PriceCheck.com Need for compare prices No other website offers the same service Would you use a price comparison website? Do you know what pricegrabber.com is and what it does? no no yes yes 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% How we fulfill the need Creating a price checking service Compare prices from online and walk-in stores Mission and Social Impact Screenshot of our homepage “Our mission is to provide customers with a website to find the best prices by using the most efficient and convenient options.” Supporting by always giving the lowest price No charge for customers Easy to use Support of smaller companies Gathers prices from different companies Display them all on one website Search for your product Free to use for consumers Profit through promoting companies Companies will be listed more prominently Business Model Description of Expenses Definition of One Unit One unit is a single product from a company displayed on our website. Economics of One Unit $3.5 Selling Price Cost of var. materials exp. Cost of labor Other variable costs Total COGS/ COSS Contribution Margin $0.10 2.5 0 $2.6 $0.90 Monthly Break Even Units $4,192 $0.90 = 4,657.78 ≈ 4,658 units Variable Material Expenses Total: $2.6 Labor $2.5/unit Maintenance $0.10/unit Fixed Expenses Total: $4,192 Insurance $250 Salary $1,800 Advertising $1,000 Interest $167 Depreciation $125 Utilities $200 Rent $400 Other fixed expenses $250 Market Analysis Market Statistics Industry Name: Web based industry Annual Industry Sales: Description of Target Consumer Demographics People of both gender from the age of 18 to 55. People who can use technology. Geographics Our target market will in the begin be locally, but quickly we will go all over the states since everything on our website can be purchased in America. Psychographics Buying Patterns People who wants to save money and are willing to put in a little effort to save money, instead of just going into a store and buying the first product you see. Our target group is very large so it’s hard to say what the average consumer’s buying patterns are. It’s people who wants to save money, on both more expensive and cheaper products. $226 billion Target Market Size Total Population 315 million Target Market Population 160 million Market Size (based on survey) 130 million Marketing and Sales YouTube Facebook twitter RadioShack best buy Competition Our Business PriceGrabber Amazon Design consumer friendly design Difficult to figure out A lot of advertisements Categories Narrowed down Big variety Few categories, covers a lot Target area Santa Barbara County U.S. Worldwide Your Competitive Advantages 1.Easy access to find products and prices 2.Only in area nearby the customer 3.Easy way to get to the website that sells the item Qualifications studying on Niels Brock international business college experience of using social networks knowledge about different kind of websites Sales Projections Total Units $98,000 25000 20000 15000 10000 5000 0 Gross Revenue $98,000 Net Profit $3,651.6 Start-up Funds Item Insurance Rent Web space Advertisement Phone, Internet & computer Why Needed To protect being sued Vendor GEICO So we have an office to work from We need a server Buellton $400 Amazon $250 People need to know about TV channels and us YouTube We are providing a service Verizon over the net so we need to be on it our self Total Start-up Expenditures Emergency Fund (1/2 of startup expenditures) Reserve for Fixed Expenses (covers 3 months of fixed expenses) Total Start-up Investment Cost $250 $500 $4200 $5600 $2800 21,716 $50,000 Future Plans • Deals • Expand our business worldwide • Get a bigger target market Thanks for your concideration and time!