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*Note* Much of the research on many of the subjects below has already been developed. We hope to simply expand on this research in each area, to refine it so that it more appropriatefly fits with our goal.

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<li><u>Funding:</u> In order to initiate any phase of this endeavor, funding must be received to pay for the equipment and materials needed for the research. We have already recieved and a fund of $850.00 from the Windgate Charitable Foundation to begin our intial "Phase 1 (Proof of Science)" research. Other sources are currently being sought out for<br/>"Phase 2 (Proof of Concept)", such as the SIUC Green fund. The REACH Award is also being considered, and the Venturewell E-Team Grant has been applied for. If granted, this Venturewell grant will give us the funding we need to get this research off the ground, and begin developing a potential product.</li>

<li><u>Marketing and Publicity [M-Team]</u>&nbsp;: The M-Team will be shadowing our research, recording our progress with a journalistic standpoint. The goal of the M-Team during this phase will be to create a story (through newpapers, social media, etc.) that will get people interested in what we are doing, with updates every other month on our progress. The more exposure our project has, the more help we will get, and the more influence our results will have by the end of the project. We want to create a story that people will be interested in and perhaps even want to help out with.&nbsp;</li>

<li><u>System Testing and Prototyping [All Teams]</u>&nbsp;: Once a process for printing and growing our material is developed by the teams, it will be time to create and expose our tangible research results. This will help get our project even more traction. After this, we will begin refining our processes and finding more ways to make them marketable.</li>

<li><span style="font-size: 14.4px; line-height: 20.16px;"><u>Market Segmentation, Customer Profiling, Lean Startup, Business Development&nbsp;[ID Team, M-Team]</u>&nbsp;: Throughout the research process, it is the job of these two teams to continue to develop the business from the inside. In essence, refining and expanding the entirety of our Business Landscape Canvas, which is too extensive to go into now.</span></li>

<li><u>Funding</u>&nbsp;: Once we know our mission from the inside out and have the technical and engineering capabilities to do so, we will need an additional source of funding. Kickstarter, additional grants, venture capitalists, etc.</li>