the office supply chain

The Office Supply Chain

Thousands of products A growing market A multibillion dollar industry A turnkey business Your own privately branded company Generate revenues immediately An exciting business model

The Opportunity

The Office Supply Chain ("TOSC") develops privately branded businesses in the ink & toner space as well as the office products and digital media products sector for entrepreneurs interested in launching their own online and land based business or expanding existing operations

The Office Supply Chain delivers a dynamic and unique business model for entrepreneurs looking to own and operate their own business while eliminating many of the day to day operational challenges faced by a business owner

In order to help each business operator achieve his or her potential for success, TOSC offers many advantages that enable the operator to focus his or her efforts on sales & marketing as opposed to day to day management, order processing & fulfillment, product updates and back end e-commerce functionality

The OpportunityIndustry Statistics

Over 700 million ink cartridges sold in the US every year Lyra Research projects worldwide revenue from desktop ink jet

cartridges to surpass $29 billion in 2012 Worldwide toner cartridge revenue is expected to surpass $50

billion in 2010 (Lyra Research) Lyra expects worldwide revenue from monochrome toner

cartridges to grow from US $23.2 billion in 2007 to US $28.4 billion in 2012

Lyra expects worldwide revenue from color toner cartridges to grow from US $15.5 billion in 2007 to US $29 billion in 2012

Aftermarket share (compatible and remanufactured product – non OEM) of monochrome toner revenue accounts for approximately 20% of total market

Office products a multibillion dollar industry

The Office Supply ChainYour Business

Included with The Office Supply Chain business model: Fully managed, privately branded online business Site design & build Integration and management of the complete TOSC database with

over 3,000 ink & toner products An option to expand the product offering to include digital media

products & accessories Complete order processing capabilities Fully integrated customer order fulfillment system Integrated payment processing Management support Other optional support features available include: Sales support Marketing support

The ProductsInk & Toner

The Office Supply Chain carries over 3,000 ink & toner SKU's including OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer- i.e. brand names such as HP, Lexmark, Canon, etc.) and fully compatible inkjet and laser toner products

This entire product line is made available to you through the database we integrate into your site

These products work in virtually every machine on the market; over 50,000 different inkjet, laser, fax and multifunction printers

All of the compatible (non-OEM) products we make available to you are fully guaranteed

The products you offer to your customers are guaranteed to produce the same quality and yield as the corresponding OEM product

You will also have available all of the OEM products for customers who wish to continue purchasing OEM instead of switching to the more economical compatible lines

The ProductsDigital Media

In addition to ink & toner, The Office Supply Chain gives business owners the opportunity to add a comprehensive line of digital media & accessoriesto their product offering. Why give your hard earned customers the opportunity to look elsewhere when you can meet all of their needs by expanding your product line to include both imaging supplies and digital media Products & accessories. You can carry a complete and highly impressiveline of brand name products from industry leading providers such as 3M®, Casio®, Energizer®, Fuji®, HP®, IBM®, Imation®, Iomega®, jWin®, Maxell®, Memorex®, Turtle®, Sony®, TDK®, Texas Instruments® and Verbatim® just to name a few.


Flash Memory Products

Card Readers CompactFlash Memory Sticks Micro Secure Digital

Cards MMCMobile Picture Card Secure Digital Cards USB "Thumb" Drives

Accessories CD/DVD Mailers &

Sleeves Jewel Cases Tape Cases Batteries Turtle Cases Cables, Mini-Hubs Notebook Travel Kits Notebook Cases &

Backpacks WebCams Surge Protection,

Power Blocks Security Locks

CD/DVD/BLU-RAY CD-R, CD-RW, CD-R

Lightscribe DVD-R, DVD-RW,

DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD Dual/Double

Layer & DVD Lightscribe

CD-R & DVD Printable Discs

BLU-RAY Discs


Computer Accessories Internal & External

Hard Drives (HDD) Solid State Drives CD-R/DVD-R Drives CD/DVD Players MP3 Players Personal Audio

Recorders Flash Card Readers USB Flash Drives iPod Accessories Calculators Keyboards & Mice Headphones &

Speakers

Audio & Video CD-R, CD-RW Audio,

Mini Discs 4mm, 8mm Audio &

Video VHS, Super VHS,

VHS-C DVD Video Movie

Backup Tape Media AIT, 8mm, VXA,

Mammoth & 4mm Tape

1/2" Tape (MTC, 3592, 9840, T10000)

LTO Ultrium Tape (1, 2, 3 & 4)

SDLT Tape/DLT Tape MLR/SLR/QIC &

Travan Tape Magneto Optical

Disks, R/W & WORM

Benefits for the Business Owner

Thousands of products immediately available in your store The office supplies market is a growing industry, especially in the

SOHO sector (small office / home office) The Office Supply Chain provides you with a privately branded,

turnkey business which is up and running in much less time than a traditional online, land based or franchised business

You operate your own business and focus your efforts on sales & marketing

Cost is far less then buying a franchise and the business operates under your own name

A highly affordable business which leaves you with ample capital to direct towards generating sales

Your customer target market extends right across the US and includes both online and land based customers

The Consumer Benefits

Savings for the consumer on a compatible ink & toner product can range from 20% - 80% when compared with the cost of the same OEM product

All ink & toner products are fully guaranteed All ink & toner products are manufactured to meet or exceed OEM

specifications All products will produce the same quality and page yield as their

OEM counterpart at a fraction of the cost

The Consumer Benefits User Friendly Features on Your Site

Consumers are offered a variety of ways to search for product making your site user friendly and providing for ease of product location and selection thereby increasing sale conversion rates

Standard search bar allows customers to conduct a general search for entire categories of product such as Brother, Canon, HP, Lexmark, Xerox, etc.


Our customized Ink & Toner Finder matches every one of our over 3,000 products to the 50,000 + printers with which they are compatible*

*This is an optional feature


And if the standard search bar and comprehensive Ink & Toner Finder weren’t enough, we also provide more search functionality that allows the customer to drill down even deeper by using a QUICKSEARCH by Printer or QUICKSEARCH by Cartridge option


Detailed search results ensure that the customer finds exactly the product they are searching for and that the product accurately matches their printer. A selection of OEM and compatible product gives the customer further choice from which to choose


Individual search result (Product Details Page) highlights the selected product for client review and addition to the shopping cart for final purchase. The client is also shown the overall savings as well as other related product(s) they can purchase while shopping


Finally, the client is shown all selected products that have been added to the shopping cart from where they can continue shopping, review the product choice, adjust quantity, delete items or checkout and make final payment

Business Model Overview The Office Supply Chain Partner

Each business model includes the following: Establishment of your own, privately branded and independent online

business presence Complete set up of the turnkey, fully operational e-commerce site

operating under your own unique domain (URL) name All site graphics and design based on a series of pre existing design

options (custom design is extra) Inclusion of the complete product line of over 3,000 products with an

option to add on digital media products and accessories Daily site management Order processing Order fulfillment Establishing payment processing facilities Payment processing and settlement

The Sales ModelCustomer Acceptance, Quick Revenue Generation

The products you offer to customers are high demand consumables used in day to day business operations

Products are frequently ordered resulting in recurring revenue for your business

Customers are highly attracted to the significant cost savings Client target market is vast including:

Consumers Small & home offices Small businesses & large corporate enterprises Law firms & accounting offices Community institutions K-12, Schools, Colleges & Universities Health care facilities State and local governments

A Business Model OverviewOrder Fulfillment

All of the products purchased at your online store are blind drop shipped (under your store name) directly to the customer from one of our many distribution facilities across the US

Depending on the location of your customer and the product(s) ordered, goods will generally arrive anywhere from 2 - 5 business days from receipt of the order and will be identified using your business name

All orders placed online flow through our back end and The Office Supply Chain manages all order fulfillment and payment processing. The revenues earned by your business are calculated as the difference between your selling price to the end user and the cost to purchase the product from TOSC (net of processing fees)

Business Model OverviewProduct Mix Choices

Within each business, you have the opportunity to choose from among the following product mixes offered by The Office Supply Chain:

Product Mix 1) Ink & Toner products only (over 3,000 SKU's)

Product Mix 2) Ink & toner products along with digital media products

The Model CostAffordable, Fast Set-Up, Quick Revenue Generation

Each business operator has the option to benefit from other services provided by The Office Supply Chain including: Marketing Customized site design Ongoing support and training Analytical reporting Competitive analysis reports

The Office Supply ChainAn Exciting Opportunity for Motivated Entrepreneurs

The Office Supply Chain is an exciting and affordable business opportunity if you are an entrepreneur looking to operate and profit from owning your own business

Contact us today for more details on how you can be up and running with your own privately branded online business in a few weeks

For more information, please contact: Frank Levitt

Director of Business DevelopmentThe Office Supply Chain16192 Coastal HwyLewes, DE19958Toll free: (877) 269-4659 [email protected]