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The Business Model Canvas

A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators


Module 5: Revenue Streams and Key Resources
The Business Model Canvas
The Nine Building Blocks: The Revenue Streams (#5) and Key Resources (#6)

Revenue Streams Key Resources


If Customer Segments comprise the heart of a business model, Every business model requires Key Resources to deliver the
then the Revenue Streams are its arteries. Value Proposition to the Customer Segments.

Revenue Streams Defined Physical


For what value is each Customer Segment truly willing to pay? Each This category includes physical assets such as manufacturing facilities, retail stores,
Revenue Stream has a pricing mechanism such as fixed list pricing, machines, vehicles, point-of-sale systems, warehouses, and distribution networks.
discount pricing, market dependent pricing, or volume dependent pricing Retailers like Wal-Mart and amazon.com rely heavily on physical resources.

Transactional Revenues Human and Intellectual


These revenues result from one-time customer payments. A good Every business requires human resources and they are most crucial in knowledge-
example anAsset Sale where a business, like amazon.com, sells books, intensive and creative industries. Intellectual resources such as brands, proprietary
music, or consumer electronics; or when Ford sells an automobile. knowledge, patents, and customer databases are increasingly important.

Financial
Recurring Revenues
These revenues result from ongoing payments to deliver a Value Most business models call for significant financial resources or financial guarantees,
Proposition to customers or provide post-purchase customer support. such as cash, lines of credit, or offering stock options in order to hire key employees.
Examples are subscription fees, usage fees, and licensing fees. Banks, capital markets, and venture capitalists may provide financial support.

Source: Adapted from the book Business Model Generation written by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur

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The Business Model Canvas
Revenue Streams and Key Resources: The Career Readiness Program Idea

The Revenue Streams


The revenue streams will be primarily fee-per-person transactions
resulting from parents purchasing the career readiness mobile learning
program for their college-age students. The online, gamified program
will offer 15 hours of in-depth training on how to develop and implement
an innovative, winning Career Plan. The list price would range between
$195-$395 per person. Corporate sponsorships may be a revenue source.

The Key Resources


The business model requires key resources that are primarily human and
intellectual in nature.

Human: We will need career planning experts, instructional


designers, digital media professionals, and certified career coaches.
And we will need the university to grant employees work release
time to focus on program development; and also invest monies in
marketing, advertising, sales support, and media relations.
Intellectual: We will need to contract with a gamification platform
company that will help us deliver the mobile-learning program using
best practices in gaming mechanics and digital social networks.

Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators


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The Business Model Canvas
Discussion, What did you learn?: Episode Five—Proving It

Source: A series of six videos produced by the Strategyzer Company and made available through the generosity of the Kauffman Foundation.
Episode Five: Proving It

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The Business Model Canvas
Application Assignment: Business Model Canvas, the Revenue Streams and Key Resources Building Blocks

Assignment 10: The Revenue Streams


Identify and describe the Revenue Streams needed to deliver your Value
Propositions to your most important Customer Segment.

Assignment 11: The Key Resources


Determine and describe the Key Resources you will need to deliver the
Value Proposition. Provide specific examples whenever possible.

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