Joanne Moyo

Business Model Canvas: Cost Structure
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Cost Structure

The last (but not least) segment on the Business Model Canvas is the cost structures. In this segment, you must ask yourself, how much will it cost to run this model? What are the most essential costs? Which costs cannot be managed? And lastly, what resources and activities can you

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Business Model Canvas: Key Partners
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Key Partners

No man is an island; the same goes for your business. They are other companies, 3rd parties, and people that you will need to achieve your value proposition and your key activities. It’s impossible for you to internally source everything you need for your business. So a crucial question to

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Business Model Canvas: Key Resources
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Key Resources

On the Business Model Canvas, the Key Resources segment refers to the supplies, assets, and materials required to deliver your value proposition to your customer segment. So, for instance, if you own a coffee shop, then coffee beans will obviously be an essential resource. However, you’ll need to look at

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Business Model Canvas: Revenue Streams
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Revenue Streams

The whole point of starting a business is to make money. So a key question to ask before opening up shop is where will the money come from? This might sound simple, but it’s more complex than you think. What you’re trying to figure out in this segment is the

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Business Model Canvas: Key Activities
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Key Activities

Next, on our Business Model Canvas Explained series, we are looking at key activities. This element is the bread and butter of your business because it defines the actions you will take to achieve your value proposition. Key activities are the most important tasks your business must carry out to

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Business Model Canvas: Customer Relationships
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Customer Relationships

Next, on the business model canvas explained, we will discuss the customer relationship segment. Once you’ve figured out your value proposition and defined your customer segment, the next step is to build, nurture, and grow the relationship between your business and your customers. The key question here is how much

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Business Model Canvas: Channels
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Channels

In this article, we will take a brief look at the channels segment of the business canvas model. No business can survive without communication and distribution channels. Channels are the ways that customers can communicate with a business. This includes all the different platforms that a company uses to sell

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Business Model Canvas: Customer Segments
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Customer Segments

No company can be profitable without customers. If your company fails to get people to buy your product or service, you’ll likely close your doors soon. So determining who your customer is, is extremely important. Let’s bring it to real life for a bit. Take a minute to think about

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Business Model Canvas: Value Proposition
Business Model Canvas

The Business Model Canvas Explained: Value Proposition

The Business Model Canvas is an essential strategic management tool. It visualizes the big picture of the current and future business. Most profitable business models have one thing in common, a business canvas model with a clear and concise value proposition. There are nine categories on the business canvas model.

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Toyota's Business Model Canvas Evolution
Business models of large companies

Toyota’s Business Model Canvas: How it Changed the Way We Make Things

Toyota produces cars with the highest resale value, and it’s not an accident. This corporate behemoth has been thoroughly manufacturing reliable and safe vehicles; it’s no wonder that Toyota cars are among the most popular brands in the world. Among many achievements, Toyota became the first company to manufacture more

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