Executive Summary 

The College Cafe is a student-to-student Internet marketplace providing college students with
the opportunity to buy, sell and trade college textbooks, participate in auctions, post classified
ads, provide teacher evaluations, and buy products for college.  The College Cafe’s target
market consists of over 15.8 million college students who spend $200 billion annually.  The
College Cafe was founded in July and is presently in its start-up stage.

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1.1 Solution

The College Cafe will enable students to buy, sell, and trade used textbooks directly to other
students, by-passing the university bookstores.  By selling textbooks to other students, the
seller can receive more money than the bookstore will pay and the buyer can pay less than the
bookstore charges.  In addition to textbooks, students will be able to sell class notes, old tests,
computers, dorm accessories, used CDs, tutoring services or anything students wish to sell via
an online student-to-student marketplace.  In addition, the College Cafe will offer other services
such as classifieds, teacher evaluations, weblogs (bloggers), specialized content and retail. 
The College Cafe will establish itself as the leading online student-to-student marketplace
by combining extensive market-specific expertise with Internet technologies to generate
revenue while creating a win-win solution for students.  The College Cafe will achieve market
dominance by utilizing extensive domain experience, a local grass roots marketing strategy, an
exceptional management team, superior software, and the formation of strategic alliances,
memberships and partnerships with companies within the college market.

1.2 Market

The U.S. college student market is a growing yet underserved niche market.  The
U.S. Department of Education expects the U.S. college student market to grow from 15.8 million
students to 17.2 million in the next five years.  According to Harris Interactive college students
are expected to spend over $200 billion this year. 

1.3 Opportunity

College students are eager to find ways to get “quick cash” at the end of every semester.  One
method college students use is to sell their old textbooks at the end of every semester,
however the re-sell market is controlled by the local university bookstore.  Because university
bookstores monopolize the market, students receive only a fraction of the value paid for the
book, typically 75% or less of the purchase prices.  The bookstores then re-sell the books back
to other students, receiving over 125% profit.  The current situation creates a lose-lose situation
for students and a win-win situation for bookstores.  Students are looking for convenient,
money saving ways to purchase textbooks and to receive more value when re-selling textbooks
at the end of each semester.

1.4 Financial & Capital Requirements

According to the opportunities and requirements for The College Cafe described in this
business plan, we have determined the following financial projections:

 Generate exceptional revenues by the end of year one.

 Report profits during the 9th month of operation.
 Exceed a 1.5x increase in sales and profits by the end of year three.

The College Cafe will require an initial seed investment as well as later rounds of investment. 
The initial seed capital will be used for marketing and customer acquisition, software and
website development.

1.5 Objectives

The College Cafe will strive to achieve the following objectives:

 Become the leading Internet student-to-student marketplace

 Attract 500,000 registered users in the first year
  Achieve 50,000 visits per month
 Establish sustainable profitability within the first year

Company Summary 

The College Cafe was founded in July and is presently in its start-up stage.  The College Cafe
website has been in operation with limited functionality since August of last year.  The College
Cafe is currently being test marketed at Georgia State University.

2.1 Company Locations and Facilities

800 Peachtree Street – Unit 8429

Atlanta, GA 30308
United States

www.thecollegeCafe .com
www.thecollegeCafe .net 

The College Cafe’s data center is hosted and maintained by Atl-Connect Internet Services.  Atl-
Connect is located in Atlanta, Georgia.

2.2 Mission

The College Cafe’s mission is to provide college students a valuable and unique source for
products, services and information.  In order to achieve our mission, The College Cafe commits
to the following philosophies:

 It’s all about the product.

 Our customers are our employers.
 Don’t be greedy.
 Keep our employees happy.

2.3 Ownership

The College Cafe is a Limited Liability Company and is solely owned by its founder, Gerald
Owens.

2.4 Keys to Success

Our key to success will lie in our ability to execute our business model.  In order to achieve
success, we need to focus on the following areas to establish The College Cafe as a successful
and profitable enterprise.  They are:
  Recruit an exceptional management and marketing team with extensive domain
experience in the college market.
 Create and maintain a “Grass Roots” marketing campaign.
 Offer innovative and unique products and services.
 Form strategic alliances and partnerships with companies suppling products to the
college market.

2.5 Management Summary

The strength of The College Cafe’s management team stems from the combined expertise in
both management and technical areas.  The College Cafe recognizes that additional staff is
required to properly support marketing, sales, research, and support functions.  Currently, The
College Cafe is supported by three people with experience in e-commerce strategy, website
architecture and design and graphic design.  Additional employees may be required in the
areas of senior level management, Web development, marketing, sales, human
resources/recruiting, administration, customer support and other critical operational positions.

The College Cafe will utilize current college students to fill positions in the areas of regional
campus marketing, local advertisement sales, administration, customer support other non-
critical operational positions.  These positions will be full-time, part-time and intern positions
depending on the local market.  Using current college students will enable The College Cafe to
receive inexpensive local employment and valuable market feedback from The College Cafe’s
target market while also providing real world work experience to college students.

The College Cafe will utilize consultants and contractors during website enhancements and
development efforts.

Board of Directors

At this time The College Cafe is seeking individuals for a Board of Directors.  These individuals
will include highly qualified business and industry professionals/experts along with members of
the investment team.  These individuals will assist our management team in making
appropriate decisions, forming strategic alliances and taking the most effective action to be the
industry leader.

2.6 Management Team

Our management team consists of three dedicated employees and two technical advisors. 
Their backgrounds consist of more than 30 years of experience in e-commerce, marketing and
the Internet technology.  In addition to their professional experience, the management team
has over 30 years of college domain experience. 

Gerald Owens, Founder, Chief Technical Officer/Web Development

Mr. Owens has over 12 years of work experience including engineering, programming and
sales.  He was successful in founding the start-up company, DCSi-Online, an online intermediary
serving the building automation industry.  Mr. Owens has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Electrical Engineering form North Carolina State University and a MBA with a concentration in E-
commerce and Computer Information Systems from Georgia State University.  He is an active
member of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) and the Southeastern Regional
Internet Society (SERIS).

Kelly Mitchell – Online User Experience and Marketing

Ms. Mitchell has 7 years’ experience in the interactive space, specializing in online branding,
marketing, and user experience design.  Her most recent position involves leading a user
experience team for a Fortune-50 company.  Ms. Mitchell has a Bachelor of Science degree
from the University of Georgia and has received art direction training from the Woodruff School
of Art in Atlanta.  She is an active member of the Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association.

Andréa Powers – Marketing and Communications

Ms. Powers has 10 years marketing and communications experience.  She has worked for two
major corporations headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and has experience  in sales, employee
communications, public relations, interactive communications and technology marketing.  Ms.
Powers has a wealth of knowledge regarding interactive web management, project
management, account/vendor management, customer needs analysis, concept strategy, and
building quality strategic interpersonal relationships.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in
Communications from Florida State University.

Chris Durant – Advisor

Mr. Durant has 10 years technology and business experience in system integration.  He has
worked for both large corporations, such as Georgia Pacific Corporation, and small start-up
firms.  Mr. Durant has a Bachelor Business Administration in Management Science and
Computer Information Systems from the University of Georgia as well as an MBA and
graduated top of the MS/CIS program from Georgia State University with a concentration in
electronic Commerce.  He also holds extensive network design experience and is an industry
certified Network Engineer.

Brian Dupree – Advisor

Mr. Dupree has 20 years experience in the technology industry.  He has extensive experience
managing and developing mission critical software systems for business applications.  Recently,
he has worked as a senior consultant for an e-business consulting company where he has
participated in advanced web application projects.  Mr. Dupree holds a Masters Degree in
Mathematics and Computer Science and a MBA with a concentration in e-commerce from
Georgia State University.

2.7 Start-up Summary

Our start-up costs assumptions are shown in the following table and chart, and include Web
hosting, software, development and marketing expenses.  The start-up costs were financed by
direct owner investment.
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Start-up

Requirements

Start-up Expenses

Domain Name Registration $15

SSL Encrynption $100

GeoTrust True Site Certificate $100

Auction & Classified Software (Xcent) $800

Legal Fees $150

Utilitizes $100

Merchant Account Fees $200

Computers (2 @ $2000) $4,000

Programming & Site Development $50,000

Site Hosting (1st 3 months) $120

Miscellance Expenses $1,000

Beta Launch Promotions $1,000

Search Engine Registration $100

Total Start-up Expenses $57,685

Start-up Assets

Cash Required $2,315

Other Current Assets $5,000

Long-term Assets $150,000

Total Assets $157,315

Total Requirements $215,000

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Product Summary

The College Cafe will offer college students a unique blend of products, services, and content
that is not offered by any single company on the Internet.  The College Cafe will aggregate
participants, products, services and content to create a student-to-student marketplace and
retail website targeting 15.8 million college students.  The following describe The College Cafe’s
revenue models:

3.1 Textbook Exchange

The College Cafe will offer functionality to allow students to buy, sell and trade their used
textbooks with other students.  Specifically, the Textbook Exchange functionality allows
students to post their textbooks online for sale or trade, upload images, and indicate the
condition of the book.  Students looking for used textbooks will be able to search for used
textbooks for sale or trade in their local area or nationwide.  A fee will be charge for posting
textbooks.  The fee may vary based on the asking price of the textbook.  Sample textbook
categories include:

 Accounting
 Business
 Computer Science
 Engineering
 Marketing
 History
 Law
 Physics
 Political Science
3.2 Auctions

The College Cafe will offer a powerful auction package.  The Auction functionality will have
many features such as Standard, Reverse, Multi Item, Dutch and Blind auctions; Flash Buy and
Proxy Bidding.  A fee will be charged for posting items to be auctioned.  The posting fee
structure will be similar to eBay’s.  Sample auctions categories include:

 Textbooks
 Class Notes
 Old Tests
 Used CDs & DVDs
 Computer Equipment
 Tickets
 Electronics
 Games
 Dorm Furnishing

3.3 Classifieds

The College Cafe will offer fee based, student targeted, classifieds ads.  Here many features
such as image upload, Web links and nested categories will be offered.  A fee will be charged for
posting a classified.  The amount charged will be based on the length of time the classified will
be posted.  Sample classified categories include:

 Textbooks
 Class Notes
 Tutors
 Room Wanted
 For Rent
 For Sale
 Tickets
 Rides
 Help Wanted
 For Hire

3.4 Retail

The College Cafe will sell products targeted to college students.  Margins will range from 10% to
50% depending on the product.  Sample product categories include:

 Textbooks
 CDs & DVDs
 Computer Equipment
 Electronics
 Games
  Appliances
 Dorm Furnishings
 University Merchandise
 Clothes
 General Merchandise

3.5 Teacher Evaluations

The College Cafe will enable students to post and review teacher evaluations.  The teacher
evaluation functionality will be a value added service encouraging students to visit the site each
semester.  Revenue for teacher evaluations will be generated from the sale of banner ad
space located within the teacher evaluation pages.  Banner ad sales will be targeted toward
local businesses on or around campus.  The fee for banner ad space will be determined by the
length of posting, number of users for teacher evaluations and demand.

3.6 Bloggers

The College Cafe will offer Weblogs (Bloggers) services with topics tailored toward students. 
Weblog functionality will be a value added service to encourage students to return to the site. 
Revenue for the Weblog will be generated from the sale of banner ad space located within the
Weblog pages.  Depending on the Weblog topic, banner ad sales will be targeted toward either
local businesses in or around campus or national companies.  The fees for banner ad space will
be determined by the length of posting, number of users for the Weblog and demand.  Weblog
topics will include: 

 College Sports
 Politics
 Entertainment
 Technology
 News

3.7 Future Products

Overall, we conclude that our current products, services and banner ad strategy will ensure a
strong market presence and continued revenue growth.  However as part of our growth model,
we will regularly examine new services, products, categories and content to support demand.

Brick & Mortar Locations – The College Cafe will evaluate opening retail outlets in proximity to
college campuses to support and complement the online presences.  Franchise rights may also
be available.

Employment Opportunities – The College Cafe will offer a local and national job posting
service so that students may search for new opportunities within the local community and
nationwide.  A fee will be charged for posting jobs.
Apartment Finder – The College Cafe will offer a local and national apartment finder service so
that students may search for apartments within the local community and nationwide.  A fee will
be charged for postings.

Club & Organization Finder – The College Cafe will offer a local and national club and
organization finder service so that students may search for clubs and organization within the
local community and nationwide.  A fee will be charged for posting.

Targeted Content – The College Cafe will offer content.  Sample topics will include:

 News
 Wine & Dine
 Weather
 What’s Happening
 Best Of

Market Analysis Summary 

The U.S. college student market is a growing yet under-served niche market.  The
U.S. Department of Education expects the U.S. college student market to grow from 15.8 million
students in 2003 to 17.2 million in 2008.  According to a Harris Interactive study conducted in
the spring of 2002, college students spend an estimated $200 billion dollars per year.  As of
2003, it is estimated that college students were spending $1.4 billion online.

John Geraci, Vice President of Youth Research at Harris Interactive concludes: “The college
consumer is easily overlooked since most information sources that marketers rely on for
tracking consumer behavior tend to under-represent college students.  However, it is a
consumer group that marketers should recognize as offering substantial opportunity. 
Connecting with consumers during the college years can pay great dividends, both now and
well into the future.”

4.1 Market Growth

According to the findings from the 360 Youth/Harris Interactive College Explorer Study
estimated the U.S. college market will spend nearly $200 billion dollars a year.

University Bookstores
The National Association of College Stores estimated U.S./Canadian university bookstore sales
to be $11.12 billion for the 2001-2002 academic year and online textbooks sales to be an
estimated $1.8 billion.  University bookstores sell a variety of items, ranging from textbooks to
toothpaste.  The following table display the estimate of average product sales in the entire
university bookstore market, from largest to smallest segments[1].

Course materials 70.67% $7.858 billion

General/trade books 3.40% $.378 billion
Student supplies 5.49% $.611 billion
Computer products 7.63% $.849 billion
Insignia merchandise 7.85% $.872 billion
Other merchandise 4.96% $.552 billion
Total 100% $11.12 billion
Textbooks
The total textbook/course materials market is estimated to be $7.8 billion based on sales data
for the 2001-2002 academic year.  The textbook market is made up of three segments – new
texts, used texts, and custom-published materials(or course packs).  The percent of total store
sales and estimated market size of each segment is provided below. 

New texts
54.71% $6.1 billion

Used texts 14.86% $1.6 billion

Course packs 1.10% $0.1 billion
Total Course Materials 70.67% $7.8 billion
Online Retail
Jupiter forecasts that online retail spending in the will grow by 28 percent in 2003 to $52 billion. 
The research company estimates that by 2007, online retail spending will reach $105 billion and
account for five percent of all retail spending.  Jupiter estimates that the online retail will grow
at an average annual growth rate of 21 percent between 2002 and 2007. 

[1] National Association of College Stores (2000-2001) 

4.2 Market Trends

The follow statistics indicate that college students are receptive to the Internet channel for the
products, services and content offered by the College Cafe.  The following U.S. college student
statistics were based on a report by the Student Monitor and the Harris Interactive Explorer
Study. 

 99% of college students use the Internet

 93% of college students use the Internet every month
 72% of college students access the Internet at least daily
 92% of college students own a computer
 13% of college students plan on buying a computer in the next year
  15% of college students indicated they are the first to buy a new tech gadget or device
 Students average 9 hours per week online
 Students average 9 hours per week watching TV
 Students average 10 hours per week listening to the radio

According to the Harris Interactive Study, college students spend an average of $287 per month
on discretionary items (which is defined as spending on anything other than tuition,
room/board, rent/mortgage, books/school fees).

Participation/Spending by College Students on Entertainment and Leisure Activities

Projected Yearly % Students

Spending Category Spending (in Participating in Past
millions)* Year
Purchase Videos/DVDs
(not including $2,754 70%
equipment)
Purchase Music CDs,
$2,746 76%
Tapes, etc.
Purchase Video Games
(not including $2,284 37%
equipment)
Vacation Travel $4,607 61%
Purchase reading
material (not for use in $1,009 83%
school)
Going to Movies $887 91%
Attending Music
$791 49%
Concerts
Going to an Amusement
$456 41%
Park
Projections based on Spring 2002 360 Youth/Harris Interactive College Explorer Study; this
represents a partial list of categories for entertainment and leisure activities.

The National Association of College Stores estimates U.S. college store sales to be $11.12 billion
for the 2001-2002 academic year.  College stores sell a variety of items, ranging from textbooks
to toothpaste.

4.3 Market Segmentation

The following table illustrates the future growth of rate of college students by age group and
sex.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports,
Series P-25, Nos. 1092, 1095, and “National Population Estimates,” December 2001, and “Annual
Projections of the Total Resident Population: 1999 to 2100,” January 2000

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Potential Growt CAG

Customer h R
s

18-24 1% 28,400,00 28,684,00 28,970,84 29,260,54 29,553,15 1.00%

years of
age
 0 0 0 8 3

25-29 2% 17,900,00 18,258,00 18,623,16 18,995,62 19,375,53 2.00%

years of 0 0 0 3 5
age

Male 2% 6,900,000 7,038,000 7,178,760 7,322,335 7,468,782 2.00%

Female 2% 9,000,000 9,180,000 9,363,600 9,550,872 9,741,889 2.00%

Total 1.55% 62,200,00 63,160,00 64,136,36 65,129,37 66,139,35 1.55%

0 0 0 8 9

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4.4 Target Market Segment Strategy

The potential market for The College Cafe consists of 15.8 million college students enrolled in
over 4,180 institutions.  For the Phase 1 launch of The College Cafe, we plan to focus our
marketing effort on a subset market located in the Southeastern U.S.  We plan to expand to
new markets with a phased approach focusing on a new region of the country each semester. 
The Phase 1 target market segment will consist of the following universities:

University/College
Enrollment

Auburn University 21,505

Clemson University 16,396
East Carolina University 18,271
Emory University 11,300
Florida State University 30,401
Georgia State University 23,000
Georgia Tech 13,800
Miami-Dade Community College 46,834
Mississippi State University 15,628
North Carolina State 28,281
Tulane University 10,921
University of Alabama 18,342
University of Florida 45,114
University of Georgia 31,280
University of Kentucky 23,540
University of Miami 13,651
University of North Carolina 24,368
University of South Carolina 25,447
University of Tennessee 25,401
Total 419,940
Phase 2 will focus on additional colleges and universities located in the southeast with the
addition of colleges and universities in the Northeast.

4.5 Competitive Anaylsis

Competitors of The College Cafe includes traditional university bookstores, online textbook
retailers, textbook exchange sites, textbook price comparison sites, online auction sites and
online content specific sites targeting the college student market.

4.5.1 University Bookstores

The major objective and strategy of university bookstores is to maintain competitive pricing and
customer service.  The strengths of the traditional university bookstores are current customer
relationships and location to the University.  The major weaknesses of university bookstores
are the limited product selection and lack of value added services that can be offered online.

The National Association of College Stores estimates U.S./Canadian university bookstore sales
to be $11.12 billion for the 2001-2002 academic year. 
There are approximately 4,840 college bookstores serving 4,182 institutions in the United States
and 170 college stores in Canada.  Larger universities will often have several stores to serve
students, smaller schools in a local area may be served by a single store, and several schools in
an urban community may share multiple retail outlets.  While many college stores share a
common mission, they vary widely in size, location, ownership, and customer base.

The majority of stores are owned or operated by the university they serve.  On-campus stores
are mostly institutional, but they may also be contract managed, cooperatives, or student
associations.  Off-campus stores are typically privately owned.

Sales volume in college stores is determined by many factors, but the major influence on sales
seems most closely tied to the size of the institution served.  According to the NACS College
Store Industry Financial Report 2003, average sales per college store were $6,320,556 while the
median was $3,303,062.  The majority of college stores have less than $1 million in sales each
year.

According to the NACS College Store Industry Financial Report 2003, college stores returned a
median net income of 7.3% of net sales to their institutions.

NACS Membership by Sales Volume

Sales Volume in $$ Member Stores

Under $1 million 57.0%

$1 to $3 million 27.5 %

$3 to $7 million  9.8%

Over $7 million  5.8%

4.5.2 Online Bookstores & Retail Websites

The major objective and strategy of online competitors is to maintain brand awareness, offer
value added services, product selection/availability, order fulfillment and customer service.  The
strengths of existing online bookstores and retail sites are current customer relationships and
brand awareness.  The major weaknesses of online competitors is barriers to entry, concern
about security & fraud, shipping charges, on-time fulfillment and returns processing.
Based on the 2003 College Store Industry Financial Report, total online sales at university
bookstores for 2001-2002 are estimated to be $150 million or 1.41% of total college store sales. 
With a “click and mortar” strategy, the university bookstore can offer the convenience of web
ordering, paired with:

 Ease of returns
 The ability to pick up items for immediate use
 One-stop shopping
 Accurate information on what textbooks students need for their courses
 The trust and security of buying from a well-known source with an on-campus location

The following table lists some of the major independent online retailers not associated with a
university bookstore:

Company Business Model

Amazon.com Online retailer

Barnes & Noble.com Online retailer

Bigwords.com Allows student to buy and sell textbooks

Collegebooksdirect.co
Buys and sells new and used textbooks
m

Collegeclub.com Integrated media and ecommerce

Online retail

Ebay.com Online Auction

Discount college textbooks
Ecampus.com Merchandise
Limited content
Online textbook retailer
Efollett.com Network of university bookstore for brick and
mortar presences
Half.com Online Auction
JourneyEd.com Online student discounts on software
 Online retail – various college market
Lazystudents.com merchandise
Online research papers assistance
Online retail – various college market
Studentmarket.com
merchandise
TextbooksDirect.com Textbook price comparison engine
Buys and sells used textbooks
Textbooksource.net Offline buy-back
Online sales
TextbooksX.com Buys and sells new and used textbooks
Varsitybooks.com Buys and sells new and used textbooks

Marketing Strategy

The College Cafe’s customers will be the 15.8 million college students in the United States. 
This segment is a niche market that has no single business entity accounting for any significant
percentage of total aggregated college student purchases.

The main business model for The College Cafe relies on college students providing textbooks,
auctions, classifieds and teacher evaluations available on the website.  Therefore, our focus will
be on the marketing strategy to increase student traffic and usage.  In turn, visitor volume and
transactions will maintain the inventory of products and services offered.

The College Cafe recognizes the key to success as an extensive promotion strategy to attract
users.  Once additional funding is secured the advertising and promotion plan will be
implemented.

5.1 Strategic Alliances

The College Cafe is looking to form relationships with major companies in the college student
market.  Companies that we will approach included university merchandise manufacturers or
resellers, specialized content suppliers, new and used textbook wholesalers and local
businesses.

5.2 Promotion Strategy

The College Cafe’s overall advertising and promotional objectives are to:

 Acquire customers and generate sales.

 Position The College Cafe as the market leader.
 Increase company awareness and brand name recognition among college students.
  Collect market research to create immediate and long-term marketing plans.

5.3 Marketing Programs

The College Cafe will attract customers by using a mixture of traditional and online advertising
strategies to create a grassroots marketing campaign. 

Since the majority of The College Cafe’s customer acquisition will result from direct promotion
local to universities, The College Cafe will recruit current college students to fill positions in the
areas of campus marketing, local advertisement sales and implementation of a “grassroots”
marketing campaign. 

The following is a list of advertising and promotional channels The College Cafe will utilize:

1. Posting Flyer in and around campuses

2. Direct Mailings
3. University and local newspaper advertising and inserts
4. Promotional item distribution
5. Advertisements at on-campus kiosk
6. “Welcome Back to School” registration booths 
7. “Welcome Back to School” care-package inserts
8. Sponsorship of recreational/intermural team sports
9. Sponsorships of campus or community events
10. University and local newspaper advertising
11. Indoor/outdoor billboard advertisements at college sporting events
12. Banner ads on select related sites with a significant level of traffic
13. Links on related web sites
14. Traditional media including direct mailings, magazines, radio and TV
15. Registration with all the major search engines

Sourcing

The main business model for The College Cafe relies on college students providing the
textbooks, auctions, classifieds and teacher evaluations that are posted on the website. 
Therefore, our focus relies heavily on the marketing strategy that will increase traffic and usage
and, in turn, maintain our inventory of products and services. 

For the retail business component we will establish relationships with manufacturers or
distributors that offer drop-shipments direct to the customer.  This will allow The College Cafe
to keep expenses associated with inventory and distribution to a minimum.

We will be contracting students as subject matter experts to provide the content in the
weblogs.  The use of students as weblog content experts will help keep costs to a minium yet
still providing interesting and relevant content.
For content and other value added service we will establish relationships with 3rd party
vendors.  This will enable The College Cafe to offer a wide variety of products and services
online yet allow The College Cafe to focus on the key business elements; textbooks, auctions,
classifieds and teacher evaluations.

Services and Technology

The website is designed with the needs of the college student as the focus.  The College Cafe is
built using Microsoft technologies which will provide the flexibility to easily expand products
and service offerings in the future.  The College Cafe will initially host the website with an
external web-hosting vendor thus reducing initial start-up cost.  At a later date, The College Cafe
may elect to bring hosting in-house for better support and maintenance. 

The Textbook Exchange, Auction, Classified, and User Administration software was purchased
from Xcent Software, Inc and modified to support The College Cafe’s business needs.  The rights
to the source code of the Xcent’s software were included in the purchase price of the software. 
This will enable our programmers to customize the software to support The College Cafe’s
growing business needs.

The College Cafe website and databases are hosted by Atl-Connect Internet Services which
guarantees 99.99% uptime.  In addition to Web hosting, Atl-Connects provides site monitoring
and statistical performance metrics that include uptime, page views, unique users, banner
impressions, search keywords stats and link stats from other sites.

Milestones

The accompanying table lists important milestones with dates and managers in charge.  The
milestone schedule also indicates our initial beta launch of the website at Georgia State
University.
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Milestones

Milestone Start Date End Date Budget Manager Department

Business Concept & 6/1/2003 7/15/2003 $0 GLO, Management

Planning KM, AP

Beta Site 7/1/2003 10/1/2003 $0 GLO, KM Web

Development

Beta Site Launch 10/1/2003 10/2/2003 $0 GLO Web

Beta Site 10/1/2003 2/15/2004 $0 GLO, Marketing

Promotional KM, AP
Campaign

Beta Site Analysis 10/15/2003 2/28/2004 $0 GLO, Web &

KM, AP Marketing

Secure Funding for 7/1/2004 7/30/2004 $0 GLO Management

Phase 1 Launch

Phase 1 – Site 2/1/2004 8/15/2004 $0 GLO, KM Web

Development

Phase 1 – Launch 8/15/2004 8/17/2004 $0 GLO Web

Phase 1 – 8/15/2004 10/1/2004 $0 GLO, Marketing

Promotional KM, AP
Campaign

Secure Funding for 10/1/2004 10/30/2004 $0 GLO Management

Phase 2

Totals $0

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Financial Plan 
The following are the summarized points from The College Cafe’s financial plan.  All charts and
tables supporting these results are included in the appendix at the end of the business plan:

 The College Cafe will generate assertive revenues by the end of year one.
 The College Cafe will start reporting sustained profits during the 9th month of the 1st
year.
 Sales and profits by year three will top 1.5x that of year one.
 The College Cafe will require an initial investment in capital to finance the marketing
campaign and launch strategy.
 The College Cafe will require additional investment to fund additional Web
development, sales and marketing efforts and general operating expenses.

The College Cafe will provide a complete student-to-student marketplace.  Investment contacts
have already been approached and their expressions of satisfaction and encouragement are
numerous.  We intend to continue our advances with more unique and effective business
solutions for the the college market.  Based on the attached financial projections, we believe
that this venture represents a sound business investment. 

9.1 Important Assumptions

The financial projections are based on the following assumptions and facts for the industry as
outlined in our market analysis:

 As of 2003, college students spend and estimated $200 billion annually.

 There are over 15.8 million college students.
 The founders have contributed significant capital.
 The fee for posting textbooks will equal $3 per textbook.
 The fee for posting classifieds will equal $5 per classified.
 The sales margin for products sold will average 15% and vary based on product.

General Assumptions

Plan Month 1 2 3

Current Interest Rate 9.00% 9.00% 9.00%

Long-term Interest Rate 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%

Tax Rate 27.00% 27.00% 27.00%

Other 0 0 0

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9.2 Start-up Funding

In order to implement The College Cafe Phase 1 marketing campaign and launch strategy, we
are seeking an initial seed investment of $150,000.  An additional investment of $1 million will
be required for operational expenses, continuing marketing campaigns, additional website
enhancements, maintenance and support as necessary to establish and maintain The College
Cafe as the leading online student-to-student market place.

As detailed in the Cash Balance chart for one year, The College Cafe will be able to begin and
sustain its operations with the above mentioned investments.  We are confident the
opportunities in the market place are so compelling that with year one cash flows, The College
Cafe will grow and take advantage of the growth in the college market.

Start-up Funding

Start-up Expenses to Fund $57,685

Start-up Assets to Fund $157,315

Total Funding Required $215,000

Assets

Non-cash Assets from Start-up $155,000

Cash Requirements from Start-up $2,315

Additional Cash Raised $0

Cash Balance on Starting Date $2,315

Total Assets $157,315

Liabilities and Capital

Liabilities

Current Borrowing $5,000

Long-term Liabilities $0

Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) $0

Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) $0

Total Liabilities $5,000

Capital

Planned Investment

Gerald Owens $50,000

Andrea Powers $5,000

Kelley Mitchell $2,500

Allison Elliott $2,500

Additional Investment Requested $150,000

Additional Investment Requirement $0

Total Planned Investment $210,000

Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) ($57,685)

Total Capital $152,315

Total Capital and Liabilities $157,315

Total Funding $215,000

9.3 Use of Funds

Initial funding proceeds will be used primarily for marketing, additional website development
and maintenance.  All the equipment needed will be leased or purchased, and included in the
operational expenses.  The rest of the funds will be used as working capital to maintain the
operations until revenues generated by The College Cafe will be at the point where we can
sustain operational expenses.

9.4 Exit Strategy

The financial projections indicate that The College Cafe will have generated enough cash in the
next five years to permit the exit of the outside investors if so desired.  It is the founders’ choice
to continue with the company’s profitable operations until The College Cafe is presented with a
viable offer for acquisition or the opportunity of an IPO is contemplated.

9.5 Key Financial Indicators

The following chart shows changes in key financial indicators: sales, gross margin, and
operating expenses.

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9.6 Break-even Analysis

A break-even analysis table has been completed on the basis of average costs/prices. 
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Break-even Analysis

Monthly Revenue Break-even $133,362

Assumptions:

Average Percent Variable Cost 56%

Estimated Monthly Fixed Cost $58,648

9.7 Sales Forcast

The table and charts below show our forecasts for sales and costs of sales.  Annual figures for
three years are shown.  Monthly estimates for the first year are included in the appendix.

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Sales Forecast

Sales

Textbook Exchange $741,000 $963,300 $1,252,290

Classifieds $596,000 $774,800 $1,007,240

Auctions $291,000 $378,300 $491,790

Retail $206,000 $267,800 $348,140

Advertisement $278,500 $362,050 $470,665

Total Sales $2,112,500 $2,746,250 $3,570,125

Direct Cost of Sales Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Textbook Exchange $391,000 $430,100 $473,110

Classifieds $258,000 $283,800 $312,180

Auction $170,500 $187,550 $206,305

Retail $193,500 $212,850 $234,135

Advertisement $170,500 $187,550 $206,305

Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales $1,183,500 $1,301,850 $1,432,035

9.8 Personnel Plan

The table below shows our forecasts for personnel.  Annual figures for three years are shown. 
Monthly estimates for the first year are included in the appendix.

Personnel Plan

Gerald Owens $66,000 $70,000 $75,000

Kelley Mitchell $60,000 $65,000 $70,000

Andrea Powers $57,000 $60,000 $65,000

College Reps (1 at each College for phase 1) $228,000 $250,000 $300,000

Students Interns $0 $0 $0

Total People 22 0 0

Total Payroll $411,000 $445,000 $510,000

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9.9 Projected Profit and Loss

The table and charts below present our forecasted for profit and loss.  Annual figures for three
years are shown.  Monthly estimates for the first year are included in the appendix.
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Pro Forma Profit and Loss

Sales $2,112,500 $2,746,250 $3,570,125

Direct Cost of Sales $1,183,500 $1,301,850 $1,432,035

Other Costs of Goods $0 $0 $0

Total Cost of Sales $1,183,500 $1,301,850 $1,432,035

Gross Margin $929,000 $1,444,400 $2,138,090

Gross Margin % 43.98% 52.60% 59.89%

Expenses

Payroll $411,000 $445,000 $510,000

Sales and Marketing and Other Expenses $0 $0 $0

Depreciation $0 $0 $0

Web Hosting $720 $1,000 $1,250

Utilities $1,200 $1,500 $2,000

Website Enhancement Projects $225,000 $200,000 $200,000

Insurance $1,200 $15,000 $17,500

Payroll Taxes $59,850 $64,650 $74,250

Other General and Administrative Expenses $4,800 $7,500 $10,000

Total Operating Expenses $703,770 $734,650 $815,000

Profit Before Interest and Taxes $225,230 $709,750 $1,323,090

EBITDA $225,230 $709,750 $1,323,090

Interest Expense $275 $63 $0

Taxes Incurred $60,738 $191,615 $357,234

Net Profit $164,218 $518,072 $965,856

Net Profit/Sales 7.77% 18.86% 27.05%

9.10 Projected Cash Flow

The table and chart below show our cash flow predictions.  Annual figures for three years are
shown.  Monthly estimates for the first year are included in the appendix.
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Pro Forma Cash Flow

Cash Received

Cash from Operations

Cash Sales $2,112,500 $2,746,250 $3,570,125

Subtotal Cash from Operations $2,112,500 $2,746,250 $3,570,125

Additional Cash Received

Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Received $0 $0 $0

New Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0

New Other Liabilities (interest-free) $0 $0 $0

New Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0

Sales of Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0

Sales of Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0

New Investment Received $150,000 $0 $0

Subtotal Cash Received $2,262,500 $2,746,250 $3,570,125

Expenditures Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Expenditures from Operations

Cash Spending $411,000 $445,000 $510,000

Bill Payments $1,290,342 $1,883,557 $2,068,700

Subtotal Spent on Operations $1,701,342 $2,328,557 $2,578,700

Additional Cash Spent

Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Paid Out $0 $0 $0

Principal Repayment of Current Borrowing $3,600 $1,400 $0

Other Liabilities Principal Repayment $0 $0 $0

Long-term Liabilities Principal Repayment $0 $0 $0

Purchase Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0

Purchase Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0

Dividends $0 $0 $0

Subtotal Cash Spent $1,704,942 $2,329,957 $2,578,700

Net Cash Flow $557,558 $416,293 $991,425

Cash Balance $559,873 $976,167 $1,967,591

9.11 Projected Balance Sheet

The table below details our projected balance sheet.  Annual figures for three years are shown. 
Monthly estimates for the first year are included in the appendix.

Pro Forma Balance Sheet

Assets

Current Assets

Cash $559,873 $976,167 $1,967,591

Other Current Assets $5,000 $5,000 $5,000

Total Current Assets $564,873 $981,167 $1,972,591

Long-term Assets

Long-term Assets $150,000 $150,000 $150,000

Accumulated Depreciation $0 $0 $0

Total Long-term Assets $150,000 $150,000 $150,000

Total Assets $714,873 $1,131,167 $2,122,591

Liabilities and Capital Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Current Liabilities

Accounts Payable $246,941 $146,563 $172,132

Current Borrowing $1,400 $0 $0

Other Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0

Subtotal Current Liabilities $248,341 $146,563 $172,132

Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0

Total Liabilities $248,341 $146,563 $172,132

Paid-in Capital $360,000 $360,000 $360,000

Retained Earnings ($57,685) $106,533 $624,604

Earnings $164,218 $518,072 $965,856

Total Capital $466,533 $984,604 $1,950,460

Total Liabilities and Capital $714,873 $1,131,167 $2,122,591

Net Worth $466,533 $984,604 $1,950,460

9.12 Business Ratios

Business ratios for the years of this plan are shown below. Industry profile ratios based on the
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 5942.9904, College book stores, are shown for
comparison.

Ratio Analysis

Sales Growth 0.00% 30.00% 30.00% 4.01%

Percent of Total Assets

Other Current Assets 0.70% 0.44% 0.24% 26.25%

Total Current Assets 79.02% 86.74% 92.93% 81.30%

Long-term Assets 20.98% 13.26% 7.07% 18.70%

Total Assets 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Current Liabilities 34.74% 12.96% 8.11% 39.21%

Long-term Liabilities 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 14.66%

Total Liabilities 34.74% 12.96% 8.11% 53.87%

Net Worth 65.26% 87.04% 91.89% 46.13%

Percent of Sales

Sales 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

Gross Margin 43.98% 52.60% 59.89% 32.36%

Selling, General & Administrative 39.49% 33.69% 33.21% 20.70%

Expenses

Advertising Expenses 13.37% 8.19% 7.00% 1.71%

Profit Before Interest and Taxes 10.66% 25.84% 37.06% 1.42%

Main Ratios

Current 2.27 6.69 11.46 1.85

Quick 2.27 6.69 11.46 0.71

Total Debt to Total Assets 34.74% 12.96% 8.11% 3.32%

Pre-tax Return on Net Worth 48.22% 72.08% 67.83% 58.10%

Pre-tax Return on Assets 31.47% 62.74% 62.33% 7.93%

Additional Ratios Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

Net Profit Margin 7.77% 18.86% 27.05% n.a

Return on Equity 35.20% 52.62% 49.52% n.a

Activity Ratios

Accounts Payable Turnover 6.23 12.17 12.17 n.a

Payment Days 27 40 28 n.a

Total Asset Turnover 2.96 2.43 1.68 n.a

Debt Ratios

Debt to Net Worth 0.53 0.15 0.09 n.a

Current Liab. to Liab. 1.00 1.00 1.00 n.a

Liquidity Ratios

Net Working Capital $316,533 $834,604 $1,800,46 n.a

0

Interest Coverage 820.51 11,265.87 0.00 n.a

Additional Ratios
Assets to Sales 0.34 0.41 0.59 n.a

Current Debt/Total Assets 35% 13% 8% n.a

Acid Test 2.27 6.69 11.46 n.a

Sales/Net Worth 4.53 2.79 1.83 n.a

Dividend Payout 0.00 0.00 0.00 n.a

Appendix

Sales Forecast

Sales

Textbook 0% $1,000 $25,00 $35,00 $50,000 $35,000 $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $80,000 $9
Exchange 0 0

Classifieds 0% $1,000 $20,00 $25,00 $40,000 $30,000 $45,000 $50,000 $60,000 $75,000 $7
0 0

Auctions 0% $1,000 $10,00 $20,00 $25,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 $30,000 $25,000 $3
0 0

Retail 0% $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $12,500 $15,000 $20,000 $20,000 $2

Advertisemen 0% $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $25,000 $30,000 $4
t

Total Sales $5,000 $60,00 $90,00 $135,000 $110,00 $152,50 $180,000 $210,00 $230,00 $2
 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Direct Cost Month Month Month Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 M
of Sales 1 2 3

Textbook $1,000 $5,000 $10,00 $15,000 $20,000 $30,000 $40,000 $45,000 $40,000 $5
Exchange 0

Classifieds $1,000 $2,000 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $27,000 $30,000 $3

Auction $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $7,500 $10,000 $15,000 $17,500 $20,000 $20,000 $2

Retail $1,000 $1,500 $5,000 $10,000 $12,000 $15,000 $20,000 $22,000 $25,000 $2

Advertisemen $1,000 $2,500 $5,000 $5,000 $10,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $20,000 $2
t

Subtotal $5,000 $13,50 $30,00 $47,500 $67,000 $90,000 $117,500 $134,00 $135,00 $1
Direct Cost of 0 0 0 0 0
Sales

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Personnel Plan
Gerald 0 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,500 $5,50
Owens %

Kelley 0 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,00
Mitchell %

Andrea 0 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,750 $4,75
Powers %

College 0 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,000 $19,00 $19,00 $19,00 $19,00 $19,0
Reps (1 % 0 0 0 0 0
at each
College
for
phase 1)

Students 0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Interns %

Total 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
People

Total $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,25 $34,25 $34,25 $34,25 $34,2
Payroll 0 0 0 0 0

General Assumptions

Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Month

Current 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00% 9.00%
Interest
Rate
Long- 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00% 5.00%
term
Interest
Rate

Tax 27.00% 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00 27.00% 27.00% 27.00% 27.00% 27.00
Rate % % % % % %

Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pro Forma Profit and Loss

Sales $5,000 $60,000 $90,000 $135,000 $110,000 $152,500 $180,000 $210,000 $230,00

Direct Cost of $5,000 $13,500 $30,000 $47,500 $67,000 $90,000 $117,500 $134,000 $135,00
Sales

Other Costs of $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Goods

Total Cost of $5,000 $13,500 $30,000 $47,500 $67,000 $90,000 $117,500 $134,000 $135,00
Sales

Gross Margin $0 $46,500 $60,000 $87,500 $43,000 $62,500 $62,500 $76,000 $95,000

Gross Margin 0.00% 77.50% 66.67% 64.81% 39.09% 40.98% 34.72% 36.19% 41.30%
%
Expenses

Payroll $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250

Sales and $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Marketing and
Other
Expenses

Depreciation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Web Hosting $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60 $60

Utilities $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100

Website $25,000 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000 $25,000
Enhancement
Projects

Insurance $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100

Payroll Taxes 15% $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988 $4,988

Other General $100 $100 $100 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
and
Administrativ
e Expenses
Total $64,598 $49,598 $49,598 $49,998 $64,998 $64,998 $64,998 $64,998 $64,998
Operating
Expenses

Profit Before ($64,598 ($3,098 $10,403 $37,503 ($21,998 ($2,498) ($2,498) $11,003 $30,003
Interest and ) ) )
Taxes

EBITDA ($64,598 ($3,098 $10,403 $37,503 ($21,998 ($2,498) ($2,498) $11,003 $30,003
) ) )

Interest $35 $33 $31 $29 $26 $24 $22 $20 $17
Expense

Taxes ($17,451 ($845) $2,800 $10,118 ($5,946) ($681) ($680) $2,965 $8,096
Incurred )

Net Profit ($47,182 ($2,285 $7,571 $27,356 ($16,077 ($1,841) ($1,839) $8,018 $21,889
) ) )

Net - -3.81% 8.41% 20.26% -14.62% -1.21% -1.02% 3.82% 9.52%

Profit/Sales 943.64%

Pro Forma Cash Flow

Cash
Received
Cash from
Operations

Cash Sales $5,000 $60,000 $90,000 $135,00 $110,00 $152,50 $180,00 $210,00 $230,0
0 0 0 0 0 0

Subtotal Cash $5,000 $60,000 $90,000 $135,00 $110,00 $152,50 $180,00 $210,00 $230,0
from 0 0 0 0 0 0
Operations

Additional
Cash
Received

Sales Tax, 0.00 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

VAT, %
HST/GST
Received

New Current $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Borrowing

New Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Liabilities
(interest-free)

New Long- $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
term
Liabilities

Sales of Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current
Assets

Sales of $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Long-term
Assets

New $125,00 $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Investment 0
Received

Subtotal Cash $130,00 $85,000 $90,000 $135,00 $110,00 $152,50 $180,00 $210,00 $230,0
Received 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Expenditures Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Mont

Expenditures
from
Operations

Cash $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,250 $34,25
Spending

Bill Payments $598 $18,269 $28,707 $49,019 $74,008 $92,769 $121,00 $148,26 $167,9
7 0 7

Subtotal $34,848 $52,519 $62,957 $83,269 $108,25 $127,01 $155,25 $182,51 $202,1
Spent on 8 9 7 0 7
Operations

Additional
Cash Spent

Sales Tax, $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
VAT,
HST/GST
Paid Out
Principal $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300
Repayment of
Current
Borrowing

Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Liabilities
Principal
Repayment

Long-term $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Liabilities
Principal
Repayment

Purchase $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Current
Assets

Purchase $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Long-term
Assets

Dividends $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

Subtotal Cash $35,148 $52,819 $63,257 $83,569 $108,55 $127,31 $155,55 $182,81 $202,4
Spent 8 9 7 0 7

Net Cash $94,852 $32,181 $26,743 $51,431 $1,442 $25,181 $24,443 $27,190 $27,51
Flow

Cash Balance $97,167 $129,34 $156,09 $207,52 $208,96 $234,14 $258,58 $285,77 $313,2
9 2 3 4 5 8 7 0

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Pro Forma Balance Sheet

Assets Starting
Balances

Current
Assets

Cash $2,315 $97,167 $129,349 $156,092 $207,523 $208,964 $234,145 $258,588 $285,777 $3

Other $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5
Current
Assets

Total $7,315 $102,167 $134,349 $161,092 $212,523 $213,964 $239,145 $263,588 $290,777 $3
Current
Assets

Long-term
Assets

Long-term $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $1
Assets

Accumulate $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
d
Depreciation

Total Long- $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $150,000 $1
term Assets

Total Assets $157,315 $252,167 $284,349 $311,092 $362,523 $363,964 $389,145 $413,588 $440,777 $4

Liabilities Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 M

and Capital

Current
Liabilities

Accounts $0 $17,334 $27,101 $46,573 $70,948 $88,766 $116,088 $142,669 $162,141 $1

Payable

Current $5,000 $4,700 $4,400 $4,100 $3,800 $3,500 $3,200 $2,900 $2,600 $2
Borrowing

Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Current
Liabilities

Subtotal $5,000 $22,034 $31,501 $50,673 $74,748 $92,266 $119,288 $145,569 $164,741 $1
Current
Liabilities

Long-term $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Liabilities

Total $5,000 $22,034 $31,501 $50,673 $74,748 $92,266 $119,288 $145,569 $164,741 $1
Liabilities

Paid-in $210,000 $335,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $360,000 $3
Capital

Retained ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($57,685 ($5
Earnings ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Earnings $0 ($47,182 ($49,467 ($41,896 ($14,540 ($30,617 ($32,458 ($34,297 ($26,279 ($4
) ) ) ) ) ) ) )

Total $152,315 $230,133 $252,848 $260,419 $287,775 $271,698 $269,857 $268,018 $276,036 $2
Capital

Total $157,315 $252,167 $284,349 $311,092 $362,523 $363,964 $389,145 $413,588 $440,777 $4
Liabilities
and Capital

Net Worth $152,315 $230,133 $252,848 $260,419 $287,775 $271,698 $269,85