I've been doing more research into funding for this venture, and the more I look, the harder I find it is to get the funding I need.
So, now, I seem to rely on anyone wishing to donate. I offer a return on your investment pending successful startup of the business, consider it an incentive to donate to my cause.
I am going to try to find other sources of funding, but it's not going to be easy. My boss wants to help in a way with this venture, but not in the way that I need her to.
But, I hope that people would be willing to invest, the return on investment will be determined over the next month or so, while I work out more details.
The money anyone invests will stay in my Paypal account until I'm ready to use it for my business, proof will be provided to anyone who requests it.
I'm not asking for huge amounts, I know people can't afford that, but anything over $2 helps.
I have advertising credits that I don't use, I'll be advertising my business locally and through this blog, which is found on many traffic exchanges, so I don't need the credits I have. If you donate more than $10, I will advertise for you, I have many banner credits if you have something to be advertised.
Just send info through the comment section, and remember that I have to review all comments, so your information will not be revealed to anyone.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Friday, May 29, 2009
Major stumbling block
The call came in today from the small business finance center.
What a disappointment. You're supposed to pay $600 to find out which programs are available. This is really annoying. Why should I pay to find the programs that could fund me?
I have an option of looking into free programs, I'll have to track them down.
What a disappointment. You're supposed to pay $600 to find out which programs are available. This is really annoying. Why should I pay to find the programs that could fund me?
I have an option of looking into free programs, I'll have to track them down.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
A minror setback.
Unfortunately I can't get any info from Niagara Wind Power. They wont give any information to people who live out of their area. So my options are to find a place down there or find other people who can give me the info I need.
Still haven't heard back from the funding center, don't know what's going on. I hope I get a call tonight from them, I really don't want this to be in vain. I left a message earlier this evening, hoping that I get a call back tomorrow. I have a lot of information to provide when the call comes in, and keeping my fingers crossed that this works out for me.
So far no one's contributing which is really disappointing, I've had more luck in other fundraising ventures in the past.
I keep my fingers crossed that this venture wont fail, I don't need any more disappointment, I've failed at this venture far too many times in the past. It's time for me to succeed.
Still haven't heard back from the funding center, don't know what's going on. I hope I get a call tonight from them, I really don't want this to be in vain. I left a message earlier this evening, hoping that I get a call back tomorrow. I have a lot of information to provide when the call comes in, and keeping my fingers crossed that this works out for me.
So far no one's contributing which is really disappointing, I've had more luck in other fundraising ventures in the past.
I keep my fingers crossed that this venture wont fail, I don't need any more disappointment, I've failed at this venture far too many times in the past. It's time for me to succeed.
What's in a name?
My farm will need a name, and I invite you all to leave a name in the comments section for me to check out.
Comments are moderated so I have to approve them prior to posting them.
The commenter that wins this little contest will have their name featured in my first ever news letter that I send out to my readers.
Good luck to all.
Comments are moderated so I have to approve them prior to posting them.
The commenter that wins this little contest will have their name featured in my first ever news letter that I send out to my readers.
Good luck to all.
In for one expensive ride here
Green energy cheap? HA!! No way. I know it's not. I'm waiting on some quotes to be provided from Niagara Wind Power about going solar and wind powered for my business.
I guess my real problem right now is figuring out if I want to custom build everything, or deal with a property that already has buildings in place.
I need to go through my emails and find some I kept a while ago, want to try to find the website I was using to try to get building quotes for another property I had wanted to purchase a while back.
The problem with that property is the location. Middle of nowhere, in a predominately French speaking area of the province, about 6 miles from the Quebec border. Not close to anything, wouldn't help my business anyways.
Location is key, but the location will be costly the closer I want to be to my city. But I need to stay closer to my city in order to get the communications access that I currently have. If I go to far away, I'll lose the reliability. I can't have that happen.
Choosing between communication providers, I'll break it down:
Rogers: All digital cable, phone and internet. Wireless internet, many package options.
Bell: Satelite, no cable. Phone and internet. Internet is dialup, wireless, or high speed. You have a long distance block placed on your phone unless you pay $200, which Rogers does not do.
Hmm, in cost comparison as well, Rogers is cheaper, it's a better deal for anyone using it for business as well.
So if I can locate myself somewhere that uses Rogers, I'll be ok. I just have to clear up my small outstanding debt with them before returning to them.
Costly venture, no kidding. Now I am stuck on my research for costing out feed and supplies for horses. Perishable items are not easy to track pricing on, and all my Google searches have been in vain. All I've been able to find is pricing on hay, which isn't cheap either.
How about farm machinery? Ugh, I was on a local equipment supply shop website last night, and they want $13,000 for a tractor that I know that I'd need for hay transport and stall mucking.
A couple of months ago, I was fortunate to head into York Region and work on a farm for a day to find out exactly what I need to run my barn. This is how I found out about the tractor that I'd need.
So here's a general breakdown of pricing from what I can estimate so far:
Hay bales: $25.00 each, one per paddock per day; that's 31/month minimum. Cost per month: $775. Does not include delivery charge.
Tractor for the barn: $13,000.
Solar, and wind power: $25,000+. Haven't gotten an exact cost factor, so this is a rough guess.
Farrier service- Cutting: $35/horse. Shoeing: $200+/horse
Other barn supplies: Undetermined. But the good news is that a lot of the supplies I'd quoted from the 2006 catalogue have gone DOWN in price, so these supplies will cost me less than I have written down.
Hoping to get that call later today, and I hope I get a reply back to my email about the cost of the power items I'll be needing.
Stay tuned.
I guess my real problem right now is figuring out if I want to custom build everything, or deal with a property that already has buildings in place.
I need to go through my emails and find some I kept a while ago, want to try to find the website I was using to try to get building quotes for another property I had wanted to purchase a while back.
The problem with that property is the location. Middle of nowhere, in a predominately French speaking area of the province, about 6 miles from the Quebec border. Not close to anything, wouldn't help my business anyways.
Location is key, but the location will be costly the closer I want to be to my city. But I need to stay closer to my city in order to get the communications access that I currently have. If I go to far away, I'll lose the reliability. I can't have that happen.
Choosing between communication providers, I'll break it down:
Rogers: All digital cable, phone and internet. Wireless internet, many package options.
Bell: Satelite, no cable. Phone and internet. Internet is dialup, wireless, or high speed. You have a long distance block placed on your phone unless you pay $200, which Rogers does not do.
Hmm, in cost comparison as well, Rogers is cheaper, it's a better deal for anyone using it for business as well.
So if I can locate myself somewhere that uses Rogers, I'll be ok. I just have to clear up my small outstanding debt with them before returning to them.
Costly venture, no kidding. Now I am stuck on my research for costing out feed and supplies for horses. Perishable items are not easy to track pricing on, and all my Google searches have been in vain. All I've been able to find is pricing on hay, which isn't cheap either.
How about farm machinery? Ugh, I was on a local equipment supply shop website last night, and they want $13,000 for a tractor that I know that I'd need for hay transport and stall mucking.
A couple of months ago, I was fortunate to head into York Region and work on a farm for a day to find out exactly what I need to run my barn. This is how I found out about the tractor that I'd need.
So here's a general breakdown of pricing from what I can estimate so far:
Hay bales: $25.00 each, one per paddock per day; that's 31/month minimum. Cost per month: $775. Does not include delivery charge.
Tractor for the barn: $13,000.
Solar, and wind power: $25,000+. Haven't gotten an exact cost factor, so this is a rough guess.
Farrier service- Cutting: $35/horse. Shoeing: $200+/horse
Other barn supplies: Undetermined. But the good news is that a lot of the supplies I'd quoted from the 2006 catalogue have gone DOWN in price, so these supplies will cost me less than I have written down.
Hoping to get that call later today, and I hope I get a reply back to my email about the cost of the power items I'll be needing.
Stay tuned.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Just got the call.
Just got a message from the Small Business Financing Center in Ottawa about my venture.
They want more details about my business and they'll do what they can to help me.
I was told that they were pretty sure that they could get me funded.
Well, this means that I need to get a tip top plan put together, with more income options, and of course, ugh, the business expenses.
I'm working on the expenses right now, so I'll have an idea of exactly what the yearly costs will be.
I already know for sure what one expense will be, and it's not a cheap one, but it's a vital expense for me.
More details to follow over the coming days, I hope to speak to someone tomorrow about the funding.
They want more details about my business and they'll do what they can to help me.
I was told that they were pretty sure that they could get me funded.
Well, this means that I need to get a tip top plan put together, with more income options, and of course, ugh, the business expenses.
I'm working on the expenses right now, so I'll have an idea of exactly what the yearly costs will be.
I already know for sure what one expense will be, and it's not a cheap one, but it's a vital expense for me.
More details to follow over the coming days, I hope to speak to someone tomorrow about the funding.
Man this is frustrating.
I'm doing more research on solar and wind power, and I forgot how difficult it was to find information I need.
I've seen so many solar water heaters on roof tops, but not much in the way of wind power in the city. I've also seen solar panels in backyards and on roof tops. It's been nice to see, and has been driving me in the right direction here.
But the problem is wind turbines. Except for the big ones in major cities, the ones that Canadian Tire sells wouldn't do anything for me at all. Unless I had a lot of wind on the farm, I wouldn't be able to operate a turbine.
I'll be getting some more research help from my friends at www.aboutmyplanet.com, I know they'll be happy to know what my plans are.
Anyways, here's the link again, just in case you're interested in contributing.
I've seen so many solar water heaters on roof tops, but not much in the way of wind power in the city. I've also seen solar panels in backyards and on roof tops. It's been nice to see, and has been driving me in the right direction here.
But the problem is wind turbines. Except for the big ones in major cities, the ones that Canadian Tire sells wouldn't do anything for me at all. Unless I had a lot of wind on the farm, I wouldn't be able to operate a turbine.
I'll be getting some more research help from my friends at www.aboutmyplanet.com, I know they'll be happy to know what my plans are.
Anyways, here's the link again, just in case you're interested in contributing.
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