Thread: Looking for expansion.

Well I thought the day would be a longer way off but I've now realized as I go into the second year of being that the company I have started needs investment to expand. Currently running at zero loss with no debt. Some bullet points:

Formed as a PT with local partner
Personal investment thus far: $73,400
Sectors: Ocean and watersports imaging and clothing based manufacturer.
Head office located in Sanur
Four Consignment outlets in Bali each with monthly sales
Established online shopping and web sites
Main product is in development which hasn't been announced publicly as yet. Will discuss with possible investors.
Expanding client base with International orders for custom water sports clothing
37,000+ social media audience
The facebook following
The Twitter following

Seeking investment of $175k with a Gross 20% ROI on the principle over six years with deferred initial payment until end of second calendar year.
Five repayments with a total repayment of $210,000
Investment also gets you a 25% share of the company. Profit sharing at the end of each fiscal year once repayment of the principle has been realized.

Investment will be used for:
Securing of a retail sales outlet in the Seminyak / Oberoi area
Expansion of clothing product range diversity
The shifting of the majority of production from Bali to Bandung, Java, where better quality but greater minimums are key to reducing overhead expenditure.
Increased advertising within Bali and pertinent international water and Ocean sport themed media.
The hiring of a couple of clothing designers. All design work to date has been carried out by me, an ex-Brit squaddie!
The acquisition and decorative livery of a company vehicle.
To have a contingency pool for additional Office materials as and when required.

Just an overview of what I'm looking to offer any potential investors. I'm not wanting to enter into discussions with people who want to find holes on any of the points I've mentioned. If you would seriously like to discuss this option further please either PM me here of contact me directly at my work email which is mark at liquidmocean dot com.

Regards,
Mark.

That should read:

Seeking investment of $175k with a Gross 20% ROI on the principle over six years with deferred initial payment until end of second calendar year. Five repayments with a total repayment of $210,000

OR

A 25% share of the company with profit sharing at the end of each fiscal year.

Cheers,
Mark.

I was brought up by my 1/6th part Scottish grandmother, I therefore take it I would be 1/8th part being the offspring of her daughter. Her words were always on my mind "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves" even many years after she passed. Now I guess that element in my gene makeup, coming from the land where copper wire was invented, as the result of an argument over a penny, is shining through.

I have readjusted the financial incentive for possible interested parties and posted them here.

For those who want to stay on the forum:

Fixed at 5.8%pa during total repayment schedule of 6 years, extended by one year from the original plan. Payment deferred until end of second calendar year.
Total repayment on the principle is equal to 34.8% or US$60,900
Total repayment over 6 years: US$39,317pa
Total repayment: US$235,900
Total Investor Relationship duration: 7 years.

Thanks for taking the time to look them over.

Cheers,
Mark.

Negative:

Tango, if you read the rest of the thread you will see that I have adjusted to the following:

Fixed at 5.8%pa during total repayment schedule of 6 years, extended by one year from the original plan. Payment deferred until end of second calendar year.
Total repayment on the principle is equal to 34.8% or US$60,900
Total repayment over 6 years: US$39,317pa
Total repayment: US$235,900
Total Investor Relationship duration: 7 years.

Cheers,
Mark.

maybe it would help if you would put some sale-figures on that site where the link goes to.

Hi Gilbert,
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll be going through figures etc during talks with potential investors via email. I'm happy for most things to be discussed in public but some things I prefer to keep under wraps.

Cheers, hope all is well with you.
Mark.

all is okey, survived another weekend ;)

yeah, that makes sense, the discussing it with investors
I was just thinking from your point of view and from the investors, and figured that to somehow justify value-ing the company based on the percentages you give,
you must have some good sale numbers.
but correct if I am wrong, you're actually looking for a loan and not an investor.
and I am not trying to be a smartass or something like that, I mean it in a positive way.
have you thought about getting a loan at a bank..I think (almost sure) a PT can get a company loan.
again I am just trying to maybe help you see some options.

One thing is for sure, in one year...when starting you've decided to go alone instead of taking on a partner (control and debtfree)...
and now after a year with what you've achieved so far,
imho, you've done and doing a good job.