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Children’s Recreation Center Business Plan


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This plan contains detailed information about the establishment and operation of CabinFever &#8211′ Child Fun Center. The plan provides details on the business growth plans, operational procedures, and infrastructure.

Cabin Fever will offer young families in Bemidji, MN and the surrounding area a quality family recreation center, with jungle gyms, soft contained play structures, slides, and imagination-inspiring play areas for children ages 2 to 5. Safety-tested equipment has been approved and employees have received training in first aid and child safety. Parents will have access the special seating areas to observe their children playing safely and actively, even in winter’s coldest and darkest months.

Derek Giesbrecht (advisor), Brian Solum (owner), is responsible for the design, construction, and development the daily operations as outlined in this plan. Soft Play, LLC, is the president of Soft Play, LLC, an indoor playground manufacturer. He has been in Active Play for many decades. Soft Play is now the market leader in Family Entertainment. Brian is a former real estate agent, a father of four, and has over seven years of experience in the child care industry. Brian will be supported with a customer-focused and team-oriented staff. Cabin Fever retains the services of a CPA to prepare tax returns and pay taxes, as well to act as a business consultant and help set achievable long-term goals.

CabinFever is projected to achieve $158,000 in first year sales based on current child recreation market prices. We anticipate revenue growth of five per cent annually with good management. The following ratios apply in the first year:

  • Gross Margin greater than 95%
  • Net Profit Margin above 12%
  • Pre-tax Returns on Assets More Than 20%
  • Three-year average net worth of $76,000

We will limit the risks to Cabin fever’s success through:

  1. Obtaining sufficient capital to build and cover expenses of initial operation. All investor capital is held in escrow, until the project has been fully funded.
  2. Minimizing overhead costs, which increases the bottom line profit.
  3. Building a solid customer base. We have identified the best location by using demographics. Our aggressive marketing program will deliver the results we desire.
  4. Involvement in your community to demonstrate how the company will benefit your quality life.
  5. All payments are made by cash or check.

1.1 Mission

  1. To provide a safe, fun, profitable, and exciting child entertainment facility for children aged 2-5 in the Greater Bemidji region. This will allow children to grow emotionally, physically, and mentally through interaction with their parents, peers, and the facility.
  2. Listening intently to customer needs in relation to entertainment, activities and facilities that relate to safety, environmental and services and then acting accordingly.
  3. Develop a system of safety, security and accountability on the property between the staff, paying clientele and the general public.

1.2 Keys To Success

  1. Location
  2. Service
  3. Safety
  4. Cash

1.3 Objectives

  1. 30% of my target audience to use &#8220/Cabin Fever at least 1.5 times per year. Based on the most current census and demographic data for this area, this goal would be to attract 3,600 children and 1,080 adult customers through the door in the first year.
  2. By the third year, you can increase your market share to 40%
  3. Reduce debt load 37% by end of 3rd year.


Recreation Center Business Plan


Recreation Center Business Plan


This document provides information about Play Time for Kids. It includes company structure, goals, projected growth and venture capital requirements. The investment analysis will also provide insight into the industry trends.

Play Time for Kids has identified the family entertainment industry as its primary interest and to that end the company has focused its efforts on the development of one or more family entertainment centers (FEC) to provide quality family entertainment activities to the communities in the Our County, Big City area.

Play Time for Kids, a company that is focused on family entertainment within a family-oriented community. Play Time for Kids has the potential to benefit from an expanding industry.

Entertainment is the buzzword for the new millennium. David L. Malmuth – senior vice president of TrizenHahn Development Corp. – observed that “people don’t just want to buy stuff.” They are looking for an experience. The keys to creating memorable experiences include authenticity, fun, and participation. Americans are able to spend money on entertainment and will do so. Statisticians in America spend more on entertainment per capita than they do on health care and clothing.

Quality family entertainment is the focus of Play Time for Kids. The first development phase, which is described below, includes construction and marketing of an initial FEC. FECs as proposed by the company will provide the type and amount of family entertainment and adventure that current markets demand.

In addition, to the capitalization and financing efforts discussed herein the Company anticipates that other sources will be sought to finance the acquisition of the building it will initially lease.

Recent U.S. Census Bureau censuses found that between 1999 and 2000 personal consumption and amusement and recreation expenditures rose by $31.5 billion. The overall industry gross was $56.2 billion. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Statistical Abstract of the U.S: 2000 – The National Income and Product Accounts of the U.S., 1929-94, Vol.1.

Our solid management team and aggressive marketing plan will allow us to project a steady, minimum annual growth of 5%.

1.1 Objectives

The goals for Play Time for Kids include:

  1. To build a service-based business that exceeds customer expectations.
  2. Superior customer service, word-of-mouth referrals and superior customer service will help to increase the number of customers at least 20% each year.
  3. To achieve a clientele retention rate of 90% within the first one year.
  4. End of your first-year, establish yourself as a popular community destination.
  5. Educate the community on what the company has to offer.

The company will become the market leader in Northeast Our County.

1.2 Mission

To provide outstanding child play care in safe and fun environments for children.

1.3 Keys to Success

These are the keys to our success in business:

  • Superior Customer Service: High-quality, hourly care and services.
  • Provide a safe, clean, comfortable, and enjoyable environment for professional trusting services.
  • Convenience allows clients to access multiple services in one place.
  • Location: provide an easily accessible location for customer convenience.
  • Reputation means credibility, integrity and 100% dedication.
  • Indoor activities for year-round entertainment.
  • Facility to prevent overcrowding
  • Seasoned management team.

The company believes that there are ways to reduce certain risk factors.

  • Initial capitalization of the company to sustain operations through year one.
  • Low overhead thanks to multi-skilled employees, continuous training (i.e., classes for child development) and the use of multilingual workers.
  • Through aggressive marketing, customers are loyal.
  • Strong community ties and involvement in non-profit organisations.