Venture Pitch Assignment

Donna Forward-HourietUniversity of British Columbia

64664865ETEC 522

Dr. David VogtJuly 29th, 2012

RENDEZ-VOUS

Which floor?

E PL IE TV CA HTOR

RENDEZ-VOUS

Our Rendez-vous Team RENDEZ-VOUS

Founder and CEO Donna Forward-Houriet with husband & Co-Founder and Director, Jean-Marc Houriet, Vancouver, Canada

Mandolyn Houriet Director of student instructors in Neuchâtel, Switzerland

CEO Donna Forward-Houriet explains

Hiring young peopleRENDEZ-VOUS

Why Rendez-vous?

The Competition

RENDEZ-VOUS

Educational Benefits

Reading and Writing

RENDEZ-VOUS

RENDEZ-VOUSFRENCHLMS

Educational Benefits

Listening and Speaking

RENDEZ-VOUS

Investing in Rendez-vousRENDEZ-VOUS

$500,000 initial investment

4 Senior Teachers 12 Junior Instructors

•$50,000 per year•$961.54 per week•$22.89 per hour•Available 6 hours a day, 7 days a week

•$25,000 per year•$480.77 per week•$11.45 per hour•Available 6 hours a days, 7 days a week

Rendez-vous Instructors RENDEZ-VOUS

Senior teachers will participate in maintaining the LMS and join activities with students on Facebook, blogs and other sites

Investing in Rendez-vous

Junior instructors will receive the majority of the phone calls and will also participate with students on Skype, Elluminate and more

RENDEZ-VOUS

Rendez-vous Instructors RENDEZ-VOUS How Rendez-vous worksRENDEZ-VOUS

1. Students receive phone code and Rendez-vous password

2. Calls and is transferred to available instructor

3. Instructors have call display:

Peter ForwardOkotokes, Alberta, Canada12 ans7e année

4. Knowing the name will permit teacher to great student with “Bonjour Pierre” for example

5. Instructor and students

6. Work on LMS RENDEZ-VOUS

Numbers and targetsRENDEZ-VOUS

1. 45,000 French Immersion students in B.C.

2. Under half in grades K-4

3. Our target, 25,000 grades 5-12 students

4. $25 subscription per year per capita paid by school board

5. Federal French Immersion funding to reduce costs

6. Telus - $60 per month-Unlimited texting-24/7 phone calls around the world-Wireless internet

Possible challengesRENDEZ-VOUS

Overload

RENDEZ-VOUSPOOR LMS MAINTENANCE

??

Year 1 •Aim - 25,000 subscriptions in B.C. at $25.00 each •$625,000 income •Total salary costs (-$500,000) •$125,000 income after reimbursing investor•Investor receives (25%) $31,250 in addition to original $500,000 •Company ends year with $93,750

Year 2 •Aim - 50,000 students from Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba at $25.00 each•$1,875,000 income includes $1,250,000 Prairies & $625,000 in B.C. •Must hire 25 more junior instructors ($625,000) and 2 more senior instructors ($100,000) •Total salary costs for new and second year teachers ($725,000 + $500,000) (-$1,225,000) •Company benefits $650,000. •Investor will earn approximately $162,500 after year 2 •Company partners end year with $487,500

5 Year forecastRENDEZ-VOUS

5 Year forecastRENDEZ-VOUS

Year 3 •Aim - 75,000 subscriptions in Ontario. $30 (raise) per capita per year •$4,500,000 income includes Ontario, $2,250,000, B.C. $750,000 & the 3 Prairie Provinces at $1,500,000•Must hire 30 new junior instructors ($750,000) and 4 new senior instructors ($200,000) •Total salary costs ($950,000 + $500,000 +$725,000)=(-$2,175,000) •Company benefits $2,325,000 •Investor earns $581,250 after year 3•Company partners end year with $1,743,750

Year 4 Aim - 35,000 subscriptions in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland & Labrador •Quebec is the only province without French Immersion•$5,550,000 income includes the Territories & Maritimes, $1,050,000, Ontario, $2,250,000, B.C., $750,000 and the 3 Prairie provinces $1,500,000•Must 10 more junior instructors at ($250,000) •Total salary costs ($250,000 +$950,000 + $500,000 +$725,000)=(-$2,425,000) •Company benefits $3,125,000. •Investor will earn $781,250 at the end of year 4.•Company partners end year with $2,343,750

5 Year forecastRENDEZ-VOUS

Year 5 •A pivotal year to examine the prospects of going worldwide. •$5,550,000 subscriptions same as last year•Total salaries (-$2,425,000)•Company benefits $3,125,000 •Investor earns $781,250 •The company partners end year with $2,343,750

•In total we will have targeted 185,000 French Immersion students•Hired 10 senior teachers and 77 junior instructors for a total of 87 instructors •It works out to about 2,126 students per instructor. It sounds like a lot but the students will also be collaborating with each other on the LMS site, so the teachers will really only be in demand to converse live with students•As a 5 year investment, investor earns $2,337,500 and even receive your original $500,000 back after the first year. Not bad for sitting at home and watching the Canucks play hockey. •The company will have earned approximately $7,012,500

Benefits of investingRENDEZ-VOUS

RENDEZ-VOUS

Educational Company

RENDEZ-VOUS

If you are an investor looking at an emerging market venture to invest in, then Rendez-vous is definitely the company for you.

Rendez-vous ou rentrez chez vous!