Party House Inflatables | Application Preview
Party House Inflatables is applying for government grants to address several key areas of their business. The funding will primarily be allocated to cover outstanding winter bills, conduct essential maintenance on inflatable units and vehicles, promote the business through social media marketing, develop a new website, and potentially expand their rental inventory.
Their business plan focuses on expanding their offerings by purchasing more wet-use inflatable units, which are in high demand. They also plan to introduce year-round revenue streams with large tents for events and additional dry-use units like bounce houses and obstacle courses. Moreover, they aim to create small side businesses that can complement their existing rental services.
The application emphasizes that they are a family-owned operation with low overhead costs. By managing sales, marketing, deliveries, setups, takedowns, and maintenance in-house, they keep expenses minimal. This approach enables them to offer competitive pricing that is consistently $50-$100 lower than rivals in the area. Their reputation is built on strong customer service and the cleanliness of their rental units, which are hand-washed after each use.
Their competitors include Sister Sister Inflatables, which has a limited number of units and inconsistent marketing; C4 Inflatables & More, a new company offering rental units at a weekend rate; and East Texas Inflatables, which operates as a side business with minimal marketing efforts.
Party House Inflatables distinguishes itself by offering flexible rental options beyond the typical weekend rates. They provide 1, 2, or 3-day rentals without requiring upfront deposits, allowing for same-day rentals when availability permits. This commitment to customer service and flexibility significantly enhances their appeal compared to competitors, positioning them as a preferred choice in their community.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 804863258
Location: Pollok, TX, 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
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Funding Usage
funding would be used to catch up our bills from the winter months, have yearly maintenance performed on all inflatable units, vehicles, and trailers to ensure they are ready for the season, promotion of the business through social media marketing, development and design of a website, and possibly to expand our rental inventory.
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Business Plan
we plan to continue to purchase more wet use inflatable units as demand allows, adding additional rental units to create year round revenue streams such as large 30'x40' tents for weddings, reunions, and other large gatherings, adding more dry use units such as bounce houses and obstacle courses that can be rented year round and especially in winter months, and expanding the business to include other small side businesses that are easily added to existing rentals. We are a family owned business that currently has very minimal overhead. We handle all of our sales, marketing, deliveries, setup, take down, and maintenance in house. By not outsourcing or hiring employees for these tasks, our only expenses at this time are the debt service on the units themselves and the expenses for maintenance, delivery, and take down. Additionally, this allows us to offer rentals at a very competitive price. Keeping our overhead to a minimum allows us to consistently come in at $50-$100 lower than our competition in the surrounding areas. The area that we service consists of many small towns and tight knit communities where word of mouth is the most powerful advertising you can have. On top of our prices we pride ourselves in offering superb customer service and ensuring we have the cleanest units around by personally hand washing the units after every rental.
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Self Identified Competition
our top 3 competitors are: Sister Sister Inflatables - they have 3 inflatable units they rent by the weekend. Their website says they have more units coming soon but that message has been on their website for multiple months. Additionally, one of the sisters that was partnered in the business sold her units and left the business shortly after we started. C4 Inflatables & More - This is a new company that just opened at the first of this year. They offer wet and dry inflatable units at a weekend rate. East Texas Inflatables - This company opened summer 2022 and offers 4 different rental options, 2 water slides and 2 combination units. This company is run as a side business and not a primary source of income so their marketing efforts are minimal and again they rent on a weekend rate basis. What makes us different from our competitors is the level of service we provide to our clients. All of our competitors in the area offer rentals on a weekend rate system (3 days), whereas we offer 1, 2, and 3 day rentals. Many of our competitors require reservation more than a week in advance and require a deposit. We do not require a deposit, instead we do all of our follow-up with our clients to confirm the reservation 1-2 days before. We also do not require reservations to be made in advance, instead we accept rentals up to and including same day as long as units are available. Because of these polices our clients love working with and renting from us and it allows us to offer a level of customer service our competitors simply can't match.
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