Veteran Tree Trimming LLC | Application Preview
Veteran Tree Trimming LLC is seeking government grants to fund new equipment purchases and upgrades to their facilities. Their current infrastructure supports two full crews, and with new equipment, they plan to maximize efficiency, enabling them to secure larger contracts and expand their business. A key investment includes acquiring a grapple truck, which would allow them to sell currently unmovable logs, creating an additional revenue stream. Facility upgrades are also aimed at reducing maintenance costs for existing and future equipment.
The company highlights its journey towards profitability over the past three and a half years and identifies a crucial need to overcome growth challenges to secure more lucrative long-term contracts. This funding is essential for maintaining their reputation for reliable service while allowing them to compete for larger clients such as utility companies and educational institutions.
In terms of competition, they face three local businesses but believe their veteran-owned status and specialized employee skillsets give them a competitive advantage. This enables them to operate more efficiently and maintain lower costs, contributing to a growing reputation in the community. Their marketing efforts are yielding positive results, increasing their customer base and market share.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: Veteran Tree Trimming LLC
Location: Rockville, IN, United States
Length of Operation: 1-5
Number of Employees: 1-10 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $250k to $500k
Annual Gross Expense: $250k to $500k
Open to Loans: YES
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Funding Usage
New equipment purchases and upgrades to our current facilities,
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Business Plan
We currently have the staff for 2 full crews and look to utilize those efficiently with new equipment. This will help us to secure larger contracts and grow our business. Additionally, some of the funds will be used to buy a grapple truck that will allow us to sell some of the logs that we currently are unable to move providing yet another revenue stream to our current operations. Shop upgrades will help to keep maintenance costs down on our current equipment and future purchases. Over the past 3 1/2 years our path to profitability has been apparent. We have now reached a ceiling that needs to be overcome with larger and more profitable long term contracts. This step forward will allow us to continue to provide this region with the quick and reliable service that our company has the reputation for. The ability to provide this same service to customers with larger contracts (i.e. utility companies, municipalities, colleges and universities) will move Veteran Tree Trimming to the next level.
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Self Identified Competition
Lanes Tree Service- Rosedale IN Salmon Brothers- Terre Haute IN Walkers Tree Service- West Terre Haute Our company is Veteran owned and operated. We have hired specific employees with skill sets that enable us to do more with less. This helps us to keep costs down and move through our jobs at a faster pace. With the ability to serve a larger number of customers our name has grown throughout the area with a great reputation behind it. Word of mouth has spread quickly, and our current marketing campaign is starting to show signs of success as well. Our competitors have noticed as we continue to take larger and larger portions of the market.
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