I want to open my own fresh meat deli and I'm afraid that because my cdredit is bad I may never be able to see my dream of opening my own bussiness come to life
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You local and state governments have programs for loans and grants to start your own business.  First off, you have to write a detailed business plan.  You can visit small business site for local assistance.
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You need to contact them and talk to them about becoming a distributor. This is the best way. If you are selling enough, then they may consider you. Keep in mind that they *might* have requirements that you need to meet (i.e. a store, accept credit cards, etc).\n\nCheers!
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It's really not as difficult as it seems just some effort that will seem like nothing compared to actually running your own business.\n\n1. You will need to register your business "DBA" at the County Clerk\n2. The city your business will be located in will need you to register for tax purposes this is the BUSINESS LICENSE\n(many small businesses have the city taxes waived for the first 3 years to help with development)\n3. Get a business Bank account.\n4. get your resale license (http://www.boe.ca.gov/)\n\nThere are some serious things you need to consider and doing some research will help you organize your business and have less headache. Make sure once you've done some research on what type of business you'll be starting (sole proprietor, partnership, LLC, corporation etc) you follow the correct order of steps to acquire your status as business. It will keep you from running around in circles and it will save you from potential penalties and or delays.\n\nWhen I started my first business I used went to Boarders and picked up a book by nolo press "how to open up a California business in 24 hrs" http://nolo.com/resource.cfm/catID/9FA25870-14F1-4657-9778F19FB41FB93D/111/228/\nThere are many books that are specific to steps required to open it in CA just do some research it will make this seem less daunting.\nGood Luck
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You have several options. \n\nYou can wait to open shop, as it sounds likely that your Gram won't mind you opening shop at a later date. Then you could get school finished and have something to fall back on.\n\nYou can open shop immediately. Your Gram could teach you the ropes of owning your own business, since it sounds like she already does/did that?\n\nYou can open your own shop and take classes through correspondence or online while running your business, thereby doing both.\n\nIf you are confident in your ability, there is no reason you can't open a store. Also, you don't *have* to go to college right away. More and more people are starting college later in life. I started at age 24. My sister started at 27. No reason at all you can't try a few things out first. It may give you a better idea what you want to major in when you do go, rather than picking something and deciding 3 years later it wasn't really what you wanted, afterall.
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Be prepared for the risk. About 90% fail within 2 years.\nIf you REALLY want to do it, and can afford to lose your money, here's my advice.\n\n1. Choose a city that doesn't have a lot of chain restaurants - they will eat up your business.\n\n2. Choose a location that doesn't have a lot of similar competition.\n\n3. Choose a high traffic location.\n\n4. Choose a location where people have $$$$ !\n\n5. Choose a location where people understand the culture of your food.  (Will exotic sushi work in the Ozarks?)\n\n6. Before you rent or buy a space. Talk to your neighbors aobut how other businesses have fared in that space.\n\n7.  Make sure there is parking!\n\nNotice EVERYTHING IS BASED ON LOCATION AND COMPETITION.\nAlmost nothing else matters.  Have you ever been to a restaurant that stinks but does great business?
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You would probably be better of buying and preparing your own food at a grocery store or market.  However, you could memorize the ingredients and prep methods of certain popular foods so that you would know what to choose on a menu if you wanted to go to a restaurant.
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Be a professional currier.\nYou sound like you are ready for your own business.\nLook around, find a need in your community, and fill it and you will have plenty of business.\nIt is very satisfying to have your own business, especially if you have a good manager and it does not require you to be there all the time.
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No its not just you although I am sure you are still special :)... Where do I begin? Lets see...\n\n I got food poising from there deli meat once, \n\n I took my car in to get the oil changed once, they stole a carton of my cigarettes, and didn't latch the hood properly so on my way home the hood of my car came flying up and shattered my wind shield and sun roof, and as if that is not enough they didn't tighten the oil plug and I was  leaking oil all the way home!\n\n I will not go back there, it is worth spending the extra money shopping at other grocery and department stores... I hope Sam Walton is burning in .... anyway :)
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I tell you what;  if you want, you can contact me at info@gdifreedom.ws and I can help you get started in a good online business that I myself am currently enrolled in and am doing very very well with.  You must commit yourself to it if you want to be successful though.  This is the way I have done it and I see fit that others must as well.  Please do a good overview of the company before joining though and I'll help you get started with it and help you with advertising it.  I'll show you the routes that I have taken in order to make myself a success along with others that I have shown.
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Look at "Dave and Busters" for ideas. They do exactly what you are thinking about. Maybe if you have the money you can get a franchise from them.\n\nIf you do something very similar to Chucky Cheese make sure you don't have that large rat that always scares the little kids.
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Good help is difficult to find in pet shops and they cannot legally hire you.  If you are entrpreneurial and industrious (which it sounds like you are) go in and say, up front, "I am a very good worker and have a real love for animals.  While I know you cnnot legally hire me, let me work around here for a week and you pay me what you think I am worth"...then you need to perform.  Do jobs, like cleaning cages and help the store look nicer with good merchandising.  Also, bring new ideas of things you can do to help the store be a better place to shop.  If you get tht far I can give you lots more ideas!
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Start your own business and hang it in the closet.\nGood luck
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Do your research.\nCheck out the Franchise and make sure you understand all the fees. The best franchise is the one with the lowest fees and the most patronage. Does Sonics get enough business? I never heard of Moes. \nThere are plenty of fast food chains out there. If I were ever going to have another fast food establishement I would start my own and just make sure I protect the name so that no one else can use it. That way if it takes off I can start a franchise too.\nSo many franchises require so much up front (money) and they have very tough rules. You have no freedom in what you offer or how you do business. The only good fact is it is all laid out for you and the ground work it done.\n\nWhat is really lacking in the fast food industry is Healthy Fast Food. Many are now beginning to jump on it though. People are getting tired of hamburgers or tacos every day. They want something like homecooked food that is nutritious and healthy.\n\nGood luck
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Youre too young.  Your product will be poor quality and your business will fail.  Give it another thought in about a decade.
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First, you might want to read some self help books for success.  I have done that and my whole mind frame has changed.  Then, figure out what might suit you.  I was tired of my career and so I decided to start a home based business.  I am meeting a lot of new people and being supported like you would not believe.  It is all positive and no one makes you feel like you are failing.  You might want to get into something like what I am doing.  Just a thought!!!  Let me know, amybe I can help suggest books and business.
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OK, do you really want to nock your brothers socks off?\n\nTry following some or all of this:\n\nAnytime you want to start any kind of business, there are several basics that you will need:\n\n* You should first sit down and think about what it is you want to do and then write out the scenario in detail!  This may sound tedious, but it will help you clarify what it is you are thinking about.  Also, when you talk to anyone about the business (mentor, bank, clients, prospective investor), you will have a clear vision to share with him or her.  You can check any number of books at your local library or the Internet for ideas on creating a business plan or goals list.\n\n* Is there anyone out there doing something like what you want to do already?  Can you research what it is that they do and maybe even talk with them about what they do?\n\n* Are there businesses out there that are doing some aspect that you want to do?  In this case, you want to create an online drop shipment business.  What websites have you seen that you like (can you talk with them)?  How does the local McDonalds or other retail outlet do business that might help you in yours (i.e. how is McDonalds able to provide a product to a customer on demand at almost anytime of day – and do it with a much of high school kids)?\n\n* Never listen to anyone who says that you CANNOT do something UNLESS they have been there and tried that!!!!!  Anyone can tell you the good things that you can try or do, however, only someone who has actually tried the specific thing your are thinking can truly give you advise on the pitfalls that could await the unsuspecting.\n\n* If you want to look for a mentor (free or paid – although mentors usually offer their time at no cost), the question that you should be ready to address is WIIFM (What In It For Me {the mentor})!  What are you willing to do for your mentor to help them with something that they may need (for me it’s simple – I am looking for 10 points :-)\n\n\nContacts:\n\n* Contact your local Better Business Bureau or Chamber of Commerce – they have business people who will help start up operations.\n\n* Contact your local high school, community college or university and find out whom the teachers are for courses related to your business (like business or computer/internet classes).  Contact these teachers to get some ideas or even to see if they will take you company startup on as a class project or special project for some of the student to work on (might give the students extra credit and you a free startup).  In the worst case, you might get the names of some good students whom you might hire to do certain aspects of what you need at a very low cost.\n\n* Contact you local, county or state governments (check their websites) – many areas have small business administrations (or some other agency that can help with various things) that have any number of references and resources available at little or no cost.\n\n* Go to your local library in the Reference Section and find the Encyclopedia of Associations.  It is a three-book set published by Gale Research.  The first book lists thousands of tiles of professional organizations and groups.  It will give a code number to use in the other two books to find out more about that organization.  Contact the organizations who have something to do with your idea and find out if they have a services to give you advise or local groups that you can network with.  In many cases, just asking for membership and publications information may give you a lot of useful stuff.\n\n\nOther outstanding sources that I have used in running my four businesses:\n\n* Nightingale-Conant – the largest producer of audio/video training programs in the world.  Many of their programs can be borrowed for free from local libraries.  http://www.nightingale.com\n\n* Entrepreneur Magazine (http://www.entrepreneurmag.com) – many great tips and ideas about running a company.\n\n* Rich Dad Poor Dad - http://
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When I started a business I went tot he library and checked out a ton fo books. I talked to freinds and the city I lived in and found out the licences and certificates I needed. \n\nMake sure your personal financial house is in order. You are going to want to ask banks to loan you money if you want to expand and they are more likely to do that if you have good credit. \n\nMaybe have a look at a Martha Stewart biography. She began her "empire" with catering. \n\nRealize the restaurant business is very difficult. That doesnt' mean you can't be a big success, just be aware of all the failures that came before you. \n\nHave fun and GOOD LUCK!