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Love Has No Gender 2  Deja Brown & Shontez Miller  11 th grade  16 & 17 years old

Mission Statement 3  Mission Statement  Love Has No Gender is here to ensure that you know you have a purpose. You are here to live your life and be happy.  Surrounded with people that care  Opportunity  We ensure that LGBT have a place to go and to guide them through hard times by providing counseling  64.3% of LGBT teenagers feel unsafe at their school because of their sexual orientation  30%-40% of teenagers attempting suicide are LGBT

Business Profile 4  Type of Business  Service  We provide one on one counseling, group therapy, group activities based on specific needs of the person.  Legal Structure  Non-profit organization  This legal structure is more efficient for our business. We are seeking to help people who are in need.

Qualifications 5  We are qualified to run this business because: 1. One partner has been a part of our target market all her life. 2. We both have experience in dealing with our target market through personal experience. 3. We will attend a true colors training June 2012.

Market Analysis 6 Industry NameMental Health Institution Industry SizeAbout $10 billion Total Population 280 Huyshope Ave. Hartford, CT Zip code: Target MarketHigh school students, both male and female Potential Market We surveyed our target market and found that 52% are willing to participate in Love Has No Gender Total Population Target Market Potential Market

7 Target Market Segment 7  Demographics  Male and Female high school students  Geographic's  Sports and Medical Sciences Academy  Psychographics  Teenagers who have a hard time expressing their sexuality  Local teenagers that support their struggle  Buying Patterns  Willing to accept help with their issues involving sexuality around others with the same issues and others who support their struggles

Competitive Advantage 8 Out Now VOICE Factors No cost Quality of Product/Service Price Location Reputation/Brands Unique Factors/ Knowledge No cost Good Quality Great Quality Counseling Counseling, Group Therapy Meriden, CT Springfield, Mass. Hartford, CT FairGood Excellent

Marketing Mix 9 PeopleProductPlacePricePromotion Male and Female High School students Fliers, etc. Website/ Social Network Word of mouth PA system Sports and Medical Sciences Academy Counseling service $1,800.00

Promotional Mix 10 Advertising Fliers, business cards $2.00 Publicity Word of mouth, PA system, social networks (twitter, facebook, etc.) $0.00 Personal Selling Wearing our bracelets publicly, hanging fliers, passing out business cards $0.00 Sales Promotion If you’re a member, you get 20% off of the merchandise sold (bracelets) $2.28 Other Display window in the front lobby $0.00 Total Monthly Promotional Expense $4.28 Promotional Expense Monthly Amount Monthly Amount

Cost of Materials/Labor 11 Materials Material DescriptionCost/Total QuantityCost per Unit Food and drinks$591.04$ Bracelets$ $1.37 Total Material Cost per Unit $ Labor Labor Cost per HourTime (in Hours) to Make One Unit Labor Cost per Unit $ hours$660.oo Total Labor Cost per Unit $ COGS (per Unit) $ students 6hr/wk per month

Economics of One Unit 12 Selling Price (per Unit) $1, COGS (per Unit) $ Other Variable Expenses (per Unit) $0.00 Total Variable Expenses (per Unit) $ Contribution Margin (per Unit) $ students 6hr/wk per month

Average Monthly Fixed Expenses 13 Fixed ExpenseAverage Monthly Expense Salary $ Advertising (fliers, business cards) $2.00 Depreciation (laptop/ cell phone) $35.41 Rent/ Utilities (internet) $10.00 Total Average Monthly Fixed Expenses $147.41

Time-Management Plan Schedule for a Typical Week 14 Total Hours in a Week = 168 Total hours in a week= 168

Monthly Sales Projections First Year 15 Total Units Sold 37

Monthly Break-Even Units 16 In an average month, the company will begin to make a profit after selling unit..15 Monthly Fixed Expenses Contribution Margin per Unit =Monthly Break-Even Units $ $ =.15 unit

Projected Yearly Income Statement First Year 17 Selling Price per Unit $1,800 Number of Units Sold 37 Total Sales $66,600 Variable Expenses $31, Contribution Margin $34, Fixed Operating Expenses $1, Pre-Tax Profit $33, % $4, Net Profit $28,110.37

Start-Up Investment Start-Up Expenditures ItemWhere Will I Buy This?Cost Laptop/ Cell phoneBest Buy/ T-mobileOwned DBANew Britain, CT$10.00 Partnership AgreementKlein & Babbit, LLC$ TrainingTrue Colors$1, Total Start-Up Expenditures [$] 1, Cash Reserves Emergency Fund $ Reserve for Fixed Expenses $ $2, Total Start-Up Investment 18

ROS & ROI 19 ROS: Return on Sales For My Business: Dollar Equivalent = ROI: Return on Investment For My Business: Dollar Equivalent = X 100 = $$0.42 $9.37 $28, $66,600 42% $28, $2, %

Financing Strategy 20 SourceAmountDebtEquityGift Personal Savings $704.91X Grant (grants.gov) $ X Totals $ Total Start-Up Investment

Business Responsibility & Philanthropy 21  Philanthropy  10% of our fundraising and donations will go to GLSEN (The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network)  Business Responsibility  Located on our business website and also our business cards.

Business & Personal Goals 22  Become certified by attending training  Double our membership by the end of our first year  Be accepted in our school community as a club  Attend the true colors conference with our club BusinessPersonal  Become expanded to more schools  Expand our activities, and programs we do with our club Short-Term Long-Term  We plan to continue attending SMSA’s GSA club when we attend college  To have the people we help learn to accept themselves

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