minutes. = __ Our Competitors __ = Have done a quick search to checkout what’s available on the internet. There are many many websites that gives you recipes for children. But, t here is no website that I can find that offers a truly Singapore website with recipes for kids. The closest I can find is item 2 below but the lady only lists a couple of recipes.
 * S/N || Description || Website ||
 * 1 || This website offers recipes for kids for breakfast, lunch, dinners, quick meals. It even has a recipe finder that lets you search with ingredients. Guests can post their favourite recipes too. || [] ||
 * 2 || This is a Chinese Food Blog. One section says delicious Chinese recipes for kids. Its is by a Singapore lady named pearlynn. But only eight recipes listed for kids. || [] ||
 * 3 || This is a website by the “Motherhood magazine. It has a recipe section for kids which lists about 10 recipes for kids. || [] ||
 * 4 || <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">This is an interesting website for kidshealth. There is a section which lists recipes for kids. Very interesting, even has recipets for kids with lactose intolerance. || <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0in;">[] ||
 * <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0in;">5. || <span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">Easy Kids Recipe : Website set up by Clarissa in 2003. It has many recipes for kids and the whole family. International choice of recipets || <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 10pt; margin-bottom: 16.2pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 13.5pt; margin-top: 0in;">[] ||

= __ My Recommendations __ = <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">While I think it is good to have a website that Singapore parents can go to get Chinese recipes for their kids, my only concern is then how I can generate an income out of creating the website…other than through advertisements.

LW: Agree with Jami. Generating income may be tough. Especially recipes nowadays can be obtained easily online. The free recipes may not not be localised but is free... Will the scope be too restrictive if we target only to Singaporean parents? Maybe we can consider to provide recipes by geographically? Or by nationalities? Providing them where to find the ingredients and website can also linked up with the supplies to earn commission for each customers refer to their store/shop?

**Business model** A website that provides a one-stop for users to go and decide where to make the purchase / loan for books. Users may choose the bookstores and libraries they want to consider before the website runs the comparison. Also there is a choice for users to rank first by price, then by delivery time.
 * BOOKS**

Additional features (that are not offered by direct competitors) will include: - search by physical description of book (besides hardback and softback, can include board book, large print) - keeping a personal account so settings may be saved, eg. choice of bookstores and libraries, currency, history of searches, personal information like delivery address, credit card info. - a rating system if the title has been recommended by teachers and librarians

Make money by: - having libraries and stores to pay a fee to be listed in this website. - giving advertisement space for physical bookstores who might not be interested in releasing its prices - Users to pay a nominal fee for advanced features on a need or permanent basis, eg. to pay for a service to fill up the details of the selected store to purchase the book.

**Competitors** 1. Websites that offer price comparisons across (mostly) online bookstores - totally free, eg. Bookfinder, BookFinder4U 2. Physical book stores that offer the shopping experience 3. Google Books that offer users to browse books

**Market** People who like to make informed decisions before making a book purchase. Mostly like the Gen X and Y people, and younger.

<span style="margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"> Food Order and Delivery Web-center

**The main reasons to start the Food order Web-center:** Problem facing employees: few food choices, long waiting time during peak hour, food quality, bad weather to dine outside The main goal is to facilitate the food order service for company employees, as well as neighboring inhabitants, saving their time and proving convenience. Establish a food order and delivery information web-center, which comprises up-dated and categorized information about food items on member-restaurants. It introduces comprehensive dish information according to supplied items, for instance, Singaporean, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, prices and locations of restaurants. Overall, the Web-center gathers and provides all the needed information, and operates as an information exchange hub, coordinating among three parties, the member-restaurants, delivery companies and dinners. Expectably, **profit** can be attained from three parties, first is the charges for releasing food product information, as it is an effective avenue for restaurants advertising their dishes and thus increasing business. As an order Web-center, another revenue stream comes from food diners for providing delivery services based on consuming price and delivery distance also, delivery companies need to pay for us the business we provided. In addition, advertisements as another profitable way, can also contribute to the profit. Hungry Delivery (order though hotline/internet) Afiko Food Delivery Cuisine Xpress **3. Potential Customers** Company employees and nearby inhabitants
 * Contents and aims of the We-center:**
 * Current business environment**
 * 1. Business Model**
 * 2** . **Competitors**