B&W North America | Application Preview
B&W North America is seeking government funding to remodel their facility to comply with the American Disabilities Act, aimed specifically at improving accessibility for their deaf employees—who make up 20% of their workforce—and enhancing communication with customers who utilize American Sign Language.
The company plans to implement a video outreach program that combines standard audio content with American Sign Language to better educate both employees and customers about their products. They have recently partnered with the National Bike Dealers Association and USA Cycling to create a platform for effective communication with over 14,000 bike case dealers, anticipating a revenue boost of $35 million from these connections.
To further their outreach, B&W North America aims to establish a virtual media center, expanding their ability to provide services and education at a lower cost. Their goal is to position themselves as a leading resource in the bike travel industry.
B&W North America highlights their profitability, controlled expenses, and diverse product range as strong reasons for funding approval. They hold exclusive certifications for lithium-ion battery transport and have crafted their products to exceed those of competitors like Pelican, SKB, and Nanuck. Their offerings, backed by a lifetime warranty and US-based customer support, are designed to meet the needs of the global biking community.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 46-0521083
Location: Livonia, MI, United States
Length of Operation: 11plus
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $1M to $10M
Annual Gross Expense: $250k to $500k
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
We intend to remodel our facility in order to become American Disabilities Act compliant. One fifth of our staff is deaf and these improvements will assist our employee in working more efficiently and safely. Additionally our customers rely heavily on American Sign Language to learn about our products functions.
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Business Plan
We will develop a video outreach program that will engage our employees and customers in both a standard audio platform with an American Sign Language component. We will develop an educational format that partners our products with our customers needs for both protection and travel. We have joined the National Bike Dealers Association and USA Cycling. We are building a partner portal on both to allow communication with over 14,000 new B&W North America bike case dealers. With an average annual dealer purchase of $2,500 (5 qty bike guard curv cases) in B&W North American Products, we will see an increase in revenue of $35 Million. We will develop The virtual media center, this will allow us to expand our outreach, service and educational efforts with minimal costs. Our goal is to become the bike travel industry resource for all aspects of traveling globally with a bicycle. We are a profitable, scale able company with tight expense control. Our products are industry leading quality and function with exceptional price points. We have a very diverse product assortment which allows for channeled revenue streams. We hold industry exclusive certification for lithium ion battery transport and bicycle transport.
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Self Identified Competition
Pelican SKB Nanuck We were last to market and therefore had the ability to take the best features of our competitors cases and engineer them into ours. Our products feature lifetime warranty with a US Call center to back them up. We offer unique certifications (4H2 Lithium Ion Battery Transport), and have the ability to act as the global resource for bicycle travel.
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