Long Grain | Application Preview
Long Grain is seeking government grants to help address rising operational costs and improve its business. The funding will primarily be allocated to increasing staff wages, managing higher food and utility costs, and purchasing new equipment to boost efficiency and productivity.
The business plan focuses on offering fair prices to customers while ensuring good wages for employees and maintaining high-quality products. Long Grain also aims to invest in energy-efficient equipment to lower operational costs in the long run.
The application emphasizes the challenges of running a small, ethnic restaurant in Maine, particularly due to the lack of local financial support and the higher operating costs compared to businesses in larger cities. The community in Camden, which is predominantly white, is in need of food diversity, and Long Grain has garnered strong support from both locals and visitors.
In terms of competition, Long Grain faces challenges from restaurants that rely on premade products, use lower-quality ingredients, and benefit from seasonal operations that allow them to offer higher wages. However, Long Grain’s competitive advantages include sourcing ingredients locally, keeping jobs within the community, actively supporting local initiatives, and a strong emphasis on quality. As a family-owned small business without backing from larger groups, Long Grain is committed to its mission and seeks financial support to continue thriving in a challenging environment.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 1108226
Location: Camden, ME, United States
Length of Operation: 11plus
Number of Employees: 11-25 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $1M to $10M
Annual Gross Expense: $1M to $10M
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
Increase wage for staffs Higher food costs Higher utility cost New equipments for efficiency and productivity
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Business Plan
Offer reasonable prices for customers Pay good wage to employees Maintain quality products Invest in high efficiency low energy equipments Managing small business is already difficult. Running ethnic restaurant in small in Maine (the whitest state) is a struggle. There is no local or much financial support for our business here. Out operation cost is significantly higher than same business in a larger population cities. Camden and the rest of county are in need of diversity that includes ethnic food. We have received abundant support from local community and even visitors. We now need financial support to continue what we love doing.
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Self Identified Competition
1) Restaurants that use premade products 2) Restaurant that use low quality ingredients 3) Seasonal restaurants that can offer higher wage during season that we can’t because we open year round We source locally. We keep jobs within our community. We supposed our community e.g donations, community services We focus on quality We are family owned small business with no back up from big group
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