Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop Expansion

This assignment analyzes the feasibility of Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop expanding its business to Helsinki, Finland. It examines various aspects, including market analysis, marketing mix strategies, information systems, and management structure to determine the viability of this expansion plan. The analysis considers factors like consumer preferences in Helsinki and the competitive landscape within the Finnish coffee market.

BUSINESS ESSENTIALS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................1
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................... 1
1. Country (within the European Union) that Marvin and Smith’s coffee shop could
expand into.................................................................................................................. 1
2. Marketing mix in relation to the coffee shop.............................................................4
3. Implications of the need for Marvin and Smith’s to cover a wider geographical area
..................................................................................................................................... 5
4. Financial information linked with profitability and liquidity impact on decisions........7
5. Summary about the overall viability of overseas expansion at this stage................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................. 9
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Business can be defined as the coordinated efforts of few individuals to
manufacture and sell to earn profit, the services and goods which satiate the
requirement of society. There are several components in business organisation that are
essentials to undertake while carrying out business operations that can assist in
achieving business objectives (Cobanoglu and et. al., 2011). Patty Smith and Hank
Marvin are planning to expand their coffee shop in Finland for which the entire research
over the marketing mix, resources, geographical elements, along with ethical
consideration, logistical considerations and structural challenge in regard of expanding
the business organisation in other nation.
MAIN BODY
1. Country (within the European Union) that Marvin and Smith’s coffee shop could
expand into
Hank Marvin and Patty Smith has gone through a deep analysis and proper
evaluation of market along with target market in regard of operating Marvin and Smith's
Coffee Shop. They have determined their USP through dealing with coffee beans from
the very popular and quality provider organisation Gumutindo Coffee supplier in
Uganda. Marvin and Hank has opted Finland in which they are planning to expand their
business. Finland, also known as Republic of Finland is one of the sovereign country
among European nations. The nations has land their edges with Norway, Russia and
Sweden. With more than 5.5 million population, majority of their public is aimed in the
southern demographical region. More than 88.7% populations speaks Finnish and are
Finnish, people also speak Uralic language along with Swedes and Finland (Engemann
and Henderson, 2011). The country is eighth largest nation in the entire Europe and is
most distributed populated nation in the entire EU nation.
Understanding the aspects of coffee consumption in the entire EU nations, Hank
and Patty have determined to opt Finland as the nation to expand their business
organisation. As per the their case study, the organisation has determined most suitable
resources and best methods in regard of achieving their business objectives. This is the
best and most appropriate option that enterprise can expand their business in as
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Finland is one of the most coffee consuming nation in the entire world and European
nations as well.
As per the illustrated graph, this can affirm that Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop
has chooses the most suitable nation in regard of developing their business as the
people of Finland are more inclined to the consumption of coffee in their basic routine
(Laudon and Laudon, 2011). There are various offers and plans were carried out by the
organisation for attracting the services user for the enterprise toward their coffee shop.
Here are justified the major ethical, logistical consideration along with structural
challenges while deploying their business in Finland:
Logistical Consideration: Logistical consideration consist of innovative and
creative mean to render better education, means of distribution, packaging, delivering,
importing and exporting their business activity. Marvin and Smith has determined their
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Illustration 1: Europe's most drinking countries
Source 1: Europe's most drinking countries, 2018

business operation in Helsinki, capital of Finland with more part of population of entire
Finland's population. The place is the main attraction of the entire country which can
assist the Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop in arranging their business activities in the
best way. The issues of logistics are surprisingly increasing in the country due to
Finnish discussion of public. 95% of imports as well as exports of travel through ship
and 70% of freight throughout the Finland. Hence, this is essential for Marvin and Smith
to resolve and undertake these essential consideration in regard of developing
business.
Ethical Consideration: it can be defined as the principles and values
accumulation which address numerous questions in regard of bad and good for the
human activities and affairs. This is required for Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop to
undertake the major ethical consideration in regard of expanding their business
organisation in most suitable and effective manner (Ragas and Culp, 2014). This is
required for organisation to maintain their dignity and manage the quality of services
and products for taking care of individuals or services user consuming their products
and services. There are various Diabetic issues and health problems emerged in
Finland due to the consumption of Coffee. Hence, this is paramount for Marvin and
Smith's Coffee Shop to undertake the major issues and maintain their services and
products according to their culture and human affairs.
Structural Challenges: Structural challenges can refer to the functioning,
operating and designing the business operations, vision, mission and objectives of
enterprise as per the consequences and requirements in regard of achieving them. This
is essential for Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop to manage their growth as per the
market situation of Finland along with major elements of market as well as mission,
vision of enterprise in effective manner.
Understanding the aspects of business elements along with various components,
there are various political imbalance that country has faced after the Brexit negotiation.
As this term has not influence the trade policies of EU nations, it has come up with
some modification which are not contrast in regard of business entities of company. EU
has largest trading bloc in the global market which is therefore has very strong position
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of negotiation. Hence, this is significant for market to achieve their business objectives
along with meeting their business objectives.
2. Marketing mix in relation to the coffee shop
Marketing mix can be defined as the set of tactics, action and practices which an
organisation opt in regard of promoting their products and brand in the market. As
Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop in introducing their business in another marketplace,
this is essential for them to properly analyse, market and promote their services and
basics in the competitive working environment for achieving their business objectives in
more significant manner (Robyt, 2012). Here are mentioned the marketing mix of
enterprise in relation to expansion of business aboard:
Product: The core product of Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop is coffee. Beside
this, enterprise are establishing various varieties of services and products to lead the
market. The main speciality of their coffee is they provide finest beans of coffee from
Gumutindo Coffee, which is a fair supplier of Coffee from Uganda. The other products
include high quality herbal and other team, infusions of herbal, East African based
snacks, cold drinks and pastries along with mango juice etc.
Price: In Finland, there are various domestic and local coffee stop that are
dominating and leading in the competitive marketplace. The company, understanding
the favourable of coffee within the market consider the quality as their major priority
along with cost of the products. As per the Helsinki's market consequences, company
has determined to keep their pricing strategies more fine and effective according which
premium pricing strategies is best and suitable for Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop for
developing and sustaining in the foreign market.
Promotion: Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop is expanding their business in
international market which makes the activity of promotion and marketing more
fundamental for organisation for sustaining and developing among the competitors. The
enterprise can optimise flyers, brochures, hoarding, newspaper advertising, magazines
ads, digital media ads etc. for achieving their target market and create potential service
user in Helsinki.
Place: As it can coherent that Finland is a 6th largest country is the entire
European nations group. This is very crucial elements to undertake the major place
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where the organisation should place their position to be more available and visible for
the organisation. The company has opted the Helsinki and it's main market for opening
their store as this can make the store more visible and available for mass number of
people.
Hence through managing and adopting various techniques, tools and methods of
marketing, maintaining proper mix of marketing, the organisation can attain their
business objectives and achieve set target in ideal manner. Hank Marvin and Patty
Smith is accountable for handling and managing other issues and regards that is
essential to undertake within the marketplace for managing development in more
efficient manner.
3. Implications of the need for Marvin and Smith’s to cover a wider geographical area
Hence, through managing the logistical and ethical consideration along with the
managing marketing mix components, there are various practices that are required to
undertake by Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop in order to achieve and cover wider
business areas in more efficient manner (Urner, 2016). Various factors and elements
affects the organisational structure and activities while expanding a new business in the
international marketplace such as organisation culture, information system,
management structure, supply chain etc. that can not only assist in covering the
marketplace in Helsinki but also aid in understanding the demand of consumer within
the competitive trade. Here are mentioned some of those factor which is discussed as
below: Information System: process of management are interlinked with substantive
evaluation as well as the transfer and preparation of information, hence the
system of information deliver the message more strongly influences each
process of business. Marvin and Swift's Coffee Shop can manage the information
framework in regard of achieving their business objectives and aims that can
help them in covering major market of Helsinki. This assist in meeting their
business aims and goals as it can help in gaining consumer and meeting the
outcomes of enterprise. Here are mentioned its uses:
▪ Cost Reduction: Information system support in decision making
associating in the processing and acquiring.
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▪ Interactivity: Reports and statements built through information system
assistance which is required for making optimal decision. Hence, this is
effective.
▪ Flexibility: Administration deals with various decision making issues
which can be solved through Information System helping in management
of proper communication and administration of procedure.
 Management Structure: Through administrating effective structure of
management of Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop in Helsinki, enterprise can
achieve various targets through managing various aspects. There are several
elements and practices that can go unorganized and need to carry out in more
disciplined manner in order to achieve competitive edge in the global market.
Understanding the various aspects of company, this can be affirm that company
as per the consequences, need to manage proper divisional structure for meeting
their basic operations (Planning for overseas expansion: How to maintain a
smooth transition, 2016). Numerous types of stricture that can be referred for
Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop that can aid them in managed functioning such
as legal structure, flat structure, operational structure etc. through managing this
in their enterprise, organisation can achieve their business objectives along with
covering more wide areas in Helsinki market.
Hence, these two are the approaches and components that can aid the major
perspective of entire targetted market of Marvin and Smith's Coffee Shop helping in
proper management of various practices in more significant manner.
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4. Financial information linked with profitability and liquidity impact on decisions
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Hence, it can state the overall liabilities and capital of company reached by 113,
000Euros (Wilson, 2014). This is essential for enterprise to manage their overall budget
and liabilities in regard of achieving their financial achievements and goals in significant
manner.
5. Summary about the overall viability of overseas expansion at this stage
Considering the various aspects of market, this can be affirm that in regard of
managing expansion and management, there are various techniques which Marvin and
Smith's Coffee Shop has undertaken for deploying their business. In order to meet the
certain outcome of over the scale, company has opted Helsinki, in Finland as the place
has more practices to use within the marketplace. Also, through managing marketing
mix, understanding information system and management structure, enterprise can cover
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more wider market in Helsinki (Zakrajsek, 2013). Hence, this can affirm that opted
strategies and business essential elements are viable in context of case of Marvin and
Smith's Coffee Shop.
CONCLUSION
This can be summon from the above mentioned report that various components
of business essential are needed to be undertaken within an enterprise in order to
achieve targetted outcome. Business essential is fundamental for achieving business
objectives for which there are various factors and strategies essential to opt by any
company.
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