Local dog biscuit company is looking for investors
When Jackie Lovern decided to whip up some healthy dog treats for her dog Sargent, that was the birth her company Fetch!
Gourmet Dog Treats.
Jackie and her partner John Griveas have been growing the local, family owned company for five years.
John says "we have close to two-hundred brand customers from here to Alaska." Like many business owners, Jackie and John have been dealing with some tough challenges through the pandemic.
Jackie says "we need to restock our inventory and we can't do that right now because of our loss of income." To offset some of their losses and to help to continue to grow the company they have started a crowd funding campaign.
They would like to raise as much as two-hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
As John points out "It's an equity crowd funding campaign.
That means people are not donating to us." While there are no guarantees, John is hoping that participants will get a return on their investment.
Details on the crowdfunding campaign can be found here.
THE PANDEMIC HASBEEN TOUGH ON A LOTOF BUSINESSES.BUT THE OWNERS OFA COMPANY THATMAKES DOG TREATSSAYS--BUSINESS HAS BEENDOG-GONE GOOD.MIKE RANDALLSHOWS YOU HOW YOUCAN BE A PART OF IT.WHO REALLY KNOWSWHAT DOGS LIKE...SWEETIES' OWNERJACKIE LOVERN HAS APRETTY GOOD IDEA."YOU FEED IT TO THEMAND WAIT FOR THEIRTAIL TO WAY"JACKIE AND HERPARTNER JOHNGRIVEAS STARTEDFETCH!
FIVE YEARSAGO.
THEY MAKENATURAL DOG TREATSTHAT DOGS LIKESISSIE LOVE."IT ALL STARTED WITHMY DOG SERGENT-IJUST WANTED TOMAKE HIM A HEALTHYTREAT""SO I ENDED UPMAKING THE PEANUTBUTTER TREATS, ITOLD MY FAMILY &FRIENDS ABOUT THEM"WHEN HER FRIENDSAND FAMILY TRIEDTHEM-THE TWOLEGGED AND FOURLEGGED KIND-THEYCAME BACK FORMORE-"I GOT RAVE REVIEWS"FETCH WAS OFF ANDRUNNING.
IN FIVEYEARS THE LOCALCOMPANY HASPROVED THEY AREBARKING UP THERIGHT TREE."WE HAVE CLOSE TOTWO HUNDRED BRANDPARTNERS, FROMHERE UP TO ALASKA"YOU MAY HAVE SEENTHEIR BRICKS &MORTAR SHOP AT THEEASTERN HILLS MALL...JOHN SAYS THEPANDEMIC HASCREATED MORE DOGOWNERS."WITH THIS PANDEMICTHE SHELTERS AREEMPTY RIGHT NOW"MORE DOG OWNERSEQUALS MOREPOTENTIAL DOGTREATS SOLD."WITH PEOPLE BEINGHOME ALL DAY LONGESPECIALLY IFTHEY'RE ALONE-IT'STHE PERFECTCOMPANION"LIKE MANY BUSINESSOWNERS-THE LASTFEW MONTHS HAVEPRESENTED JACKIE &JOHN WITH TOUGHCHALLENGES-" WE NEED TORESTOCK OURINVENTORY AND WECAN'T DO THAT RIGHTNOW BECAUSE OFOUR LOSS OF INCOME"SO THE FETCHCOMPANY HASLAUNCHED A CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN-"IT IS AN EQUITYCROWD FUNDINGCAMPAIGN-THATMEANS PEOPLEAREN'T DONATING TOUS.THEY'D LIKE TO RAISE$150 TO $250THOUSAND DOLLARS..."YOU CAN BECOME ANINVESTOR FOR ASLITTLE AS 100DOLLARS-AND GUESSWHAT-YOU MIGHTEVEN GET SOMEDIVIDENDS-AND I'MNOT TALKING ABOUTDOG BISCUITS...THESELOOK PRETTY GOOD"HEAD TO THECOMPANY WEBSITE ATFETCHMEATREAT.COMFOR DETAILS-AND LINKTO THEIR CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN."WE ARE CONFIDENTTHAT WE CAN TURNTHIS AROUND VERYQUICKLY AND GET OURINVESTORS A NICERETURN ON THEIRINVESTMENT."AS WITH ANYINVESTMENT-THEREARE NOGUARANTEES...BUTTHE ONE THING WECAN BE SURE OF ISTHOSE FETCH!
