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Lena Ve Essentials 202103101468855 | Government Grant Application

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Lena Ve Essentials is seeking government grants to enhance its property for warehousing and customer services while creating job opportunities in the community. The funding will enable bulk purchasing of supplies, allowing the business to offer lower prices and expand marketing efforts.

The five-year business plan envisions processing wholesale orders for larger companies like Walmart and Ulta, and acquiring a distressed property to establish a larger warehouse. Lena aims to align her offerings with the public's growing interest in health and natural living, incorporating a spa into her current business to educate clients on self-care and community improvement. Her background in nursing and recent training in sound therapy positions her to address the mental health needs within her community.

The grant funding is justified by the potential to raise property values in a historically distressed area and Lena's commitment to investing in the well-being of her community. With over 30 years of nursing experience, she emphasizes her innovative approach and dedication to enhancing the lives of others.

In terms of competition, Lena faces limited local rivals, primarily offering basic products, while she focuses on luxurious vegan-friendly soap and body oils tailored for the unique needs of the community, particularly addressing the impact of urban pollutants on skin health. Her educational background in soap-making further reinforces her competitive edge in providing specialized skincare products.

  • General Information

    Business Registration Number: 202103101468855

    Location: Gary, IN, 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

  • Funding Usage

    My plan is to improve the property in order to warehouse and have a comfortable business for customers to purchase products and receive services. I will also be using the grant to provide jobs for my community, purchase my supplies in bulk so I can lower the price for my customers. Marketing to the general public will be increased and obtaining wholesale customers will also be in my usage for this grant plans.

  • Business Plan

    In the next five years I see my business being able to process wholesale orders for larger corporations such as Walmart and Ulta. The plan is to purchase a distressed property or vacant lot to build a bigger warehouse and hire more people to obtain this goal. There is a change in how the public views health and natural living. I plan to meet the growing desire of consumers to live a healthier life. I will also have a separate business that will be a spa in the current business site. This business will teach and assist clients with gaining a better knowledge for themselves, and changing how they view their community. In doing such my desire is to bring about a more positive approach to self and community care services. I currently live in Gary and I see a need for mental health care services. This business and my healthcare knowledge will give a different perspective to this need. I have just recently completed training on sound therapy and will be polishing this technique to be fully prepared to effectively assist clients. The amount I am requesting will improve the property and raise the value of the other properties surrounding. My plan is to improve and be a part of improving the community that has been distressed for a very long time. I am a person that cares deeply about others and want to invest my own time and knowledge into others to assist in improving my community to a greater good. Investors should invest in me because although there are other shapers out here I bring 30 plus years of nursing knowledge to my products, I am an innovative person, I don’t give up and my intentions are for the improvement of others.

  • Self Identified Competition

    1. Scent for you in County Market Grocery store sells body oils and only black soap. I sell luxurious scented soap and body oils 2. Bathsheba in Merrillville IN is a soaper I do not know anything about. She may be new to this type of business. She works out of her home. 3. These are the only businesses listed in my area What makes me different from my competitors is that I am an individual that has a strong desire to assist others. My products are geared toward Vegan friendly based ingredients and made to oof set the problems that urban pollutants have on African American skin. In my location I have not found another business like mine. Geared specifically towards the people I live around and the issues I commonly encounter physically, socially and mentally. I have educated myself in regards to the craft of soap making and Vegan skin care, 30 plus years of traditional nursing skin care and I am able to blend the knowledge I have to create a healthy product for the public.

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