CB Designs: Inventory expansion and Hire staff

ID

4

OrgName

CB Designs

PhysicalAddress

8319 N 30th St Omaha, Ne 68112

MailingAddress

Website

www.cbdesignsomaha.com

SocialMediaAccounts

www.facebook.com/cbdesigns75

Name

Christie Blankenship

Title

Owner

EmailAddress

cbdesigns75@gmail.com

Phone

+1 (402) 769-9568

Team

No

TeamExplanation

OrganizationalChart

OtherCompletedProjects

I am mostly a one person operation. I plan and design weddings. Then set them up, coordinate the event and then tear down and clean up. I started in 2019 with 4 single service bookings and worked my way up to 2022 with 17 partial or full service bookings. I would love to be able to hire at least one or two helpers and expand my inventory. I would also love to get my LLC paperwork finished.

ProposalTitle

Inventory expansion and Hire staff

TotalBudget

20000.0

LB1024GrantFundingRequest

20000.0

ProposalType

I do not know

BriefProposalSummary

I am mostly a one person operation. I plan and design weddings. Then set them up, coordinate the event and then tear down and clean up. I started in 2019 with 4 single service bookings and worked my way up to 2022 with 17 partial or full service bookings. I would love to be able to hire at least one or two helpers and expand my inventory. I would also love to get my LLC paperwork finished.

Timeline

I am aiming for the start of 2023 to hire some staff.

PercentageCompletedByJuly2025

1.0

FundingGoals

Transformational (i.e., a proposal that will help energize, recharge, or spur significant and favorable advancements in North or South Omaha's function or appearance)

Community Needs

Sustainable Community (i.e., create or enhance housing, services, education, civic uses, recreation, etc.)

OtherExplanation

ProposalDescriptionAndNeedsAlignment

Many people get married, but they're not many vendors that work with all budgets. I would like to be the go to wedding planner that works with every budget and can accommodate a special event for every person who wants to get married.

VisioningWorkshopFindingsAlignment

PrioritiesAlignment

EconomicImpact

EconomicImpactPermanentJobsCreated

2

EconomicImpactTemporaryJobsCreated

EconomicImpactWageLevels

$200/week

EconomicImpactAlignProposedJobs

CommunityBenefit

CommunityBenefitSustainability

BestPracticesInnovation

OutcomeMeasurement

OutcomeMeasurementHow

OutcomeMeasurementCoinvestment

Partnerships

Yes

PartnershipsOrgs

I work with many organizations. Florence City Hall is one of my biggest collaborators.

PartnershipsMOU

Displacement

No

DisplacementExplanation

PhysicalLocation

I have a storefront on 30th St and I have good visibility to the part and 30th St traffic

QualifiedCensusTract

Within one or more QCTs

AdditionalLocationDocuments

PropertyZoning

Yes

ConnectedToUtilities

ConnectedToUtilitiesConnected

No

ConnectedToUtilitiesUpgradesNeeded

No

DesignEstimatingBidding

Yes

DesignEstimatingBiddingPackageDeveloped

Yes

DesignEstimatingBiddingCostsDetermined

GeneralContractor

No

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBid

GeneralContractorPublicCompetitiveBidWhyNot

RequestRationale

Here below is a breakdown of exactly how I want to spend the money that I have requested.

GrantFundsUsage

10,400 for 52 weeks at $200 / week pay for 1 part-time assistant. $5000 for increasing inventory $4000 to pay ahead on the rent $600 to get any LLC and advertising I can done

ProposalFinancialSustainability

Yes

ProposalFinancialSustainabilityOperations

FundingSources

FundingSourcesPendingDecisions

FundingSourcesCannotContinue

Scalability

ScalabilityComponents

FinancialCommitment

None.

ARPAComplianceAcknowledgment

1.0

ARPAReportingMonitoringProcessAck

1.0

LB1024FundingSourcesAck

1.0

PublicInformation

1.0

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