Clean Tree Investments ## Process Set up initial websites Explain initial investment opportunity Wood futures opportunity Consult with experts Eden Project Crowdcube Set up funding Crowdcube Pre-crowdfunding marketing (during too) Newspapers TV / radio interviews Crowdfunding marketing Facebook Google Setting up land Consult experts Buying land Where How much Best types of trees to plant Quick growth Will grow well on the land they're planted Buy land Plant trees Marketing wood futures Repeat of previous marketing stuff (can go back to the same people) Look to market in lots of European countries Repeat process IPO Need to keep back shares for future workers Hardest workers should get more shares Hand off to someone else Move on to properly setting up GuG ## Potential partners Eden Project ## Domains www.amazonwoodfutures.com www.woodfutures.com (owned) www.cleantreeinvestments.com (owned) ## Marketing ### Strategy #### Crowdcube #### Video #### Facebook #### TV / radio interviews ### Key points #### Investment point of view ##### Low-risk Most of the money goes into buying land, which can always be sold The costs of planting and maintaining the trees is relatively low Once planted the trees will automatically grow Wood can be sold even if we don't sell all the wood futures - takes longer, but profits are guaranteed ##### Regular returns ##### Easy growth Once we're profitable we can duplicate the model in other parts of the world Even if we hit a plateau with crowdfunding in wood futures, there are plenty of other sources of investment There's always demand for wood ##### Popular topic with investors in wood futures #### Environmental point of view Re-planting trees in the Amazon Good for the environment Helps prevent the Sustainable #### Social-development point of view Employs people in poorer regions of those countries Brings valuable investment into poorer parts of the world #### Cultural point of view Helps to spread the word about the fantastically rich and interesting cultures of Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil #### Helping the world point of view Link to Global Upgrade ## Funding ### Crowdcube ## Trees ### Paulownia (General) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulownia http://paulowniatrees.eu/products/requirements-for-growing-paulownia/ http://plantingpaulownia.blogspot.com/ http://paulowniadevelopment.ro/en/paulownia-plantation/ ### Paulownia Elongata Stats 8 years - 30cm Tolerates –28 to 40 Celcius Timbre : 400-700 / hectare Biomass : 4000-9000 / hectare Needs lots of water Biomass after yr 3, timber after yr 12-15 References https://www.investitin.com/fast-growing-trees-paulownia-elongata/ ### Paulownia Tomentosa http://paulowniadevelopment.ro/en/paulownia-plantation/ ## Carbon offsetting https://www.terrapass.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Emission_Trading_Scheme ## Increasing profits Non-wood products ## References ### Crowdfunding https://www.chessable.com/blog/2017/02/28/seedrs-vs-crowdcube-part-ii-key-lessons-for-uk-crowdfunding-campaigns/ ### Forestry http://www.fao.org/docrep/005/y4744e/y4744e02.htm ### Videos http://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/2012/08/09/maybe-money-does-grow-on-trees.html Alabelo Trade ## Vision To create a website where anyone can purchase any product from anywhere in the world The primary focus is to open western markets to middle-men salespeople in developing and third-world countries, i.e. B2B sales The website would allow for creating invoices, websites, ## Features ### Customers can request features ### Create invoices - multiple suggestions for requested products ### Create websites of products ### Accounting #### Calculate tax obligations #### Pay people ### See shipping details ### Multi-levelled commissions ## First markets ### Countries Bolivia ### Sectors Medical equipment DIY tools ## Commissions ### 1st and 2nd level referral ### Opening a sector ### Opening a country ## Logo ### More spacing ### Rounded corners