Sports Jersey Collectibles Business Plan
Sports Jersey Collectibles Business Plan
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Executive Summary
Jerseys R Us (Jerseys) is a Massachusetts-based collectible sports jersey store. Jerseys
focuses on offering famous player baseball, football and cycling jerseys. Jerseys is an
existing business that is being purchased by Phil Garment. Jerseys will reach profitability by
the end of year one and will modestly generate profits for future years.
The sports collectible market is huge, particularly for sport jerseys. The ages of collectors
ranges from young kids to grown adults. With the growing popularity of eBay, sport
collectible trading has become even more popular with a much more open market. Jerseys
has segmented the market into two niches, children and adults. In general the children are
most interested in the baseball and football jerseys with the adults showing primary interest in
all three.
Jerseys R Us has recognized three keys to success that will be instrumental. The first is
having a comprehensive inventory. This will serve as an attraction to get many
people browsing the store for what is for sale. The second key is to listen to customers.
Having an active feedback loop will be essential for Jerseys to exceed customer expectations.
The last key to success will be to implement and adhere to strict financial controls.
Jerseys' competitive edge of inventory will be leveraged to quickly grow sales. The inventory
is an advantage for two reasons. First, it is very comprehensive, much more so than its
competitors. Second, having a constant turnover of inventory will also be effective in
increasing the times that an individual customer will come back to Jerseys to check up on any
new products.
Jerseys R Us is owned and led by Phil Garment. Phil is a lifelong sports fanatic. He is
passionate about sports which is clear just from speaking with him. After receiving his
undergrad degree, Phil went to work for a leading sports marketing firm where he developed
an incredible web of networking contacts. These contacts are instrumental in getting access to
rare, hard to find jerseys. Phil also received great project management skills from the
experience. To bolster this work experience, Phil studied for an MBA, providing him with the
requisite skills for running a business.
1.1 Mission
It is Jerseys R Us' mission to be the premier jersey collectible store. This will be
accomplished by offering a wide selection of fair-priced jerseys and ensuring complete
customer satisfaction.
1.3 Objectives
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Company Summary
Jerseys is an existing business that is being purchased by Phil Garment. The business will be
a sole proprietorship. The business is being sold because the previous owner is ready to retire.
For a lump sum, the lease will be transferred and Phil will receive the current inventory as
well as the good will of the business. The name will remain the same and the inventory will
also be similar, however, in addition to baseball and football jerseys, Phil will stock cycling
jerseys as well.
2.1 Company History
The business began as Jerseys R Us back in 1980 by Chuck Jack. Chuck is ready to retire and
was looking to get a bit of cash from his business, recognizing that a large portion of his
retirement account will be supplied by his wife's pension.
Past Performance
Operating Expenses $0 $0 $0
Balance Sheet
Current Assets
Long-term Assets
Current Liabilities
Paid-in Capital $0 $0 $0
Earnings $0 $0 $0
Other Inputs
Payment Days 0 0 0
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Products
Jerseys R Us sells famous players' collectible sport jerseys, typically from baseball, football,
and cycling. There is a huge market for famous player jerseys, especially in Massachusetts
which has rabid sport fans. The products will be procured through two sources, the first is
personal networking, the second is eBay. While some customers might actually wear these
previously worn jerseys, most are purchasing them as a collectible that they will put on
display.
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Market Analysis Summary
The sports collectible market is huge, particularly for sport jerseys. The ages of collectors
ranges from young kids to grown adults. With the growing popularity of eBay, sport
collectible trading has become even more popular with a much more open market. Jerseys
has segmented the market into two niches, children and adults. In general the children are
most interested in the baseball and football jerseys with the adults showing primary interest in
the cycling jerseys.
Jerseys will employ different strategies to market itself to the two different market segments.
While Jerseys will use an active marketing strategy, they will also rely on walk-by traffic as
an excellent source of walk-in customers.
Jerseys will be targeting two distinct types of customers. Each one has its own distinct
demographics.
Children: these are kids typically ages seven to 15. They often participate in sports
but are also caught up in viewing/following of professional sports and enjoy
collecting memorabilia. While this group does not have significant amounts of
discretionary income, a function of their age, they typically do get an allowance and
save their money for purchases relating to sports.
Adults: this market segment is typically very active in sports, they either play sports
or follow it religiously. To them, nothing would be better than to stay in front of a TV
for the entire Saturday or Sunday watching all the different games that day. Sixty-five
percent of the adults that collect memorabilia began as a child and have continued into
adulthood. The average income of this group $45,000. Fifty-five percent have at least
some college education. This group enjoys to watch sports, while most of the
observations occur with the TV, this group views live sports at least 10 times a year.
Market Analysis
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Potential Customers Growth CAGR
Children 8% 34,878 37,668 40,681 43,935 47,450 8.00%
Adults 7% 41,223 44,109 47,197 50,501 54,036 7.00%
Total 7.46% 76,101 81,777 87,878 94,436 101,486 7.46%
Jerseys recognizes the need to try to communicate to both segments of the market and that a
campaign must be developed separately for each group. Of the advertising that Jerseys will
be undertaking, some will be utilizing magazines with primary child readership demographics
for the child market, and adult publications for the adult segment. To attract additional child
attention, Jerseys will also sponsor a few little leagues to ensure a presence among the
children. The walk-in traffic of the store will be primarily adults as the store is located in a
busy commercial retail area of the city and while some children do walk through the city
browsing, the walk-in traffic will be primarily adult.
The sport collectibles market is made up primarily of mom and pop stores. There are very
few larger stores or chains. This is the case to a large degree due to the fact that the products
are used, one of a kind items. They are often hard to come by, thereby limiting the ability of a
larger store to buy larger quantities, leveraging scales of economy.
The popularity of eBay has significantly increased the quantity of trades in the U.S., opening
up the market for a much larger audience. While the market has opened up significantly,
prices have seemed to rise. It can be speculated that the prices have risen due to the
phenomenon of a bidding frenzy where people get all worked up about winning the auction
and bid irrationally, relying on emotion to guide them through the auction. Because Jerseys
has inside market knowledge, it is able to avoid the auctions that are unreasonably high and
concentrate on the auctions that have gone unnoticed and are soliciting low bids. The high bid
phenomenon of eBay therefore supplies a steady stream of customers to Jerseys because the
customers are looking for reasonable prices, as well as the ability to touch ad feel before they
purchase.
Local sports collectible retail stores. There are two other retail stores in the city,
however they tend to concentrate more on equipment than clothing.
eBay. This is a good source for the same products that Jerseys' sells, however, prices
are not always reasonable.
The buying habits of customers depends to a large degree on age and amount of knowledge
they have regarding the market. The younger the customer, the more likely they will want to
touch and feel what they are buying. The older the customer, the more they are willing to rely
on a description of the item for their purchase as opposed to needing to see it in person.
Additionally, the more information they have about the market, the more confident they are
about bidding or buying something somewhat unknown since they can speculate its worth.
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This competitive edge will be maintained through Jerseys' excellent procurement system that
relies on personal contacts as well as excellent eBay skills. Please view the management
section for a more in-depth explanation of Phil's networking contacts.
Jerseys will have a marketing strategy that will address both market segments, the children
and the adults.
The sales strategy will be geared at displaying the wide variety of jerseys and the constant
turnover of inventory encouraging frequent visits by customers. Another sales technique that
Jerseys will practice is the willingness to take requests from customers and look for their
preferences. This should drive sales as most competitors will not look out for items that the
customers may want. Typically, most stores will only purchase what they think will sell
without truly soliciting customer input. Not only will this approach drive short term sales by
securing the items that customers desire, it will also propel long-term sales by creating loyal
customers.
The sales forecast indicates that because Jerseys is the purchase of an existing business, sales
growth will be small but incremental. Growth within the first couple of months is not
expected to be much due to the somewhat slow transition from old business to new business.
Once old customers become more familiar with the new owners and new customers become
aware of Jerseys, the incremental monthly increase in sales should rise.
Sales Forecast
2003 2004 2005
Sales
Children $46,160 $76,259 $97,731
Adults $53,058 $87,654 $112,334
Total Sales $99,218 $163,913 $210,065
Direct Cost of Sales 2003 2004 2005
Cost of Jerseys $29,766 $49,174 $63,019
Other $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales $29,766 $49,174 $63,019
5.4 Milestones
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Management Summary
Phil Garment started his sports fanaticism at the young age of nine. That was when he began
trading baseball cards. His fascination continued throughout his life, in part from an
observational standpoint, in part from a participatory standpoint. Phil enjoyed watching,
talking, and playing sports. While Phil was receiving his Bachelors or Arts from Washington
& Jefferson College, he played varsity baseball as well as being on the cycling team. After
graduation, Phil went to work for one of the premier sports marketing firms in NYC. Phil
spent five years at (name omitted) as a support account manager. It was Phil's responsibility
to offer support for the account managers. To some degree this was supporting all
promotional activities that were undertaken for the sports professionals. This job also
required just looking after the stars ensuring their comfort level. As Phil worked within the
organization, he has given increased responsibilities, ultimately being promoted to account
manager. This position provided Phil with excellent project management skills, and it also
provided him with incredible networking contacts to a host of professional athletes. Phil was
in constant contact will all of his clients. Because of his love of the job, he would go out of
his way to exceed their satisfaction. As a result of Phil going out of his way to satisfy his
clients, he developed long-term friendships with his client athletes who felt like they were
indebted to Phil due to all of his hard work.
While Phil enjoyed this work within the sports arena, he recognized his need for more
advanced business skills. Consequently, Phil went back to school to earn his MBA at the
University of Massachusetts. Upon graduation, Phil was temporarily at a loss as to what type
of job he was looking for. He enjoyed his work at the sports marketing firm, yet he longed for
more autonomy. At a party a friend mentioned that he should open up his own sport
collectible store. Phil's initially reaction was that it was below him in terms of his skills,
education, and experience. After contemplating this thought he realized that it was a perfect
job as it challenged his business skills to operate a business, but allowed him to work in the
industry that he loves. While in the process of writing a business plan, Phil heard about a
gentlemen with a sports jersey collectible shop that was looking to retire. They were able to
arrive at a mutually agreeable price and Phil is in the process of continuing Jerseys R Us.
Personnel Plan
2003 2004 2005
Phil $30,000 $40,000 $45,000
Support staff $12,000 $17,800 $22,000
Total People 2 2 2
Total Payroll $42,000 $57,800 $67,000
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Financial Plan
The following sections outline important financial information.
General Assumptions
Plan Month 1 2 3
The following table indicates industry and business specific Business Ratios, based on
NAICS code 448190, Clothing Stores offering specialized lines of garments.
Ratio Analysis
Percent of Sales
Main Ratios
Activity Ratios
Debt Ratios
Liquidity Ratios
Additional Ratios
The Break-even Analysis indicates what will be needed in monthly revenue to reach the
break-even point.
Break-even Analysis
Assumptions:
Expenses
Other $0 $0 $0
The following table and chart present Projected Cash Flow. Please note that there is a new
investment received in January. This was an investment that Phil made into the business.
Please also note a significant charge listed in January under purchase of long-term assets, the
cost of buying out the lease and the existing business.
Pro Forma Cash Flow
Cash Received
Dividends $0 $0 $0
Assets
Current Assets
Long-term Assets
Current Liabilities
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Sales Forecast
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sales
Children 0% $2,116 $2,600 $2,821 $3,102 $3,585 $3,875 $4,147 $4,271 $4,544 $4,747 $5,035 $5,317
Adults 0% $2,432 $2,989 $3,243 $3,565 $4,121 $4,454 $4,767 $4,909 $5,223 $5,456 $5,787 $6,112
Total Sales $4,548 $5,589 $6,064 $6,667 $7,706 $8,329 $8,914 $9,180 $9,767 $10,203 $10,822 $11,429
Direct Cost of Sales Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cost of Jerseys $1,364 $1,677 $1,819 $2,000 $2,312 $2,499 $2,674 $2,754 $2,930 $3,061 $3,247 $3,429
Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Direct Cost of Sales $1,364 $1,677 $1,819 $2,000 $2,312 $2,499 $2,674 $2,754 $2,930 $3,061 $3,247 $3,429
Personnel Plan
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Phil 0% $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500
Support staff 0% $0 $0 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200 $1,200
Total People 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total Payroll $2,500 $2,500 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700
General Assumptions
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Plan Month 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Current Interest Rate 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%
Long-term Interest
10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00% 10.00%
Rate
Tax Rate 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00% 30.00%
Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Sales $4,548 $5,589 $6,064 $6,667 $7,706 $8,329 $8,914 $9,180 $9,767 $10,203 $10,822 $11,429
Direct Cost of Sales $1,364 $1,677 $1,819 $2,000 $2,312 $2,499 $2,674 $2,754 $2,930 $3,061 $3,247 $3,429
Total Cost of Sales $1,364 $1,677 $1,819 $2,000 $2,312 $2,499 $2,674 $2,754 $2,930 $3,061 $3,247 $3,429
Gross Margin $3,183 $3,913 $4,245 $4,667 $5,394 $5,830 $6,240 $6,426 $6,837 $7,142 $7,575 $8,001
Gross Margin % 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00% 70.00%
Expenses
Payroll $2,500 $2,500 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700
Depreciation $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $458 $459
Rent $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900 $900
Utilities $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450 $450
Insurance $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250 $250
Payroll Taxes 15% $375 $375 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555 $555
Other $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Total Operating Expenses $5,183 $5,183 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,563 $6,564
EBITDA ($1,542) ($812) ($1,860) ($1,438) ($711) ($275) $135 $321 $732 $1,037 $1,470 $1,896
Interest Expense $83 $82 $80 $78 $77 $75 $73 $72 $70 $68 $67 $65
Taxes Incurred $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Net Profit ($2,083) ($1,352) ($2,398) ($1,975) ($1,245) ($808) ($396) ($209) $204 $511 $946 $1,372
Net Profit/Sales -45.80% -24.19% -39.54% -29.62% -16.16% -9.70% -4.45% -2.27% 2.09% 5.00% 8.74% 12.00%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cash Received
Cash Sales $4,548 $5,589 $6,064 $6,667 $7,706 $8,329 $8,914 $9,180 $9,767 $10,203 $10,822 $11,429
Subtotal Cash from Operations $4,548 $5,589 $6,064 $6,667 $7,706 $8,329 $8,914 $9,180 $9,767 $10,203 $10,822 $11,429
Subtotal Cash Received $89,548 $5,589 $6,064 $6,667 $7,706 $8,329 $8,914 $9,180 $9,767 $10,203 $10,822 $11,429
Expenditures Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Cash Spending $2,500 $2,500 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700 $3,700
Bill Payments $15,077 $2,308 $2,313 $2,485 $2,483 $2,482 $2,480 $2,478 $2,477 $2,475 $2,473 $2,523
Subtotal Spent on Operations $17,577 $4,808 $6,013 $6,185 $6,183 $6,182 $6,180 $6,178 $6,177 $6,175 $6,173 $6,223
Dividends $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0
Subtotal Cash Spent $82,777 $5,008 $6,213 $6,385 $6,783 $6,382 $6,380 $6,678 $6,377 $6,875 $6,373 $6,423
Net Cash Flow $6,771 $581 ($148) $282 $923 $1,947 $2,534 $2,502 $3,390 $3,328 $4,448 $5,007
Cash Balance $14,771 $15,352 $15,204 $15,485 $16,408 $18,356 $20,890 $23,392 $26,782 $30,110 $34,558 $39,565
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Current Assets
Cash $8,000 $14,771 $15,352 $15,204 $15,485 $16,408 $18,356 $20,890 $23,392 $26,782 $30,110 $34,558 $39,565
Inventory $32,000 $30,636 $28,959 $27,139 $25,140 $22,828 $20,329 $17,655 $14,901 $11,971 $8,910 $5,663 $3,772
Other Current Assets $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,000 $18,400 $18,400 $18,400 $18,700 $18,700 $19,200 $19,200 $19,200
Total Current Assets $58,000 $63,407 $62,311 $60,343 $58,625 $57,636 $57,085 $56,945 $56,992 $57,453 $58,220 $59,422 $62,537
Long-term Assets
Long-term Assets $34,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000 $99,000
Accumulated Depreciation $6,700 $7,158 $7,616 $8,074 $8,532 $8,990 $9,448 $9,906 $10,364 $10,822 $11,280 $11,738 $12,197
Total Long-term Assets $27,300 $91,842 $91,384 $90,926 $90,468 $90,010 $89,552 $89,094 $88,636 $88,178 $87,720 $87,262 $86,803
Total Assets $85,300 $155,249 $153,695 $151,269 $149,093 $147,646 $146,637 $146,039 $145,628 $145,631 $145,940 $146,684 $149,340
Liabilities and Capital Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable $15,000 $2,231 $2,230 $2,402 $2,401 $2,399 $2,397 $2,396 $2,394 $2,392 $2,391 $2,389 $3,874
Current Borrowing $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200 $2,200
Subtotal Current Liabilities $17,200 $4,431 $4,430 $4,602 $4,601 $4,599 $4,597 $4,596 $4,594 $4,592 $4,591 $4,589 $6,074
Long-term Liabilities $8,000 $7,800 $7,600 $7,400 $7,200 $7,000 $6,800 $6,600 $6,400 $6,200 $6,000 $5,800 $5,600
Total Liabilities $25,200 $12,231 $12,030 $12,002 $11,801 $11,599 $11,397 $11,196 $10,994 $10,792 $10,591 $10,389 $11,674
Paid-in Capital $0 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000 $85,000
Retained Earnings $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100 $60,100
Earnings $0 ($2,083) ($3,435) ($5,833) ($7,808) ($9,053) ($9,861) ($10,257) ($10,466) ($10,262) ($9,751) ($8,806) ($7,434)
Total Capital $60,100 $143,017 $141,665 $139,267 $137,292 $136,047 $135,239 $134,843 $134,634 $134,838 $135,349 $136,294 $137,666
Total Liabilities and Capital $85,300 $155,249 $153,695 $151,269 $149,093 $147,646 $146,637 $146,039 $145,628 $145,631 $145,940 $146,684 $149,340
Net Worth $60,100 $143,017 $141,665 $139,267 $137,292 $136,047 $135,239 $134,843 $134,634 $134,838 $135,349 $136,294 $137,666
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