BioWorks Eli Seales, Hannah Parrish, Kristen Smith, Kristine Torres And Ola Basorun

Idea

Our company will sell a machine and provide a service to universities. This services goal will be to eventually eliminate cooking oil waste.

Value Propsition

  • Educate universities about the negative externalities and waste present in cooking oil removal and providing them with an application to eliminate all waste and negative externalities and provide them with CSR, Positive PR, positive environmental impact and diesel fuel and tax savings.

Our Team

  • 2 people start-up
  • Located in Lynchburg, VA

Product and Services

  • 48 hours per 50 gallon cycle
  • 7,800 gallons annually
BioPro 190

Mission Statement

Inspiring awareness and instituting change through the recycling of harmful byproducts. We are bringing oil waste to zero one college campus at a time.

Inputs and Outputs

Inputs

  • Harmful cooking oil and Chemical reaction with oil

Negative Externalities

  • Air Pollutants
  • Taking up needed space and hurting environment at landfill

Outputs

  • Eliminating air pollutants
  • Eliminating the waste that is the main input
  • CSR/Positive PR
  • Tax Savings

Target Market

  • 4 year universities within 100 miles of Liberty University
  • Environmental science departments

Marketing Mix

  • Product: BioWorks presents a unique learning and CSR component which is valuable to universities
  • Our system cuts back on negative externalities, while adding learning opportunities to science departments
  • Place: 4 year universities within 100 miles of Liberty University
  • Volume of students at universities allow many to help manage and run operations
  • Promotion: Creating exclusive relationships with universities through our biodiesel system
  • Price: Our goal is to sell our system to one university per month giving us a penetration rate of 5.26%

Financials

Annual Income Statement

Appendix

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