BlackedOut 406 | Application Preview
BlackedOut 406 is seeking government grants to fund the purchase of vehicles, enhance advertising efforts, modify vehicles for wheelchair access, and subsidize taxi fares for community members in need of transportation for medical appointments or work-related travel.
The business aims to expand its services beyond Great Falls, MT, into surrounding rural areas that lack accessible healthcare options. By adding more vehicles to its fleet, BlackedOut 406 plans to provide 24/7 wheelchair-accessible transportation, fulfilling a significant gap in the current market.
As a family-run business and the sole service provider for a community of 60,000 residents, BlackedOut 406 emphasizes its strong market position. It believes that expanding services will not only enhance its operations but also deter potential competitors from entering the market.
While Great Falls Public Transit offers wheelchair-accessible bus services funded by federal money, BlackedOut 406 has a competitive advantage due to its round-the-clock availability and the ability to serve areas outside city limits—an option not provided by any local company. This capability makes the business uniquely positioned to meet the needs of those in outlying communities.
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General Information
Business Registration Number: 81-2360393
Location: Great Falls, MT, United States
Length of Operation: 6-10
Number of Employees: 11-25 Employees
Annual Gross Income: $500k to $1M
Annual Gross Expense: $500k to $1M
Open to Loans: NO
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Funding Usage
Vehicle Purchase, advertising, vehicle modifications for wheelchair use, taxi fare reimbursement for community members needing transportation for medical or job related travel.
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Business Plan
We hope to expand to surrounding cities and to offer rural transport to those in outlying communities that do not have local access to health care like we have in Great Falls, MT. We would like to add additional vehicles to our fleet to offer 24/7 wheelchair access as our community does not have this option currently We are a solid family ran business. We are the only service provider in our 60k person community. The more services we offer, the stronger we get and the less likely a competitor will enter our market, which makes us very strong.
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Self Identified Competition
Great Falls Public Transit. They operate the city busses and wheelchair access. They operate strictly on federal money. There are NO other taxi services in our community. We are 24/7. Our only partial competitor is not. We operate statewide, which no other local company does, their travel is restricted to our city limits only. We have the ability to travel to outlying communities and offer transportation for them.
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