Project Grant A22AP00207

FULL AND PROPER NAME OF THE LEAD APPLICANT ORGANIZATION AND FISCAL AGENT MOHAVE COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT MCC , A PUBLIC AND STATE CONTROLLED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION PARTNER HUALAPAI TRIBAL NATION, A FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBE DESCRIPTION OF THE INCUBATOR LOCATION AND SERVICES PROVIDED THE INCUBATOR WILL BE LOCATED ON THE HUALAPAI RESERVATION IN PEACH SPRINGS, ARIZONA PLANS ARE TO RENT A MOBILE OFFICE WITH ADEQUATE SPACE FOR THE INCUBATOR MANAGER AND UP TO TWO ENTREPRENEURS BUSINESSES AT A TIME TO WORK AND HOLD SMALL MEETINGS THE BUSINESS INCUBATOR MANAGER WILL BE AN MCC SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBDC EMPLOYEE AND WILL REPORT TO THE MCC SBDC DIRECTOR THIS ENABLES THE HUALAPAI TRIBAL NATION BUSINESS INCUBATOR TO OFFER OFFICE SPACE WITH COMPUTERS, PRINTER, HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS AND PHONE ACCESS AND THE FULL RANGE OF SBDC SERVICES INCLUDING TO PROMOTE COLLABORATION, ADDRESS CHALLENGES, AND PROVIDE INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED SERVICES TO OVERCOME THE OBSTACLES THAT ARE UNIQUE TO EACH PARTICIPATING BUSINESS WITHIN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE GRANT PERFORMANCE PERIOD BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO EXPERT ASSISTANCE WITH MARKET RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TURN IDEAS INTO SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ASSISTANCE WITH WRITING A BUSINESS PLAN TO CREATE A ROADMAP FOR HOW TO STRUCTURE, RUN AND GROW THE BUSINESS ANALYSIS REGARDING HOW MUCH FUNDING IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT OR GROW THE BUSINESS GUIDANCE ON ACCESSES TO THE CAPITAL NEEDED TO START OR EXPAND THE BUSINESS SELECTING A BUSINESS LOCATION CHOOSING A LEGAL BUSINESS STRUCTURE CHOOSING A NAME FOR THE NEW BUSINESS, ONE THAT REFLECTS THE BRAND AND SPIRIT OF THE ENTERPRISE AND TO ENSURE THERE IS NOT ANOTHER BUSINESS WITH THE SAME NAME REGISTERING THE BUSINESS WITH THE LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AS NECESSARY OBTAINING FEDERAL AND STATE TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS APPLYING FOR LICENSES AND PERMITS, AS NECESSARY OPENING A BUSINESS BANK ACCOUNT AND ACCESS TO REGULAR SEMINARS CONDUCTED BY THE MCC SBDC AND THEIR EXTENSIVE ONLINE RESOURCES STATEMENT CONFIRMING THE PROPOSED WORK WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REACH THE INTENDED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THE HUALAPAI TRIBE TRIBE HAS PARTNERED WITH MOHAVE COMMUNITY COLLEGE MCC TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS INCUBATOR LOCATED ON THE RESERVATION IN PEACH SPRINGS, ARIZONA MCC HAS A WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT DIVISION AND A SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER SBDC , WHICH HAS ASSISTED HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES IN MOHAVE COUNTY IN 2021 THE MCC SBDC SERVED MORE THAN 250 CLIENTS, CREATED 69 NEW JOBS AND HELPED RETAIN 30 EXISTING JOBS THEY HELPED RAISE MORE THAN 5 9 MILLION IN NEW CAPITAL FOR NEW BUSINESS STARTUPS AND BUSINESS EXPANSIONS, ASSISTED CLIENTS IN STARTING 40 NEW BUSINESSES, AND HELPED INCREASE BUSINESS REVENUES BY MORE THAN 1 7 MILLION THE MCC CENTER BELONGS TO THE AZ SBDC NETWORK AND RECENTLY THE ARIZONA ASSOCIATION FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AWARDED THE AZ SBDC NETWORK THE EDDE AWARD FOR BEST OF AZ 2021 MCC WILL BRING THIS KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THE HUALAPAI TRIBAL NATION IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INCUBATOR, HIRING AND TRAINING OF STAFF AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES PREFERENCE WILL BE GIVEN TO HUALAPAI TRIBAL MEMBERS WHEN HIRING THE INCUBATOR STAFF THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT TEAM CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF TRIBAL MEMBERS TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE PROSPECTIVE ENTREPRENEURS AND WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESS THEY ENVISIONED OPENING THEY ALSO ASKED WHAT TYPES OF BUSINESSES THEY WOULD FREQUENT IF THEY WERE LOCATED ON THE RESERVATION IN PEACH SPRINGS THE RESULTS OF THE SURVEY DEMONSTRATE SIGNIFICANT INTEREST IN DEVELOPING AND UTILIZING NATIVE OWNED BUSINESSES ON THE HUALAPAI RESERVATION NO SUCH ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE THERE AND IBIP GRANTS FUNDS WOULD ASSIST IN SETTING UP AN INCUBATOR, HIRING STAFF AND COVERING OPERATING COSTS FOR THE FIRST FEW YEARS AS THE PARTNERS DEVELOP PLANS FOR SUSTAINABILITY