Paintball Sport Campus at Ali Zahav has been serving local emergency response teams for training over the past five years. The opperation is launcing a new phase of development. Located in Ali Zahav only 15 Minites away from major population centers in Petach Tikva, Rosh Ha'eyn and Kfar Saba. The availability of capital investment is a primary consideration for the development of this infrasucture in order to turn it into a profit based business.
Markets and Products — The products used and the overall market strategy will closely follow that of other successful paintball field operations throughout Israel and other places world wide. Products used will be industry standard, allowing for endorsement revenue for product placement and an incentive for paintball equipment companies to sponsor contests and events which will help draw in players from throughout the region. All products will be viewed from a cost-benefit perspective, and will take into account factors such as safety, reliability, and price. The market targeted for development will be primarily young adults 16-25 years of age, and the secondary market will be older adults 26-46 years of age.
Objectives—The objective of Paintball Sport Campus is to develop an indoor and outdoor play field while generating revenue through field rental and admission. Additionally, revenue will be developed from rental of paintball equipment, expendable supplies, and food concessions. These four revenue streams should make the initial investment profitable within its first year of operation and allow for a steadily increasing pool of income on a yearly basis, as the sport of paintball grows nationwide.
Equipment—The following is a list of some of the equipment (pricing obtained at discount rates) and projected quantities that will be needed to start-up operations:
- 50 Stingray Paintball Guns—semi-auto, durable, carbon fiber @ $94.95 ea. = $4,747.50
- 20 Tracer Paintball Pump Guns—pump action, easy to operate @ 94.95 ea. = 1,899.00
- 20,000 Paintballs—water soluble, 2500 per case, various colors @ 89.95 ea. = 719.60
- 2 N2 Compressed Air System plus C1 CO2 Nitro refillable tanks @ 329.95 ea. = 659.90
- 100 CO2 Portable Canisters—refillable and for use with weapons @ 39.95 ea. = 3,995.00
- 100 VL 2000 Paintball Loaders—reusable and holding 200 balls @ 9.95 ea. = 995.00
- 10 VL 2000 Electronic Loaders—primarily for resale on site @ 54.95 ea. = 549.50
- 70 Goggle and Visor Combinations—with fully protective visor @ 54.95 ea. = 3,846.50
- 100 Barrel squeegees—for use with gun, reusable and durable @ 9.95 ea. = 995.00
- 100 Barrel Plugs—reusable and brightly colored for locating @ 4.95 ea. = 495.00
- 10 Vent Grips—forward barrel hold, primarily for resale on site @ 24.95 ea. = 249.50
- 10 Head Wraps—for further head protection, optional equipment @ 9.95 ea. = 99.50
- Misc. Equipment—lens bags, ordinance, smoke, trip flares, etc. @ various = 1,000.00
TOTAL EQUIPMENT COST = $20,251.00
Ongoing Operations—The cost of ongoing operations is estimated to be as follows:
In the off-season, amortized costs are expected to hover in the $1000.00 range per month, as the business is somewhat seasonal in nature. As soon as warm weather breaks (and even this is not completely necessary), income will be expected to rise in tandem with an increase in the use of the outdoor playing field.
