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- Are you interested in becoming an organizer in your area?
- Yes
- Tell us about your experience with alternative energy:
- I am an intermediary specializing in funding from the grass roots upward, small to large, Alternative Energy Projects in the US and globally.
At the grass roots level, I can offer Business Lines of Credit funded by private equity. These lines are available in multiples of $100k up to $1M.
They can be used to jumpstart a new business or take an existing business to the next level.
- What excites you about this campaign?
- I am excited about the opportunity to help small businesses along with entreprenuers to grow and prosper keeping our dollars and our jobs in America.
My business lines of credit are for all small businesses, you do not have to be alternative energy based to qualify. In fact, qualifying is easy.
If you are serious about starting or growing your business, I may be able to help.
- What do you want to do to help?
- I would like to educate, facilitate, and bring to reality more wind, solar, geothermal, conservation/recycleing, and biofuels industries nationally and globally starting at the grass roots level.
I hope to do this by letting small businesses know that capital resources are available from those of us who think outside the box financially.
Please contact me to learn more at: mlswaner@fmtcblue.com
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I would be happy to send you my email, it is: mlswaner@fmtcblue.com
Regards,
Michael
were planning to do our R&D and product development in the States, could you forward me your Email address - alex@solarbotanic.com
We have a couple of questions regarding available funding
Alex
Tell me one thing... Who have you successfully funded with this model? I've seen the offer you're presenting before and I've yet to meet a single player that can point to a single success. Again, let me be blunt, I have three purposes on PickensPlan:
1) Get Funded
2) Expose con-men.
3) Spread a little knowledge & humor
Look, we both can agree that my tone & demeanor in this conversation demonstrate that I knew *exactly* what you were offering before you replied to the first inquiry. So I hope you will do the rest of the members the courtesy of coming clean and directing your efforts into a more productive direction.
Lastly, your efforts to redirect the blame in my direction, and *allow* me the *freedom* to pursue other investments, is a key that you are well practiced in this particular con. And yes I did call it a con. Your double talk of equity and then comparing your offering to non-equity is disingenuous.
I'm certain your partners have worked long and hard to establish themselves in your mind as high-n-mighty, morally superior, honest, and hard working. My experiences say the opposite to all those qualities.
Business plan, business plan, hmmm, (thoughtful noises). What we have is an inexpensive way to generate electricity from sunlight captured as heat. We do not need to seek customers in the traditional sun-belt.
Technically speaking, the 'science' is indisputably simple and robust. As I mentioned below, the jump to production requires a few 'expensive' ( or 'inexpensive' depending on your point of view ) machines.
Allowing for the time it will take to ramp up production, the first systems will roll off the line in approximately 14 months. If we produce modest 100kW systems, the first cell would produce ~ 40 units/mo or 4MW of systems. The retail price of which would be $12M ($3/Watt). This represents only a small fraction of the panel line production capacity which is ~ 350MW/year (30MW/mo, or $120M/mo)
See, the smallest machine that is capable of making out panels, has significantly more capacity than we'll immediately use, but that's only until S&T becomes recognized as a household name.
The business plan has a break even projection of only a few hundred kW/mo, yet again, the smallest capacity of production allows for vastly more than that. The break even can be met with as little as 1 unit per month, but hardly more than 3 small systems would ever be necessary. The cash burn rate without production personnel is also quite modest. This is a traditional manufacturing play. I'm placing the initial valuation upon startup at $50M. With more than $1B of annual production capacity in reserve, this is a conservative estimate.
The customer value position is carbon free electricity for the foreseeable future. The 20-year economic lifetime allows us to brag about a TCO of as little as $0.056/kWh in sunny climates -- That's 1/4 of what the best PV systems can offer, even at the largest industrial scales!
In the time that I've been doing this, it's my experience that the system will sell itself. And that of course is the catch. There needs to be a first system to sell itself. And this is where the investor value proposition starts. For the cost of a moderate PV installation, we can create the factory that will dominate the solar power industry.
You've seen the rhetoric, "Why aren't PV factories solar powered?" There is deep meaning and wisdom in that question.
As for the faint of heart, well, I've spelled it out too. What I expect form an investor is a solid understanding of what we do and how we do it. Again, the science is indisputable. I've got white papers & vetting documents available, but expect the investor to ask those questions again. I'm happy to have a dialog with an investor on just about any topic, but just so there is no misunderstanding, I'm bring as much -- strike that -- I'm bringing more to the table than cash. So if the exchange requires me to provide an up-front fee, or retainer, or travel, or pay for due diligence, please let's not wast any more of each other's time. But I've been down this road too many times.
I look forward to hearing from you at your earliest convenience.
--Paul
I have been out of the office for over a week, so I wish to apologize for the delay in getting back to you.
You are right to be cautious when something sounds too good to be true. Let me first give you my disclaimer, I am not SEC Licenced. Therefore, all I am allowed to do is share information. I am NOT allowed to give any advise. If you are serious, I can introduce you to the Fund Manager who can answer all of your questions. My responsibility is to prequalify clients before doing the referral.
The Business Lines of Credit are offered by a FOREX Trading Program. The self-liquidating feature is optional and requires that 20 - 30 % of the loan proceeds be placed into the trading program. There are other fees and conditions that will be explained fully by the Fund Manager. I will only state that these Business LOC's are not for the Faint of Heart, but are a better alternative to taking on a partner and giving up an equity interest in your business.
I have other Business LOC's available, all require a FICO score of 720 to 750 to qualify and better terms are available based on your FICO score. The Business LOC with the self-liquidating feature has no minimum credit score required and charges a rate of Libor plus 1 - 3 %. The Fund Manager is confident enough that the self-liquidating option will perform that he will take on clients with lower credit and greater risk. Again, I will let him explain the details.
You mentioned starting a hedge fund and I would like you to know that I can help you there as well. I would prefer to continue on a less public domain. Would you address your reply to: mlswaner@fmtcblue.com
Best Regards,
Michael L. Swaner
iFund Solutions
Let's talk funding. I need some capital machinery: rolling mill, waterjet, iron worker etc... Maybe a cot so I can get some sleep too ;^)
How good of you to write! In answer to your question, I would like to work on a team toward reducing or eliminating American dependence upon foreign oil.
As a marketing/ media relations specialist, I operate a consulting business, but am now seeking full time employment with an organization that will put my skills and experience to its highest and best use!
With best regards,
Catherine
Catherine Welty, AWC
cwelty88@gmail.com
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