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RESEARCH LIBRARIAN

Joel Toynan / 719-255-5189

Email: [email protected] Web page: http://libguides.uccs.edu/inov

RENT/SPACE

· Run a Google search for commercial properties in Colorado Springs.

· Properties will be either Office, Industrial, or Retail.

· Select a space that seems right for your company; that will be your rent for the sake of this

· project.

UTILITIES (may be included in rent)

· Basic (Electricity, Heating, Cooling, Water, Garbage) for 915 sq ft Apartment: $182/ month

· Basic Internet $66/month for a home.

MARKETING/ADVERTISING

· Thumbtack.com for designers

· Social Media: free or boosted, you name price, run a sample

· PR: free or boosted

·

SALARIES

Decide who/what talent you need to hire and how much that will cost per month. You don’t have to add everyone all at once, prioritize over time

· payscale.com

· glassdoor.com

· indeed.com/

INSURANCE

· As a rule of thumb, for a low risk business, 1% of revenue; for a high risk business, 4% of

· revenue

www.entrepreneur.com/article/241026

OFFICE SUPPLIES

· Google search: Average cost of office supplies per employee.

· Google search: Average cost of office equipment per employee.

TRAVEL

· Reference online sites that you would use to book car, hotel, flights.

WHOLESALE

· Alibaba

· www.wholesalecentral.com

RETAIL

· Home Depot/Lowes

· Hobby Lobby

· U-line

MANUFACTURING PLANNING

· CANVAS: PredictableCostChecklist.pdf

· madehow.com

· explainthatstuff.com

EXAMPLE MANUFACTURING CATEGORIES

Clothing / Textiles / Petroleum / Chemicals / Plastics / Electronics / Computers / Automotive / Food Production / Metal / Wood / Leather / Paper / Cement / Furniture

MANUFACTURING CALCULATOR •. custompartnet.com

EXAMPLE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

Casting / Molding / Machining / Joining / Shearing / Forming / Printing / Automation

PROTOTYPING

· fictive.com

· xometry.com

· plethora.com

PROGRAMMING / APPS

· thinkmobiles.com/blog/how-much-cost-make-app/

· buildfire.com/app-development-costs-difference/

CONSULTING FEES

· thumbtack.com

· fiverr.com