u/Jackster22

Are funding options (not own money) really an option these days if you are not connected?

Looking at opening a water park in my area but I lack the sort of funds to get out of the planning phase.

Never asked for money before for my current business outside of family so I am wondering if funding from grants, loans, and local government support are really achievable these days?

I had a look at some of the lower end funding programmes before but it looked like you only got 10-50% grant funding for a single project and you spend more time writing about it than it is typically worth. You also had to already find it yourself, you just got a rebate after the fact, never guaranteed.

Looking at many hundreds of thousands in terms of investment to get the basic water park off the ground plus the land (I hope to make use of existing flood land).

The total build would be over seven figures but looking to start off small with a single lake, cafe and changing room facilities then get more funding as the site proves itself.

Looking at opening a water park in my area but I lack the sort of funds to get out of the planning phase.

Never asked for money before for my current business outside of family so I am wondering if funding from grants, loans, and local government support are really achievable these days?

I had a look at some of the lower end funding programmes before but it looked like you only got 10-50% grant funding for a single project and you spend more time writing about it than it is typically worth. You also had to already find it yourself, you just got a rebate after the fact, never guaranteed.

Looking at many hundreds of thousands in terms of investment to get the basic water park off the ground plus the land (I hope to make use of existing flood land).

The total build would be over seven figures but looking to start off small with a single lake, cafe and changing room facilities then get more funding as the site proves itself.