San Dog Kayak Adventures and Charter Fishing | Application Preview
San Dog Kayak Adventures and Charter Fishing is seeking government grants to secure essential licensing and permits and to upgrade their equipment, specifically acquiring a better boat with back rests for improved comfort. The business plan focuses on expanding into commercial fishing and establishing a separate guiding service, with an emphasis on hiring more women in the fishing industry, promoting inclusivity in the sport.
The application highlights the company's status as the leading kayak fishing provider in San Diego and throughout California. Despite operating for 3.5 years, they have not received any COVID relief or other financial support, making this grant crucial for their growth and community contributions, which include partnerships with organizations like Heroes on the Water.
In terms of competition, while there are other guide services and boat rentals in the area, none offer the unique experiences that San Dog does, particularly with their specialized Hobie Pedal drive kayaks. They focus on targeting Sheephead, a valuable inshore fish requiring expensive permits, which they will need to renew in 2024. Overall, the funding would enable them to enhance their offerings and continue their positive impact on the community.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 85-1382890
Location: San Diego, CA, 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 would help us continue to get all the licensing and permits and get a better boat that has back rests that would help us physically.
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Business Plan
We are growing into the comercial fishing aspect. The guide service we will be its own separate entity and I will be able to hire another female to run the books for that. It’s important to get more women in the fishing industry, fishing is for everyone! We are the number one kayak fishing company in San Diego and all of California. I was never able to get any Covid relief because we were too new, and no other grants or loans either. Now I’ve been around for 3 1/2 years and it would be amazing to get a grant to help my business. We do so much for the community, we help Heroes on the Water and another adaptive sports program.
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Self Identified Competition
We helped another guide service get started for Nick Fish. Eco boat rentals and SD adventure boat rentals are around but no one does exactly what we do. We have Hobie Pedal drive kayaks. We take people out on Fishing tours in the kayaks. In the commercial business, we target Sheephead which is a great fish that’s inshore, it’s a very expensive permit to have (thousands have been spent to get started with targeting these) and we have to get them again soon in 2024).
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