Miller Custom Detail | Application Preview
Miller Custom Detail is seeking government grants to purchase commercial property as they have outgrown their home garage operation. The business is experiencing rapid growth, driven by community demand for automotive detailing services, and needs a larger space to accommodate increased customer flow and take on larger projects. They plan to hire additional staff and invest in a van for mobile detailing services to expand their offerings, including servicing larger vehicles like semi-trucks and boats.
The business aims to create a commercial space that includes a shop and retail area for selling car accessories. They are active participants in their local community and industry organizations, promoting their services through various channels and engaging in community events. Despite facing competition from local dealerships and a newly established home-based detailer, Miller Custom Detail believes they stand out due to their high-quality service, commitment to customer satisfaction, and strong community involvement.
The funding will enable them to secure a permanent space, fulfill growing customer demands, and realize their expansion goals. The business has garnered a loyal customer base with consistently positive reviews and a reputation for tackling challenging projects, which further underscores their competitive edge. They also focus on giving back to the community through donations and special promotions for local heroes. Overall, their hardworking and goal-oriented approach positions them as a valuable asset to the community.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 014753154
Location: Chadron, NE, 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
We want to use the funding to help buy commercial property for our business. We have been running our business from our home garage and recently was told we need to move it to a commercial space. Our business is growing (as our town needs this type of business) and we need a bigger space to keep up with our customer flow. With a bigger space we will also be able to take on bigger projects and hire an employee to increase business and keep up with our increasing customer base.
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Business Plan
We have goals to grow our business by wanting to purchase a commercial space with a large shop and store space. We want to continue to serve the community automotive detail services and hire some employees to take on more vehicles. We would like to grow by purchasing a van to provide some mobile detailing services to larger projects in the country (semi trucks, boats, etc). We get calls weekly about doing these projects and we would like to be able to offer those services to our community and neighboring communities. We also started selling car accessories and need a space to have this set up to increase sales. We are members of the Chamber of Commerce and the International Detail Association and are active in our community with promoting and advertising our business (attending events, etc). Our business has grown quickly in just a year span and we would like to continue to expand our services. We are hardworking and goal oriented with big ideas to expand our business. Right now we are needing a commercial place to continue our business. Our community shares with us weekly how much they value our work and services we provide and we get new customers weekly. We need to be able to keep up with our work and make our goals a reality.
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Self Identified Competition
There are local dealerships who provide auto detailing services but they don’t promote these services as much to the community and are more for customers who purchase vehicles from the company. One other man just starting detailing vehicles from his home garage a few months ago. Other than that there is not many businesses that offer the services we do. We are members of organizations and attend community events to promote our business and share with our community the services we provide. We advertise through our website, Facebook page, Google, and business cards. We provide the best quality services using the high end chemicals and equipment to make sure the job is done to satisfaction. If a customer comes to us and we have not completed a task like that before we do a lot of research and attend trainings to learn new skills. We recently attended a training on polishing and buffing so we could offer that service to customers. Customers have come to us with difficult projects and we will take the time to tackle them for them. We have all 5 star reviews on our Facebook and Google business pages. We want to provide the best quality. If a customer is not satisfied we will work with them until they are. Our business has donated gift certificates and accessories to special events and medical expense benefits in our community. We also offer monthly specials for auto details, including discounts for teachers, firefighters, etc during their appreciation month.
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