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Business plan: 10 Hectares plant of ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER Capital return:16,5% The way to billions… 12-Aug-15 1 What is Aloe Vera Aloe Vera (or Aloe Barbadensis Miller) is a plant - it’s that simple! It is a member of the onion and lily family but grows two to three feet tall with large thick leaves. Aloe flourishes in hot dry climates such as the Caribbean, Far East and parts of America. It takes around four years until it is ready for harvest and then, just like any vegetable juice, it must be stabilized before it can start to oxidize and loose its goodness. It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious products have recently appeared on the market.

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Page 1: Business planAloe Vera Farming Greece (AVFGR) is an Aloe Vera farming business that will be located in Greece. It will be a star-up agricultural firm. The initial products are Aloe

Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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What is Aloe Vera Aloe Vera (or Aloe Barbadensis Miller) is a plant - it’s that simple! It is a

member of the onion and lily family but grows two to three feet tall with large

thick leaves. Aloe flourishes in hot dry climates such as the Caribbean, Far

East and parts of America. It takes around four years until it is ready for

harvest and then, just like any vegetable juice, it must be stabilized before it

can start to oxidize and loose its goodness.

It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious

products have recently appeared on the market.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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It’s not a fad or 'the latest thing in health care' although many spurious

products have recently appeared on the market.

It’s not a 'miracle cure' although after reading many articles on the subject

you'll be forgiven for thinking that is exactly what it is! You can find it

mentioned in the bible (Numbers 24:6, John 19:39, Psalms 45:8) and dotted

through the history books where it is said to have been used by Cleopatra,

Alexandra the Great and in the film Gerry McGuire.

It can be applied to the skin topically or taken internally as a drink. If you go

on holiday to the Caribbean you will see large leaves being sold on the beach

to relieve sunburn and offered as a drink to alleviate indigestion but how can it

be so many things to so many people? The answer is in its contents.

The rich gel inside an Aloe plant is made up of over 75 different ingredients

even though 95% of it is water. These nutricients include :

Vitamins - including C, E, Beta Carotene, B12 Minerals - including magnesium, manganese, zinc, copper, chromium,

calcium, sodium, potassium, iron. Amino Acids - 20 out of the 22 required by the body as the building

blocks for protein and 7 out of the 8 that the body cannot manufacture itself

Sugars - including long chain polysaccharides that help boost the immune system

Enzymes - to help break down and digest food Plant Sterols - that act as powerful anti-inflammatory agents Lignin - a woody substance that helps Aloe penetrate the skin Saponins - soapy substances with an anti-microbial effect Anthraquinones - powerful natural painkillers Salycylic Acid - anti-inflammatory, helps break down dead tissue

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Common Pests and Diseases Aloe rust

Phakopsora pachyrhizi

Symptoms

Small, pale yellow spots on leaves which expand and turn

brown; orange spore masses may be present on underside of

leaf; leaves may drop from plant

Cause

Fungus

Comments

Disease emergence favors cool temperatures and high humidity

Management

Disease is self limiting and requires no treatment

Basal stem rot

Fusarium spp.

Symptoms

Base of plant turning reddish brown to black and rotting

Cause

Fungi

Comments

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Fatal disease of aloes; disease emergence favors cold, damp

conditions

Management

Pieces of plant may be saved by taking cuttings above rotted

portion

Bacterial soft rot

Pectobacterium chrysanthemi

Symptoms

Watery, rotting leaves which are darker in color; young leaves

wilting and collapsing; leaves bulging due to gas formation

inside

Cause

Bacterium

Comments

Bacteria survive in plant debris in the field; disease emergence

favored by hot, wet weather

Management

Fatal disease; avoid over-watering plants

Main characteristics of an Aloe Vera plant We plant up to 1000 plants per stremma(1/10 of an hectare)

Every leaf weights from 600 gr to 1,3 klgr

Today’s sale price for aloe leaves from merchants is between 0.9 and

1.5 euros.

Despite the sale of leaves a mature stremma of aloe can produce over

5000 offsets yearly

From each plant we collect 6 to 12 leaves yearly.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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A very consistent plant of one stremma of aloe vera produces from 3 to

6 metric tons yearly.

With the new offsets you can extend your cultivation.

Alternatively you could sell to increase per stremma return.

Executive summary Aloe Vera Farming Greece (AVFGR) is an Aloe Vera farming business that

will be located in Greece.

It will be a star-up agricultural firm.

The initial products are Aloe Vera leaves and offset plants. Leaves are

expected to be very popular among other medicinal plants in the near future,

because of their multi use in preventive medicine and skin care.

Therefore we can assume along 2-3 years time that the whole production will

be consumed.

As global demand is expected to rapidly expand when people will discover the

advantages of this plant, many people will rush to get into this new business

and market and if somebody has already the experience on it, this will be an

extra asset for attracting other investors.

Mission AVFGR (the name of this business) aims to offer high-quality Aloe Vera

products at a competitive price.

The consultants of this business believe that there is a current untapped

market opportunity because existing providers are too diversified to serve the

increasing needs in gel and leaves of the commercial nutraceutical products

segment and the incorporation of greater scientific controls over the plant to

do on-line supervising of the plant to prevent threats.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Keys to success High level of quality

Adapt new technologies to control the plant and reconfigure needs.

Competence between the front line sales people by:

Applying revolutionary methods for distribution and marketing

giving as bonus a percentage of the final dividend, depending on

the volume of the sales performed above the target sales

volume .

Company Konstantinos Anastasiadis, chief Executive Officer and Administrator.

Seeking positions for:

Finance officer

Sales manager

Plant engineer

Startup costs

For a 10 hectares (100 stremma) cultivation of Aloe Vera on horizon

of 10 years the startup cost covering years 1-4 will be 2.000.000 euros

including land purchase of 10 hectares in Greece(southern, or island).

Personnel Plan

Fixed cost : 82000 euro/yearly (including contributions)

o Chief executive : 35000 euro/yearly

Finance officer : 12000 euro/yearly

o Plant engineer : 15000

o Sales manager : 20000 euro/yearly +bonus

Variablel cost :68500 euros/yearly (including

contributions)

Wages :68500 euro/yearly

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Personnel costs 150500 euro/yearly

Bonus policy

Bonuses will be given on separate agreements of sales. The bonus on

each sale agreement will be equally split between the manager and sales

force team.

The bonus will be computed as the 10% of the gross margin for the

estimated year sales, and the amount will be depended on the volume sold by

the agreement minus taxes.

Products Leaves

Collected 4 times a year

Offsets

Collected once a year.

Work Labour Total expences Leaves Offsets

Leave return Leaves and Offsets

YEAR Expences days cost euros kgr kgr euros return euros

0

2250

5 150 2400 0 0 -2400 -2400

1 200 10 300 500 0 100 -500 -400

2 200 10 300 500 200 500 -300 200

3 200 15 450 650 1000 1500 350 1850

4 200 15 450 650 2000 3000 1350 4350

5 200 20 600 800 3000 5000 2200 7200

6 200 20 600 800 4000 8000 3200 11200

7 200 30 1000 1200 5000 12000 3800 15800

8 200 30 1000 1200 5000 12000 3800 15800

9 200 30 1000 1200 6000 12000 4800 16800

10 200 30 1000 1200 7000 12000 5800 17800

Totals 4250 215 6850 11100 33200 66100 22100 88200 Table 1: Stremma return of Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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The financial plan

General assumptions Plan year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Investment return 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16%

2 Tax rate 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13%

3 Year sales 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

4 Return as table 1 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

5 Weather disaster upon estimation

Table 2: General assumptions

Start-up capital needs 1. Land purchase for 400.000euro

2. Installations 600.000euro

3. Cost of planting 1st-4th year 1000.000euro

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Total 2.000.000euro

Description Cost Amount in Euro

1 Land+buildings+equipment Fixed 1000000

2 Startup planting Variable 1000000

Total 2000000

Table 3: Capital break-down in fixed and variable costs.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Yearly capital return of 2.000.000euros over 10 years at 16,5% =

530.000euro/year.

Total interest= 3.300.000euro.

Total repayable capital= 5.300.000euro.

Purchase of land In southern Greece within a region suitable for aloe, we can now days, buy

10 hectare for 300.000-600.000 euro depending on if it is on main land or on

island, which both are very good investment opportunities by their own,

regarding the land prices in Greece 5 years ago, which were at least three

times that.

Installations

Description Euro

Store house 150.000

Hedging 15.000

Machinery 20.000

Ground formatting 15.000

Working establishment 200000

Water drilling 10000

Water tank 7000

Electric pump 1000

Generator 1000

Piping 70.000

Miscelaneous 10000

Totals 499.000

Table 9: Installation, machinery and equipment costs, prices roughly

estimated from Greek market.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Figure 5: Store house model of 150 sq.meters with capacity of 100 tons of leaves.Plant need 10 of those.

Figure 6: Model of plant establishments with office and house.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Capital amortization Distribution Management Loan Net profit

Year Income expenses Expenses Installment Balance Tax(13%) after tax

0 -240000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 -952000,00 -123760,00 -828240,00

1 40000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 -672000,00 -87360,00 -584640,00

2 20000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 -692000,00 -89960,00 -602040,00

3 185000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 -527000,00 -68510,00 -458490,00

4 435000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 -277000,00 -36010,00 -240990,00

5 720000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 8000,00 1040,00 6960,00

6 1120000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 408000,00 53040,00 354960,00

7 1580000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 868000,00 112840,00 755160,00

8 1580000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 868000,00 112840,00 755160,00

9 1680000,00 100000,00 82000,00 530000,00 968000,00 125840,00 842160,00

10 1780000,00 100000,00 82000,00 1598000,00 207740,00 1390260,00

Totals 8900000,00 1100000,00 902000,00 5300000,00 1598000,00 207740,00 1390260,00

Table 4: Capital of 2000000 euro with 16.5% return amortization and

accumulated net profits over 11 years of cultivation of 10 hectares of Aloe

Vera Barbadensis Miller plant.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Break-even Analysis

Year Farming Labour Distribution Management Loan installment Total

1 225000 15000 100000 82000 530000,00 952000 2 20000 30000 100000 82000 530000,00 762000 3 20000 30000 100000 82000 530000,00 762000 4 20000 45000 100000 82000 530000,00 777000 5 20000 45000 100000 82000 530000,00 777000 6 20000 60000 100000 82000 530000,00 792000 7 20000 60000 100000 82000 530000,00 792000 8 20000 100000 100000 82000 530000,00 832000 9 20000 100000 100000 82000 530000,00 832000

10 20000 100000 100000 82000 530000,00 832000 11 20000 100000 100000 82000 530000,00 832000

8942000

Table 5: Expenses through years 1-11

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10 Hectares plant of

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Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Figure 1:Break-even point through the years 1-11

0

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Break-even

Year Euros

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Projected Profit and Loss

Figure 2: Projected net profits over 11 years of operation

-1000000

-500000

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Net Profits

Year Net profits

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Projected Gross margin yearly

Leaves offsets

YEAR kgr euros Totals

0 0 0 0

1 0 10000 10000

2 20000 50000 70000

3 100000 150000 250000

4 200000 300000 500000

5 300000 500000 800000

6 400000 800000 1200000

7 500000 1200000 1700000

8 500000 1200000 1700000

9 600000 1200000 1800000

10 700000 1200000 1900000

3320000 6610000 9930000

Table 6: Gross margin yearly

Figure 3: Income by product over 11 years of operation

0

500000

1000000

1500000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Income

Year Leaves Offsets

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Figure 4: Total Income over 11 years of operation

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Projected Cash Flow YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Cash from funding b/f 2000000 578000 356000 194000 197000 450000 933830 1817660 3161490 4505320 5949150

Cash from sales 10000 70000 250000 500000 800000 1200000 1700000 1700000 1800000 1900000

Additional funds

Total cash 2000000 588000 426000 444000 697000 1250000 2133830 3517660 4861490 6305320 7849150

Expences

Purchaces

Real estate 1000000

Tax budget 54170 54170 54170 54170 54170

Cultivation

Expences 225000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000 20000

Labour cost 15000 30000 30000 45000 45000 60000 60000 100000 100000 100000 100000

Management cost 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000 82000

Distribution 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000 100000

Net Cash flow 422000 232000 232000 247000 247000 316170 316170 356170 356170 356170 302000

Cash Balance 578000 356000 194000 197000 450000 933830 1817660 3161490 4505320 5949150 7547150

Table 7: Projected cash flow for cultivating 10 hectares of Aloe Vera over 11

years

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

12-Aug-15

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Projected Balance Sheet YEAR 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Assets

Current

Cash b/f 578000 346000 117000 -67000 -71000 105830 582660 1419480 2756310 4093140 5584140

Cash from sales 10000 70000 250000 500000 800000 1200000 1700000 1700000 1800000 1800000

Total cash on hand 578000 356000 187000 183000 429000 905830 1782660 3119480 4456310 5893140 7384140

Real Estate-buildings-machinery 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000

Total assets 1578000 1356000 1187000 1183000 1429000 1905830 2782660 4119480 5456310 6893140 8384140

Liabilities

Borrowing 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000 2000000

Capital

Paid in

Earnings -422000 -644000 -813000 -817000 -571000 -94170 782650 2119480 3456310 4893140 6384140

Other liabilities

Total liabilities & capital 1578000 1356000 1187000 1183000 1429000 1905830 2782650 4119480 5456310 6893140 8384140

Table 8 : Projected Balance sheet of 10 hectares of Aloe Vera cultivated for 11 years with a start up capital of 2000000 euro.

Management expenses Estimated yearly at 82.000 euro. Is the fund necessary to engage a team of

professionals to organize-synchronize production-sales, as an on-line

business using information technology, with the unique target to comply with

the initially set assumptions table 2, lines 3-4.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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In collaboration with distribution expenses this fund creates the basic tool to

achieving that target.

Net profits Estimated at 1.390.260 euro is the net profits over 11 years of cultivation with

capital amortized. The whole amount is the outcome of the 11th year.

From this net profit we must pay various expenses (such as sales bonuses,

petrol for generator, electricity, telephone, municipality fees, etc) the rest will

give us the net product of the investment of 2.000.000 euro returned at

16,5% interest rate over 10 years of cultivation.

A yearly based 139.260euro /year -39.260(various expenses) = 100.000

euro, in average after tax and capital with interest returned.

Market analysis - Aloe Vera Demand

Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. Despite the ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of Aloe Vera, we have not been able to exploit. The reasons are simple: lack of cultivation and processing know-how. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plants. Yet the country has not realized and reaped the full potential of such plants. The reason is simple: lack of the requisite expertise. Fortunately, the technology is now accessible to individual and corporate entrepreneurs to make the most of aloe through mainstream cultivation.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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A conservative estimate puts the monetary value of current global trade in medicinal plants at over US$60 billion with Aloe Vera holding ¼ of this demand estimating US$15 billion sales globally. With the increasing interest in ‘natural’ products across the world and the resultant upsurge in the demand for medicinal plants, this trade is expected to grow up to 5 trillion by the year 2050. Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. A recent study carried out to identify the plants to focus on, in order to posit ion the Indian medicinal plants sector on its growth path with a long-term up to the year 2020, has identified 45 plants. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also, India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plant. Greece especially southern, has the features for cultivation and it is under research if this is the best among the few gifted.

Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. Despite the ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of Aloe Vera, we have not been able to exploit. The reasons are simple: lack of cultivation and processing know-how. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plants. Yet the country has not realized and reaped the full potential of such plants. The reason is simple: lack of the requisite expertise. Fortunately, the technology is now accessible to

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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individual and corporate entrepreneurs to make the most of aloe through mainstream cultivation. A conservative estimate puts the monetary value of current global trade in medicinal plants at over US$60 billion. With the increasing interest in ‘natural’ products across the world and the resultant upsurge in the demand for medicinal plants, this trade is expected to grow up to 5 trillion by the year 2050. Aloe Vera is among the few medicinal plants by virtue of their extensive medicinal, nutraceutical and other uses enjoy a major chunk of the market across the globe. The major markets for Aloe Vera and its extracts are Australia, US and the entire Europe. A recent study carried out to identify the plants to focus on, in order to posit ion the Indian medicinal plants sector on its growth path with a long-term up to the year 2020, has identified 45 plants. Given the exponentially growing demand for it in the international market, Aloe Vera presents the finest commercial opportunity among the various medicinal plants. Also, India is among the few countries gifted with the unique geographical features essential for cultivation of Aloe Vera and other high potential medicinal plant.

Target market segmentation strategy Make offers

o to Industries using Aloe Vera leaves as their raw material, such as

GNLD, forEverLiving, e.t.c

o Pharmaceutical firms.

o Cosmetic firms.

Establish a business for selling Aloe Vera leaves in Greece.

Create an e- shop for leaves and suckers.

Summarizing

Aloe Vera planting can be a highly profitable investment assuming a vast

management and marketing policy that will perform sale of the 100% of the

whole estimated production.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Investment has minimum risk assessment and a relatively easy to maintain

business process with low managerial costs.

Aloe vera plant, is a portable pharmacy. If you just consider that drinking aloe

vera gel could potentially even shrink tumors or grow up new hair when

applied on human head, imagine the future of demand when people will get

more familiar with these fascinating health opportunities that aloe vera could

bring to their lives.

Financially speaking this proposal estimates an average ROI at 20%.

Finally this proposal can be amended by the writer to fit needs, if any of the

general assumptions will change abruptly, during the estimated development

period.

Planning the future investment: The cost for a basic gel processing plant.

For a large plant machinery designed to handle special daily volume units

from aloe leaves and working hours. Only as an example, a farm 100

stremmas would produce 55,000 kg of aloe vera daily. The equipment needed

to handle the volume that would cost between 400,000 and 600,000 euro.

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

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For a small unit of compute 60-100000 euro (Ready key).

Figure 7: Aloe vera gel

RETURN ON INVESTMENT

1 CONTROLLABLE PROFIT INVESTMENT ROI

4898000,00 2000000 22,26364

RETURN ON CAPITAL EMPLOYED

2 NET PROFIT INVESTMENT ROCE

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Business plan:

10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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4690260,00 2000000 21,31936

GROSS PROFIT MARGIN

3 GROSS PROFIT TURNOVER GPM

8900000,00 2000000 40,45455

4 NET PROFIT MARGIN

NET PROFIT TURNOVER NPM

1390260,00 2000000 6,319364

5 CURRENT RATIO

CURRENT ASSETS CURRENT LIABILITIES CR

1000000 3297686,364 0,303243

Table 10: Performance indicators

Vocabulary

Offsets or offshoots: offspring plants grown as by products, around the mother

plant.

Appendices

Contents What is Aloe Vera

Common Pests and Diseases

Main characteristics of an Aloe Vera plant

Executive summary

Mission

Keys to success

Company

o Startup costs

o Personnel Plan

Products

Financial plan

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10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

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o General assumptions

o Start-up capital needs

o Purchase of land

o Capital amortization

o Break-even Analysis

o Projected profit and loss

o Projected Gross margin yearly

o Projected cash flow

o Projected balance sheet

o Management expenses

Market analysis - Aloe Vera Demand

Target market segment strategy

Summarizing

Vocabulary

Figures Figure 1:Break-even point through the years 1-11

Figure 2: Projected net profits over 10 years of operation

Figure 3: Income by product over 10 years of operation

Figure 4: Total Income over 10 years of operation

Figure 5: Store house model of 150 sq.meters with capacity of 100 tons of leaves.Plant need 10 of those.

Figure 6: Model of plant establishments with office and house.

Figure 7: Aloe vera gel

Tables Table 1: Stremma return of Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller

Table 2: General assumptions

Table 3: Loan analysis

Table 4: 2000000 euros, loan amortization and accumulated net profits

for 10 years over 10 hectares of Aloe Vera Barbadensis Miller.

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10 Hectares plant of

ALOE VERA BARBADENSIS MILLER

Capital return:16,5%

The way to billions…

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Table 5: Expenses through years 1-11

Table 6: Gross margin yearly

Table 7:Projected cash flow for cultivating 10 hectares of Aloe Vera

over 11 years

Table 8: Projected Balance sheet of 10 hectares of Aloe Vera over 11 years of operation

Table 9:Installation, machinery and equipment

Table 10: Performance indicators

Dated: 11-8-2015

Written by:

Konstantinos P. Anastasiadis

Business consultant(M.Sc.)

Athens-Greece,Mobile: 6982043751, Web site: vresto.eu