Accepted LayzieBones - Grant Application

[LayzieBones]

Firm Name
LayzieCo

Which grant pool are you applying for?
Innovation, Startup, Research and Development (R&D)

How do you plan on using your grant funding?
To expand my operation concerning LayzieCo.

LayzieCo is currently the company overseeing LayzieEats & LayzieFarms.
* LayzieEats is a food service that capitalizes on viral marketing and accessibility.
* LayzieFarms is a bulk farming goods service that focuses on automation and ease of use with a B2B approach.
* I plan on expanding into further markets later, however I've been limited to farming as it's the most accessible to a new player like myself.
* I am also a pharmacist and I run a solo practice currently. I plan on opening a pharmaceutical business once I have the funding to build resource farms for them accordingly.

Just for a little bit of context as I feel it necessary: I am planning to and able to make bots for discord concerning these businesses. I want to explore the best possible combinations of customer ease of use and automation.

With this funding, I will:
* Continue to grow LayzieEats by adding new foods that were otherwise not there before. My prices are genuinely the cheapest on the server, so I'm hoping to make a difference amongst the player-base via supplying affordable food.
* Continue to grow LayzieFarms, where I will focus on automation. I plan to set up a virtual inventory of our available items, allowing for purchases to be made at any time and be pending delivery (so amazon kind of?). I currently have a form to automate the input of orders. I'd love to expand on this more, but I don't want to go too long on this.
* Expand into other markets, where I will observe current market trends and apply new strategies.

Breakdown:
- $5K - LayzieEats: Market Expansion
- $10K - LayzieFarms: Building Supplies, Tools for excavation, Machines for automation (within the boundaries of the rules)
- $10K - Land Expansion (Ideal; but not necessary): This would allow for more room so I can research more techniques to further the economy

Ideal Grant Amount 25000

If awarded, I intend to use the grant money allocated to me for its intended purpose on which it was approved for, and provide a breakdown in my application thread of how the funding was used.
Yes

 

[LayzieBones]

Ammendment: I would also like to explore further automation to allow for players to be employed much easier to give the new players the "I have a job in Minecraft" experience they're all dying for.

 

[inceee]

Where are ¥our current operations for layzieEats and LayzieFarm. What products and operations do you already have in place?

 

[LayzieBones]

Here are all the I am currently doing with LayzieEats and LayzieFarms

• LayzieEats Current Operations(based at Av-m003):
  • Continuous Strategic Advertisement
    • This is achieved via messages that would only be sent here on DemocracyCraft. Unique cultural references, maybe even chat references, but always concise and informative!
  • Focusing on High Volume Items
    • Currently, we only sell Baked Potatoes at LayzieEats. I hope to expand this in the future after further market research. This will of course require time and money.
  • Personal Involvement
    
    • I find that personally interacting with customers is excellent for my business. This allows me to learn more about what others are doing and how they are interacting with the economy. It also builds preference towards my business.
• LayzieFarms Current Operations(based at Layziebones plot in Wilderness and Wl-f039 in Willow):
  • Efficient Farming
    • I spend a consistent amount of time observing best practices for farming of all types. From potato farms to beehives, I am going to spend a good amount of time researching and then implementing based on that research.
  • Streamlined Order Process
    • Currently, I have a form that does not allow a customer to continue until they supply all details necessary to continue. By doing this, I save everyone time to ensure no orders sit dead in the water.
    • I hope to greatly improve on this, as it's just a rudamentary implementation of my vision.
  • Diverse Growth
    • Some players take pride in growing ALOT of one type of crop and/or animal. Not me. I see it as pivotal to any farms success to diversify your investment via different crops and livestock. I am currently re-designing everything a bit, but I grow/raise a variety of crops and animals respectively.
    • I plan to make sure I always have atleast a few of each crop growing at any given time to ensure a steady supply.
  • Made-To-Order
    • I currently take open ended orders as I plan on sprucing up the infrastructure more before I can go full speed with this business.

Where are ¥our current operations for layzieEats and LayzieFarm. What products and operations do you already have in place?

 

[LayzieBones]

I just want to note that LayzieEats is now based out of av-m001 and LayzieFarms is now based out of av-m007. LayzieEats also now has a stall in revstall019

I also realize you asked for specific products available. I'll list those here, LayzieFarms currently only offers carrots via chestshop, but we accept custom bulk orders. LayzieEats only sells Baked Potatoes right now, I'm trying to focus on a more limited variety but having a over shining high quality for LayzieEats products (in essence: just the classics for now)

Are there any other questions you had or things perhaps I missed?

Where are ¥our current operations for layzieEats and LayzieFarm. What products and operations do you already have in place?

 

[Dept. Commerce]

Accepted

Congratulations, a grant of $15,000 have been disbursed. As you use these funds, please provide evidence and details (i.e. screenshots) on how it is getting used to meet its intended purpose!