REMOVING
THE FIRST COST.

Being built

The costs that keep somebody out of commerce are small and they come before any revenue: a permit, a verification, a sample run, a first booth. Being unable to front a small amount is not a business problem — it is an access problem, and it is the one the Mission Fund exists for.

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What to know

The barrier is the timing, not the size

Almost every one of these costs is modest and every one of them is due before anything has been earned. Someone with no capital cannot start, however good the business would have been.

Where the money would come from

The Mission Fund, which accrues from a share of every GRAJ fee and is reconciled against the ledger before every deploy. It is a real balance rather than a pledge, which is what makes this possible to fund rather than only to announce.

Access, not equity

The point is removing a cost that blocks a start, not taking a stake in what follows. A program that takes ownership in exchange for a small grant has recreated the gatekeeper with better branding.

Status

Designed, not open. The Mission Fund accrues today and is checked by invariants, and an admin can record an award only once the fund is live — every award is then listed publicly, without the recipient's name. The application — criteria, form and decision — does not exist yet.

Where to go next

THE MISSION FUND

Where 1% of GRAJ's 5% goes, written down.

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WHAT THE MISSION FUND IS.

A share of every GRAJ fee is set aside and tracked separately, to fund access for participants who could not otherwise participate.

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ADDING TO THE FUND.

The Mission Fund is funded by a share of every GRAJ fee, automatically, without anyone being asked.

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IF NOBODY TOLD YOU ANY OF THIS.

Most of what wholesale expects you to know is not written down anywhere.