Mari’s Fashion & Beauty | Application Preview
Mari's Fashion & Beauty is seeking government grants to fund an innovative business model that involves transforming a refurbished school bus into a mobile store. This concept aims to combine the convenience of online shopping with the tactile experience of in-person retail. The vision is to travel with the bus, allowing customers to see, touch, and try products directly, thus addressing issues faced with online returns and fit inconsistencies.
To enhance her business acumen, Mari plans to pursue a degree in business management, which will help her refine marketing and management strategies. She also intends to partner with someone who has valuable connections for expanding the brand.
The application highlights a competitive market landscape, noting major online retailers like Fashion Nova, SHEIN, and Blushmark. Mari underscores a key advantage: unlike these competitors, her mobile store provides customers the chance to interact with products before purchasing, which can mitigate frustration with online sizing and material differences.
By offering a unique shopping experience that brings products directly to consumers, Mari believes her business will not only generate significant cash flow but also foster a sense of community engagement, making it a compelling case for grant approval.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 27-8018294420-5
Location: Pensacola, FL, United States
Length of Operation: 0
Number of Employees:
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Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
My ultimate goal is to not only sale online but to get a bus and refurnish it into a moving store. I love to travel and I can’t always be home with my business so I figured why not bring it with me. I want my business to be worldwide. I know it may sound weird but I would love to furnish a small school bus into a nice luxury like moving store. It just sounds so cool to have a store on wheels. It will also make it way easier for a pop up sales and who doesn’t love a store that’s nearby in different locations. This will also give the customers the opportunity to view all the products in person they will be able to test and smell skin products, try on clothes and more.
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Business Plan
In the next five years to grow my business I plan to go to college for business management to better enhance my marketing and managing strategies. I will have a business partner who has connections and can better expand my business. I will continue to take business management classes so I can stay at the top of my game at all times. Most investors want to invest in a company or business that has a large market and competitive advantage something that will generate cash flow. I have just that an idea that can and will turn into a reality not only will it generate that cash flow that we all want but it will also help the community.
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Self Identified Competition
Right off hand I can tell you my top three competitors; Fashion Nova, SHEIN, and Blushmark. These three companies all have the same thing in common; they are online stores. Now and days you get on any type of social media you see people talking about these three companies. People love them but this is where they have that disadvantage you can’t try on any of their clothes or test any of their products. Different clothing pieces have different fabric which you are not always guaranteed to fit. So let’s just say this for example you buy two dresses from either of the companies same size but different style. You get your packages and try the dresses on you can fit one of them but you can’t fit the other even though they are the same size. You will have to get the shipping label and send it back to the company and wait maybe 5-8 business days for your money to process back to your card. That takes a lot of time that most people don’t have. Unlike those companies I will be able to ride around town go into different states on a non stationary store. You will be able to try out my products. Smell them touch them and most importantly try them on. Think about the thicker community that won’t order off of websites that don’t have stores because they can’t try on the clothes. From personal experience I’ve ordered from the websites before same size and same style of jeans for me they all sat baggy in the crouch area. No one wants to order something they think they’ll like and end up looking or feeling bad. With that being said this shows why I’m different from my competitors. My store isn’t just a website or a app. I am a store on wheels that’s always nearby. You’ll never have to travel to far.
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