Gullah Swim Academy LLC | Application Preview
Gullah Swim Academy LLC is seeking government grants to enhance its operations and expand its impact in the community. The funding will be allocated towards training both current and future staff, providing swim scholarships for underrepresented individuals, marketing efforts, and covering operational expenses.
The business plan includes collaborating with schools to educate and train students who may become future instructors, working with partners in the aquatics industry to increase minority representation, adding a consulting service for other businesses in the field, and establishing long-lasting relationships in the community.
The rationale for funding approval highlights the importance of representation in teaching, emphasizing that students benefit when instructors share similar backgrounds. Gullah Swim Academy focuses on serving minorities, aiming to reduce drowning statistics through water safety education and swim lessons.
In terms of competition, the academy faces challenges from established entities such as British Swim School, Charleston Swim, and city municipalities. However, their competitive edge lies in being a woman-owned, African American family-run business with over 20 years of experience. They aim to provide aquatic education to both youth and adults, addressing a significant gap in access to swimming lessons for minority populations and fostering a positive change in community health and safety.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 873001333
Location: Charleston, SC, 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
-training current and future staff - provide swimmerships for underrepresented - marketing - operational expenses
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Business Plan
-working with schools to teach and train students who may become future instructors for our business - continue to work with partners in the aquatics industry to expose more minorities to the aquatics world - add a consulting component to the business in assisting business with developing future plans in aquatics -establish relationships that may last for years - It has been proven that minorities learn when teachers/instructors look like them. We work with everyone regardless of race be we focus on serving minorities. With the years of experience in the aquatics industry and the aspect of a family business teaching aquatics in the community, our presence will help decrease stats on minorities and drowning with education on water safety and swim lessons.
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Self Identified Competition
British swim school, Charleston Swim, city municipalities. We are a Woman owned, African American, family ran service provider in aquatics with over 20 years of experience. We want to teach not only the youth but the adults how to be water safe in and around all bodies of water. Our competitors do not have a large population of minorities coming to their facilities to learn how to swim in the regular basis. We are making a difference in all lives through aquatic education and training.
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