Request for help with label startup

[jamyna]

Hello everyone, I wonder if any of you can help. My friend is setting up a label and he is serious about it. He has already successfully released three white labels, so now he wants to go a step further by establishing a label as a business. His first step is to construct a business plan which he will then present to a scheme called DHP, who will, if he gets it approved, help him start up business. He has asked me to to ask any of YOU who are running independents, if you would be so kind as to show him your original business plan, because he needs to have an example of another (similar) business model in order to complete his own plan.

Cheers folks - any help appreciated.

[MUX]

i could offer the artwork....

[Loz]

A Successful Business Plan

1. Steal Underpants
2.
3. Profit

Simple.

[@m.]

Thank god for Harbucks!

[Ruben A]

If you don´t have a plan it works best!!! :o))

[mr_chombee]

I agree completely, ruben =)

@jamyna:
please keep in mind that you won't earn 1000000000 $$$ with an independant label. we're running our baby since 3 years and it's just enough to pay all the costs. the business sucks. it's all just an ideology thing.

[Atarythm]

please keep in mind that you won't earn 1000000000 $$$ with an independant label. we're running our baby since 3 years and it's just enough to pay all the costs. the business sucks. it's all just an ideology thing.

That's right... The majority of the label owners are not living from it, and not a lot are even making money with it...

[Lady E]

we never had a business plan.
but we did start with cristian who had a regular income already from music so we didnt need any business loans or anything
we've run our labels for some years now P+D so i can thelp him - but if he needs any admin advice to do with running a business or whatever, he could try and get in touch, i do know people who could help if i cant

[jamyna]

Thanks everyone.
My freind Adrian who is going to set up this thing - he don't expect to make a mil overnight or nuttin, he just needs to set up a business proposal in order to get some funding i think.
@emma I'll put him in touch, you're a star :)