Summer Island Caribbean Buffet, Llc | Application Preview
Summer Island Caribbean Buffet, LLC is seeking government grants to fund its business expansion and enhance service quality. The grant will support hiring skilled staff, marketing efforts through social media, and participation in pop-up events across the state. The company plans to acquire a food truck to maintain mobility during slower seasons and to broaden its reach to diverse communities beyond the Haitian-American market.
Over the next five years, Summer Island aims to establish itself as a recognized chain and the leading Haitian-American catering company in the U.S. The initial focus will be on operating the food truck in Florida and potentially expanding to nearby states.
The application highlights the brand's confidence in its quality services, which have gained traction primarily through word of mouth. The owners believe that increased brand visibility will significantly boost business growth.
In terms of competition, the company faces challenges from established Haitian-American restaurants but believes its unique business model positions it for success. Unlike competitors that operate from physical locations, Summer Island stands out by offering complete delivery, setup, and cleanup services at events, along with optional serving options tailored to client requests.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 863008720
Location: HIALEAH, FL, 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
We are in need of funding to expand our business and hire qualified candidates to ensure quality services to our clients. We want to market our brand through the different social media platforms and participate to more pop up events all around the state. Our plan in the near future is to buy a food truck in order to be mobile during slow season and make our brand knows in the marketplace by diverse nations in the states. We understand that Haitian-American is all around, but we also want to tap in other communities and grow even stronger in the next 5 years.
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Business Plan
Summer island caribbean buffet has for goal to expand within the next five years and become a chain. Our goal is to be recognized as the best Haitian-American catering company in the United States. Once we set up our food truck, the next step is to move around Florida then to one of the nearby state. We are confident in our brand and our products. We believe that the quality of our services has been proof of what people are looking for and that's the reason why we have been successful so far just by word of mouth without any major advertising. We know for a fact once we allow our brand to be known by more people we will expand dramatically within a few months.
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Self Identified Competition
Our major competitors would be a few Haitian-American restaurants such as Kasa Champet in Pembroke Pines, Madam Jones in Miami and Island 509 in Miramar. But we are still confident that our business model, with it differences, will allow us to succeed no matter what. Our competitors offer their services using brick and mortal. We have been providing our clients with a complete delivery services and set up of their food for their event. And once the event is over, we make sure to send our team to clean up and collect the utensils. Upon certain clients request we do provide the serving options also.
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