Business Plan - Strong As Oak PDF 2
Business Plan - Strong As Oak PDF 2
Business Plan - Strong As Oak PDF 2
Miles L. Hackley
mlhackley@plansandcapital.com
210.858.6658
210.373.7767
Ambient Out-of-Home Digital Advertising
Signage illustrations
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Forward Looking Statements
THE STRONG AS OAK, LLC BUSINESS PLAN, WAS PREPARED BY THE COMPANY USING ASSUMPTIONS
THAT INCLUDE SEVERAL FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. EACH PROSPECTIVE INVESTOR SHOULD
CAREFULLY REVIEW THE BUSINESS PLAN BEFORE PURCHASING CONVERTIBLE NOTES. MANAGEMENT
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS AS TO THE ACCURACY OR ACHIEVABILITY OF THE UNDERLYING
ASSUMPTIONS AND PROJECTED RESULTS CONTAINED HEREIN. THEY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO EXPRESS
THE REPRESENTATION OF OUR PLANS AND STATUS OF THESE PLANS IN A HONEST STRAIGHT
FORWARD WAY..
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Table of Contents
Signage illustrations............................................................................................................................ii
Forward Looking Statements ............................................................................................................ iii
Table of Contents............................................................................................................................... iv
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9. Operations ..................................................................................................................................... 12
9.0 Operations Summary .............................................................................................................. 12
9.1 Production and the Creative Process ...................................................................................... 12
9.2 Creative designers .................................................................................................................. 12
9.3 Technical, Hardware and Unit Installation ............................................................................. 12
9.4 Quality Control and Customer Service................................................................................... 12
9.5 Sales ....................................................................................................................................... 12
9.6 Administrative Support .......................................................................................................... 12
10. Management & Structure ............................................................................................................ 13
10.0 Key Management ................................................................................................................. 13
10.1 Consultants and Contractors ................................................................................................. 13
10.2 Advisory Board .................................................................................................................... 13
10.3 Management Structure ......................................................................................................... 14
11 Financial Summary ...................................................................................................................... 15
11.0 Financial Summary............................................................................................................... 15
11.1 Funds Required and Their Use ............................................................................................. 15
11.2 Deal Structure ....................................................................................................................... 15
11.3 Risk Analysis........................................................................................................................ 16
11.4 Exit Strategy ......................................................................................................................... 16
12 Financial Statements .................................................................................................................... 17
12.0 Financial Statements............................................................................................................. 17
12.1 Income statement .................................................................................................................. 17
Income Statement Summary ........................................................................................................ 17
12.2 Cash Flow ............................................................................................................................. 17
Cash Flow ..................................................................................................................................... 17
12.3 Balance Sheet ....................................................................................................................... 18
12.4 Payback Analysis ................................................................................................................. 18
Financials/Spreadsheets .................................................................................................................... 19
Sales Projections 2007 2010........................................................................................................ a
Income Statement 2007 .................................................................................................................. b
Income Statement 2008 .................................................................................................................. c
Income Statement 2009 .................................................................................................................. d
Income Statement 2010 .................................................................................................................. e
Cash Flow 2007 ........................................................................................................................... f
Cash Flow 2008 .............................................................................................................................. g
Cash Flow 2009 .............................................................................................................................. h
Cash Flow 2010 ............................................................................................................................... i
Appendix .......................................................................................................................................... 20
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1. Executive Summary
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PQ Media AOOH Media Forecast - April 30, 2007
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1.4 The Future
The principal objectives of Strong As Oak are as follows:
Obtain $1.35 million in capital
Finalize contracts with 100 of their niche market locations by the end the first quarter of 2008
Place 150 new signs by the end of year one.
1.5 Financials
The company projects rapid placement and sales growth commensurate with the anticipated
industry growth explosion. Their financial strategy is to build the sales team that will
incrementally increase placements and ad sales by 50 units per month, and hold the cost of doing
business to less than 58% of the gross sales. By the end of 2007, sales are expected to approach to
$3.4 million. Year 2008 sales with over 500 signs placed and filled at 50% of their capacity can
yield $20.7 million. The break even point is expected to be reached by January 2008 (see chart 1a
below).
By developing sales teams and training them to enter the local and national retail chains in the third
year, the firm expects to place and fill 1000 units with gross sales exceeding $78.13 million. The
plan is to reinvest income for growth during the first 2 years.
Long term plans call for the company to either develop a franchise operation or expand adding at
least one sales and training location and multiple regional centers.
Strong As Oak projects a probable return on investment of 50% within three years. The following
table illustrates the calculation of the investor's return on a $1,350,000 investment:
Chart 1a
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2. The Company
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3. Industry Analysis and Trends
Consumers spend twice as much time out of their homes than in recent decades. A recent Nielson4
study reveals that over 42% of all television viewing was time shifted instead of watched live.
Therefore television ads have become far less effective because of the ever increasing use of TiVO
and DVR devices to record favorite shows and zip past or circumvent annoying commercials.
Also, more and more radio listeners are shifting to no-commercial i-pods and satellite radio.
Digital Media has exhibited very strong growth and upside potential. Forward thinking media
clients are looking to stay ahead of the fast moving media curve by turning to digital signage.
Major advertisers have already begun to reallocate budgets to alternative media to meet the
challenges of the rapidly diversifying and increasingly fragmented media landscape. One of the
fastest growing segments of the new media alternatives is in-store or out-of-home advertising using
digital images.
Strong As Oak is well positioned and prepared to take advantage of the significant opportunities
presented by the rapidly expanding and heretofore untapped niche markets within the Alternative
Out-Of-Home Media (AOOH) industry.
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Blackfriars Marketing Research Report May 12, 2006
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Media Daily News report - September 12, 2006
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Advertising Age - July 19, 2007
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3.2 Newly Developing Industry
Alternative Out-of-Home Media advertising includes a variety of new vehicles that have developed
in the past decade through new technology in an effort to target a more mobile and captive
demographics in less media cluttered locations outside the home. AOOH includes
Video Advertising Networks and Screens- sometimes referred to as captive video
networks, integrated targeted entertainment and/or information programming.
Digital Billboards and Displays these displays communicate advertising only messages
through screens equipped with LED or LCD technology.
Alternative Ambient Advertising sometimes referred to as placed based media and
includes marketing messages delivered via digital signage placed in health clubs, golf
courses and select shopping districts
New out-of-home media networks are being launched at an accelerating rate over 700 in
the last four years. Five new networks in convenience stores, gas stations, malls, transit
stations and office buildings were announced in June 2006. These networks are the right
way to target people on-the-go people who are likely to be at a restaurant or in a health
club or at a local bar or at a store or on a subway, rather than at home watching TV.
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4. Target Markets
Source: PQ Media
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Idea Cast Media - June 13, 2007
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5. The Competition
5.0 Competition
In an increasingly connected world, decision-makers are gradually beginning to understand the
advantages of digital networks over printed signage. Competing with Strong As Oak to supply
advertising to the target market are the following categories of advertising providers:
Digital Media
Other indoor digital signage companies and outside digital companies
Retailers who purchase and operate their own units
Traditional Media
Broadcast Media-Television and Radio
Newspapers and Magazines
City wide and local community papers
A few retailers, who see the distinct advantages of point-of sale advertising, install their own
software and equipment. However, most lack the time, technological and creative skill levels
required to setup and operate an advertiser-supported system. Therefore, a large percentage of
those in this category drop the project and simply use their installed unit for broadcast TV
watching only.
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See Strong As Oak Venue Map
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6. Strategic Position
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Infotrends Market Research report May 2007
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7. Risk Assessment
Overall, the market is so very large that an influx from any of the above will have little impact on
Strong As Oak position. It is much like comparing the number of web sites on the internet today
compared to only a decade ago.
There were just 18,000 Web sites when Netcraft, based in Bath, England, began keeping track
in August of 1995. It took until May of 2004 to reach the 50 million milestone; then only 30
more months to hit 100 million, late in the month of October 2006.8
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CNN News November 1, 2006
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8. Marketing Plan
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9. Operations
9.5 Sales
TheSales Manager will manage all outside sales representatives and oversee the entire sales
process. He will coordinate sales efforts with the Venue Editors and report to the Project Manager.
The outside sales representatives will call on potential advertisers, complete or close the sale and
collect all ad copy.
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See Dynasign Statistics
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10. Management & Structure
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10.3 Management Structure
The CEO and the President will be involved in the day-to-day operation of all aspects of the
company. They shall direct the administrative and financial aspects of the company and work
closely with the administrators and managers to help guide and support activities over which they
have responsibility. However, each administrator and manager shall be given a wide degree of
decision-making authority in his or her assigned areas.
Management Structure
CEO
Advisory Board
Project Manager
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11 Financial Summary
Note Conversion: Participants in the Private Placement secured by a convertible note that
elect not to exercise conversion provision will exit pursuant to the terms described in the
Private Placement Memorandum (PPM) and Note agreements.
Merger or Acquisition: For equity investors, including any PPM participants that have
exercised their conversion option: merger or acquisition is a likely scenario. Strong As Oak
views this as the most viable harvest strategy for both the founders and the investors if the
right opportunity presents itself. Strong As Oak is an attractive acquisition for an Out-of-
Home firm like Clear Chanel Outdoor, or a potential player who would like access to our
dedicated customers.
Initial Public Offering: Strong As Oak may consider an IPO after the first quarter of 2012
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12 Financial Statements
EXPENSES
Total 1,197,585 2,632,546 3,249,570 3,196,012
INCOME BEFORE TAXES 2,214,915 18,142,454 74,881,680 150,478,988
Taxes on income 553,729 4,535,813 18,720,420 37,619,747
NET INCOME AFTER TAXES 1,661,186 13,606,840 56,161,260 112,859,241
Cash Flow
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4
Beginning Cash Balance 5,000 1,583,475 16,713,816 92,626,866
Total Cash Receipts 5, 957,675 27,882,924 105,531,116 209,494,624
Total Cash Disbursements 4,379,200 12,752,583 29,628,289 54,481,291
Net Cash from Operations 1,578,475 15,130,341 75,902,828 155,013,351
Net Cash Balance 1,583,475 16,713,816 92,616,643 247,629,994
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12.3 Balance Sheet
According to the pro forma balance sheet it is possible to see beginning assets of $665,278
supported only by the capital invested. These assets could increase to $22,274,478 in the fourth
year supported by capital and retained earnings.
A general overview of the balance sheet is presented below. A more detailed version is shown in
the Appendix B.5
Balance Sheet
$400,000 $60,000
$200,000 $40,000
$20,000
$0
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun $0
2008 Q1 2009- Q1 2009 Q4
Break Even Sales 50% Net Income Capital Investment Interest Earnings
The graphs above show the break even to income analysis and the ability to return the full investment. It can
be noticed in Graph 12a that break even occurs within three months. By the end of year one with 370 signs
in place a total of 517ads must be sold to break even (an average of 7 ads per installed sign). Thus the 9%
quarterly interest payments can be paid without difficulty throughout the three year period.
It is relevant to mention that the projected pay-back is 3 years. Graph 12b illustrates how all interest may be
paid and the principal investment returned by the fourth quarter 2009 resulting in a ROI of approximately 50%.
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Financials
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Sales Projections 2007 2010
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