HoodGeek Customs | Application Preview
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 87-2143013
Location: Louisvillle, Ky, 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
I will be using the funding to lease a newer reliable work truck to conduct business in, automated equipment to increase production including cnc routers and cnc sewing machines, 3D scanner and printer, hydro dipping machine, to hire 2 more employees to handle workload, leather and vinyl and related materials, hardware, and to lease a bigger shop.
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Business Plan
I will be growing HoodGeek Customs by offering expanded services to customer and other upholsterers alike. We have recently purchase a co2 laser/engraver that helped take our custom work to another level. Being able to add more equipment in the future being able to stitch precise complex sewing patterns that other upholsterers cannot complete without having the cnc machines we will be able to help them better serve their customers also. We also will be adding marketing and advertising to spread awareness of the business as this far we have been operating on word of mouth only. We have a promotional vehicle we are currently working on that will be our rolling advertisement. We will be traveling to car shows competing and displaying our work to attract more customers. We will be adding merchandise giving customers, fans, and enthusiasts a way to support us and represent our brand. HoodGeeks Customs will become one of the top custom upholstery shops in the countr with this funding. I’ve been studying the industry since the beginning of Covid. At that same time I bought a sewing machine with no experience and months later met a local upholsterer who I asked to simple tell me what size thread to use. He took a liking to me and made me his apprentice. I am now able to learn the correct traditional way under his guidance and to integrate more custom modern design sought after by custom car culture. I literally live and breathe cars and have found my niche in the car world. I didn’t want to be a mechanic or anything else. I’ve noticed the weaknesses of the current upholstery shops and will capitalize by making those our strengths separating us from the competition. Weaknesses including time of completion, communication, and quality of work.
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Self Identified Competition
My top 3 competitors locally would be D.lux Designs (Southern IN), Mars Custom Upholstery (Louisville, KY), and Walls Upholstery (Louisville, KY). What separates HoodGeek Customs from our competitors is we specialize in treating the customer the way we want to be treated. I give customers what I expect when I’m the customer. When someone is doing work on my car I want honest great work completed in a timely manner and above all communication. At HoodGeek Customs we are as excited to work on the vehicles as the customers seeing the finished product. We call with updates and take pictures and videos documenting the process. We go above and beyond.
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