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- Did my first sales pitch and it went ugly
- Anyone ever tried retailing private label products?
- EU Asks for Permanent Exemption from U.S. Steel Tariffs
- Learning how to Manage
- Hot tub hire
- Startup Pillow and Cushion Manufacturer on Amazon
- Can you apply for tenders without ISO9001 (quality control) and ISO14001 (environmental management)
- Helping converting a small pet accessories business into a successful online store
- Help with contracts.
- A podcast for small business owners. This one is about a plumber who grew into a large business - "The Drain Man"
- Small business private Loan options?
- QB 2016 Mac | Entering Transactions: Write Checks vs Downloaded Transactions
- Local or Remote Accountability Partner
- What are the requirements (legally) to work with a school? How does the process work?
- Invoicing During Pending Corp Filing?
- Subcontract work
- Small town independent movie theater owners.
- Invoicing & Tracking Reimbursable Expenses in QB
- [Help] i have a business idea but i dont know how to write a business model.
- Need Critique on my Potential Business Mission Statement
- I'm looking for advice on how to negotiate referral fees. Bit of a long story.
- Inventory software or app?
- Lead generation strategies for a 3d product visualization studio
- What do you see as the biggest cybersecurity challenge for your business today?
| Did my first sales pitch and it went ugly Posted: 28 May 2018 03:48 PM PDT So I literally did everything in my power to advertise. No calls so far. So I just drove around looked for overgrown lawns. I saw a house and I was so nervous. I almost didnt go but I saw a landscaper down the block with a whole truck trailer setup and that just motivated me. So I got the courage to knock and it went well. The owner was very respectful. I am not someone who is very outgoing so the conversation was awkward as hell when talking about prices. I definitely over charged him lmao. I said 75 a week and 85 bi weekly and 150 for initial. Then he offers 35 a week and 120 for initial. I accepted then he asked about my equipment and if I had a commercial lawn mower. I said I'm just starting out and that I have a regular mower. He said he will find someone else with a commercial lawn mower because hes not sure mine would cut his. I think it would but hey... I said have a nice day and left. SIGH I could of easily made 120 that day for like 2 hours work which now motivates me to do sales pitch. However I feel I should probably get some kind of uniform to come off more professional. So I think I'll hold off on door sales. I dont even know what kind of commercial motor to buy SIGH MY BEARD HAS SOME STUBBLE SO HE PROBABLY THINKS ILL KEEP HIS LAWN THE SAME WAY LMAO edit: I posted this like 10 minutes after the incident. "I should probably get some kind of uniform to come off more professional. So I think I'll hold off on door sales." Fuck that I'm going to order custom shirts and shit but tomorrow I'm knocking doors over and over no fuck given lmao. Aiming to make at least $500 [link] [comments]  |
| Anyone ever tried retailing private label products? Posted: 28 May 2018 06:14 PM PDT What has your experience been like? Would love to hear first hand accounts of what it was like getting it off the ground and up and running [link] [comments]  |
| EU Asks for Permanent Exemption from U.S. Steel Tariffs Posted: 28 May 2018 06:32 PM PDT The White House announced on April 30 that the steel and aluminum tariff exemptions for the European Union (EU), Canada and Mexico will be extended until June 1 in order to give "a final 30 days" for them to reach agreements over trade negotiations. In response to the announcement, the European Commission, which coordinates trade policy for the 28 EU members, acknowledged the US decision but said the bloc should be permanently exempted from the tariffs since it was not the cause of overcapacity in steel and aluminum. The commission said the US decision to extend the bloc's exemption from import tariffs on steel and aluminum has prolonged market uncertainty and has affected business decisions. Related Article: US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Meet Resistance The well-built transatlantic relationship has further faded recently due to the deepening trade conflict between the two sides, with the United States accusing the EU for taking America's advantage with unfair tariffs while the latter blame the former for too much protectionism and "blackmailing". In 2017, the EU exported $5.99 billion worth of steel products to the United States, and $1.25 billion of aluminum, making it the top exporter of steel to the United States and the fifth largest aluminum exporter. Since U.S. President Donald Trump announced the plan to raise tariff rates in early March, the EU has been striving for a permanent exemption. Responses of Major EU CountriesThe White House's announcement, extending the term of tariff exemptions for the moment, could give the EU a lingering pain more than a sigh of relief. Shortly after the announcement, EU's top three economies — Germany, France, and Britain — all voiced their demand for permanent exemption. The British International Trade Department said in a brief statement that Britain "will continue to work closely with our EU partners and the U.S. government to achieve a permanent exemption, ensuring our important steel and aluminum industries are safeguarded." "We remain concerned about the impact of these tariffs on global trade and will continue to work with the EU on a multilateral solution to the global problem of overcapacity, as well as to manage the impact on domestic markets," said the statement. Germany, whose trade surplus has attracted criticism from Trump, said it expected a permanent exemption. "I am firmly convinced that in the interests of jobs in Germany, in Europe and in the USA, we need a long-term provision and that raising tariffs is the wrong way," German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said, urging more trade talks with the US. France said it agreed there was overcapacity in the steel and aluminum industries but said the EU was not to blame and should be exempted permanently from the tariffs so the overcapacity issue could be addressed by talks. Though the EU is temporarily exempt from the tariffs, if the exemption is not continued, its exports would be impaired significantly. The tariffs, with an aim to erect protections for U.S. steel and aluminum producers on national security grounds, have increased frictions between the US and its trading partners worldwide and have prompted serious challenges for the economic globalization. China has been long requesting consultations with the United States about the tariffs at the World Trade Organization, warning that unilateralism and trade protectionism pursued by the US will inevitably harm others without benefiting oneself as the global economy is deeply integrated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 May 2018 07:22 AM PDT We have a small business that started with my dad, then he hired me a few years ago. It's exploded in the last year, and we've hired 3 new full time employees and 2 part time employees. I thought when we hired more people I'd have more time to do things that I would like to do (grow sales) haha! What a mistake! Anyway, I've in some ways become the office manager without realizing it fully, and I'm learning all about delegation, training, HR stuff, etc. It's been crazy and mostly fun, but I do feel like I'm a little over my head at times. I've been thinking maybe I should do some reading/research/course on managing, would you guys recommend any books/courses/articles/etc? I have a Masters in Social Work so all of this business stuff is foreign in some senses. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 29 May 2018 04:40 AM PDT Me and a friend (both 19) are going to invest in a hot tub to rent out in our surrounding areas Is there anything we should consider before purchasing? Does anyone have any experience with a rental business? [link] [comments]  |
| Startup Pillow and Cushion Manufacturer on Amazon Posted: 29 May 2018 03:56 AM PDT Reditors, I've been manufacturing comfy, inexpensive pillows made from memory foam and most recently, we got our Amazon stuff together and have stock available. Please check out the link -> www.amazon.com/shops/tory_lifestyle [link] [comments]  |
| Can you apply for tenders without ISO9001 (quality control) and ISO14001 (environmental management) Posted: 29 May 2018 03:21 AM PDT We're in the process of trying to grow our currently small graphic design agency, and felt tenders would be a good place to start. However, when we have come to apply, a lot ask for the above certificates to be in place, which are very costly to implement and don't appear to be necessary for our business. Does anyone have experience of applying for tenders without these? Or is it something that is a must when it comes to tenders? Any feedback would be much appreciated! Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Helping converting a small pet accessories business into a successful online store Posted: 28 May 2018 08:21 PM PDT Hi, First post here, but was hoping for some guidance on the following. My parents currently run a small pet accessories business, operating mainly at craft fairs and through word of mouth locally. They sell dog bandanas, treat jars, customised toy boxes etc. They do pretty well at fairs, often turning over 500gbp+ in a weekend. We are trying to transition the business into an online store. We have an IG following of around the 1k mark, and i have built the below Shopify store. It's basic, I know - but my question is, how do I help to increase the views we get in the store. We've had about 20 orders since we set it up around 2 months ago, but traffic is low. Does anybody have any experience in getting a site like this off the ground. What is the key? Social Media? Google? Any recommended reading for me? More than willing to put the hours in, just need some guidance about where to focus our efforts. Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 May 2018 07:52 PM PDT I'm starting a small business and I need a few contracts written up and I'm not sure where to start, are there templates anywhere? One is for the agreement between the buyer and us. The other is for our photographer to understand that any pictures taken while under our time are our property. We're a marketing business just starting up so any advice would be appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 May 2018 07:44 PM PDT Hope this provides some value for small business owners. This episode is the first-hand account of a plumber who grew his business from operating over his kitchen sink to a substantially large business - The Drain Man. Listen on soundcloud: Or find it on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/business-benchmark-group-podcast/id1372652118?mt=2 Or multiple other platforms here: [link] [comments]  |
| Small business private Loan options? Posted: 28 May 2018 10:08 PM PDT Do options exist for p2p lending for small business? Or should I say p2b, b2b lending platforms? [link] [comments]  |
| QB 2016 Mac | Entering Transactions: Write Checks vs Downloaded Transactions Posted: 28 May 2018 01:46 PM PDT I'm needing some clarification... Is there a difference (and if so, of what importance) between entering banking and credit card transactions via the Downloaded Transactions feature vs entering them via the Write Checks or Enter Credit Card Charges feature? I'm currently doing the latter, but it feels excessively time consuming. Rolling through my downloaded transactions and utilizing the memorized payees and accounts feature would save me a bunch of time. Thoughts? QB 2016 for Mac V17.2.26 R27 For those seeing my posts, I'm here because Intuit has made their community forum so unusable that just going there ups my blood pressure. [link] [comments]  |
| Local or Remote Accountability Partner Posted: 28 May 2018 12:16 PM PDT I'd like to find a reliable accountability partner in the NYC area for weekly phone, Skype, or face-to-face check-ins on building our small business, hiccups and triumphs. I'm also open to a remote AP if no one local is interested or available. I've had an AP who was very helpful, as I was to her several years ago before she returned to full-time work. I'm in the early stages of a creating and fine-tuning recipes/formulas for skin & body care products. Feel free to message me ONLY if you are CERTAIN you need an AP. One too many possibly interested, and I'll pursue other avenues to find someone ready to begin this interactive process. [link] [comments]  |
| What are the requirements (legally) to work with a school? How does the process work? Posted: 28 May 2018 02:10 PM PDT My family owns a small garment business bordering South Carolina and Georgia. Recently a family friend, who is a teacher, mentioned the very high cost of graduation garments for her high school. She suggested we look into seeing if we could offer an alternative for local schools in the area. We would likely try to work with the PTA and offer them some sort of profit sharing agreement and we would supply the promotional material. But other than that we don't have a clue as to the requirements or who to speak to. Odviously we want to look as professional as possible, what do we need (legally) and whom should we try to speak to in the school? What about middle schools and elementary? I'm sure schools often have people trying to sell goods and services, we just want to understand the process and get pointed to a few websites to further our knowledge before investing time and money. Thanks for helping out a small family run business, any advice is appreciated. [link] [comments]  |
| Invoicing During Pending Corp Filing? Posted: 28 May 2018 03:52 PM PDT I just filed to incorporate my business. I made the decision to do so for the tax savings, because my 1099 work became significant. I need to invoice my clients for the month, and I want to show the income under my new corp, and not under 1099. Do I have to wait for my filing to be complete, or can I invoice under my new company name now and just put the transaction in my new quickbooks account once I'm officially filed? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 May 2018 11:30 AM PDT I've seen ads on Facebook for subcontractor work for roof and gutters, property preservation, and installing sheds/ playground equipment. Anyone know where to find out more information on these types of opportunities and others? I've got the labor force and just looking for more uses and more information on pay Thanks [link] [comments]  |
| Small town independent movie theater owners. Posted: 28 May 2018 12:25 PM PDT Do any of you offer peanuts or any other kind of diabetic friendly snacks? [link] [comments]  |
| Invoicing & Tracking Reimbursable Expenses in QB Posted: 28 May 2018 12:04 PM PDT This is an issue that I can't seem to wrap my mind around / resolve / remember how to handle. I'm an independent contractor in a service based business (freelance producer & photo assistant) using Quickbooks 2016 for Mac. Question: 8 jobs out of 10, I will invoice a client for my services (my "fee") only. However, 2 jobs out of 10, I incur reimbursable expenses that are to be repaid by my client. These expenses occur either via my business CC or checking account. How should I be recording these expenses and then how should I be invoicing my client for them? Sometimes these reimbursable expenses can be rather large and I worry about paying taxes on them since client will pay the invoice with one check. In 2015, I learned that I was not tracking these expenses properly. A consultant instructed me to record these expenses as Items (instead of "expenses") so that they may then be added to an invoice and cancel themselves out (so to speak) once that invoice had been paid. That's how I've been doing it since 2015, but when I run a P and L, it doesn't seem to make sense. I'm searching for a bookkeeper to help me out once a quarter, but I'm going to leave this here in the meantime. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| [Help] i have a business idea but i dont know how to write a business model. Posted: 28 May 2018 10:15 AM PDT Hello guys, i live in a third world country and i have a business idea that might be successful. I do not know how to write a business model for a business partner, do you guys have a guide or something close to it that will help me with this, Thanks in advance. [link] [comments]  |
| Need Critique on my Potential Business Mission Statement Posted: 28 May 2018 05:30 PM PDT I'm a Junior in high school, and I'm planning to start an investment firm five years after college when I gain enough experience with value investing to manage another person's equity. I began to type a business mission statement and I was wondering if any redditors could critique it. Any sort of criticism from grammar to industry standards is of major help. Thank you. Golden Hill Investment Firm Mission Statement: Golden Hill Investment Firm places a major emphasis on finding value in the market by purchasing securities when prices are low, holding onto said securities under a long time horizon to lower capital gain taxes, and selling the securities when the market is being overvalued. Golden Hill Investments seeks to maximize profits by selecting stocks of companies with characteristics deemed satisfactory while minimizing risks by purchasing stocks of companies with a margin of safety and selling when the market is overvaluing those stocks. Our profits not only depends on the selection of stocks, but the quantity of stocks we choose to hold. As our capital increases, so does the size of our returns. Eventually, we would like to be able to have enough capital to become a conglomerate, which would allow us to receive more income to expand and buy more great companies at good prices. If we cannot fully buy, we would like to hold a substantial amount of shares in that company. We are searching for investors who are interested in long-term value and fundamental analysis to continue to provide equity to expand our firm. [link] [comments]  |
| I'm looking for advice on how to negotiate referral fees. Bit of a long story. Posted: 28 May 2018 05:47 AM PDT The short version of events here is I started and ran a successful small moving company for almost 10 years in a major US city. Life threw some curveballs and over the course of a year I lost the 5 employees who made it all work for me, had a kid, then lost my mother in law who was going to do the lionshare of daycare, leaving me home with a baby 4 days a week and with nobody to do the jobs. I also decided to move out to state and cherry pick the jobs I wanted to travel south to do, helping the good clients and people who were well prepared in the past, avoiding the problem clients. Then my insurance carrier in my new state pulled the rug out from under me and I lost the ability to travel out of state with my truck and the insurance to do so. This left me with calls coming in that I gladly referred to another moving company who had gone above and beyond to help me with labor when I was shorthanded, sending me his highly skilled workers on short notice. I really felt indebted to this guy for getting me out of jam after jam (There is nothing worse for a mover than having workers no show or not being able to find good help when there are jobs booked). So I owed him, but now I've been sending a couple jobs a week his way for 6 months, and don't want to just give away my business. He has called to say thank you, and at this point I feel I have payed him back for his generosity. How do I approach him and ask for something in return? Summer is the busy time for moving, I will have all sorts of return clientele looking for help that I need to steer towards a reputable provider. Any advice would be appreciated, and I'm glad to answer any questions. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 28 May 2018 12:49 PM PDT I operate a 5 million dollar grossing pastry shop with 3 locations. Right now I am using sysco's app that pretty much tells me what I have ordered last. Everything else is done through quickbooks desktop. We will be transitioning to quickbooks online so maybe it would have to wait until then. So what is out there? The shops are similar to the size of dunkin donuts and basically operate the same. Thanks. [link] [comments]  |
| Lead generation strategies for a 3d product visualization studio Posted: 28 May 2018 08:15 AM PDT I am a 3d artist and a founder of a studio that specialize in 3d photo-realistic product visualization and animation. My target clients are businesses that need to attractively showcase their physical products on their websites and e-commerce platforms. My current way of generating leads is finding brands via Instagram's hashtags and emailing them. I found out that on an average I got 1 client out of 100 emails. This strategy works for me, but I don't want to be limited to one way of getting leads. Would appreciate your thoughts on how to generate leads for product visualization business. Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| What do you see as the biggest cybersecurity challenge for your business today? Posted: 28 May 2018 11:33 AM PDT Cybersecurity is on everyone's agenda but we all have different lenses with which we look at the world. What is the biggest worry in your business, and how do you deal with it? [link] [comments]  |
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