OUR START UP NEEDS - 1ST SIX MONTHS

Please remember that this is only a start up business plan. We plan to start a head office within a year once funding is being received, the home office is what we will start with to keep costs low while a few months of organizing is done.

1 Phone Line for 6 months (currently we have no phone line)(plus $300 down payment) $560

Prepaid long distance Cards (aprox 2500 minutes) $100

1 Fax Line for 6 months (plus $300 down payment) $480

2 Phones (rental) for 6 months $60

1 Fax Machine (with copier feature) $250

Business Internet for 6 months ($150/month) (server must have separate high-speed business internet line as it hosts our following servers: FTP, Web, Chat, database application, mail, backup and statistics) $900

Personal Internet for 6 months ($50/month) (cable internet needed for independent research and online communications, cable access makes research time 100 times faster than dial up, this saves on time waiting for information and saves employee costs) $300

Domain Name Renewals (8 domains @ $40/year) $320

RAM Upgrade for Main Server (needs upgrade for computer memory) $150

Hard Drive for Main Server (back up and database storage)  $200

1-800 # for 6 months  $ ?

Post Office Box Address (do not want home address used) ($12/month)  $70

Paper and extras (staples, print ink, envelopes, stamps, blank CDs, fax paper, pens, etc) $300

1 Assistant to help with content and sponsorship ($10/hr @ 20 hours/week) (Lianne Kohlmann has been selected and she is an experienced web, publications and graphic designer. She will be used for updating and creating web content, creating/mailing newsletters and general assistant) $800/month or $4,800/6 months

Transportation (public transportation)  $300

Promotion first month (advertising in local newspapers)  $500

Lawyer, Incorporating and Trademarks  $2,000

TOTAL = $11,290