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6 th International Venture Capital Forum Athens, June 14 th 2005. Last year‘s success story. Konstantinos Zygouras – Vice President & Managing Director. Presentation summary. e-Global’ s development through years. e-Global internet stations. future plans.
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6th International Venture Capital Forum Athens, June 14th 2005 Last year‘s success story Konstantinos Zygouras – Vice President & Managing Director
Presentation summary • e-Global’ s development through years • e-Global internet stations • future plans • venture capital forums – place of opportunities • Attica Ventures – boosting evolution • new era @ e-global • investment opportunities @ e-global fghfgj
e-Global – 4 years of success • Established in 2001 in Thessaloniki - Greece • Started as a high technology and informatics company • Organized and developed a chain of high tech internet stations • First Franchise internet station in 2001 September • Expanded in Thessaloniki until end of 2003 • Continued in Athens in 2004 • Started expanding around Greece in 2005 • First internet station outside Greece in Tirana – Albania in 2005 fghfgj
internet stations • New concept – the first that used the title internet station • Evolution of the traditional internet cafes • High tech oriented – experts in informatics • Well trained staff & quality controls • No bar, no alcohol • Alternative & ergonomical designed • High bandwidth – state of the art of technology computers • Wide Area Network (Virtual Local Area Network) • 24 / 7 / 365 availability All the above consist the core of e-Global philoshophy fghfgj
Services @ e-Global • Internet access – web surfing, downloading, web chatting, e-mail service • Games – multiplayer games – on line & lan gaming • Events – Tournaments – Lan Ladders • Office services – word processing, printing, scanning, cd & dvd burning • Multimedia services – streaming videos, movie presentations • Informatics product sales – internet connections, PCs, e-Global products • Snacks, non alcohol beverages, sodas from vending machines fghfgj
Internet stations chain growth • First started operating in March 2001 with 30 PCs • End of 2001 – 5 internet stations with a total of 250 PCs • End of 2004 – 15 internet stations with a total of 850 PCs • Mid of 2005 – 21 internet stations with 1350 PCs • End of 2005 – 30 internet stations with 2100 PCs (estimated) • End of 2006 – 50 internet stations with 3250 PCs (estimated) • 7 new stations outside Greece until end of 2006 (estimated) fghfgj
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ESTIMATED GROWTH WITHIN NEXT 2 YEARS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. CITIES OVER 50.000 B. CITIES 20.000 – 50.000 . . . C. TOWNS 5.000 – 20.000 fghfgj
International Venture Capital Forums • Participated in the last three ones • Made a lot of contacts • Prepared year by year • Continued expanding and growing the chain of internet stations • Gained a lot of experience through these years • The 5th VC Forum was the start of a new era in e-Global • Presented a detailed business plan and had many meetings • Continued negotiations with Attica Ventures
Attica Ventures @ e-Global • Started researching ways of participation after the 5th VC Forum • Believed in the potential of e-Global • Continued by discussing the future of e-Global • Started organizing the company in a new basis • Became shareholder of e-Global at the start of 2005 • Boosted the evolution and growth of the internet stations • New concept - internet life, internet community stations fghfgj
A new vision for a new generation fghfgj
Franchise @ e-global • First franchise internet station in 2001 in Thessaloniki • 10 franchise internet stations at the end of 2004 • 4 new franchisees in the first semester of 2005 • 6 more estimated until the end of 2005 • First master Franchisee in Albania fghfgj
Franchise @ e-global • Technical support 24/7 • Internet high bandwidth connection • Staff training and follow ups • Complete guides for operation of the internet station • Software for administrating and monitoring the station • Participation in the events, tournaments • Full marketing plan and promotion • Support in the special needs of each city or area fghfgj
Why choose e-Global ? • Biggest and most recognizable chain in Greece • Complete support • Know - how • Expanding rapidly • Well trained staff and experts in informatics • Successful concept that can work in every city • Quick return of the amount invested within 12 – 15 months • More than 100.000 members around Greece guarantee success fghfgj
e-Global : a successful story for successful people • Formed a new way of entertainment • Keeps up with the latest developments • Rapidly growing and will cover Greece until the end of 2006 • The e-Global staff are computers experts from 20 – 30 years old • Low risk investment – quick return of investment funds • Easy to operate – easy to control and manage
6th International Venture Capital Forum Athens, June 14th 2005 Last year‘s success story Konstantinos Zygouras – Vice President & Managing Director