2. Business Idea & Goals
• Provide opportunities for others to send loved ones
beautiful postcards while also providing opportunities
to less fortunate families in foreign countries.
6. Pros & Cons
Pros -
• Quick to Establish
Presence
• Utilize current blog
infrastructure to sale
product
• Cons
• Not enough time
• Setting up e-commerce
• Proofing cards before
purchase
• E-commerce and Blog
don’t merge well
7. E-Commerce
• E-commerce was setup with Paypal
• Establish bank account and setup mechant
account.
• Charged $1.00 per postcard
• Paypal takes a percentage thus reducing profit
to 69 cents. Then shipment reduces it another
48 cents. To make a net profit of 21 cents.
8. Offers a hand of assistance to
others looking to improve their
current circumstances.
• Kiva provides micro loans to
individuals seeking to enhance
their current business or to start
a business.
“Offering a Hand Up not a Hand Out”