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Butter Hide is seeking a government grant to support the expansion of its small, woman-owned skincare business that specializes in tallow-based products. The funding will be used to convert a home garage into a fully equipped production and shipping workspace. This includes purchasing industrial equipment such as a large meat grinder, rendering pot, commercial sink, industrial blenders, deep freezers, and a commercial fridge for processing and storing beef suet and rendered tallow. A dedicated area for packaging and shipping will also be created.
The business plans to grow its market through online platforms and social media marketing, including email campaigns, content creation, and paid promotions. Butter Hide aims to secure a steady supply of beef fat from ranchers across the U.S., with a focus on local Ohio farmers who practice regenerative grazing and raise 100% grassfed cattle.
The owner emphasizes the impact of her work in helping individuals with sensitive skin and eczema, particularly in the Ohio community. She highlights the business's commitment to quality and transparency by directly sourcing from trusted local farms. Compared to larger competitors—who may lack traceability in their sourcing—Butter Hide maintains a personal connection with its suppliers, ensuring nutrient-rich tallow and supporting local agriculture. This attention to quality and community impact forms the basis of their competitive edge and rationale for grant approval.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 92-3395956
Location: Jackson, OH, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: Less than $100k
Annual Gross Expense: Less than $100k
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
I plan to remodel our garage into a workspace where i can render and mix from start to finish. I need a large meat grinder, rendering pot, industrial sink for cleaning and sanitizing, large emersion blenders and mixers to whip and mix my skincare products. Ill need large deep freezers to store beef suet and ill need a commercial fridge to store and solidify tallow once rendered. Shipping center with boxes and tape and place to send out product as well.
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Business Plan
I plan to invest in online and social media accounts to reach more sales across the US. This includes having email lists to send out weekly, social media content and creations to post online, Paid advertisement on socials to gain followers and tallow recognition. Finding sources of beef fat across the US to ship to myself for keeping up with supply. I am a woman owned business with the intention of spreading the word of tallow for skincare to give people the option of an all natural moisturizer. My son has eczema and tallow has helped many ohioians with their sensitive, dry skin issues. I want to continue helping those and bringing awareness of what tallow can offer consumers. Since I source my beef fat from local farmers and ranchers, it positively impacts the community and supports farmers who are regenerating and building up the soil with their practices of farming for 100% grassfed beef.
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Self Identified Competition
Competitors that I know of are online, not based in ohio. Sky and Sol, Van Man, Toups & Co I source from farms that I've interviewed and trust since I can ask questions ensuring the highest quality tallow for my products. Cows that are raised on mature pasture and are moved daily to new pasture (pasture that is mostly sun, not dry climate) will allow for the highest nutrients in the tallow which intern ensures our skin is receiving high amounts of vitamins and fatty acids in the tallow. The competitors are so large, there is no way theyre able to know exactly where their fat is coming from.
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