Soleil Energy Inc.Soleil Energy Inc.Business Plan Business Plan

By: Travis JonesBy: Travis JonesAmber CarawayAmber CarawayJon DuVallJon DuVallMarta MaristanyMarta MaristanyEsther SarrazinEsther Sarrazin

Business Summary:Business Summary:

Produce goods to help environment Produce goods to help environment and economyand economy

Offer solar panels and mini-windmills Offer solar panels and mini-windmills and installationand installation

Five people own it, later publicFive people own it, later public Mission: to make places more Mission: to make places more

environmentally friendly and more environmentally friendly and more efficient in order to save people moneyefficient in order to save people money

Risk Summary:Risk Summary:

Strengths: one person running each part, Strengths: one person running each part, products help environment and economy, products help environment and economy,

Weaknesses: starting up business, not a Weaknesses: starting up business, not a lot of experience, products cost a lot of lot of experience, products cost a lot of money “up-front”money “up-front”

Opportunities: less competition, good for Opportunities: less competition, good for economy, and the market will groweconomy, and the market will grow

Threats: economy is not good right now Threats: economy is not good right now and competition has been established and competition has been established longer.longer.

Product/Service Product/Service Description:Description: Products/Services: Solar panels, mini-Products/Services: Solar panels, mini-

windmills, and the installation of them.windmills, and the installation of them. Use solar cells and energy converters in Use solar cells and energy converters in

order to make it into electric energyorder to make it into electric energy Standard for our products is very highStandard for our products is very high Have someone inspect the items before Have someone inspect the items before

the salethe sale Cheap compared to our competitorsCheap compared to our competitors

Ownership, Ownership, Management, and Management, and PersonnelPersonnel Each start with 20% of the Each start with 20% of the

companycompany Later sell 49% of the companyLater sell 49% of the company Each of us will manage a different Each of us will manage a different

part of the companypart of the company Roles: managing the factory, Roles: managing the factory,

managing the store, “corporate managing the store, “corporate world”, an “overall manger”, and world”, an “overall manger”, and managing the main officesmanaging the main offices

Markets and Markets and Marketing:Marketing: Target Market: People who want to Target Market: People who want to

save money and the environmentsave money and the environment Market is growingMarket is growing Finance for 2 years no interest, Finance for 2 years no interest,

after 2 years 13% APRafter 2 years 13% APR Offer solar panels and mini-Offer solar panels and mini-

windmillswindmills Use trucks and vans to distribute Use trucks and vans to distribute

the productthe product

Markets and Markets and Marketing:Marketing: Offer 5 year warrantyOffer 5 year warranty Price: $800/solar panel, $5000 / Price: $800/solar panel, $5000 /

mini-windmillmini-windmill

Financial Forecast:Financial Forecast:

Each month sell 63 solar panels, Each month sell 63 solar panels, 11 windmills, or a mixture of 11 windmills, or a mixture of both.both.

Expenses: $50,000/monthExpenses: $50,000/month