Scoops Dessert Bar LLC | Application Preview
Scoops Dessert Bar LLC is seeking government grants to sustain its operations and enhance its offerings. The funding will be allocated to keep the storefront open during the off-season, settle debts, ensure employee wages, and expand the menu to include a lunch bar for increased revenue. Additionally, the funds will support increased production in the kitchen, allowing the business to maintain inventory and keep staff employed.
Over the next five years, the business plans to grow significantly with the support of this grant. It aims to recover financially, manage overhead costs, and encourage community patronage. In two years, they intend to launch a food truck and a dedicated vegan and gluten-free donut shop, addressing a gap in the Chicago market for such offerings. They also plan to cater to events like weddings and corporate gatherings with dessert tables.
Scoops Dessert Bar stands out as Chicago’s first vegan and gluten-free dessert and ice cream shop, providing safe and enjoyable options for individuals with food restrictions. The business prides itself on offering clean, healthy, and delicious products, allowing customers to dine without concerns about cross-contamination. Being woman-owned and operated, the founder has a deep passion for providing quality products and excellent customer service. Their competitive advantage lies in their commitment to creating entirely dairy-free and gluten-free desserts, setting them apart from competitors like Jenis Ice Cream and Ghirardelli.
-
General Information
Business Registration Number: 86-2554803
Location: chicago, IL, 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
-
Funding Usage
We will be most grateful to have this funding to keep our store front open, to pay our debt with our ice cream since we are in off season, to continue to pay our employees so they have a job , and to expand our menu to lunch bar until summer so we can generate revenue. We will also be using it to produce more product in our kitchen so we can pay our kitchen staff and keep our product going and our business opened during these extremely challenging times.
-
Business Plan
My business will grow in the next five years with the serious support and help from this grant because it will dig us out of our hole, allow us to keep everything functioning like it is, and with this grant we will be able to produce and pay our overhead and costs to have all of our inventory in stock which will bring all of our customers and community into our store. In 2 years we want a food truck and another location that is our donuts to solely have a vegan and gluten free donut shop because that is something Chicago doesn’t have and there’s a high demand for it with all of the restrictions of allergies like dairy intolerances and the celiac community. We are also going to expand to weddings, birthdays, corporate gatherings and much larger events for dessert tables. Because we are chicagos first vegan and gluten free dessert shop and ice cream shop and we are catering to our community by offering the cleanest, healthiest and still delicious forms of sweets where those with food intolerances, diseases, or have zero restrictions, can all come to our store and enjoy what they eat. Those with restrictions who have challenges at restaurants because of cross contamination can finally sit down in our store and enjoy what they consume without fear and we are looking to expand to dessert tables for weddings, corporate events, and larger celebrations to push our product and bring more awareness to our community. I am woman owned and women operated with a serious passion for my product and my customers.
-
Self Identified Competition
Jenis ice cream Ghirardelli What makes us different is that we are dairy free, vegan, and gluten free. All of our ice cream, all of our baked goods, all of our sundaes, our entire kitchen is vegan and gluten free. We create the healthiest form of ice cream and desserts for everyone in our community to enjoy.
-
Contact Applicant
Subscribe to our Administrator Dashboard to gain full access to this application. Learn More
