Beacon News
Online daily newspaper network expanding to 2,000 papers across North American by 2017. End game: sell like Huffington Post.
- Stage Full Product Ready
- Industry Media and Entertainment
- Location Calgary, AB, Canada
- Currency CAD
- Founded December 2008
- Employees 5
- Website beaconnews.ca
Company Summary
The value is in the network. Beacon News (BN) is building a network of 2,000 online daily newspapers across Canada and the United States, creating a very powerful media marketing platform 2.5 x larger than Yahoo News (#1 online news site). If each Beacon generates a gross profit of $50,000/year, Beacon News will generate $100 million annually. BN has proven it can generate readers. It has developed a robust revenue model. The endgame is to sell.
Team
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Markham HislopChairman, President & CEO
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Jack ZenertVP of Sales & Marketing
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Peter KneelandCFO
Advisors
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Dean StrashokLawyerUnconfirmedPeter KneelandAccountantUnconfirmed
Previous Investors
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Peter KneelandUnconfirmedTracy BlaineUnconfirmedChris HammerUnconfirmed
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