Truantlife LLC | Application Preview
Truantlife LLC is seeking government grants to fund the purchase of essential equipment, including a garment printer, heat press, pretreatment machine, embroidery machine, and replacement garment ink, as well as an initial inventory of 1,800 clothing articles.
The business plan focuses on leveraging existing relationships developed through employment in construction management to secure printing contracts from general contractors and subcontractors. Additionally, the owner aims to tap into local events and sports through family connections. Expanding online presence on platforms like Etsy, Amazon, and Shopify is also a goal, featuring limited edition designs and custom garment printing while upgrading equipment for wider printing capabilities.
Funding approval is justified by the company's low overhead and minimal operating costs, which result in substantial profit margins. The owner works for Swinerton, California's largest general contractor, creating opportunities to capture business from various contractors, including ongoing fabric printing needs tied to multiple construction projects.
The competitive landscape includes companies like Vistaprint, Cafe Press, and Custom Ink. Truantlife's competitive advantage lies in offering uniquely designed limited edition garments and the ability to fulfill local orders much quicker—at least 50% faster than the competition’s typical 5-10 day turnaround.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 87-1251119
Location: Orange, CA, United States
Length of Operation: 1 month
Number of Employees:
Annual Gross Income:
Annual Gross Expense:
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
Equipment purchases of garment printer, heat press, pretreatment machine, embroidery machine and replacement garment ink. Initial inventory of 1800 articles of clothing.
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Business Plan
Utilizing relationships from my day job in construction management to gain business printing general contractor and subcontractor accounts as well as colleagues’ family sports events and local social movement trends. Expand my online presence on Etsy, Amazon marketplace and Shopify with limited edition designed printed garments and custom order garment printing while upgrading equipment and expanding my capabilities of printing to other fabrics and articles. With low overhead, minimal operating costs and low cost marketing, profit margins are large. Working for Swinerton, the largest general contractor in California, allows me the opportunity to gain business from a wide number of contractors and Swinerton’s monthly fabric printing needs from dozens of construction projects.
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Self Identified Competition
Vistaprint, Cafe Press, Custom Ink I will be making my own personally designed limited edition clothing designs. With custom orders 75% of these will be local orders which will allow me to fulfill orders much faster than my competitions 5-10 days by at least 50%.
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