I want to open a Money exchange/Pond shop/Rotessirie chicken & Soft Ice Cream/ Frozen yogurt place...Any sugestions? I live on an Island..all sugestions are welcome! Please help!
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you might want to think of putting them next door to each other as in the money ex/pawn shop having one door and the chicken ice cream place having another. You want to Consider the hours in which the different places would have business. why pay some one to work for you during hours you don't need them just because the other part is open. by renting a large space with separate enters and placing a connecting door inside. you eliminate the problem of having to pay employees during hrs you don't need them. I speak from experience i owned a shop that one part was a early morning business and the other was late night . pay role killed me because i had to pay someone to be there from 8am to 1 am where with different doors i wouldn't of had to pay anyone to baby sit the other half.good idea though one roof good 2 doors better.
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If you want to help, you can place an ad in the newspaper on business supl. depending what kind of food, you can also ad in different languages. The other point is to send inforamtion about this restaurant to others restaurant's owners, sometimes they want to expand and they don't care if the revenue is ok or not. But tell the owner he has to invest some money to sell it!!!
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You've got a couple of issues here -- let's tackle one at a time.\n\nRE: Retail Sales of the trading cards\n\nThe best routes to take are to research the process of starting a business as well as the industry you're interested in.\n\nI recommend checking out the SBA, Entrepreneur, The Start Up Journal & Nolo. All 4 are great informational resources for the new/small business owner. I posted links for you in the source box.\n\nAssociations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links. \n\nResearch, research, research – this cannot be stressed enough. Read as much as you can about the industry. Here are some book titles that are relevant:\n\n* Start and Run a Profitable Retail Business by Jim Dion, Ted Topping\n* Retail Business Kit for Dummies by Rick Segel \n* Specialty Shop Retailing: How to Run Your Own Store Revised by Carol L. Schroeder\n* So You Want To Own The Store: Secrets to Running a Successful Retail Operation by Mort Brown\n\nThere are plenty of free informational resources out there. Check the source box for links to articles.\n\nRE: Copyright\n\nYou would apply for a copyright, not a patent, for any original designs.\n\nCopyrights can be obtained for things of an artistic nature. This includes, of course, poetry, films, sculptures, music, fiction, etc. But can also include things that may not necessarily seem "artistic" in the general sense of the word. Copyrights can also be obtained for advertising copy, games, software programs and blueprints, to name just a few. \n\nYou can do this at the US Copyright Office – see the last 2 links in the source box. The application is fairly simple & the cost is $30 per application (it will likely rise to $45 by July 1).\n\nHope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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Hi! I'm a teenaged Filipina. I'm not really yet a professional but I think I can share you with some of my ideas. And here's it...\n\nSince it's summer, why not venture to 'food business'. You can try making some of our well known "PALAMIG", halo-halo, sago't gulaman drinks...or any drink which is cool, refreshing and tasteful. If not, you can also teach. That's if you are a virtuoso of a particular field. Let's say you are good in playing a violin or you're a geek in math, why not make it as your business? Who knows...You're hobby might credit you something! \n\nWell, I guess I have to end this...Hope I have shared something helpful!!!
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Unless you have a very trustworthy partner, it will be impossible to manage a food store in Bali from the UK.  Sell it.
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accept items of interest for resale. sort of a thrift store operation. there is nothing like getting something for your donation. you might can get a location donated.
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Hi, I have no experience with this but I've found two sites that may help in starting up your business.\n\nGood luck!
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I’m assuming that you do not want to sell the land.  Now comes the fun part what to do with the land now that you want to make some cash.  As I don’t have all the particulars (exact location, dimensions, setback, drainage, utilities, etc.) I am just going to have to quote the movie Robots, “See a need. Fill a need” in other words what is needed in the area that the public wants that they don’t have? And with only 2500 sq.ft. that’s going to be a tough one to call. A bait shop? A farm stand? A pizza delivery shop? An ice cream stand? \n\nGood luck in your endeavors.
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you might be interested in http://www.merchantcircle.com\n\nthey're a new site whose sole purpose is to help small businesses grow. They provide tools to connect with the local community and help target potential customers through newsletters and coupons.\n\ni hope this helps :)
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Had a sandwich shop right out of college. It was in California. It was not hard to start because we figure out how much money we needed by thinking of all the equipment we would need and then we doubled it. Money is the life blood of any business. Without it, the best chef in the world can not market to the world and let people know about this daily specials. He can't pay employee, order supplies, etcetera. Plan out as much of your business as you can before even starting. Any college bookstore will have a cheap "how to start your own business" book for $20. Buy it and go through some of the exercises. Or, go to a library. Do your homework. Remember, poeple don't plan to fail, the fail to plan.\n\nHope this helps.
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Hello, \n\nBelow are websites that I think can help, they are for organizations that help people in countries other than America.  They help with Micro-loans to help you start your own business.  And as it grows you can continue to borrow more money to expand. \n\nYou can also look online for "international micro lender".\n\nThe second and third links are of other men in different parts of Africa that have used the services of Accion International to take loans and start their own businesses.\n\nAnd I don't know if you already have a business idea in mind or not, but African Black Soap and Unrefined Shea Butter sell VERY well in America.  I will put links to this as well.  If you can get a loan to purchase these materials you may be able to start making more money than the gentlemen in the links I provided (we can hope :). I recently paid $30 US for 2 - 5 oz. bars of natural black soap and 2 - 4 oz of unrefined shea butter.  There is also a women that lives in Africa that is selling the soap through ebay.   \n\nBest of luck to you and your family
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www.mooncup.co.uk\ncatches the flow. nice. but a good thing as an alternative.
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I just bought one... Best way is to get an accurate income (their may be money sliding by to keep the taxes down).  Accurate costs is also needed, food mainly but don't forget payroll, water, electricity, taxes and insurance... The rest is pretty much like any real estate.  Is the area growing?... Restaurants are also seaonal, this month may provide a significant income but december may lose money, look at the year not the month, sometimes it helps to look at the last 5 years, which can help you predict the next five... \nA huge question is... If it is doing so weel why sell it.... The restaurant business is a trench fight and buying an establish money maker is the way to go
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Maybe start a website to stake out some territory online.  Maybe you could ask local stores if they would be interested in carrying your brand of cookies on their shelves or in the fresh foods section.\n\nTake a look at local events in the area and offer to sponsor some of them.  School board meetings, 5K races, local symphonys, etc. all have appetizers and snacks.  Maybe you could give away free cookies and include your business card with each cookie you give away, and make small talk with all of the patrons.  Make sure the website and contact info is on the cards, so people can take a look at your business even when they're at home.\n\nContribute an article or press release to the local newsletter / newspaper, too, announcing the opening of your business and its mission.  Maybe you could post an advertisement on billboards in local stores or banks.  If you know anyone who works for the city you live in, maybe they can direct you to others who can help you promote your new business.  The local chamber of commerce should be able to help, as well, with promotion ideas and listing your business in any publications they produce.\n\nBe creative with your promotions, and gracious to customers, and make a positive impact in the community, and people will remember you.  Businesses usually start out slow, but actively participating in the promotion of your business will help generate some traffic, which will translate into sales and profits.  Good luck, and hopefully it'll all go really well.\n\nForeclosureFish\nhttp://www.foreclosurefish.com/
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An internet cafe would awesome! Good coffee, pasteries, internet access, some arcade games, etc. You could do a lot! You might try poetry readings, story time for kids, and even invite some local musicians. The ideas are limitless! Though, the idea of classes sounds too much.
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Next time you are in Bedford, check out Bob's.\n\nhttp://www.bobstores.com/index.asp
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Congratulations on finding an opportunity and having the intelligence on seizing such.\n\nHere is what I can help you with:\n\n1. When negotiating your lease, To cut down on your start us expenses ask them pay for all of the improvements needed in exchange for a share of the net proceeds for a specified time, say "In exchange for all of the leasehold improvements needed I will give you 25% of my net profits for the first 4 years" This will save you huge in the long run.\n\n2. Buy your equipment cheap, buy used equipment, try Craigslist, eBay, restaurant auctions; there you can buy all your equipment for 10 cents on the dollar.\n\n3. Do surveys of the gyms to see what would sell the best in each gym, do not be afraid to go out and meet the patrons of the gym, make it personal, say "Hi, my name is _____ and I am planning on opening a snack bar here very soon and I would really like your input on what you think would sell well, what would you buy?" After they give you there input, give them a coupon for a free item, or a discount redeemable the first month you are open. This will get them talking to there friends and they will also no you when you open and will be more interested in buying when you open.\n\n4. As for opening them, I would start with just one, to see if it will do well, don’t blow all $10k with this one though, and keep it conservative. Get your vendors to pitch in on the equipment such as beverage coolers. If your first one is successful start your next. Start with the gym that you think has the highest potential and will be most successful.\n\n5. This will really put a strain in your time, dedicate as much of your spare time as possible to this, try to cut down on your labor cost by working it yourself. The next best thing to your own free labor is hiring the most attractive females possible to work the counter. Think I am kidding? Go to most busy espresso carts and you will find them.\n\nThis is all I can think of for now, if you have any other question please do not hesitate to send me an email for further inquiry, jcattin@comcast.net\n\nGood luck!