RAISED BY THE WAVES | Application Preview
RAISED BY THE WAVES is applying for government grants to fund various initiatives over the next five years aimed at enhancing their eco-friendly café. They intend to invest in equipment upgrades and maintenance, and launch a marketing campaign that includes online and TV commercials to attract more customers. They plan to create a marketing video to guide customers to their café, design branded merchandise, and conduct photo shoot campaigns to boost visibility.
One of their key projects is a professional educational video connecting ocean themes and lifestyle choices, alongside a "paper bag lunch program" targeting low-income students in the area. This program would provide free school lunches, which could be picked up by school staff or redeemed directly by students.
Their business plan focuses on expanding marketing efforts, increasing online retail, and organizing community events to make deeper connections with customers. They see potential in short film series aimed at educating and promoting health, wellness, and environmental stewardship. As a proud local woman-owned business, they emphasize their uniqueness as the only vegan eco café in a 20-mile radius, distinguishing themselves from competitors like traditional fast-food chains.
In terms of funding, they believe it will enable them to achieve their goals and facilitate more community involvement, ensuring a positive impact both locally and globally. They stress that, having built the business from the ground up without external investors, this grant would empower them to fulfill their vision and support their community. Their commitment to sustainability and community engagement sets them apart in a competitive landscape where many local businesses have struggled post-COVID.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 831130745
Location: KAHUKU, HI, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 11-25 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $500k to $1M
Annual Gross Expense: $250k to $500k
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
WE PLAN TO USE THIS FUNDING FOR VARIOUS PROJECTS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS. WE HAVE EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AND MAINTENANCE. WE PLAN TO DIVE INTO MARKETING ONLINE AND ON TV (CREATE A COMMERCIAL) TO BRING IN MORE CUSTOMERS. A HOW TO FIND US MARKETING VIDEO PROFESSIONALLY DONE TO INCREASE BUSINESS WITH NEW BUSINESS SIGNS TO LEADING AND DIRECTING CUSTOMERS TO OUR CAFE. HIRING A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY TO CREATE BRANDED MERCHANDISE. HAVING BUDGET FOR 2 BRANDED PHOTO SHOOT CAMPAIGNS A YEAR TO PROMOTE OUR PRODUCTS AND BUSINESS. ONE OF OUR DREAMS SINCE OPENING THE CAFE WAS TO CREATE AN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEO EVERYTHING OCEAN AND LIFE STYLE RELATED, HOW THE TWO ARE CONNECTED. WE ALSO PLAN TO START OUR OTHER DREAM PROJECT WHICH WOULD BE 100% WASTE FREE "PAPER BAG LUNCH PROGRAM", TARGETING THE LOW INCOME STUDENTS AND CHILDREN IN OUR AREA WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A SCHOOL LUNCH, WE WOULD SUPPLY A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SCHOOL LUNCHES PER DAY FOR SCHOOL STAFF TO COME PICK UP AND DISTRIBUTE OR STUDENTS CAN COME IN TO REDEEM THEIR FREE LUNCH WITH A CERTAIN VOUCHER. THIS FUNDING WOULD OPEN SO MANY DOORS FOR OUR BUSINESS TO GROW IN AND HELP OUR COMMUNITY REALIZE THAT HEALTH IS WEALTH.
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Business Plan
OUR 5 YEAR GROWTH PLAN IS TO DIVE INTO MARKETING FIRST AND EXPANDING OUR CUSTOMER REACH USING THE FUNDING WE ARE AWARDED TO DO SO. WE NEED TO CREATE PROFESSIONAL COMMERCIAL ON THE CAFE WITH BRANDING, ALONG WITH EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT PROMOTE AWARENESS ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY, CULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND THE OCEAN. BEING A 100% LOCAL WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS IS A TITLE WE CAN PROUDLY HOLD AND MARKET. WE ARE ABOUT TO APPROACH OUR FOURTH YEAR IN BUSINESS AND WE HAVEN'T HAD THE EXTRA FUNDS TO MARKET OUR CAFE AND ONLINE RETAIL PROPERLY, SO WITH THIS FUNDING WE WILL BE ABLE TO EVERYTHING WE DREAMED OF AND HOPEFULLY GET AN AMAZING RESPONSE GLOBALLY. WE PLAN TO GROW OUR ONLINE RETAIL STORE AND MERCHANDISE, DROPPING SEASONAL COLLECTIONS AND HAVING FUNDS TO PRODUCE AND MARKET EVERYTHING. WE ARE PLANNING TO DIVE INTO MARKETING THE CAFE OVER THE NEXT 2 YEARS AND HOSTING MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT TIE INTO OUR MARKETING VISION. WE REALIZE OUR CUSTOMERS ARE LOOKING TO CONNECT TO SOMETHING AND WE HAVE THE PLATFORM, STORY, FOUNDATION AND BACKGROUND TO DO SO WE ARE JUST MISSING THE FUNDING. WE PLAN TO GROW OUR ONLINE PRESENCE THROUGH CREATING A SHORT FILM SERIES, BOTH FOR MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES, TEACHING OUR VIEWERS, CUSTOMERS AND VISITORS SOMETHING WHETHER IT BE ABOUT LIFESTYLE CHOICES, HEALTHY EATING OR THE OCEAN AND OUR ENVIRONMENT. OUR MAIN FOCUS WILL BE MAKING SHORT FILMS, FEATURING AND CONNECTING LIKE MINDED BRANDS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND ABROAD. WE WANT RAISED BY THE WAVES TO BE A MELTING POT FOR ALL THINGS OCEAN, HEALTH AND WELLNESS RELATED, GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY THAT RAISED US AND TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES AND MOTHER NATURE AT THE SAME TIME. INVESTING IN OUR BUSINESS WILL ALLOW US TO GROW AND BE THE BUSINESS WE HAVE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING OURSELVES FROM THE GROUND UP, NO INVESTORS, NO EMPLOYEES FOR THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OPENING IN DECEMBER OF 2018, JSUT TWO YOUNG LOCAL GIRLS WHO GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY WITH NOTHING AND ARE STRIVING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THIS FUNDING WILL MAKE A BIGGER DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY ALLOWING US TO DO MORE COMMUNITY EVENTS, BE APART OF OTHER COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND BE A POSITIVE ROLE MODEL AS A LOCAL BUSINESS GLOBALLY.
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Self Identified Competition
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY DIRECT COMPETITORS, WE ARE THE ONLY VEGAN ECO CAFE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND 20 MILE RADIUS. OUR TOP 3 COMPETITORS WOULD BE THE OTHER FOOD RESTAURANTS NEAR US, SEVEN BROTHERS (BURGERS), TACO BELL AND MCDONALDS. WE ARE THE ONLY 100% PLANT BASED VEGAN CAFE LOCATED IN OUR AREA AND STRETCH OF A 20 MILE RADIUS. WE DO NOT OFFER ANY ANIMAL PRODUCTS AND EVERYTHING IS SERVED IN PLASTIC FREE WARE. WE ARE STRIVING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY BY PUTTING OUR CARBON FOOT PRINT FIRST AND REDUCING WASTE IN ANYWAY WE CAN. WE ARE THE FIRST ECO CAFE AND THE ONLY CAFE THAT HAS MADE EVERYTHING BIODEGRADABLE, USING PAPER PACKAGING WHENEVER WE CAN, DOWN TO OUR EARTH FRIENDLY AGAVE STRAWS. WE ALSO ARE A 100% LOCALLY WOMAN OWNED AND OPERATED FAMILY BUSINESS, WHICH IS RARE CONSIDERING MAJORITY OF SMALL LOCAL BUSINESSES CLOSED DOWN AFTER COVID, WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO SURVIVE. WE TAKE PRIDE IN SERVING CLEAN, HEALING NUTRITIOUS FOODS OUT OF A CLEAN ESTABLISHMENT AND KITCHEN, EATING AT OUR CAFE AND BUYING MERCHANDISE FROM US IS AN EXPERIENCE OUR CUSTOMERS WILL REMEMBER FOREVER.
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