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Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Part A. Explanatory Notes | Part B. Application Form | Part C. Business Plan | Part D. Financial Model | Part E. Technical Specification | Part F. Application Checklist

 

Introduction

This document describes financial information that is necessary to comply with the specifiations of the Request for Proposal. This part will be read by the independent evaluators in conjunction with Part C - Business Plan.

In particular, the descriptions accompanying the sTLD Business Plan spreadsheet must include the following:

1. Salaries must include all salary related expenses such as bonuses, benefits and taxes paid. Describe titles and functions under each heading as appropriate, for example, Executive Team: President, General Counsel, or Administration: Finance, Human Resources.

2. Outsourced services must be described. Potential suppliers or partners must be identified along with relevant experience.

3. Travel must be detailed and justified including the number of and reason for trips.

4. Facilities must include all occupancy costs such as leasing and insurance. Facility locations must be described as accurately as possible.

5. Hardware and systems must indicate to what extent existing hardware and systems will be used and also describe the adequacy of system capacity.

6. The sources of start-up and follow-on capital must be identified.

7. Operational income amounts must be accompanied by projected sales and penetration estimates and a pricing model. Describe the proposed picing model for arrangements between the registry and the registrars.

8. Revenue from other sources must include evidence of the stability of those sources and demonstrate how those revenues are specifically reserved for this purpose.

					Application Period		Year 1		Year 2
					Amount	Headcount	Amount	Headcount	Amount	Headcount
Expenses (US Dollars)
	Salaries
			Executive
			Administration
			Technical
		Software Developers
		Engineering Support
			Marketing
			Sales
			Customer/Registrar Service
	Salaries & Headcount Subtotals
	Services
			Marketing/PR
			Technical
			Finance/Accounting/Payroll
			Human Resources
			Legal/Conracting
			Bonding/Insurance
			Other/Consulting
	Services Subtotal
	Travel
	Facilities
			Rent
			Utilities
	Facilities Subtotal
	Capital
			Computer Hardware
			Other Capital
	Capital Subtotal
	Systems/Software
	Supplies
	Fees
	Contingency
Total Expenses
Revenues
	Start-up Capital
	Projected Operational Income
	Revenue from Other Sources
Total Revenues