Coast to Costa | Application Preview
Coast to Costa is seeking government grants to revive operations that have been halted since February 2020. The funds will be used for essential operating costs, hiring staff to enhance marketing and sales efforts, and upgrading the website to automate bookings, making the process more efficient.
The business recognizes the growing demand for travel and is focusing on preparing for a surge in customers. Plans include hiring a marketing and sales team to forge partnerships with influencers, chefs, and artists to reach wider audiences.
The founder, who has dedicated nearly a decade to building the company, emphasizes a personal commitment to bridging cultural gaps through travel. The pandemic posed significant challenges, but this experience has spurred him to learn more about effective business practices. He intends to invest in efficiency and customer experience to rebound from the setbacks.
Coast to Costa faces competition from companies like El Camino Travel and Intrepid Travel but stands out by offering personalized travel experiences. The founder’s passion for creating memorable journeys is a core aspect of the company’s mission.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 475121079
Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States
Length of Operation: 6-10
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $250k to $500k
Annual Gross Expense: $100k to $250k
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
Our operations have been basically stopped since February of 2020. We're coming up on three years of a non-operating business. I would use the money for operating costs and for hiring of staff to increase our marketing and sales. I need to put money into the website to automate and make the booking process more seamless and less time consuming for me, allowing me to expand.
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Business Plan
We are currently seeing the pent up demand for travel and are doing what we can to staff and get ready for the wave of demand. I want to upgrade the systems for the website to make a more efficient process. We plan on hiring a marketing team and sales team to build relationships with influencers, popular chefs and popular artists to have the partner with us to appeal to their audiences. I started this company almost 10 years ago and have poured my heart and soul into following my passion of bridging cultural gaps through travel. My wife got pregnant just before the pandemic and the fire up under my ass is INTENSE! The pandemic was a huge blow to our company, which was growing and expanding and I have spent the last three years of the company being at a standstill educating myself on how to be a better business owner and operator. I am going to use investment money to build systems for efficiency and to hire marketing and sales folks to get our business back up and running.
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Self Identified Competition
El Camino Travel, Intrepid Travel, Fisheye Journeys I make sure to tailor each travel experience and personally make sure that they have an amazing journey every time. I have set this up to allow people to have life changing, amazing cultural experiences. This is much more than a job to me. It's my life's mission.
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