Call for Submissions - Slow Money NYC -  Entrepreneur Showcase
The questions posed below seek information about your business.  We will evaluate the information to aide in our choice of 10 separate businesses to present plans on Saturday, May 14, 2011 sometime between 1:00 -  6:00 pm at The Commons, 388 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.
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Instructions for Answering Questions
Please submit answers by March 30, 2011. We will notify you about our selections on or about April 15, 2011.  Please do not mistake the selection process as judging the viability of your business plan.  The Showcase is limited to ten businesses and we seek a diversity of approaches & aptitudes.   Thank you for your efforts!
General Business Information - REQUIRED
What is the name of your business? *
What is your business address? *
What is your business telephone number? *
What is your business web address? *
http:// x x x x x
What is the name of the person whom we should contact? *
What is the contact person's mobile (cell) telephone number? *
What is the contact person's email address? *
What are your business hours of operation? *
Detailed Business Information - REQUIRED
What type of business is it? *
Required
If you checked "Other," please indicate your business type below
What is your business motto?
If you have one, your tagline . . .
If you have a Mission Statement, please provide it below
Describe your business *
Provide 1- 3 sentences that describe your business (Your Elevator Pitch!)
What is the status of your business? *
If you checked "Other," please indicate your business type below
For Start Ups, What is your anticipated Launch Date?
For On-Going Businesses, How long have you been in business?
What is the legal structure of your business? *
Either actual for on-going businesses or anticipated for start ups
Do you have a business plan prepared? *
If "yes," please provide us with the hyperlink to your business plan
Or, you may email your business plan to showcase@slowmoneynyc.org
What is your projected or approximate $ annual revenue from operations? *
$
How many people work at this business? *
Analyzing Your Business Model - OPTIONAL
Below, you will find a series of questions provoking analysis of your approach to sustainable business and providing us with a deeper sense of what makes your business unique.  Please review the questions carefully.  

Please note that you are NOT obliged to answer ALL of these questions.  However, the more you answer, the more we develop an informed understanding of your business.

In addition, if you feel that your Business Plan answers these questions, then please alert us to that fact below and submit it to us as directed above.
What are the sources of your revenue streams?
What is the "Value Proposition" of your business?
Describe the bundle of products and services that create value for every specific type of Customer.  What need are your satisfying? What problem are your solving?
What is your target market or customer segments?
Location, Age, Income, etc.
How do you establish relationships with your customers?
Personal assistance? Self-service? Automated service? Community Building? Co-Creation?
What are the channels by which you communicate and reach customers?
Direct sales? Web sales? Wholesaler? Partner Stores? Own Store? How does your company engage customers through raising awareness, evaluation, purchase, delivery & after sales support?
Who are your current or likely competitors?
Please be specific
What gives you an advantage over the competition?
What features differentiate your business from others?
Who are the key partners for your business?
What is your most ambitious goal for your business?
What is your biggest challenge beyond financing?
Financing Needs - REQUIRED
What is the $ amount of financing requested? *
$
What is the purpose of the financing requested? *
How would you describe an ideal financing arrangement for your business?
(Interest Rate, Term Length, Monthly Payments, Type of Capital)
Please list any other lenders, funders and the amounts requested from them
Alignment with Slow Money Principles: Sustainability - REQUIRED
Do you have plans to collaborate with and / or support other local businesses?   If so, please describe:  
Does your product fit any of these classifications? *
Select all that apply
Required
If "other," then what other important methods or certifications?
What materials do you use in your product packaging?
Please describe any other relevant sustainability practices of your business.
Environmental, Energy, Labor, Trade, Access, Diversity, Soil Health, etc.
Disclaimer
Slow Money NYC will not be providing any opportunities for direct investments to be made at the Showcase nor will Slow Money endorse your business for such investment.  The Showcase is intended to bridge a communication divide between community capital and local food businesses, helping both move closer to mutual understanding and enhanced communication.
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