Hi Yeves Perez, Thanks for your reply and clarifications. During my due diligence, I hear that you are no longer involved as the President/CEO of EcoHub San Diego?
In addition, I located this online, I guess some people are pretty upset with you? Via Google: http://yevesperez.com/ referencing the "mini-madoff"?? Your business plan services for $1,000 is a lot of money to spend for a business plan, especially when it doesn't outline the pro forma-financial strategy to break-even and profitability, even if the place is donated, someone has to operate the coworking place to keep the community together. To me, for coworking, marketing is marketing, by developing a community of users and providing a quality product/service with recognized and sustainable value, people will spread the word "Good or Bad". Thanks for your time. And good luck! On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 1:21 PM, EcoHub <ype...@ecohubinc.com> wrote: > Wow - these are all great questions. Although I cannot disclose > certain information as we are a privately held, C corporation, nor do > I have clearance to do so, I can clarify a few details. I also support > your statement that a pro forma is really important. Please note: I > wrote this off the cuff, so please forgive me in advance. > > Just be clear, EcoHub's pro forma is placed in the business plan under > section titled, "Business Model", and I would advise any space owner > to do the same. We called our chart a "Model Hub" which included: > ideal office square footage, dedicated space square footage > (breakroom, lounge, etc.), monthly revenue or $/ sq. ft. assumptions, > then additional revenues to total monthly gross revenues, then > calculated COGS in order to total net revenue, etc. (so we could > entice a property owner to invest in the company and defer rent for a > period of time). If I were to write your business plan, you could > expect me to ask you many questions to do the same. > > This plan of enticing the property owner worked for us, because today, > he is a share holder, and our initial 1400 square foot space did > receive a deferred rent deal for a undisclosed period. I am also > allowed to summarize that we opened our doors in April 2010 and inched > into the black late July. Then in Oct 2010 and again in Jan 2011 we > expanded into two additional suites and pay rent a rent for an > undisclosed period. We also have a second investor that wrote the > checks to fund the up start costs, so the article is not 100 percent > correct. Now, for our first expansion, we did ink a donation/ > strategic partnership with Steelcase and bkm Officeworks. > > http://www.prlog.org/11259532-steelcase-and-bkm-officeworks-advance-sustainability-through-support-of-ecohub.html > > And, our beautiful Kirei Tables were custom made, most materials were > purchased, and labor costs were a struggle. However, we did what most > space owners did, which was to put a old pair of jeans, roll up your > selves and get to work (Pics Here - > http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=217433&id=357577790096). > So going back to our business plan, the majority of the description > for our business model went to clearly stating what business we were > and weren't in, and introduce a enticing model to for the landlord- > turned-investor. > > I hope this (maybe too lengthy) response helps. I will also say that > regardless of what your advantages and disadvantages you may face > (i.e. free, deferred, donated, paid, found at the dump, or whatever) > and regardless of what EcoHub achieves or does not achieve, a recent > study says that a business plan doubles your chance for success. > > http://smallbiztrends.com/2010/06/business-plan-success-twice-as-likely.html > > So, if anyone finds value in what I am offering, please email me at > yevesperez (at) gmail (dot) com if you need a good plan. I prefer to > use paypal and will email you a payment request in order to get > started. I am offering to write your plan for $500 down and $500 after > completion. > > > > P.S. - If anyone needs want detailed examples from other spaces, net > revenues, operating expenses, etc., there are several who have > contributed their data to this forum for educational purposes. Just > type in the key words into the search bar and lots of great data will > pop up. > > Thx for the opportunity. > > On Feb 15, 11:18 am, The Orchestrator <ray...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > What I didn't see in your proposed business plan outline is your pro > forma? > > As in any business, the numbers have to make sense, otherwise, who is > > paying the bills? > > > > Can you provide some high level numbers on EcoHub? What was your startup > > costs, as I understand from the articles is that your space was donated > to > > you by the EcoHub landlord, and what kind of revenues/numbers are you > > getting, since you really didn't need much capital for EcoHub since the > > furniture and space, equipment, etc. were initially provided/donate by > the > > landlord, correct, per the article. > > > > What is your sqft. for your entire space, monthly operating expenses, > > revenues per sqft that you are achieving, how many members do you > > consistently have paying per month. If you can provide just high level or > > rough numbers, ranges, that would be great. Thanks! > > > > Unlike the others who are probably not working with a "donated space", > > they/we will have startup costs that have to achieve a break even and > ROI. > > > > So, your pro forma will really be important, beyond the "typical" > business > > plan "marketing" outlines that you are highlighting and providing. > > > > Thanks again! > > > > Cheers! > > > > > > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2011 at 1:49 PM, EcoHub <ype...@ecohubinc.com> wrote: > > > Hey Hey! > > > > > I received three inquiries over the weekend --- all are new spaces > > > that will soon! > > > > > Does anyone else need a decent business plan? Call me if you have any > > > questions... > > > > > Cell: 862.324.1463 <+18623241463> > > > > > On Feb 11, 3:32 pm, Yeves Perez EcoHub <ype...@ecohubinc.com> wrote: > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > I wanted to reach out to all the existing Space Owners and startup > owners > > > as > > > > I understand the difficulties you all face. I am a Co-Founder of > > > > EcoHub<http://www.facebook.com/EcoHub> and > > > > I sincerely attribute our success to sticking to our business plan. > > > Besides > > > > our media coverage and membership trending up every quarter since > > > launching, > > > > we've enjoyed seeing revenues spike after diversifying our revenue > > > streams > > > > to include EcoHub PR (for example). Understanding the core > competencies > > > of > > > > the founders is easy, however realizing the revenues require a plan. > And, > > > if > > > > membership trends down for consecutive quarters... well then you'll > need > > > you > > > > business plan to lead you out of trouble. > > > > > > I will also point out that a plan makes your business more attractive > to > > > > purchase down the road. > > > > > > So, this weekend, I'm preparing to write the plan to open our next > space > > > in > > > > San Diego County and if you need help, I am offering to write your > plan > > > for > > > > $500 down and $500 after completion. What can you expect me to > deliver: > > > > > > - Executive Summary > > > > - Business Model > > > > - Market Opportunity > > > > - Competition > > > > - Competition Matrix > > > > - Go-To-Market Structure Options > > > > - Marketing Strategies and Tactics > > > > - Use of Funds > > > > - Exit Strategy > > > > > > You can learn more about me here: > > >http://www.google.com/profiles/yevesperez > > > > Here's a recent mention of EcoHub o the Sundance Channel website: > > >http://www.sundancechannel.com/sunfiltered/2011/01/coworking-spaces-s. > .. > > > > > > *NOTE:* I* *am limited to how many plans I can help write, so please > > > email > > > > me at yevesperez (at) gmail (dot) com if you need a good plan. I > prefer > > > to > > > > use paypal and will email you a payment request in order to get > started. > > > > > > *MY CORE COMPETENCIES * > > > > > > ** > > > > > > Market Research and Competitive Analysis > > > > > > Strategic Planning and Implementation > > > > > > Budget Development and Administration > > > > > > Productivity and Efficiency Improvement > > > > > > Relationship and Team Building > > > > > > Training and Development > > > > > > Financial Analysis and Cost vs. Benefit Analysis > > > > > > Creative Thinking and Writing > > > > > > Preparation For Proposals and Request For Information > > > > > > Business Plan Writing > > > > > > Keynote Presentation Development and Delivery > > > > > > -- > > > > Sincerely green, Yeves R. Perez Co-Founder, EcoHub, Inc. > > >http://twitter.com/frshprnzcleantc > > > > 4542 Ruffner Street, Suite 170 San Diego, CA 92111 f. > > >http://facebook.com/ecohubtw.http://twitter.com/ecohubinct. > > > > 1-888-277-6304 <+18882776304> lc. > > >http://loosecubes.com/workspace/99yt.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C. > .. > > > > w.http://ecohubinc.com/ > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups > > > "Coworking" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Coworking" group. > To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > coworking+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. 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