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Hands On Deck Logistics 852012392 | Government Grant Application

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Hands On Deck Logistics is seeking $350,000 in government funding to enhance its operations by acquiring additional safety equipment, office supplies, and vehicles for transportation. This investment would enable the company to serve an additional 15-20% of its customers and community members.

The business plans to expand its services both within Houston and into surrounding Texas cities between 2021 and mid-2022, maintaining competitive rates throughout the process. Following this initial growth, Hands On Deck aims to enter adjacent states with a similar expansion strategy. The company emphasizes the customization of rates for various community partners and clients, including self-pay patients and nonprofits. Social media will be utilized to boost brand awareness as the company scales nationally. Their continuous improvement approach involves process mapping and staff education through training and meetings.

Hands On Deck focuses on providing reliable Non-Emergency Medical Transportation and aims to ease the mobility challenges faced by individuals requiring transport to medical appointments. With a skilled team available 24/7, they offer services tailored to both ambulatory and wheelchair-bound clients, including specialized options for hospice care, mental health, and senior citizens.

The company's competitive advantage stems from its founders' personal experiences in seeking reliable medical transport for their loved ones. Recognizing a gap in the market, particularly among minority-owned businesses in the non-emergency medical transportation sector, Hands On Deck positions itself as a leading provider of these essential services.

  • General Information

    Business Registration Number: 852012392

    Location: Houston, TX, United States

    Length of Operation: 3

    Number of Employees:

    Annual Gross Income:

    Annual Gross Expense:

    Open to Loans: YES

  • Funding Usage

    Hands on Deck Logistics is requesting 350,000.00 in funding. With this we would be able to purchase additional Safety and equipment , office supplies and material, and additional vehicles for transportation. With this funding and additional funding Hands on Deck Logistics could help an additional 15-20% of our customer and communities.

  • Business Plan

    Goals for improvement, expansion, growth or transition: Hands On Deck plans to expand both vertically and horizontally within the Houston and surrounding cities market. Hands On Deck will expand into surrounding cities within Texas during 2021 through Q3 2022. Hands On Deck believes that everyone should have an opportunity to affordable, and reliable transportation services daily. Our rates will remain competitive throughout the expansion. Q4 2022 we will expand into adjacent states using the same strategy from the previous quarter’s expansion. Our national rollout expansion plan is to continue the slow and steady growth within each state. Hands On Deck will continue to work closely to customize rates for our community partners, self-pay patients, nonprofits and more. Utilizing social media as an avenue of increasing brand and company awareness, we will be equipped to offer services nationally. Through a steady growth plan we will continue to implement the process improvement plan which consists of; mapping, analyzing, redesigning, assigning, implementation, communication, and monitoring. Hands On Deck will continue to keep the drivers and staff educated through continuous training and meetings. Why Hands on Deck? Hands On Deck is committed to providing Non-Emergency Medical Transportation in Houston, Texas. We understand first hand the struggle of finding reliable transportation and for this reason, we offer personalized ambulatory transport to ensure you have a convenient and easy method to get to your destinations. Through specialized vehicles and an exceptional dispatch crew, we are here to help you live a more independent lifestyle where mobility is no longer a problem. When you ride with us, you are in good hands. As experts in the non-emergency medical transportation industry, we offer an incredibly helpful solution for individuals who are medically unable to drive or rely on regular transportation. Hands On Deck ensures patients' safety, gets them to important appointments and procedures on time, and offers medical assistance as it's needed.

  • Self Identified Competition

    Primary Service: Hands On Deck Logistics skilled team of drivers and patient care technicians are prepared 24 hours per day for all patient transport needs. We offer assisted transportation services to both ambulatory and wheelchair-bound individuals for a variety of needs. We are a customer service driven and results oriented organization that specializes in providing excellent transportation services to non-emergency medical transportation. We also offer services such as; hospice transportation, adolescent transportation, mental health transportation, stretcher transportation, wheelchair transportation, door to door transportation, curb to curb transportation, and passenger air transportation. Bulleted below are the primary services offered; ● Transportation to and from medical appointments ● Assisted transportation following hospital discharge ● Transportation services for adult family homes and senior citizen centers ● Airport for elderly and disabled citizens ● Assisted transportation for shopping, dining, and personal errands ● Medical transportation support for special events Hands on Deck Logistics began as a solution to a problem the owners saw when they noticed the inconsistency of transporting their loved ones to and from necessary doctor’s appointments. As further research was conducted, it was later discovered that the demographics of the minority owned businesses that are in the NEMT industry were very minimal. With that said, Hands On Deck Logistics is the premier provider for Non-emergency medical transportation providing services for

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