chuck Abate
West Palm Beach, FL (USA)
Role(s):
VP/SVP/Dept Head
Growums.com
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Location:
West Palm Beach
Industry:
Internet
Year Founded:
2009
Number Employees:
10-50 people
Business Stage:
Growth (not profitable)
Entity Type:
"C" Corporation
Description:
There has been an explosive growth in home gardening over the last few years; netting nearly 3 Billion Dollars in annual sales. Over 41 Million americans are now growing their own food and teaching their young children to do the same. Educating our children to eat healthy and to help avert childhood obesity is constantly in the media.
Growums are cartoon character driven theme gardens that educate our children to eat healthy and make gardening a desirable, fun activity. All of the Growums Gardens are represented by a fun cast of cartoon characters, The Growums; each character represents a different herb or vegetable in the garden. The Growums gardens have different themes, such as Pizza Gardens, Taco Gardens, Herb Gardens, etc.
The characters come to life on our website ((URL removed)) to teach our kids exactly what to do with their plants every step of the way; from seed to harvest. (URL removed) also offers online games and is creating an entire virtual world as well as mobile gaming applications based on the characters. This feature keeps the kids engaged, encouraged, and entertained. The kid's online and mobile gaming industry is also experiencing record growth; this allows us to tap into another great market and creates multiple revenue streams.
Growums is a stable, operating and revenue generating company. We have national distribution and strong retail partners. You can now find Growums products in every Lowe's store in the U.S. as well as many Walmarts. Currently we are seeking $5mm in equity financing to expand our business and maintain first to market advantage. Please contact Chuck Abate, our executive summary or business plan is available upon request.
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