ZEM Ventures LLC | Application Preview
ZEM Ventures LLC is seeking government grants to support the launch and growth of their innovative business, SKEEM, which focuses on social planning. The funding will be allocated to various initiatives, including hiring employees to create jobs in cities like Chicago, Nashville, and Dallas; investing in social media marketing; developing a mobile application; enhancing their website for improved user experience; and covering other essential business expenses.
The business plan aims to establish SKEEM as a leading service in the U.S. for social planning. Key strategies for growth include hiring a sales team for corporate memberships, developing a customer loyalty program, producing a monthly newsletter, exploring acquisitions of complementary businesses, and eventually expanding globally to markets in Canada and Europe.
SKEEM presents a unique opportunity in the market, leveraging a novel 'social concierge' concept that has little competition. The funds will enable rapid brand promotion, customer retention, and technology development, positioning SKEEM as an integral service for social planning, akin to how Uber transformed transportation.
In assessing competition, SKEEM stands out from existing apps like Nudge, Phone Eats First, and Andiago by offering a more comprehensive service that alleviates the stress of planning social activities, making it a highly attractive option for users.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 87-2110335
Location: Des Plaines, IL, 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: YES
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Funding Usage
My business partner and I would use these funds in multiple ways including: - Hiring and creating jobs within our local and national communities (Chicago to start; Nashville and Dallas would be next) - Social media advertising and marketing - Development of an mobile application, as well as continuing to develop our website for a better UX (user experience) - Other business expenses that come with growth of our start-up Currently we're trying to keep our expenses very low as we're in the building phase, but once we're ready to go, we will need this money to launch our business appropriately.
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Business Plan
Our growth plan is to solidify our presence in the US as the "go-to" for social planning. Below are a few ways we want to expand our operations: - Hire sales team members to focus on corporate memberships - Create a customer loyalty program to keep users engaged in our service - Produce a monthly newsletter - Possibly acquire other businesses that are closely aligned with our missions and goals - Global expansion to Canada, Europe, and other parts of the world once SKEEM has solidified itself firmly in the US We plan to create this tool for customers to use not only in their local city (for personal or business), but as a travel tool across the country. Based on our research, the "social concierge" concept we've created does not exist. SKEEM is a unique opportunity for high-growth, with low-overhead. With the funds, SKEEM has the potential for quick expansion across the US, with little opportunity for replication and competition. The quicker we're able to promote our brand, retain paying customers, and build our technology, the quicker we'll be able to build SKEEM into the fabric of America as the "go-to" service for social planning (i.e. Uber for transportation services).
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Self Identified Competition
- Nudge (only texts suggestions) - Phone Eats First (social-media like app that are pictures of food) - Andiago and other brands like this (app the provides restaurant and food suggestions; social media influencers could be included in this) The key difference from our "competitors" is we take it a step further by planning your evening for you by making it a stress-free, easy process.
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