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Success Story: Funki Adventures

Funki Adventures is a Southern California 4X4 Jeep, camper van, and overlanding rental company focused on providing adventure and off-road camping experiences in the state. Their self-drive tours provide customers with everything they need in one package. Travelers can rent an off-roading Jeep camper with a roof top tent or an off- road-capable camper van for an adventure with all camping equipment provided. Available for rent in San Diego, the business also helps design a custom trip or lets you get happily lost in the great outdoors.

When the pandemic hit, travelling hit a standstill around the world. Funki Adventures turned to the SBDC for assistance. The Export SBDC helped the business adapt their services and marketing to pivot in focus toward local tourists instead of foreign – as well as adjust their business development and processes for increased vehicle and equipment sanitization.

The company shared how the SBDC answered all questions promptly and thoroughly, including helping clarify eligibility and the application process for the California Relief Grant.

“As a business originally focused on catering to out-of-state and foreign tourists looking to adventure off-road in California,” says CEO Frank Cassidy, “the assistance from SBDC allowed me to focus on pivoting to catering to local customers.

“The advisors at Export SBDC offering amazingly fast response to any questions, with follow-up to ensure I had everything I needed.”

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