Other than it being profitable and a great thing for the community (because these girls could be out there getting pregnant, I'm not saying all of them would in case someone gets offended) Heres another reason why I'm so passionate about this.

This is my daughter:

http://www.the370z.com/members/roadz...y-daughter.jpg

I would like an estimate on return on invetment. What amount are you looking from investors?

If anyone is interested. PM me your email and I'll shoot you the proposal. Tks!!

Can you PM me your email and I'll shoot you the info?

I agree with that last statement but for the last year we have been exclusively operating as an all female program and have doing pretty well. It also makes us different than anyone else in this or the surrounding area.

Thanks for the nod. I know, the kids love our program. I just would like to see it grow.

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that PM'd me regarding interest. Our facility does mean a lot to the girls. I wanted to clarify about my "pregnancy" comment. Seems like maybe I did offend a few folks out there. We have several 14 y/o girls who have older siblings that are already raising little ones. They got pregnant when they were in high school. I'm sure that I don't have to tell everyone here that South Texas has amongst the highest preteen/teen pregnancy rate. I know that TS3 can't prevent little girls from getting themselves pregnant; however, I believe that if at least we can give them somewhere to go and something to do other than doing that, well, at least we are doing something. I also have 4 daughters. I can attest that I would do anything for them. I may not attend a professional basketball game, but I would definitely drop 50 bucks so they could participate in a year around sports program that not only develops their athletic skills but also develops their integrity and work ethic as well. Thanks again for everyone's support.

Just a quick a follow-up. Wanted to let everyone know that our facility finally got an investor. We are going to order our machines this week. Exciting times for the kids! We also got someone to finance the exercise equipment as well. It's amazing how things just fall into place if you think positive!

On a side note, next to our facility is "The Soldier's Angels". Since we are across the highway from Brooke Army Medical Center, we have gotten some interest from different organizations that support wounded war veterans. I just want to say that we will not charge anyone in the armed forces to use our facility, ESPECIALLY the ones that have been wounded in action. "The Soldier's Angels" is doing a great thing for these soldiers and I am so proud that we can give them something to do and somewhere to go that will give them a break from reality. I come from a family of military veterans and my brother is currently serving in the army. It really makes you think about how awesome our country is and how wonderful the people are that make it so. Anyway, just thought I'd share. God Bless America!!

I'm only doing what everyone SHOULD be doing! I mean, its the least we can all do. I would do anything for anyone who served or is serving our country. I have been to the BAMC burn unit and seen some really horrible injuries. The battle doesn't stop when they get back home. My brother joined the military when he was 18. He has seen a lot of time out of country. 24 years later, he's a Colonel and still serving. My dad served in Vietnam. My grandfather, Korea. I was on the way to the recruiter almost 22 years ago when my Dad stopped me and said, "I can only give them 1 of my boys, go to college". I ended up going to Nursing school, then Law School after that. Sometimes I regret that I walked out of the recruiters office that day. Then again, maybe my Dad knew something i didn't. It wasn't until I toured BAMC this holiday season that I really understood what he was thinking. My Dad is nearly 100 percent disabled. I really believe that our country suffers from a lack of compassion, responsibility and accountability. We are weaker today because of it. I demand that the girls in our program provide service hours because I want them to know what it is like to serve others rather than just themselves. That is what our military does for all of us. They do not stand at enemy lines thinking about what movie they are going to watch tonight. They do not lie on foreign grounds wondering where they will go out to eat. They are out there so we can be here enjoying our freedom. One day I read something on my brother's facebook, it said "Dying for my country is the only way to live and fighting for my country is the only way to die".

goosebumps.

Thanks for your service Fl4motion and to all those that serve and die for this country.

So ... facebook IPO. Everyone is talking about it; it's supposed to raise the company's value from 75 to 100 billion dollars. But Pandora, Linkedin, groupon, and zynga all went public recently, and only one of them is trading above it's opening price. Not to mention, americans are ditching facebook in high numbers due to all the bad publicity. Doesn't seem like a smart one to buy in on ... or am I missing something?

I have a feeling that facebook will fall soon after it's ipo because it's a lot of hype. However, on the bright side facebook has a real business model. I believe 85% of their revenue is from ads and becauce traffic is so high on their site (second in the world) they sell. Groupon's business model was flawwed.

The real question I would ask is how long will facebook be popular / sustain growth? Will they become another myspace in a few years? That's where I see the risk. Google as a comparison is constantly growing by introducing new features, patents, making android faster/better. Will facebook be able to introduce much more "value adding" features?

I will follow their IPO closely, but will hold off making moves until I do more research and see the market reaction.

It's bad timing. G+ is starting to gain traction, Facebook is about to force "timeline" down everyone's throat, which will result in even more people quitting. Initial openings will be through the roof because of the hype, but I can't imagine it increasing profits.

Not sure what happend with groupon. Got too big too fast?

Groupon has no business model. They IPO'd so the insiders could :gtfo2: :p

Exactly!

Seems like they have a good base, finding businesses who will offer discounts for their offerings, and then split it with the companies. Even the payment terms groupon made to the companies are good for Groupon. But growing too fast meant it had more bills than incoming revenue, and it also failed to address getting consistent revenue. A regular jow like me may look here and there, and buy something here and there, but it's sporadic at best. So in my mind, some months it can really pull in money, and other months it may not be able to pay the bills. Guys like me, who only use the service once or twice are the nemesis of them being able to stay sustainable.