Bibliography and Appendices for RFID testing center business plan

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Appendix A:Interview Notes

On May 26th, 2005 Lauren Janning and Tim Keiser met in 401a Copeland Hall with Hugh Sherman to discuss the Voinovich Center.

Ohio University sponsors about 50 centers with sponsored research contracts. The President of the University strives for 57-100 million dollars for research. The Voinovich Center is the Universities largest outreach center

o $6 million budgeto 60 full time staff o Business development group

o aids in providing jobso touches over 500 businesses per yearo mass engaged in about 40 of them

Proposals for startup money can be executed through John (Jack) Bantal, VP for research.

Voinovich Center works with Adena Ventures which is a localized, for-profit organization.

o OU founded and OU research invested $2 million in the joint company. o OU helps Adena qualify for New Markets Venture Capital Fund

o Together raised $12 million from local banks and OH and WV governments

o Applied for technical assistance dollars and received dollar for dollar grant on the federal level

o Stipulations associated with the numerous grants are harmful to the company, forcing them to be avoided when possible

Voinovich Center works autonomouslyo The university will only interfere when budgets and stipulations are not

meto The university controls all legal affairs and liabilityo University gives three things to any of its centers

1. University title2. Start up dollars3. Tuition wavers for grad students

40% of revenue goes to Ohio University Research Fund o Half to research accounto Half to cover overhead costs

60% of revenue goes back into the center for executiono Expense of grants and all direct costs


Appendix B:SWOT Analysis

Strengths

The proposed RFID testing center will be in close proximity of Ohio University and will be affiliated with the University. This means the testing center will receive instant credability by being affiliated with an institution of higher learning.

Todd Myers will be heavily involved with the testing center. He is highly knowledgeable of RFID technologies and other Auto ID technologies. His knowledge and expertise will be a huge benefit to the RFID center.

Since the RFID testing center will be located near Ohio University it will have the ability to obtain graduate students to work in the facility. Graduate students will provide an inexpensive way of staffing the RFID testing center.

The RFID testing center plans to offer very objective information to its clients. Since most of the RFID centers competitors will most likely have partnerships with RFID technology providers, these testing centers will not be able to offer objective information to their clients.

The testing center will work closely with The Ohio University College of Business, who houses a strong MIS department. This knowledge could be very beneficial to testing and developing proper software used in the RFID systems.

Weaknesses

The proposed testing center will be located in Athens, Ohio. Athens is a rural area with little recognition in the business and technology sectors.

RFID technology is very expensive and it would take a large amount of capital funding to develop an RFID testing center.

Since the RFID center will be located in Athens, Ohio it will be difficult for representatives from major companies to travel to the testing center and therefore decrease their likelihood of becoming a client of the testing center.

Given that the proposed RFID center does not plan to engage in any partnerships with RFID technology providers, the testing center will be limited in the amount of funding it can accept.

Opportunities

There is currently no testing center exactly like the one being proposed. The proposed RFID testing center will be distinct when compared any other testing center.

The proposed testing center will be unlike any other RFID testing center, in that it will offer unbiased recommendations concerning what type of RFID would be best for the client.

RFID technology is only recently becoming popular. In the near future many companies will want to implement RFID technology into there operations.


Currently, Wal-Mart is requiring its’ top 100 suppliers to include RFID tags on shipping crates and pallets. Starting January 1st 2006 it will require its top 200 suppliers to include RFID tags. This will create a demand for RFID testing, as Wal-Mart’s suppliers will want to benefit from RFID technology.

The proposed RFID testing center will provide a large boost to the local economy and thus area investors might be more likely to investment in the testing center.

Threats

Currently many companies use a bar code system to do many of the same tasks that RFID would do. Some companies might not have the need or inclination to switch to RFID.

There are many consumer privacy groups that are currently trying to enact legislation against RFID technology. Any legal measure taken to limit RFID technology’s effectiveness will only discourage companies from using RFID technology.

There is the possibility that eventually a new technology would be developed, making RFID obsolete.

If the proposed RFID testing center is not developed soon enough, many companies will have already implemented RFID technology into their business and not require the service of the RFID center.

There are regulations that affect RFID technology and the proposed testing center will have to abide by these regulations. However, regulations are not standardized across the board and this could prove troublesome for the testing center.


Appendix C:Calculations for Promotion

Drive to Airport

$.09/mile of gas + time and mileage =$.35per mile * 74.67 Miles from OU to Columbus ~$27 *2 for there and back = $54

Todd Myers Pay

Avg 40 hrs/wk * 52 wks=2080 hrs/yr worked40hrs needed of his time / 2080 hrs per yr= 1.9% of salary

Will be paying Myers $1055

All other costs were found via the internet. Variable costs are a guess.


Appendix D:Screenshot of Mockup Homepage


Appendix E:IBM’s Pricing Model



Source: www.IBM.com


Appendix F:IT Consulting Prices

Oracle Developers Consulting Prices

Burleson Oracle Systems Developers are among the best in the world and can perform virtually every Oracle programming & development task remotely. These rates are for a Certified Oracle Professional developer consultant with extensive real-world Oracle developer experience.

If you require on-site system developers, you can quickly have an OCP Certified Developer for a $50/hr premium, plus travel time and expenses.

Remote Oracle Consulting Rate

Four days minimum $130 / hour

1 Week - 3 Weeks $125 / hour

1 Month - 3 Months $120 / hour

4 Months + $110 / hour

Source: http://www.dba-oracle.com/consulting_prices.htm#oracle


Appendix G:Potential Federal Loan Information

SBA GUARANTY LOAN 7 (A)

Type Partial loan guarantee

Eligible Businesses: Retail, commercial, manufacturing, distribution or service

Size Standards Must have fewer than 500 employees

Use Working capital; acquisition of supplies, inventory or fixed assets; financing

of contracts

Maximum $750,000 guaranteed at 75% (80% if total loan is $100,000 or less)

Term 5 to 10 years for working capital; up to 25 years for fixed assets (not to

exceed life of equipment)

Rates Negotiated, up to prime rate plus 2.75%; may be fixed or variable

Equity Start-ups must have 20% to 30% equity investment; more is required on

higher risk businesses; requires a personal guarantee

Bank Loan Required; application is submitted through a private lender

Contact:

U.S. Small Business Administration

Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse

85 Marconi Blvd., Room 512

Columbus, OH 43215

phone: 614-469-6860


USDA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY LOAN GUARANTEES


Eligible

Businesses:

Most for-profit businesses; exceptions and ineligible purposes include charitable

institutions, churches and fraternal organizations, lending and investment

institutions, insurance companies, race tracks, golf courses and revolving lines of

credit

Use Up to 80% loan guarantee for acquisition of real estate, machinery and equipment

or term working capital

Maximum $10,000,000; $25,000,000 under limited circumstances

Term Maximum is 7 years for term working capital; 15 years for machinery and

equipment; 30 years for real estate

Rates Fixed or variable

Equity Minimum is 10% tangible balance sheet; Start-ups should have tangible book

equity of 20% - 25%

Job Creation Goal is $40,000 of loan guarantee for each job created or retained

Bank Loan Collateral: Must be sufficient to protect the interest of the lender and USDA;

generally personal guarantees are required

Fees A one-time guarantee fee, equal to two percent (2%) of the guaranteed portion of

the loan is due at the time the guarantee is issued

Contact:

James Cogan

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development

Federal Building, Room 507

200 North High Street

Columbus, OH 43215

phone: 614-255-2420 · fax: 614-255-2562

Source: http://www.athenschamber.com/fdifederal.html#504


Appendix H:Potential State Loan Information

OHIO MINI-LOAN PROGRAM


Eligible

Businesses

Retail, commercial, manufacturing, distribution or service; targeted 50%

allocation to businesses owned by minorities and women

Size Standards Must have 25 or fewer employees

Use Fixed assets and equipment for small businesses or start-up operations

Maximum Projects up to $100,000

Term Maximum term is set by lender, not to exceed life of assets

Rates Interest rate of the state guarantee of the loan is currently 5.5%, and may be

fixed for 10 years; the un-guaranteed portion will be set by the lender

Equity Determined by lending institution

Bank Loan State guarantees up to 45% of an eligible bank loan

Contact:

Ohio Department of Development

Minority Development Financing Commission

77 South High Street, PO Box 1001

Columbus, OH 43216

phone: 614-644-7708 · 1-800-848-1300



Appendix I:Research and Development Tax Exemptions

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TAX EXEMPTION

Type In order to reward companies that make a commitment to research and development, the

Ohio legislature, as part of the 1993 Job Creation Act, approved the Research and

Development Tax Exemption.

The exemption sets two basic standards: 1. It applies only to equipment, and 2. the

equipment must be used in qualified research and development activities.

"Qualified" research covers both "pure" (scientific and technical) research work and

"directed" research, that which is aimed at designing, creating or formulating new or better

products, equipment or processes.

Under the Research and Development Tax exemptions, companies in Ohio have an

incentive to produce and perfect the technologies and products that will command the

marketplace in the century ahead.

Contact:

Contact: Ohio Department of Development

Office of Financial Incentives

77 South High Street

PO Box 1001

Columbus, OH 43216-1001

614-466-5420 · 1-800-848-1300



Appendix J: Training Information

OHIO INDUSTRIAL TRAINING PROGRAM

Type The Ohio Industrial Training Program (OITP) is part of the Economic Development Division

of the Ohio Department of Development and is administered through the Governor's

Economic Development Regional Offices throughout the State.

By providing training dollars from the Ohio Department of Development, the program may

be able to reduce the financial burden of meeting employee training needs that occur due

to the addition of new employees, new equipment acquisition, new business start-up,

expansion of current operations, or employee up-grading due to new product introduction

and-or use of new technology.

Generally, the program may reimburse for up to one-half of the project's eligible training

costs, excluding wages of the trainees. The OITP provides funds on a first-come, first-

served basis during each fiscal year.

Note: Based upon the somewhat limited availability of OITP funds, by being located in

Appalachia Ohio, Funds for Appalachian Industrial Retraining (FAIR) is also available to

help off-set the cost of training new employees.

Contact:

Bernie Murphy, OITP Training Coordinator

Ohio Department of Development - Regions 10 & 11

2146 Southgate Parkway

Cambridge, OH 43725

phone: 740-439-4238



Appendix K:Building Floor Plan

The Original Plans of the 1st Floor of Central Classroom Building

The Remodeled version of what the 1st Floor of Central Classroom Building would look.


Appendix L:Trans-norm Conveyor Belt Pricing

PRICES

Conveyor Surface Width 11" 13" 15" 17" 19" 21" 23" 25" 27" 29"

Overall Frame Width 16-1/2" 18-1/2" 20-1/2" 22-1/2" 24-1/2" 26-1/2" 28-1/2" 30-1/2" 32-1/2" 34-1/2"

45° $4,704 $4,704 $4,704 $4,752 $5,753 $5,753 $5,753 $7,172 $7,172 $7,172

60° $5,160 $5,160 $5,160 $5,160 $5,789 $6,232 $6,232 $6,232 $7,904 $7,904

90° $5,372 $5,372 $5,372 $5,372 $5,447 $6,425 $6,425 $6,425 $8,270 $8,270

180° $8,472 $8,472 $8,472 $8,472 $8,537 $9,727 $9,727 $9,727 $12,402 $12,402

Conveyor Surface Width 31" 33" 35" 37" 39" 41" 43" 45" 47" 49"

Overall Frame Width 36-1/2" 38-1/2" 40-1/2" 42-1/2" 44-1/2" 46-1/2" 48-1/2" 50-1/2" 52-1/2" 54-1/2"

45° $7,172 $7,172 $7,265 $7,265 $9,205 $9,205 $9,205 $9,205 $9,205 $9,205

60° $7,904 $7,904 $7,941 $7,941 $10,211 $10,211 $10,211 $10,211 $10,211 $10,211

90° $8,270 $8,270 $8,368 $8,368 $10,730 $10,730 $10,730 $10,730 $10,730 $10,730

180° $12,402 $12,402 $12,577 $12,577 $16,420 $16,420 $16,420 $16,420 $16,420 $16,420

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Appendix M:Horizontal Conveyor Belt Pricing

Belt Widths

10" 12" 14" 16" 18" 20" 22" 24" 28" 30" 34" 36" 42" 48"

Between Rail Widths

13" 15" 17" 19" 21" 23" 25" 27" 31" 33" 37" 39" 45" 51"

Overall Frame Widths

SIZE TO

ORDER

Overall

Length "A"

Bed Length "L" 16" 18" 20" 22" 24" 26" 28" 30" 34" 36" 40" 42" 48" 54"

12' 10’ $2,47

9 $2,53

8 $2,59

4 $2,65

3 $2,71

1 $2,76

9 $2,82

6 $3,05

3 $3,17

0 $3,22

5 $3,34

1 $3,399 $3,572 $3,745

17' 15’ $2,71

8 $2,78

8 $2,85

7 $2,92

8 $2,99

8 $3,06

7 $3,13

9 $3,37

8 $3,51

9 $3,58

8 $3,73

0 $3,799 $4,009 $4,221

22' 20’ $2,91

1 $2,99

6 $3,07

6 $3,16

1 $3,24

3 $3,32

6 $3,40

8 $3,66

0 $3,82

7 $3,90

8 $4,07

5 $4,156 $4,404 $4,653

27' 25’ $3,14

7 $3,24

3 $3,33

7 $3,43

4 $3,52

9 $3,62

3 $3,72

0 $3,98

2 $4,17

5 $4,26

9 $4,46

1 $4,555 $4,841 $5,127

32' 30’ $3,34

1 $3,45

1 $3,55

6 $3,66

6 $3,77

4 $3,88

0 $3,98

9 $4,26

5 $4,48

3 $4,58

8 $4,80

6 $4,912 $5,235 $5,560

37' 35’ $3,57

9 $3,70

1 $3,81

8 $3,94

0 $4,06

2 $4,17

9 $4,30

2 $4,58

9 $4,83

3 $4,95

1 $5,19

5 $5,312 $5,674 $6,034

42' 40’ $3,77

3 $3,90

9 $4,03

7 $4,17

3 $4,30

6 $4,43

8 $4,57

1 $4,87

1 $5,14

0 $5,27

0 $5,53

9 $5,669 $6,068 $6,467

47' 45’ $4,00

9 $4,15

6 $4,29

9 $4,44

7 $4,59

3 $4,73

5 $4,88

3 $5,19

5 $5,49

0 $5,63

1 $5,92

6 $6,068 $6,504 $6,942

52' 50’ $4,20

4 $4,36

4 $4,51

8 $4,67

8 $4,83

9 $4,99

2 $5,15

3 $5,47

7 $5,79

7 $5,95

1 $6,27

0 $6,425 $6,899 $7,374

57' 55’ $4,44

1 $4,61

4 $4,78

0 $4,95

3 $5,12

6 $5,29

2 $5,46

5 $5,80

1 $6,14

7 $6,31

3 $6,65

9 $6,825 $7,337 $7,849

62' 60’ $4,63

5 $4,82

2 $4,99

9 $5,18

6 $5,37

1 $5,54

9 $5,73

5 $6,08

3 $6,45

5 $6,63

2 $7,00

4 $7,182 $7,731 $8,282

67' 65’ $4,87

1 $5,06

9 $5,25

9 $5,45

9 $5,65

7 $5,84

7 $6,04

7 $6,40

6 $6,80

4 $6,99

4 $7,39

0 $7,581 $8,169 $8,755

72' 70’ $5,06

6 $5,27

7 $5,47

9 $5,69

1 $5,90

2 $6,10

5 $6,31

6 $6,68

8 $7,11

1 $7,31

3 $7,73

6 $7,938 $8,563 $9,188

77' 75’ $5,30

3 $5,52

7 $5,74

0 $5,96

5 $6,18

9 $6,40

4 $6,62

9 $7,01

3 $7,46

1 $7,67

5 $8,12

4 $8,338 $9,000 $9,664

82' 80’ $5,49

7 $5,73

5 $5,96

1 $6,19

8 $6,43

4 $6,66

1 $6,89

8 $7,29

5 $7,76

9 $7,99

5 $8,46

8 $8,695 $9,396 $10,09

7

87' 85’ $5,73

4 $5,98

2 $6,22

1 $6,47

2 $6,72

0 $6,96

0 $7,20

9 $7,61

8 $8,11

7 $8,35

6 $8,85

6 $9,094 $9,832 $10,57

0

92' 90’ $5,92

7 $6,19

0 $6,44

1 $6,70

4 $6,96

5 $7,21

7 $7,47

8 $7,90

0 $8,42

5 $8,67

5 $9,20

0 $9,451 $10,22

7 $11,00

3

97' 95’ $6,16

5 $6,44

0 $6,70

2 $6,97

8 $7,25

2 $7,51

6 $7,79

1 $8,22

4 $8,77

4 $9,03

8 $9,58

8 $9,851 $10,66

5 $11,47

9

102' 100’ $6,35

9 $6,64

8 $6,92

2 $7,21

1 $7,49

8 $7,77

3 $8,06

1 $8,50

7 $9,08

3 $9,35

8 $9,93

3 $10,20

8 $11,05

9 $11,91

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Appendix N:Income Statements

RFID Testing CenterIncome Statement

Year 1

Revenues 450,000.00$

Operating Expenses

Salary/Wage Expense 245,440.00$ Security Expense 2,500.00$ Rent Expense 40,000.00$ Promotion/Marketing Expense 17,394.00$

Total Operating Expenses 305,334.00$

Income 144,666.00$


Year 2


Operating Expenses

Salary/Wage Expense 245,440.00$ Security Expense 2,500.00$ Rent Expense 40,000.00$ Promotion/Marketing Expense 17,394.00$ Deperciation Expense 13,338.33$


Income 231,327.67$



Year 3


Operating Expenses

Salary/Wage Expense 245,440.00$ Security Expense 2,500.00$ Rent Expense 40,000.00$ Promotion/Marketing Expense 17,394.00$ Deperciation Expense 13,338.33$


Income 281,327.67$


Year 4


Operating Expenses

Salary/Wage Expense 245,440.00$ Security Expense 2,500.00$ Rent Expense 40,000.00$ Promotion/Marketing Expense 17,394.00$


Income 344,666.00$


Appendix O:Return on Investment and Payback Period

Year 1 ROI = 0.144666 Year 3 ROI = 0.657321144,666.00$ 657,321.34$

1,000,000.00$ 1,000,000.00$

Year 2 ROI Year 4 ROI = 1.001987375,993.67$ = 0.375994 1,001,987.34$

1,000,000.00$ 1,000,000.00$

Payback Period = 3.992066 years

1,000,000.00$ 250,496.83$

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