Grant Writing

Hello wanted to contact you about helping me expand and revise on some grant questions. I would need them within the next 24-48 hours. Please let me know if this is something you can do and how much so I can pay to get the ball rolling and send you over the answers I have so far.

Questions -
How would you describe your business? What are the products and/or services you offer? Max 150 words. *

Please elaborate on your biggest obstacle or challenge in two sentences or less. *

Elaborate on how you have pivoted and adapted your business to COVID-19 in 200 words or less. *

Please elaborate on how you intend to use this grant funding. Be as specific as possible. Max 200 words. *

Tell us more about you and your business. Why did you become a small business owner? What is the origin story of your business? Please be as specific as possible. Max 250 words. *

How will you use this $10,000 grant to establish or accelerate your business, achieve your business goal(s), and work toward resiliency for the future? Please be as specific as possible. Max 250 words. *

How does your business connect with and support your community? Please be as specific as possible. Max 250 words. *

What else should we know about your business, or about you? Max 150 words. *

Answers - (out of order)
Inventory being in the retail business buying merchandise requires me to normally reach into my personal funds with hopes I can recoup the investment. I would also hire an SEO specialist to help me with the google algorithm making my brand more visible.

Promoted sanitization of orders. Went solely virtual conducting all business online

Understanding algorithms to increase visibility of my online store. Hiring the right team of ecommerce specialists.

I sell affordable trendy fashion and accessories. Growing up in an Urban community I always had champagne taste on a beer budget. So being able to help ladies look their best while keeping them on budget makes me feel good.

I started my business on NYE of 2021. I had got let go from my job due to COVID-19 and saw the inconsistency of working for someone else. I was forced to take action on my dreams of being a business owner and started my online women's fashion and accessory store.

$5,000 towards inventory which is a bulk of my business.
$1,800 to hiring SEO specialists for the entire year of 2022 at a rate of $150 per month
$1,500 to website developer to fix errors on website and improve design (one time payment)
$1,000 to put towards hosting a business workshop to help women in my community learn the basics of starting their own benefits. Explaining to them the steps to achieve financial freedom.