Business Case
what are NS core values;
care for the earth
care for our customers
care for our community
care for our company
care for ourselves
missions:
to propagate the responsible use of solar energy, pioneer conscientious business practices and create holistic wealth for our community
current strategy
salary
employee ownership
Pestel analysis:
Political
Economic
Social
Technology
Environmental
Legal
Namaste solar is facing with three options: explain and describe each
Path A was to “sell the whole kit and caboodle”
Path B was a hybrid. Involving the sale of a portion of the company. With employees retaining partial ownership
Path c was to recommit to Namaste solar’s original vision of being a privately held, 100 percent employee-owned firm, with or without some changes in strategy.
What is Namaste solar market share:
The company has a share of between 20 and 25 percent of the state’s residential and small commercial solar photovoltaic markets
Who are the main competitors:
In Colorado, Namaste solar faced competition from both national and local firms: these included REC solar, Standard Renewable Energy, Real Goods solar, solsource, bella energy, and Akeena solar
What is their core business:
Namaste solar’s business was designing and installing solar electric systems for residential, commercial, non-profit, and government customers.
What is the current product and organizational life cycle:
Solar electric systems
Internal environment analysis:
+ resources:
Tangible resources include financial (cash, securities, borrowing capacity,) physical (equipment, plant, property)
Intangible resources include technology ( patents, copyrights, trade secrets), reputation (brands, relationship),
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