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ExpectingUcom

Executive Summary

ExpectingU.com is a new online business providing fun, comfortable and easily accessible collegiate maternity wear via our own site and an eBay store.

The owner, Mary Lenton, has over 10 years of experience in business management, channel marketing, and high-level sales. She will fund the business herself with personal capital as she believes strongly in the product idea. In fact, she searched for this product herself while pregnant and could not find collegiate maternity wear to purchase, thus ExpectingU.com was founded. Market research among over 500 expecting mothers shows that there is a demand for such products. ExpectingU.com has ad space commitments from several online expecting sites, and dozens of leads for direct sales and public relations.

Our targeted market includes both the many pregnant women who are sports fans (or married to sports fans), and friends and family members of expecting women who will buy the shirts as gifts.

In the first year, sales projections for ExpectingU.com are estimated at $1,094,635 for the first year and net profit is projected at $343,517. 

We anticipate a gross margin of roughly 71.5% on products sold directly from our website, and 67.2% on items sold through our eBay store. This is substantially higher than the Industry standard gross margin in maternity wear, since our product’s simple design allows easy (and inexpensive) outsourced manufacturing, while the innovative concept allows us to charge a price premium.

Although we will pay an estimated $48,000 in eBay fees in the first year (roughly $1.30 per item sold), we will more than make up for this amount in savings, both in marketing costs and in expenses for website development and maintenance for our own site in the first year. The popularity and brand success of eBay, combined with its built-in tools for new merchants, will help us to build a solid customer base for our new product.

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1.1 Objectives

  1. Create a unique maternity wear product and offer them in 75% of Division 1 football schools’ collegiate logos by the end of year one.
  2. Generate retail sales of over $1,000,000 in year one, both on our site and on our eBay store.
  3. Maintain a gross margin of over 65%.
  4. To achieve 100 eBay customer positive feedback comments in one year.

1.2 Mission

To offer fun, comfortable and readily available maternity collegiate wear for women who want to show their support for their favorite college team, even while pregnant.

1.3 Keys to Success

  1. ExpectingU.com will offer a unique line of maternity shirts that will carry the logo and/or mascot of NCAA Division I football teams. These products are currently in demand today but do not exist in mainstream commerce.
  2. ExpectingU.com will satisfy the demand of maternity collegiate shirts by maintaining inventory levels that will allow for immediate shipping to customers.
  3. ExpectingU.com will execute a targeted marketing campaign to generate awareness of the website and products.
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Company Summary

ExpectingU.com is a new Internet business that will sell a line of collegiate maternity wear for expecting mothers. In the future, the company will also explore the professional sports market as a new channel for growth.

The owner will run the business from her home office. Inventory will be stored in a 1,200 sq.ft. designated storage area within the basement. Sales will be primarily through an eBay store until our own site is fully developed, part way through the first year.

2.1 Company Ownership

ExpectingU.com is a privately held S-Corporation owned in total by its founder, Mary Lenton.

2.2 Start-up Summary

Start-up costs for ExpectingU.com equal $23,750 and include legal costs, computer supplies, new product marketing, website design and NCAA licensing* for the shirt designs. start-up assets total $40,000, most of which is dedicated for start-up inventory. Please see the following chart for a detailed look at all start-up costs.

*LICENSING: Based on research, NCAA licensing is required to use official college mascots and names. This is not cost prohibitive; however, the regulating board for licensing has strict requirements regarding who can and cannot be granted permission to use collegiate likenesses. As of this date, our proposal is under submission and we are awaiting a final decision.

Future growth into other categories will be dependant upon similar licensing with organizations such as the NBA and NFL.

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Start-up
Requirements
Start-up Expenses
Legal $1,000
Computer $250
Marketing $15,000
Web Design $1,500
Licensing $5,000
Total Start-up Expenses $22,750
Start-up Assets
Cash Required $6,000
Start-up Inventory $35,000
Other Current Assets $0
Long-term Assets $0
Total Assets $41,000
Total Requirements $63,750

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Products

ExpectingU. com will provide fun and comfortable collegiate maternity wear shirts via our website, and through an eBay store, which serves as a portal to our main website. Manufacturing will be done by a third party, and fulfillment will be handled in-house initially.

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Market Analysis Summary

The primary target market is the 3.5 million women who are pregnant each year. These woman often buy maternity clothes for themselves during their pregnancy.

The secondary target market is the over 25,000,000 people who shop for and buy collegiate clothing each year. By being made aware that collegiate maternity wear exists, they are able to purchase items as gifts for someone they know who is pregnant.

As an online store, we will focus on the portions of these market segments which are comfortable shopping online.

4.1 Market Segmentation

The two groups of people who would buy maternity clothes are pregnant woman, and those who would shop for a pregnant woman, perhaps a husband or a family member. Based on these segments, our projected sales forecast is conservatively set at less then 1% of the total potential market, as highlighted in the following table and chart.

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Market Analysis
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Potential Customers Growth CAGR
Expecting women 0% 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 0.00%
Collegiate wear shoppers 0% 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 25,000,000 0.00%
Other 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0.00%
Total 0.00% 28,500,000 28,500,000 28,500,000 28,500,000 28,500,000 0.00%

4.2 Industry Analysis

ExpectingU.com will be in a small segment of the clothing industry called Maternity Wear. Today the U.S. maternity wear industry generates sales of over $200 million and is comprised of over 2,000 retail stores and more than 500 websites that offer maternity clothing.

Pregnant women: There are over 3.5 million women who are expecting each year. The maternity retail business has come a long way from offering dowdy, baggy style maternity clothes to those that help women celebrate their style and look great even as their body changes. Clothes offered for pregnant women in the market now include hip and stylish maternity clothing, athletic wear and corporate clothes. After all, as pregnant women’s waist lines balloon, their lives and careers go on as usual.  Women, for example, who are used to attending the sporting events for their favorite team would still want to show their support by wearing a fun and comfortable logo shirt. These women will be targeted through email campaigns, online advertising and direct marketing

Shoppers for Pregnant Women:  It is unknown how many people shop for someone they know that is expecting; however due to specific collegiate nature of our products, we will target those who are already shopping for collegiate wear to make them aware of our products and create gift ideas for the expectant women in their lives. We will use online advertising on existing collegiate sites to generate awareness and drive site traffic.

4.2.1 Competition and Buying Patterns

In this industry, customers choose their clothing based on personal preference. They often like to find items that represent their pre-pregnancy wardrobe so they can continue to keep their own style. By marketing our products to pregnant women, many are sure to connect with something as personal as their favorite sports team. It is a specialty item that will make them feel good to wear.

By positioning in the market as a specialty store, we are confident that word of mouth will help to create product awareness. Our market research shows that pregnant women today attend sporting events and often have to resort to buying men’s large shirts or other make-shift clothing items. Pregnant women wearing our shirts in public will generate interest and lead to additional sales.

4.2.2 Main Competitors

While there are several large maternity retailers such as Motherhood and Pea in the Pod, they all carry a mainstream line of clothes that are appealing to the masses. Due to their mass distribution model, it would not be prudent for them to carry small amounts of regional specialty items, such as collegiate shirts, at each store. Online retailers also carry a wide variety of maternity clothes, but very few carry collegiate maternity wear. Those that do offer very little variety in school representation. There is a need for a specialty web store geared for this type of apparel.

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Strategy and Implementation Summary

Our marketing strategy is to create product awareness among expecting women and their families by strategically placing Internet ads, using direct mail tactics sold and generating PR. We offer a unique product that we feel confident expecting women will find fun to wear during their pregnancy. It will be a novelty item that will allow them to stay connected to their interest in their collegiate team both at games and around town.

5.1 Competitive Edge

The competitive edge offered by ExpectingU.com is our unique product. Currently, no major maternity retailer and few online stores offer collegiate maternity t-shirts. We will position ourselves as a specialty online store catering to expecting moms who want to maintain their support of their favorite team through their pregnancy. Because of our niche, we can effectively choose targeted sources to market our product to our customers.

Our primary weakness is that we are a new business and we offer a new product. To generate sales, we must first create awareness that our product exists, and make it easy for potential customers to locate our online store. By offering a fun product that many expecting women would like to have, we feel we an quickly establish our presence in the maternity wear industry.

5.2 Marketing Strategy

ExpectingU.com’s marketing strategy is crucial to the success of our business. We must create awareness of our product to our primary target market, as our products are of little use to anyone outside of this group. We will do this by:

  • Utilizing the brand-name power of eBay and its popularity to establish credibility and increase awareness of our products
  • Strategically-placed ads on websites that are frequently visited by expecting moms, such as parentsplace.com, babycenter.com, americanbaby.com and babyzone.com
  • Placed ads on collegiate sites such as collegefootballnews.com and sports.yahoo.com
  • Adding our products to other sites as an affiliate provider
  • Direct mail and e-mail advertising to expectant mothers
  • New product PR in publications for expectant mothers

5.3 Sales Strategy

Sales are dependent upon creating awareness of collegiate maternity wear within our target markets, and therefore the sales strategy for ExpectingU.com is based on driving business to our website and our eBay store. Because we are a new product line, we understand that we will have to generate excitement about our apparel in order to generate business. We will strategically place pop-up and banner ads on websites relevant to both expecting mothers and sports fans, we will use direct mail and email lists, and we will seek public relations coverage in relevant media sources.

Fulfilling orders

ExpectingU.com will fulfill orders from our eBay store and later, our own website. All payments will be processed through PayPal in the first year, although we will evaluate the option to do Fax orders if customer demand it.

     E-orders:  Customer can purchase online 24-hours a day, seven days a week.

     Fax orders: Customers can fax in an order 24-hours a day, seven days a week if we implement this.

As the company grows, we will leave the option open to using a fulfillment center to take orders via the telephone.

5.4 Sales Forecast

The sales forecast for FY 2006 takes into account slower sales at the beginning as we create awareness of our product and website. Initially we will be selling one style of t-shirt, but will offer it with the logos of up to 132 different Division 1 universities. As the company grows, we will explore the demand for other types of collegiate maternity wear such as tank tops, sweatshirts and long-sleeved shirts. In the first three months, we will sell exclusively through eBay. Although this adds to direct costs (roughly $1 per shirt) because of eBay fees, we will save money on both marketing/advertising costs and website maintenance by holding off on fully developing our own site until we can see what items customers prefer. We anticipate that even after enabling sales on our website, eBay sales volume will continue to be higher.

The following table illustrates unit sales of 36,500 t-shirts for the first year. This would require us to sell to less than 1% of our primary target market.

The Monthly Sales Chart that follows indicates that we have some seasonality in our business. We expect sales to increase during the Fall, which is when football season occurs and when sales for collegiate goods are the highest.

Note that the direct costs shown in the Sales Forecast table represent only the direct inventory costs for t-shirts. There are other, non-inventory direct costs, including eBay fees and PayPal fees; these can be found in the projected Profit and Loss.

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Sales Forecast
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Unit Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com 11,600 12,180 12,789
t-shirts – eBay Store 24,900 26,145 27,452
Total Unit Sales 36,500 38,325 40,241
Unit Prices Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $29.99 $29.99 $29.99
t-shirts – eBay Store $29.99 $29.99 $29.99
Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $347,884 $365,278 $383,542
t-shirts – eBay Store $746,751 $784,089 $823,293
Total Sales $1,094,635 $1,149,367 $1,206,835
Direct Unit Costs Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $7.50 $7.50 $7.50
t-shirts – eBay Store $7.50 $7.50 $7.50
Direct Cost of Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $86,971 $91,320 $95,886
t-shirts – eBay Store $186,690 $196,088 $205,892
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales $273,661 $287,407 $301,777

5.5 Milestones

The following are the key milestones for the first year of operations:

  1. Completion of strategic business plan by April 1
  2. Obtain all NCAA licensing by May 1
  3. Negotiate t-shirt costs with supplier and with screen printer by May 30
  4. Have first shipment of products delivered in house for fulfillment by July 1
  5. Have specifics for our advertising plan in place by June 1
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Milestones
Milestone Start Date End Date Budget Manager Department
Obtain NCAA licensing for shirt production 5/1/2005 5/20/2005 $5,000 ML general
PR packets to 10 expectant mother publications 6/1/2005 7/15/2005 $200 ML general
Sign up products as affiliate offer on five sites 6/1/2005 7/31/2005 $250 ML general
Obtain 2-3 email lists for expectant mothers 6/15/2005 7/1/2005 $1,000 ML general
Place ads on two expectant mother websites 7/1/2005 9/1/2005 $10,000 ML general
Send emails to target customers 7/1/2005 7/31/2005 $500 ML general
Other 7/1/2005 7/30/2005 $0 ML general
Totals $16,950

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Web Plan Summary

The following sub-topics outline our plans to create and maintain our website. At first, we will have a simple text and image-based website which outlines our products and redirects customers to our eBay store. After the first three months, we will begin online ordering via our own website as well.

6.1 Website Marketing Strategy

Our website will provide information about us and our products as well as order processing to purchase our products online. We will include our web address in all of our advertising to reinforce to our customers how to find us online. Our company logo and motto will also need to be eye catching and easy to remember so that once our customers find us, they will remember us and suggest us to their friends and family.

6.2 Development Requirements

Initial Development

We will be working with an outside contractor to design the layout of the site. Initially, our site will provide an overview of the company, describe our products and services, and redirect visitors to our eBay store to purchase a shirt. The estimated costs for initial website development are listed in our start-up costs.

Some of the features included on the website will be the ability to search for logos by school name as well as by “team name” (such as the University of Alabama “Crimson Tide,” the UCLA “Bruins” and the University of Oregon “Ducks”). Good-quality pictures of our products and the logos on the products will be available, so the customer can see what they will be getting.

Full website (including online ordering)

In the third month of the plan, when we have a better sense of customer preferences, we will finish the development of the site to include online order processing (via PayPal). Starting in November (heavy football season) customers will have the choice of buying either directly from our website, or via our eBay store. Additional security functions are required for doing PayPal sales on our own website. Expenses for this further website development are listed in the Profit and loss table.

The order processing will include the ability to provide both a billing and an optional shipping address and will be able to process credit cards as well as payment by check (using PayPal).

Once the website design is complete, we will contract for ongoing maintenance and support of the site. These monthly cost estimates are listed in the expenses section of the Profit and Loss table.

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Management Summary

Initially the only employee will be Mary Lenton, the company founder. She will oversee product development, the online store and marketing efforts. Outsourcing will be used on some initial tasks, specifically the website store design.

7.1 Personnel Plan

As the company launch date approaches, one part-time (30 hours/week) employee will be hired to help with fulfillment with a second part-time employee scheduled for the third month, entering into the highest potential selling time frame, football season. As the company grows, more personnel will be added as needed. If projections for October through December are correct, temporary seasonal help will need to be hired to assist in fulfilling the order processing.

Part-time staff will be responsible for processing all Internet and Fax orders, PayPal payments received, and will handle all shipping functions. 

Subcontractors will be used to help with website design and marketing, and these subcontractor costs can be found in the Profit and Loss tables Expenses section.

Personnel Plan
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Owner $36,000 $40,000 $45,000
Fulfillment Representative 1 $12,000 $23,000 $25,000
Fulfillment Representative 2 $10,000 $23,000 $25,000
Total People 3 3 3
Total Payroll $58,000 $86,000 $95,000

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Financial Plan

ExpectingU.com projects the gross margin to be at approximately 65% percent. Sales projections for Year 1 are over $1,000,000. A monthly breakdown of the cash-flow analysis, balance sheet, business ratio, break-even analysis, and other financial details are shown in the appendix. Annual projections will be highlighted in the following sub-topics.

8.1 Start-up Funding

The company owner, Mary Lenton, will use personal funds to finance the start of this business. Since a home office is already established and there is a large area in the basement available for inventory storage, the primary start-up costs are associated with website store design, starting inventory, and licensing approval.

Start-up Funding
Start-up Expenses to Fund $22,750
Start-up Assets to Fund $41,000
Total Funding Required $63,750
Assets
Non-cash Assets from Start-up $35,000
Cash Requirements from Start-up $6,000
Additional Cash Raised $0
Cash Balance on Starting Date $6,000
Total Assets $41,000
Liabilities and Capital
Liabilities
Current Borrowing $0
Long-term Liabilities $0
Accounts Payable (Outstanding Bills) $0
Other Current Liabilities (interest-free) $0
Total Liabilities $0
Capital
Planned Investment
Owner $63,750
Investor $0
Additional Investment Requirement $0
Total Planned Investment $63,750
Loss at Start-up (Start-up Expenses) ($22,750)
Total Capital $41,000
Total Capital and Liabilities $41,000
Total Funding $63,750

8.2 Break-even Analysis

The following Break-even Analysis shows the monthly sales needed to break even.
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Break-even Analysis
Monthly Units Break-even 1,009
Monthly Revenue Break-even $30,270
Assumptions:
Average Per-Unit Revenue $29.99
Average Per-Unit Variable Cost $9.87
Estimated Monthly Fixed Cost $20,308

8.3 Projected Profit and Loss

The following table and charts show the projected profit and loss. Monthly projections are included in the appendix.

We must track our eBay and PayPal fees to make sure they are projected appropriately in the Other Cost of Goods section in the Profit and Loss statement. As we gain experience with what the average cost is for Item Fees, Final Value Fees, and PayPal fees, we may need to change the Profit and Loss table to reflect the correct cost. At this point we have placed high estimates to make sure that we are realistic about the cost of doing business on eBay.

The fees are based on the following:

eBay fees (only apply to eBay store sales):
Insertion fee of $.35 per item, plus Final Fee at 5.25% of total sale price on each sale

PayPal fees (apply to all sales):
First two months: Standard rate of $0.30 per sale, plus 2.9% of total sale price on each sale
Afterwards: Merchant rate of $0.30 per sale, plus 2.5% of total sale price on each sale*

These fees are very conservative, assuming that each unit sale is one complete sale. It is likely that at least 1/5 of our sales in the heavy sales months will be for multiple shirts, since pregnant couples often know other pregnant couples and buy each other gifts.

We will also be spending marketing dollars to promote our products with eBay’s promotion tools. We want to make sure that we have enough money to buy some search placements as well as buying “bolded” listings in the eBay search results. As we sell more items we will adjust the marketing expenses either lower or higher — depending on what is working for us.

*Obtaining the lower merchant rate requires qualifying, both in terms of account in good standing and dollar amount of sales in previous month. Based on our research, we don’t expect any problems meeting either of those goals early in our plan.

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Pro Forma Profit and Loss
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Sales $1,094,635 $1,149,367 $1,206,835
Direct Cost of Sales $273,661 $287,407 $301,777
eBay fees (eBay sales only) $47,919 $50,315 $52,831
PayPal fees (all sales) $38,617 $40,232 $42,243
Total Cost of Sales $360,197 $377,954 $396,851
Gross Margin $734,438 $771,413 $809,984
Gross Margin % 67.09% 67.12% 67.12%
Expenses
Payroll $58,000 $86,000 $95,000
Marketing/Promotion $120,000 $126,000 $132,300
Depreciation $0 $0 $0
Web Design and Maintenance $33,000 $36,300 $39,930
Payroll Taxes $8,700 $12,900 $14,250
Other $24,000 $0 $0
Total Operating Expenses $243,700 $261,200 $281,480
Profit Before Interest and Taxes $490,738 $510,213 $528,504
EBITDA $490,738 $510,213 $528,504
Interest Expense $0 $0 $0
Taxes Incurred $147,221 $153,064 $158,551
Net Profit $343,516 $357,149 $369,953
Net Profit/Sales 31.38% 31.07% 30.65%

8.4 Projected Cash Flow

The monthly cash flow is shown in the illustration, with one bar representing cash flow per month and the other representing the monthly balance. The annual cash flow figures are included in the following table.

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Pro Forma Cash Flow
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Cash Received
Cash from Operations
Cash Sales $1,094,635 $1,149,367 $1,206,835
Subtotal Cash from Operations $1,094,635 $1,149,367 $1,206,835
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 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Cash Received $1,094,635 $1,149,367 $1,206,835
Expenditures Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Expenditures from Operations
Cash Spending $58,000 $86,000 $95,000
Bill Payments $628,740 $701,080 $740,128
Subtotal Spent on Operations $686,740 $787,080 $835,128
Additional Cash Spent
Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Paid Out $0 $0 $0
Principal Repayment of Current Borrowing $0 $0 $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 $686,740 $787,080 $835,128
Net Cash Flow $407,895 $362,287 $371,707
Cash Balance $413,895 $776,181 $1,147,888

8.5 Projected Balance Sheet

The following table is the Projected Balance Sheet.
Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Assets
Current Assets
Cash $413,895 $776,181 $1,147,888
Inventory $22,493 $23,622 $24,803
Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0
Total Current Assets $436,387 $799,803 $1,172,692
Long-term Assets
Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0
Accumulated Depreciation $0 $0 $0
Total Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0
Total Assets $436,387 $799,803 $1,172,692
Liabilities and Capital Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $51,871 $58,138 $61,074
Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0
Other Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Current Liabilities $51,871 $58,138 $61,074
Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0
Total Liabilities $51,871 $58,138 $61,074
Paid-in Capital $63,750 $63,750 $63,750
Retained Earnings ($22,750) $320,766 $677,915
Earnings $343,516 $357,149 $369,953
Total Capital $384,516 $741,665 $1,111,618
Total Liabilities and Capital $436,387 $799,803 $1,172,692
Net Worth $384,516 $741,665 $1,111,618

8.6 Business Ratios

The following table shows the projected business ratios. We expect to maintain healthy ratios for profitability, risk, and return. Industry profile ratios based on the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) and Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) data for the Maternity Wear industry.

Ratio Analysis
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Industry Profile
Sales Growth 0.00% 5.00% 5.00% -17.40%
Percent of Total Assets
Inventory 5.15% 2.95% 2.12% 38.82%
Other Current Assets 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 28.73%
Total Current Assets 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 90.64%
Long-term Assets 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 9.36%
Total Assets 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Current Liabilities 11.89% 7.27% 5.21% 24.75%
Long-term Liabilities 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 5.78%
Total Liabilities 11.89% 7.27% 5.21% 30.53%
Net Worth 88.11% 92.73% 94.79% 69.47%
Percent of Sales
Sales 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Gross Margin 67.09% 67.12% 67.12% 24.54%
Selling, General & Administrative Expenses 35.71% 36.04% 36.46% 13.39%
Advertising Expenses 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.79%
Profit Before Interest and Taxes 44.83% 44.39% 43.79% 1.00%
Main Ratios
Current 8.41 13.76 19.20 3.27
Quick 7.98 13.35 18.80 1.38
Total Debt to Total Assets 11.89% 7.27% 5.21% 34.77%
Pre-tax Return on Net Worth 127.62% 68.79% 47.54% 2.50%
Pre-tax Return on Assets 112.45% 63.79% 45.07% 3.83%
Additional Ratios Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Net Profit Margin 31.38% 31.07% 30.65% n.a
Return on Equity 89.34% 48.15% 33.28% n.a
Activity Ratios
Inventory Turnover 11.00 12.46 12.46 n.a
Accounts Payable Turnover 13.12 12.17 12.17 n.a
Payment Days 27 28 29 n.a
Total Asset Turnover 2.51 1.44 1.03 n.a
Debt Ratios
Debt to Net Worth 0.13 0.08 0.05 n.a
Current Liab. to Liab. 1.00 1.00 1.00 n.a
Liquidity Ratios
Net Working Capital $384,516 $741,665 $1,111,618 n.a
Interest Coverage 0.00 0.00 0.00 n.a
Additional Ratios
Assets to Sales 0.40 0.70 0.97 n.a
Current Debt/Total Assets 12% 7% 5% n.a
Acid Test 7.98 13.35 18.80 n.a
Sales/Net Worth 2.85 1.55 1.09 n.a
Dividend Payout 0.00 0.00 0.00 n.a

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Sales Forecast
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Unit Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com 5% 0 0 0 2,000 2,400 1,500 1,000 500 1,200 1,000 1,000 1,000
t-shirts – eBay Store 5% 1,000 1,500 2,000 3,000 3,600 2,500 2,000 1,500 1,800 2,000 2,000 2,000
Total Unit Sales 1,000 1,500 2,000 5,000 6,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Unit Prices Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99
t-shirts – eBay Store $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99 $29.99
Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $0 $0 $0 $59,980 $71,976 $44,985 $29,990 $14,995 $35,988 $29,990 $29,990 $29,990
t-shirts – eBay Store $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $89,970 $107,964 $74,975 $59,980 $44,985 $53,982 $59,980 $59,980 $59,980
Total Sales $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $149,950 $179,940 $119,960 $89,970 $59,980 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970
Direct Unit Costs Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com 25.00% $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50
t-shirts – eBay Store 25.00% $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50
Direct Cost of Sales
t-shirts – www.ExpectingU.com $0 $0 $0 $14,995 $17,994 $11,246 $7,498 $3,749 $8,997 $7,498 $7,498 $7,498
t-shirts – eBay Store $7,500 $11,246 $14,995 $22,493 $26,991 $18,744 $14,995 $11,246 $13,496 $14,995 $14,995 $14,995
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales $7,500 $11,246 $14,995 $37,488 $44,985 $29,990 $22,493 $14,995 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493
Personnel Plan
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Owner 0% $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Fulfillment Representative 1 0% $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Fulfillment Representative 2 0% $0 $0 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
Total People 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total Payroll $4,000 $4,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000

Pro Forma Profit and Loss
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Sales $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $149,950 $179,940 $119,960 $89,970 $59,980 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970
Direct Cost of Sales $7,500 $11,246 $14,995 $37,488 $44,985 $29,990 $22,493 $14,995 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493
eBay fees (eBay sales only) 5% $1,924 $2,887 $3,849 $5,773 $6,928 $4,811 $3,849 $2,887 $3,464 $3,849 $3,849 $3,849
PayPal fees (all sales) 3% $1,170 $1,755 $2,100 $5,249 $6,299 $4,199 $3,149 $2,100 $3,149 $3,149 $3,149 $3,149
Total Cost of Sales $10,594 $15,888 $20,944 $48,510 $58,212 $39,000 $29,491 $19,982 $29,106 $29,491 $29,491 $29,491
Gross Margin $19,396 $29,097 $39,036 $101,441 $121,728 $80,960 $60,480 $39,998 $60,865 $60,480 $60,480 $60,480
Gross Margin % 64.67% 64.68% 65.08% 67.65% 67.65% 67.49% 67.22% 66.69% 67.65% 67.22% 67.22% 67.22%
Expenses
Payroll $4,000 $4,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Marketing/Promotion $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Depreciation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Web Design and Maintenance $1,000 $1,000 $4,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000
Payroll Taxes 15% $600 $600 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750 $750
Other $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000
Total Operating Expenses $17,600 $22,600 $31,750 $30,750 $30,750 $15,750 $15,750 $15,750 $15,750 $15,750 $15,750 $15,750
Profit Before Interest and Taxes $1,796 $6,497 $7,286 $70,691 $90,978 $65,210 $44,730 $24,248 $45,115 $44,730 $44,730 $44,730
EBITDA $1,796 $6,497 $7,286 $70,691 $90,978 $65,210 $44,730 $24,248 $45,115 $44,730 $44,730 $44,730
Interest Expense $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Taxes Incurred $539 $1,949 $2,186 $21,207 $27,293 $19,563 $13,419 $7,274 $13,534 $13,419 $13,419 $13,419
Net Profit $1,257 $4,548 $5,100 $49,483 $63,685 $45,647 $31,311 $16,974 $31,580 $31,311 $31,311 $31,311
Net Profit/Sales 4.19% 10.11% 8.50% 33.00% 35.39% 38.05% 34.80% 28.30% 35.10% 34.80% 34.80% 34.80%

Pro Forma Cash Flow
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Cash Received
Cash from Operations
Cash Sales $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $149,950 $179,940 $119,960 $89,970 $59,980 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970
Subtotal Cash from Operations $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $149,950 $179,940 $119,960 $89,970 $59,980 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970
Additional Cash Received
Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Received 0.00% $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
New Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
New Other Liabilities (interest-free) $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
New Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Sales of Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Sales of Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
New Investment Received $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Cash Received $29,990 $44,985 $59,980 $149,950 $179,940 $119,960 $89,970 $59,980 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970 $89,970
Expenditures Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Expenditures from Operations
Cash Spending $4,000 $4,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000
Bill Payments $574 $17,498 $25,972 $50,932 $117,986 $116,605 $54,046 $45,640 $31,522 $60,646 $53,659 $53,659
Subtotal Spent on Operations $4,574 $21,498 $30,972 $55,932 $122,986 $121,605 $59,046 $50,640 $36,522 $65,646 $58,659 $58,659
Additional Cash Spent
Sales Tax, VAT, HST/GST Paid Out $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Principal Repayment of Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Liabilities Principal Repayment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Long-term Liabilities Principal Repayment $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Purchase Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Purchase Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Dividends $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Cash Spent $4,574 $21,498 $30,972 $55,932 $122,986 $121,605 $59,046 $50,640 $36,522 $65,646 $58,659 $58,659
Net Cash Flow $25,416 $23,487 $29,008 $94,018 $56,954 ($1,645) $30,924 $9,340 $53,448 $24,324 $31,311 $31,311
Cash Balance $31,416 $54,902 $83,910 $177,928 $234,883 $233,237 $264,161 $273,501 $326,950 $351,273 $382,584 $413,895

Pro Forma Balance Sheet
Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Assets Starting Balances
Current Assets
Cash $6,000 $31,416 $54,902 $83,910 $177,928 $234,883 $233,237 $264,161 $273,501 $326,950 $351,273 $382,584 $413,895
Inventory $35,000 $27,500 $16,254 $14,995 $37,488 $44,985 $29,990 $22,493 $14,995 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493 $22,493
Other Current Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Current Assets $41,000 $58,916 $71,156 $98,905 $215,416 $279,868 $263,227 $286,654 $288,496 $349,442 $373,766 $405,076 $436,387
Long-term Assets
Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Accumulated Depreciation $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Long-term Assets $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Assets $41,000 $58,916 $71,156 $98,905 $215,416 $279,868 $263,227 $286,654 $288,496 $349,442 $373,766 $405,076 $436,387
Liabilities and Capital Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Month 5 Month 6 Month 7 Month 8 Month 9 Month 10 Month 11 Month 12
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $0 $16,658 $24,351 $47,000 $114,027 $114,794 $52,507 $44,623 $29,492 $58,858 $51,871 $51,871 $51,871
Current Borrowing $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Other Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Current Liabilities $0 $16,658 $24,351 $47,000 $114,027 $114,794 $52,507 $44,623 $29,492 $58,858 $51,871 $51,871 $51,871
Long-term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Liabilities $0 $16,658 $24,351 $47,000 $114,027 $114,794 $52,507 $44,623 $29,492 $58,858 $51,871 $51,871 $51,871
Paid-in Capital $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750 $63,750
Retained Earnings ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750) ($22,750)
Earnings $0 $1,257 $5,805 $10,905 $60,388 $124,073 $169,720 $201,031 $218,004 $249,584 $280,895 $312,206 $343,516
Total Capital $41,000 $42,257 $46,805 $51,905 $101,388 $165,073 $210,720 $242,031 $259,004 $290,584 $321,895 $353,206 $384,516
Total Liabilities and Capital $41,000 $58,916 $71,156 $98,905 $215,416 $279,868 $263,227 $286,654 $288,496 $349,442 $373,766 $405,076 $436,387
Net Worth $41,000 $42,257 $46,805 $51,905 $101,388 $165,073 $210,720 $242,031 $259,004 $290,584 $321,895 $353,206 $384,516

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