Frostbourn: a portal linking streamers, creators, artists, editors, riggers, musicians, and community support.
Forge the frost. Command the flame. Rise together
Our application for Veteran Owned Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business certification has been submitted to the Small Business Administration.
We'll keep you up to date when we get news on this.
We have some open spots on our Twitch channel! If you're someone who can stream for 2 hours a week between 1-8am EST and you want to support Stack Up's mission, considering volunteering for our stream team!
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It's hard to give regular updates when there are no updates to give. The foundational stage of any business is often the slowest part as systems are being built and regulations are being observed and followed. Frostbourn thanks you all for being patient with us.
Our founder @theydrick has done more than he ever thought he could to start this company. Even if you think you can't do something that you want to, try. Keep trying. Don't be afraid of failure--its just part of the process. Fail until you succeed! And ask for help. Lots of help.
https://t.co/zB7CAhrnDK is now live! Our full site is still under construction, but publishing this site is still a huge milestone for us! Learn about who we are, what we're built for, and fill out our form to show early interest!
Honestly, the hardest part of starting a business is learning to get out of your own way sometimes. There's time for thinking and planning, but unless you actually take those steps you'll never know if you can do it.
https://t.co/LauoiYqLPw registered. Next up is waiting for SBA to sync and then applying for our SDVOSB certification. Pretty strange we have to register in a system for government contracts just to get a badge that's days "Yup, a Vet owns this", but okay.
Forming an LLC by yourself isn't as much of a headache as it's made out to be. Many companies exist to handle everything for you, and they're useful if you'd rather let someone else handle the paperwork, but honestly I did it all myself in a couple of hours.
It saddens us to see the spaces we once loved and watched grow from nothing to becoming the behemoths we all dread. Twitch should be ashamed of themselves.
So far all the funding for development of this company has come straight from our founder's pocket. Hundreds in startup fees and thousands invested in equipment. The next stage will be even more expensive, and so it's time we begin looking at grant programs and loan applications.
The proposal for our MVP development has been sent off to the web design team we have chosen to contract to build our website/webapp. After discussions and refinement, we will be able to give a timeline for deployment.
We've selected a web app developer for our site. We're currently designing the wireframe that will outline the functionality of each page. UI/UX will come after.
Couldn't do much today. We're waiting on finalization of our filings with the SBA before we move forward. Once those are complete and we can finally claim SDVOSB status, we're filing for an SBA micro loan for operating capital for server and electrical system upgrades.
It seems like every step in starting a small business takes 1-3 days. Filing for an LLC? 1-3 days. Getting an EIN? 1-3 days. SBA registration? 1-3 days.
Not complaining, just saying that if you're planning a business, plan for the wait time. Not everything happens all at once.