Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity REStore Project

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Gloucester County Habitat for Humanity RE-Store
Project

• Understanding RE-Store
• Defining Customer Needs
• Defining Customer Goals
• Focus on Creating a Complete and Thorough
  Business Plan

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Plan of Action Carving Out Small Projects

• Letter of Engagement
• Locate, Contact , and Survey Other RE-Store
  Locations
• Define and List Potential Customers and Donators
• Gather Valuable Data for Gloucester County
• Create a Formula for Choosing a Location

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Locate, Contact, and Survey Other RE-Store
Locations

• Create a Database of Other RE-Store Locations
• Internet Search
• Create a Survey
• Start-up Needs? Costs?
• Building Requirements? Donated? Leased?
• First Three Years Returns?
• Tips or Advice?

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Define a List of Potential Customers and Donators

• Who Are Our Potential Donators?
• Who Are Our Potential Customers?
• Web Based Search
• Yellow Pages
• Create a Customer/Donator Spread Sheet (MS
  Access)

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Gather Valuable Data For Gloucester County

• Demographics Info By Zip Code
• US Census Bureau
• Local Real Estate Companies
• Analyze Demographic Data For Possible Location
• Create Customer/Donator Tracking Form (MS Access)

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Create a Formula For Choosing a Location

• Use RE-Store Survey
• How Many SF Needed?
• How Much Parking?
• Raised Loading Dock?
• Donated? Or Leased?
• How Much Can We Afford?
• What Is The of Cost/Revenue? 5? 15? 50?
• How Do The Demographics Fit?

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Questions?