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Finalist:
Lauren Cecil
Company:
Solid Ground Shelters
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State:
VA
City:
Richmond
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Solid Ground Shelters

What does your business do?
Camping is a great time. But let's be serious...sleeping in a tiny tent with your 'vintage' My Little Pony/Ninja Turtles sleeping bag on a bed of rocks...not so great.

Enter: Solid Ground Shelters

Imagine this for your camping preparation: Show up, leave the stress behind, and relax in your luxury location. Just bring clothes (or not, we don't judge) and we take care of the rest!

Glamping is as if a bed and breakfast and camping made a baby. Our expansive European style canvas shelters come with a real bed and mattress, hotel quality linens and duvet, rugs, a table and chairs, and some sanity knowing that this will be a stress free camping trip to be remembered.

We work with music festivals, wineries, events, and weddings!

How would you use the grant money?
We would use it for our operating systems that we desperately need, but can't afford such as Photoshop, Salesforce, and Quickbooks. This would help us to organize our events, keep better track of sales, and email marketing

What would the grant enable you to do that you can't now?
Right now, we are only using Google Docs to organize ourselves. This money would allow us to purchase operating systems that would DRASTICALLY change our business. Our business relies on good photography, because you have to see our product to envision staying with us in one of our luxury camping tents.

If Idea Cafe's Grant helps your biz reach greater success, how will you "pay it forward" to help others in some way?
Our goal is to start an entrepreneur meetup where other young aspiring business owners can come to share their experiences, and where we can offer advice. Our experience has allowed us to grow, and it would be so rewarding to help others grow as well!

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