Seed to Shelf, LLC | Application Preview
Seed to Shelf, LLC is seeking government grants to support its growth by hiring three key employees: a full-time manufacturer, a Chief Operating Officer (COO), and an office assistant. The funding will also be allocated to effectively market and sell their natural products across the United States.
The company's business plan highlights its focus on formulations that address issues such as anxiety, sleep disorders, digestion, and inflammation. Seed to Shelf manages its entire supply chain, which is increasingly vital in today's market. Despite having valuable products, they have struggled with marketing and awareness. The additional funding will allow for the essential hires that will free up the co-founder's time to travel and educate consumers about their offerings. Furthermore, they plan to explore private labeling for online brands and eventually expand into retail.
Seed to Shelf emphasizes their passion for their products and their resilience since starting the business just before the COVID-19 pandemic, during which they did not receive PPP funds. They are committed to turning their business around with this grant support.
In terms of competition, they identify other brands like Gaia Herbs, Herb Pharm, and doTerra. However, they differentiate themselves with a unique competitive edge: their comprehensive control over the supply chain, certified organic practices in both U.S. and EU markets, use of fresh ingredients, and a commitment to sustainability through imports from Costa Rica. They pride themselves on not diluting their products, setting them apart from competitors.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 803517600
Location: Boca Raton, FL, 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
This capital infusion would enable us to hire a 3 employees; a full-time manufacturer ($60,000/per year), a COO ($80,0000/year) and an office assistant ($40,000/year) . It would also enable us to have enough money for us to market and sell our natural products properly in the United States.
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Business Plan
We know we have great products. Our formulations help people in areas such as anxiety, sleep, digestion, inflammation, etc. We are a manufacturing company and we control our supply chain, which is so important these days. The problem is that we just haven't been able to spread the word properly. The additional funding would enable us to hire properly positions in the company to free up the co-founder's time to travel and educate consumers the benefits of the products. We intend to private label for online brands and then to go retail in the United States. We believe in our products. We love our products. We take our products. We started this manufacturing business just before Covid hit. We did not receive any PPP funds and we struggled to get business. We love what we do and we have not given up along the way. A capital infusion would turn things around for us and would enable us to make the appropriate hires to be successful.
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Self Identified Competition
Gaia Herbs Herb Pharm doTerra Our name is Seed to Shelf, LLC. We literally are "seed to shel". We control our entire supply chain from farm production all the way to distribution. We are USDA and EU Certified Organic in our farming and manufacturing facility in Costa Rica. We know where our products come from. We only use fresh ingredients in our products. We collect plants at the proper times. We only use appropriate parts of the plants. We import from the green-conscious country of Costa Rica. We do not water down our products like some of our competitors do.
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