Creativity Cafe; a "New School for the Next Millennium" Investment Opportunity One Page Business Plan: revised: 8/30/00 Submitted by Peter H. Rosen V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Media 140 Uwapo Rd.,#49-204 Kihei HI 96753 808 875-4747 Vision Create a network of physical Creativity Cafes around the world that are live and cyberspace networking salons featuring educational entertainment and multimedia cybertheater. A fun place where people gather for play and work, where creative people, using the marriage of art and state-of-the-art technology, learn from each other and have a forum for showcasing their work and profiting from their talents. Mission Establish Creativity Cafe as a "New School for the Next Millennium." To inspire and empower the public in both CyberSpace and in communities around the world by providing affordable access to technology and instruction; by creating experiences that are inspiring, entertaining and educate us to be better human beings. To create and propagate life enhancing edu-tainment in the mass media. Provide a neighborhood facility(s) where the tools of today can serve the leaders of tomorrow. CCafe Tour Guides provide assistance to discover the personal benefits of the communication revolution in ways where "Strangers, are just friends who haven't yet met," and you don't even have to be a geek to benefit. Objectives Establish and build a network of cyber play spaces for kids and their families. A public place to bridge cyber and physical space where personal tour guides hand-hold the technophobic and curious. To create and propagate multimedia edutainment that demonstrates the human potential, is healing and helps foster global unity. Distribute economic benefits to members/owners/staff resulting from production, publishing and sale of experiences and products such as: digital storytelling education and workstation access, interactive edutainments, and productions distributed in various media; marketed under Creativity Cafe's "publishing label," and marketed at various physical locations as well as CREATIVITY.COM. Strategies Continue maintaining visibility using public "Living Gallery" events such as "KidCast For Peace; Solutions For A Better World" on the Net and producing physical networking salons (V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Media Ink Artists Showcase and Network); trade show installations, multimedia performances, traditional media, email, and the Web. Since 1980, in-kind support has come from leading technology corporations and organizations believing in our mission. We continue to develop alliances with cutting edge organizations, corporations, other electronic cafes and cyber-performance environments/advocates. Develop our domains: "CREATIVITY.NET" and "CREATIVITY.COM." Plans Build upon the proven success of our live interactive events (since 1980) and Creativity Cafˇ Live/Web productions. Secure capitalization for building acquisition, staff salaries and start-up operating expenses. Begin programming on-site in prime Maui location by Summer 2001. What Is the Product Entertainment and rental of innovative state-of-the-art multimedia theater/meeting venue in high-tech, yet "connected with nature" ambiance. Technology training, Virtual World exploration and building, sales of food, refreshments, interactive experiences, Web "content", personalized merchandise, analog and digital art, CD-ROMs, etc.. An interactive playspace featuring Internet and digital storytelling tool access/education (Creativity Camp). CC Tour Guides offer personalized club/Internet resource utilization for life path optimization; work and playshops... a safe place to learn, grow, and express in dynamically changing times. A facilitated networking salon and membership club. (30+ projected profit streams) Who Is The Customer Travellers needing cyber services (email, video upload, file/format conversion, etc.), corporations/organizations seeking multimedia performance/meeting space for after convention parties/special events. General Public; technology learning lab/Distance Education and visioning center for teachers and students, digital/traditional artists needing better representation and financial rewards. Audiences seeking inspiration and technology understanding. Tourists seeking local cultural resources. People interested in furthering global community. The visiting cyber/multimedia artist/performer needing specialized equipment to display/perform hybrid/cyber works of art. People looking for new business and/or social relationships. How Will Customers Find Us Aggressive marketing in print, radio and TV, CyberSpace, innovative promotions, direct mail, community outreach projects, editorials and advertising in consumer, trade publications and various media, free trial membership coupons in airline media, etc.. What Resources Are Required First stage capitalization of $3,000,000 ($100K for bare bones version and $100 million for idealized version). Management team and creative teams identified. $1.1 Million will secure facility, management and production teams, and enable phase one operation. We predict eleven months to profitability. Development of materials/manuals for franchise and downsizing for strip malls. Key Financial Data We are actively seeking all forms of capitalization, strategic relationships and partnerships with investors, corporations, individuals and organizations. A full prospectus is available upon request. For more information contact: Peter H. Rosen via email: peter@creativity.net, or send a letter stating your interest to: Peter H. Rosen V.A.R.I.O.U.S. Media 140 Uwapo Rd.,#49-204 Kihei HI 96753 808 875-4747 various@creativity.net URLs: Creativity Cafe Home Page: http://creativity.net Welcome and Position Statement: http://creativity.net/foyer.html "KidCast For Peace; Solutions For A Better World:" http://creativity.net/kidcast2.html Bio of Founder, Peter Rosen: http://creativity.net/PeterRosen.html New Schools Presentation: http://creativity.net/NewSchoolsSigGraph.html AfterSchool programming: Creativity Camp: http://creativity.net/ccamp.html Digital Storytelling Workshop in Austria Castle: http://creativity.net/austria.html |