Thai Blossom Bistro | Application Preview
Thai Blossom Bistro is seeking government grants to enhance its operations and better serve its customers. The funding will be allocated to several key areas:
1. **Hiring Staff:** The bistro plans to hire two additional chefs, offering $4,000 monthly salaries to attract skilled professionals specializing in Thai cuisine.
2. **Staff Training:** The bistro recognizes the importance of training its staff to improve service quality, enhance customer experience, and increase tips.
3. **Menu Expansion:** To diversify its offerings, the restaurant aims to introduce sushi and tea to its menu, necessitating the purchase of new equipment and inventory.
4. **Upgrading Facilities:** Plans include renovating the seating and dining areas with new booths and flooring to elevate the customer experience.
Thai Blossom Bistro was established in September 2016 and opened its doors in 2017. Within two years, the business successfully launched a second location. The business plan includes future expansion through more locations and innovative services, such as a prepaid program for home meal delivery.
The owner emphasizes her unique position as a single mom and a minority business owner who manages multiple roles within the restaurant, working long hours to ensure success without external financial support.
The bistro faces competition from Chinese and Mexican restaurants, as well as franchises that offer lower-priced options. However, Thai Blossom Bistro differentiates itself with authentic, delicious Thai food, competitive pricing, and a strong focus on excellent customer service, which includes fostering a warm and welcoming atmosphere.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 813556345
Location: Jacksonville, FL, United States
Length of Operation: 2016
Number of Employees:
Annual Gross Income:
Annual Gross Expense:
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
1. Hiring more staffs, chefs are needed and we must pay higher salaries to get a good and knowledgeable Thai cuisine chef. Estimate $4,000 monthly per each chef. We need 2 more for this upcoming year. 2. Training staffs, our staffs are in need of training for a great and positive service mind for their benefit in term of earning tips and for a successful restaurant in term of business 3. Provide more menu selections. We would like to sales sushi and tea along with Thai food, to do these projects we need to buy equipment and inventory. 4. Upgrade seating and dining area, we would like to provide excellence customer service experience and to do this we need to get a new booths and new flooring
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Business Plan
We started ore business in 09/2016 and opened for services in 2017, two years later we were be able to open another location. Therefore our plan to grow our business is 1. to open more locations. 2. Operating a new way of making Thai food easier for new customers, such as prepaid program to get customers registered and they will get a free sample and get a weekly meals to delivery at their home. My business is own by individual, I am a single mom, a minority (Asian’s region) and I am not just a business owner but I also be able to become everything in my restaurant. I am from a business owner to a dish washer person who’s working every day and more than 14 hours per day. In a short period I was opened a 2nd location without borrowing money from anyone. My goal is aiming high but possible.
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Self Identified Competition
Chinese restaurant who sales certain item and we couldn’t compare. Mexican restaurant who sales cheaper food Franchise restaurant they cheaper Authentic food and delicious Reasonable prices Great customer service, we sales food and giveaway our smiles
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