The current detail of my business is product assembly service and contract & turnkey assembly.  I want to get into machining and assembly for customers but do not have large machinery for production.  I am willing to invest in the machinery if the right products come along. How do I find the customers with a product that are looking for companies to manufacture it?  I am a company looking for work.  There are people out there with work looking for a company to do it.  How do we link up with each other?
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First of all you need business cards....if you have a computer at home you can make your own business cards. Its pretty simple. Hand them out to friends, neigbors and people that you meet...give them extra two or so to give to their friends. \nSecondly you need to do a business lunch and invite, friends, neighbors and who ever you think will some day need your business. You just need like sandwiches, or finger foods and juices.\n\nSend out your invitations....make a broucher....just cheap...you can do it at home....print so many out.\n\nThen talk your invitations about your business. They will pass the word on I promise....\n\nMY HUSBANDS BUSINESS HAS TAKEN OF...AND GUESS WHAT! HE IS 2 MONTHS BEHIND WORK....CUSTOMERS DON'T MIND THOUGH BECAUSE HE IS SO GOOD AT WHAT HE DOES THEY DON'T WANT SOMEONE ELSE....
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A lot of times, if equipment is really old, there won't be anyone who will rep the original company.  But if you're looking for parts, I work in the office of a machine shop/job shop and I see a lot of customers come in with parts from all industries, including food, bakeries, etc., and they will bring the broken part in and the guys in the shop will duplicate the part.\n\nIt can be a little expensive but if there is no manufacturer rep for your equipment this would be an option.  Also, we've had people come in to make parts that they can get but it would take 16 weeks to get as oppose to 3 to 5 days and sometimes we're a little more expensive other times we are less expensive, it just really all depends.\n\nGood luck!
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What do we get in return for giving our jobs away?  A lot of people think that we are outsourcing only blue collar/labor oriented jobs say like manufacturing. We are also outsourcing engineering and other technical work to countries like India via the internet. There are a lot of high paying manufacturing jobs. I get my hands dirty every day at work and I am not ashamed because I will make nearly 50 grand this year. That's on 50 hours per week which is a lot better than some of the white collar workers I know. There is a rediculous misconception when I walk into a store after work with my dirty navy blue uniform on with my name on it that I must be poor or something but the fact is I probably make more money than just about anyone else there.  Sorry going on a rant here. The fact is that when you take raw materials and produce usable products from those materials wealth is created. If you can produce a product and take it all the way to the end consumer you can make a lot more profit. But that requires engineering, research and development, market analysis, advertising, packaging, warehousing, wholesaling, distributing, and final sales. At each of those points wealth is redistributed. It all starts with mining and manufacturing. Everyone else makes some money along the way. A lot of very high paying high tech machining/die making jobs have gone to Taiwan. They are developing skills there that not many here in the U.S. can see the benefit. It makes me sick every time a have to explain what a machinist does. A machinist makes anything from the pistons in your engine to the wheels on your car to the mold that was used to form the shape of anything made from plastic. For example your keyboard, monitor casing, and mouse were all formed from plastic in a mold made by a moldmaker which is a type of machinist. These are the types of jobs we are losing.  Manufacturing drives innovation and if we stop doing this kind of work then our engineering capabilities will suffer due to lack of use. The main reason our country has become so wealthy is because of the huge supply of natural resources that have been mined and then manufactured into usable products. At every point in our growth we have come against obstacles to produce enough to supply a growing population. Due to these obstacles innovation was required. If we allow other countries to do our dirty work for us we will also be allowing other countries to be innovative for us. And we will eventually become weak minded and unable to solve our own problems. To answer the question, "Why is outsourcing of US jobs bad for the US?" It is bad because it takes away from the SOURCE of our wealth and our strength. There are only four economic sectors that generate material wealth: agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and construction. Other sectors, such as services and trade, redistribute this wealth, and are built on the products created by the wealth generators. Check out the link I hope your paper goes well.
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Since you want to work in consumer goods, you may want to try thinking of companies who put out products that have some chemical component.  I know someone who recently made a move from marketing household cleaners to marketing household paints and stains.  In a large company, Marketing is sometimes split between a Brand group vs a Product group.    Someone in the Product Marketing group may work with developing new products (conveying changes to the formula or drawing out the benefits of the material characteristics) and also on developing product labeling (the material label, not necessarily the packaging which would be the brand group).\n\nOverall, if you want to get into marketing, keep in mind that solid communication and also writing skills are tremendously important.  At least, those are two of the skills that I have relied most on in my success as a Marketing Manager thus far in my career.  Another important role in Marketing, especially in larger companies, is working with cross-functional teams.  In this case, your chemical engineering background could make you a very important liaison to link sales & marketing (the more customer focused side) to product development, manufacturing, and R&D.\n\nGood luck!
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Do it on your terms it is your business.  DONT buy product to make your directors goal...do have what you need for your actual customers.  DONT buy your recognition from your director or the company.  DO know that you can go to another directors meeting if you dont like or are not benefiting from your own.  DO find someone to talk to when business is not going well.  The not talking negative policy can backfire and make you feel like a failure.  DO know all the details before signing and READ EVERYTHING.  DONT assume the cars are really free.  DO learn to sell product.  DONT learn to be only a recruiting machine.  It will turn your customers off.  \n\nBEST OF LUCK!  Burn out rate is high but you can do well if you stick to your own goals and ambitions.
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I think it is very possible.  My business does both.  The key is finding a nitche market.  We are in the wedding business so that is always a large market.  What specifically are you looking to sell?  Product or service?
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Go to CEDIA 's website, I think it is CEDIA.Org, they might have some help for you.  Second, go to your local builders, electricians, interior designers, architects, basically people in the building trades who deal with customers everyday that need your services.  Let them know you are available.  Lastly, join a local service organization, such as a home builders association.  That way you will network with others that can give you leads.  Do good honest work, charge a fair price, and your business will grow.
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This sounds like a basic business dispute arising from the contract between your company and the customer or between your company and the fabricator.  You want a law firm that handles commercial contract disputes, and there are lots and lots and lots of such firms.  Your local phone book should be full of them, but, as with mechanics, it is better to ask people you trust for a recommendation.
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Unfortunately, it's not that easy.  we have been racing for 14 years now & are constatnly looking for sponsers.  It requires very good people skills & basically selling yourself as a product.  You and your car will represent whichever company sponsers you.  It requires meeting a lot of people & a lot of knocking on strangers doors. I'd start with auto parts stores.  Also, we have made some deals with our favorite resturants & companies that we work for.  It helps to put together a portfolio about yourself & your racing achivements. Also - your sponsers might want you to bring your race car down so that can can view what condition your equipment is in & also, on days that the comapny has a big sale or open house, they might want you to bring the car down so that their customers can see it also.
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Check with your high school's guidance counselor's office. when I was in school, our school received phone calls from local businesses looking for cashiers, inventory clerks, office people, and other employees. Those employers were sensitive to the available hours that the students could work. The money wasn't great but the experience in business sure was. You have NOTHING to lose by asking about it. If that doesn't work out, look into your own business. Why not make 100% profits after taxes and expenses???
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Jasmine - to improve this website you have to ask yourself a lot of questions. Who are they trying to appeal to? What do they want the viewer to do? Who is the competition? What position in the marketplace do they want to own?\nFrom a quick look at the site, I don't think it was meant for me - the average Joe. It seems to be focused on business to business. It's basically an online catalog. What's good about this? Any plumber or repair guy can go online and order the part they need. What's bad? The company comes off as a parts distributor with no true personality. A part is a part.\nFrom PD customer's perspective, why should they go to PD instead of Lowe's or some other parts company? Without a brand, PD is competing on price. That ain't good.\nI don't see anything on the site about the company except "In business for decades." What's the company's story? Why was there a need to open this business and why has it been successful? Do they make the best epoxy resin parts? Can they handle orders no one else can? What tolerances do they manufacture to? Who have they done business with? Do they supply parts to Her Majesty the Queen? Why PD?\nProfessionally, I think "Plastic Depot" is as generic as you can get in a company name. At least "South Bay Plastics" might have made me feel good about ordering from you guys if I was from the south bay area. A name is a big part of the brand. The Plastic Depot name and logo is about as engaging as a beige wall.\nWhat's ironic is your web address is plastic depotS .com and your name is plastic depot (with no "s"). I know the problems with getting the address of a common name but it seems silly to invest money into a new name that won't come up on the web when I type it out.\nCompare PD with Starbucks. Or even, check out http://www.snapon.com/ - their website has personality and they know the power of a brand. Even Home Depot knows how to make you feel good about ordering online from them. \nEven online, you want to differentiate yourself. You want to stand out. You want any viewer to come away with your main message - what makes DP the best company to do business with? Okay, they do plastics. And???\nPlastic Depot web site is organized the way PD does business. It might make sense to the company, but not to the consumer. How would somebody really use this? If I need a pump for my boat - wouldn't I want to look under the "marine" section to see what parts are available? Why must I sort through all you different kinds of pumps to find what I need?\nThere's an expression in advertising - sell the sizzle, not the steak. This web site is only selling steak. Look at http://www.napaautoparts.com/ - they too are selling parts. Yet they make the web site more attractive and easier to navigate.\nIt'd be helpful to find info on what plastics are best with which projects. What are the benefits of the acrylic fabrication? \nI don't easily get from the web site that I can order custom plastic parts. Should I? Just because PD may be a b2b company, doesn't mean it should be boring.\n\nWhat does it need? IMHO, it needs a makeover. It needs a page or pages that tells me the PD story. It needs to reassure me that the parts I order will be right the first time (if the parts are wrong or cracked, PD will delay my schedule and cost me money). It needs to organize the information into chunks that make sense. Someone looking for a football case does not care that PD makes ventilation ducts. The site needs to answer the FAQ under the tech advice. (If PD is the expert, here's their chance to shine and show off.) It needs buttons that work - I can't get back to "home" when I'm on a different page.\nIn essence, I'd recommend PD hire an ad agency or design firm and talk to pros about how they can build a site that goes beyond just cataloging the PD inventory. People do business wit
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Hire one of those firms that find people. The one I found below is located out of CA!
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Open a small store. Sign up with one of the major computer manufacturers as a dealer. Look online for distributors like Micro D and Arrow Electronics. Then the other real distributors will find you, don't worry. The thing is that you have to realize that you are opening a retail busness that sells computers and you have to think "retail". 2/3 of your business will be done in the last quarter. Business will start to die in January and slowly pick up as the year progresses. Do not run ads or have a lot of stock in January. Manufacturers will introduce new lines in August to take advantage of the buying season. They will try to get you to buy the old stuff. You will get stuck with old inventory.
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Manufacturing companies build a lot of specialized equipment in order to produce their product(s). It must be designed to run at highspeeds, dependability, etc. You would be amazed at some of the machines I have worked on. I am a special equipment technician and some of the machines my fellow co-workers have engineered are totally mind blowing! I have also worked on many machines that I could have hunted the designer down and beat him half to death! All in all though, the job is very rewarding and the pay aint to bad either! I wish I would have followed my friends advice though. He and I started work together in the same field. The only difference was I stuck it out helping design, debug, and maintain such equipment for someone else. He got out after he learned the trade and started a small pick and place company and at the ripe old age of 40 ended up retired, in Florida, and pursues his motorhead hobby by building racing machines. The guy sits on millions!
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A good way is offering a product that everyone will want. Check out my web site for more info at www.LeonAmerica.com\nFor more information, please e-mail me at cesarpalmbeach@aol.com  You can be in any state, and service this product in any state. You also get residual income and leverage your time to make money. You can start right away.
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Your hobbies, skills, and experiences are extremely important but even the greatest of ideas won't work if you cannot fill or create a market for your product and/or service. What do people in your area want from a business? What are people spending their money on now? What can you do that few other people want to do, can do, have the equipment to do, and mainly have the money to buy or have done? There are many variables. Once you concentrate on ONE thing, give it 100% of your efforts. Be aware that partnerships are extremely difficult to stay working in and has been responsible for many lost friends. Be clear on who does what. When you decide what to do, get a business plan. If you cannot invest the time into writing a business plan you won't be able to find the time to run the business. I know that I am not answering your question directly but you've got to know what you want to do, what people want, and you have to research the competition. Pay close attention when you hear people say, "I want to buy a ..." or "I wish they made..." You CAN find a good profitable business but you will have to build it with knowledge, integrity, reliability, respect from customers and vendors, and profit will follow.
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I would say find out what actually people want rather than just assuming.  \n\nEven it appears to be common sense, the difference is unbelievable.  Find out first hand by interviewing or talking to potential customers.  They will appeciate you making a effort if you call in in person and don't give up!