Canine Cottage at Canoncito | Application Preview
Canine Cottage at Canoncito is seeking government grants to enhance their pet services and maintain their long-standing presence as Santa Fe County's oldest pet kennel. The requested funding will be used for several key improvements: expanding the play yard with landscaping, resurfacing floors, installing new dog doors for 40 kennels, purchasing an efficient washer and dryer, acquiring a backup cremator machine, and buying two new freezers.
The business aims to grow its daycare services and introduce dog training within the next five years. Additionally, they plan to diversify their pet cremation offerings by expanding the selection of urns and urn jewelry.
Canine Cottage stands out in the community by providing affordable pet boarding and cremation services, filling a vital role given that they are one of the only commercial pet cremation services in Santa Fe. With competition from Best Friends in Albuquerque and Riverside Funeral Home, which offer similar services at higher prices or less convenience, Canine Cottage emphasizes its local ownership and community-focused approach. Their hands-on, caring environment further enhances their competitive advantage, making them a trusted choice for pet owners in the region.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 82-0632905
Location: Santa Fe, NM, 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: NO
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Funding Usage
I have several maintenance/upgrade items that would help grow and maintain the business: 1. Expand size of play yard, add landscaping. 2. Resurface floors. 3. Purchase new dog doors for 40 kennels. 4. Purchase new more efficient washer and dryer. 5. Buy a backup cremator machine 6. Buy two new freezers.
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Business Plan
I would like to expand the day care aspect of our business. I would also like to offer dog training services in the next five years. Regarding pet cremation services, I would like to expand our selection of urns and urn jewelry. The facility for Canine Cottage at Canoncito is Santa Fe County's oldest pet kennel service and is located in a rural beautiful setting. We offer affordable pet boarding and would like to continue to offer that service to the community. Our pet cremation services are important for the community and we would like to continue to offer that service as well. We are one of the only commercial pet cremation services available in Santa Fe and fill an important niche.
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Self Identified Competition
One of our top competitors is Best Friends in Albuquerque, NM, an hour away from Santa Fe. They offer pet cremation services but are more expensive and farther away from us for the community we serve. Riverside Funeral home in Santa Fe has started doing pet cremations, but the services are done at some off site location and costs are more expensive. The Santa Fe County animal shelter offers pet cremation services but for only smaller pets. We are a locally owned, small business. We live onsite with the business so we are hands on, caring and personable.
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