Palmetto Curbs & More, LLC | Application Preview
Palmetto Curbs & More, LLC is seeking government grants to enhance its operations by acquiring a new trailer and marketing materials. Currently, the business faces the challenge of renting a trailer daily to transport materials for jobs, which limits efficiency. Funding will enable the purchase of a trailer, facilitating smoother operations and allowing the owner to focus more on growing the business and potentially hiring employees.
The business plan emphasizes aggressive marketing through social media, particularly leveraging Facebook. The owner captures images of completed jobs and shares them in various groups to attract new customers. Additionally, there are plans to expand service offerings beyond concrete curbing, landscape mulch, stone, and lawn maintenance to include fencing, low voltage landscape lighting, and landscape design, drawing on skills acquired from previous careers.
The owner believes that their strong work ethic and commitment to customer satisfaction make a compelling case for funding approval. Their ambition is to grow the business into a successful venture that not only thrives but also provides job opportunities in South Carolina.
In terms of competition, Palmetto Curbs & More faces rivals such as Curbscapes, Coastal Curbs, and Creative Curbs, all of which offer standard landscape curbing services in the Myrtle Beach/Conway area. However, the business sets itself apart by providing a unique natural stone style curbing, in addition to a comprehensive range of landscaping services. This differentiator allows for a one-stop solution for customers’ needs, as opposed to competitors who only provide curbing and require additional contractors for other landscaping tasks. Moreover, the natural stone appearance of their curbing combined with higher durability and a wider color variety offers added value. The installation process is also more efficient, enabling the business to complete more jobs in a day than its competitors.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 85-2563063
Location: Conway, SC, United States
Length of Operation: 1
Number of Employees:
Annual Gross Income:
Annual Gross Expense:
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
The funding will be used to purchase a new trailer, at the moment I have to rent a trailer everyday to get materials to and from the jobs. I would also, use the money for marketing materials so I can grow the business and hopefully take on employees.
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Business Plan
I plan on really marketing my business. I take photos of the jobs I do every single day and post those photos on facebook. I then share those photos to different groups on facebook so that way new customers will see the type of work I do and hopefully contact me to do work for them as well. I also, plan on expanding my services offered. Right now I am limited to concrete curbing, landscape mulch and stone and lawn maintenance. I plan on expanding to offering services for skills I already have that I have learned from my past careers, such as fencing, low voltage landscape lighting and landscape design. I am an incredibly driven and hard working individual. I work everyday to grow my business from sun up until sun down. My goal is to have multiple people working for me, so I can provide employment to other hardworking individuals in South Carolina. Investors should invest in me because of my work ethic and the fact that I take such pride in my work, I make sure that every customer is 100% satisfied. I take incredible pride in everything and do and I put in 100% everyday. Investors should invest in me because my goal is to build a successful business and provide a great work environment for other hardworking individuals.
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Self Identified Competition
My top three competitors are Curbscapes, Coastal Curbs and Creative Curbs. These three companies all provide landscape curbing services to the Myrtle Beach/Conway South Carolina area. They all provide standard slant style curbing. Our business is completely different from our competitors in the fact that we offer natural stone style curbing, we also offer mulching and landscape services. So we offer to our customers a turn key service, while our competitors you can only get curbing done from them and would need to contact other contractors to plant and mulch your landscaping as well. We are also different in the fact that we are the only contractor in the area that offers a natural style curb. Our curbs look like natural stone, but has the benefits of continuously extruded concrete. Our curbs look more natural, while our competitors look like a man made product. We also offer more colors than our competitors. Lastly, the style stone that we do has a higher PSI concrete, so it will last longer. Finally, our curbing can be installed quicker than our competitors because of the natural look, we do not have to spend as much time troweling our curbs, which means we can do more jobs in one day.
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