Crystal Council | Application Preview
Crystal Council is seeking government grants to help address financial challenges and support its growth strategy. The funding will be used for several essential expenses, including bringing their Small Business Administration (SBA) status up to date, settling outstanding debts to creditors, paying back wages and payroll taxes, and catching up on overdue rent.
Looking ahead, the business plans to expand its educational platform and enhance its AI crystal identifier for both Apple and Android users. They aim to import rare, ethically sourced crystals globally, establish a physical storefront in Las Vegas, and continue partnerships with festivals. Additionally, they are working on publishing a book that explores the history and chemistry of crystals.
The application highlights the unique connection Crystal Council has with its customers, emphasizing that it is more than just a retail outlet. The company offers a personalized subscription service that provides curated crystal boxes based on customer feedback, along with educational resources and direct communication from knowledgeable staff.
While competing against businesses like Mindful Soul and Enchanted Crystal, Crystal Council sets itself apart through its personalized approach, comprehensive educational tools, and monthly charitable contributions. The website, crafted by the owners, attracts significant traffic and is recognized as a leading knowledge source for crystals. The company also engages in community support by collaborating with small businesses and sponsoring professional athletes.
Overall, the application argues that funding the business will support a unique venture that prioritizes customer experience, education, and social responsibility, making it a worthy candidate for grant approval.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 83-1532264
Location: Las Vegas, NV, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $500k to $1M
Annual Gross Expense: $500k to $1M
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
We have a SBA that we are trying to get in hardship status but do not have the money to bring it up to date to do that. Will pay our bills that are in creditors hands (fedex and Uline, charge card) Pay back pay to employees and payroll taxes Pay back rent that we are behind in
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Business Plan
Over the next five years continue to expand education platform, as well as updated our AI crystal identifier scanner on our apple and android plateforms Import more rare and unusual crystal from around the world from ethically sourced suppliers and family miners A storefront to serve the city of Las Vegas and provide hands on education Continue our growth with insomniac and west coast festivals Continue to find ways to provide crystals and education opportunities to crystals enthusiast of all ages Release a physical copy of book that is being written about crystals and the chemical compositions, vibrations and how they are used throughout history We understand that there are unique people who embrace and understand a non traditional mode of healing and choose to embrace better versions of who they strive to me. Through personal experience and listening to our customers and followers, the business has developed into what it is today. Investors or grant purposal committees should look at this business as not a crystal store but as a business that connects with its customers on a very personal level and provides them with a personal experience. no other company has a personalized subscription service that create a box or crystals and meditation tools based on a monthly survey, that has professionals answering the surveys back and explains what was given to them in the box and why. We have developed the website and the app in house (one of the owners has done all this) Articles and pictures on the site are done by the owners. We support a charity every month and give back 100% of all proceeds.
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Self Identified Competition
Mindful Soul- subscription service(not personalized) and online crystal store Enchanted Crystal-subscription service (not personalized) crystal store Etsy-crystal store None of these business have the education, app, personalized survey or charity support like we do. They are just about selling crystals and lack education for spiritual enthusiest. There is not another crystals business out there with a crystal identifier and personalized monthly survey like our business. Our business is different from our competitors because we are not just a store that sells crystals. We are a business that comes from a place of healing through our own trauma and we focus on listening to the customers needs and we focus on the scientific proof behind the energy and healing effect of crystals, and a mind -body connection with meditation tools. We have written a book about crystals. When you look on our website the owners have written every article on the site after experiencing the energy of the crystals. The owners have created the website , taken all the pictures and have written all the articles. We are trademarked and copy written. Our website gets 400,000 views per month and is viewed in over 130 countries. We are one of the largest knowledge based sites for crystals on the internet. We have developed an app for android and apple phones to identify crystals just from a picture. Monthly we support a charity through the suggestion of our customer base and 100% of proceeds go to that charity. If you purchase our subscription service you are sent a monthly survey to fill out so the box will be customized. People have an option to write whatever they choose to that month, and we have trained staff answering the surveys which are returned in the box, acknowledging what was written, with an explanation of the crystals they received and what they can be used for. We support small business by sending our crystals to small business around the world to create items and then they are sent back to us to sell. We have worked with many professional athletes and UFC fighters out of Las Vegas sponsoring and providing crystals.
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