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- PINNED] In this post, share your small business experience, successes, failures, AMAs, and lessons learned. Week of April 22, 2019
- Should I let me manager leave during our busy season for another job to make more money and then come back after 8 weeks?
- Hi Reddit, I want to start a small IT services company and don't have the budget to directly invest in branding. Would a wordpress theme be a good way to start for the first 6 months?
- Employees fighting
- Taking over a Chipotle clone, thoughts/suggestions?
- Have you bought or used any web tool offering from a business that is more like a side project by a developer (and you knowing that this was a side project). Did you, as a customer, have any hesitations before you bought the product? How was your overall experience post-purchase?
- A friend and I are trying to open up a small rental store and we have some copyright questions.
- Could someone advise the right prices for digital products along with Google Ads daily budget?
- Looking for help in scaling an online and offline survey solution
- If I wanted to read/look at a Private placement Memorandum would I be able to?
- Selling a "department" of my business to another business?
- How much business "lingo" do you know? Most important ones to know?
- Looking for Facebook groups to advertise in
- What is your favourite schedule maker
- 50yr old small company but no FB page
- FREE Website Creation
- [NY, USA] New hire reporting for one-person S Corp
- Name for this specific type of customer?
- Time Clock Software
- THE GRIND FOR THE FORTNITE WORLD CUP
- Quick question I have for a school project.
- How to LEGALLY start an online business In Texas?
- How to hire as much as I can employees?
- Brick & Mortar Retail: Questions about Selling Houseplants & Other Trendy Plants
| PINNED] Promote your business, week of April 22, 2019 Posted: 21 Apr 2019 04:55 PM PDT Post business promotion messages here including special offers especially if you cater to small business. Note: To prevent your messages from being flagged by the autofilter, don't use shortened URLs. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2019 05:03 PM PDT This post welcomes and is dedicated to:
/r/smallbusiness is one of a very few subs where people can ask questions about operating their small business. To let that happen the main sub is dedicated to answering questions about subscriber's own small businesses. Many people also want to talk about things which are not specific questions about their own business. We don't want to disappoint those subscribers and provide this post as a place to share that content without overwhelming specific and often less popular simple questions. This isn't a license to spam the thread. Business promotion and free giveaways are welcome only in the Promote Your Business thread. Thinly-veiled website or video promoting posts will be removed as blogspam. Discussion of this policy and the purpose of the sub is welcome at https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/comments/ana6hg/psa_welcome_to_rsmallbusiness_we_are_dedicated_to/ [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2019 05:44 PM PDT I spent a lot of time and money training and investing into a manager and I was notified he plans to leave in a month to do another short-term job for 8 weeks because it would pay really well. My questions is, should I even allow him to come back after that eight weeks? He's great at what he does but I just feel a little betrayed, especially since I had plans for him to open another location for us next year. Any advice would be appreciated! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 22 Apr 2019 03:40 AM PDT My goal is to focus on attracting customers and investing that money in rebranding the company. Do you think a wordpress theme is a good place to start and are there any alternatives that are even better for my company. The website will be purely information providing and the option to contact us for our services. I will run paid marketing campaings with it. Furthermore, thinking about buying a logo to start with via Fiverr. Any better suggestions in this regards? Sorry for the English as it is not my first language. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2019 04:46 PM PDT What do you do when employees are not getting along for some reason and starting to make a scene in front of customers. Neither can be fired right now. Long story. I'm thinking a meeting to talk things over? What if one refuses? [link] [comments]  |
| Taking over a Chipotle clone, thoughts/suggestions? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 05:11 AM PDT There are 3 Chipotle clones owned by the same guy (He's a real estate agent who owns about 3 other businesses as well). He lives in a neighboring city 1 hour away from me where his other 2 locations are. He said his reason for selling is he doesn't have the time to keep driving over to my city to keep up with the business and it's not as profitable as he had hoped. He said his typical monthly net profit is 2-3k, I will be confirming this when looking at his books in the coming days. Reviews for his business are pretty positive, most negative reviews touch on: 1. meat too seasoned/salty 2. Inconsistent portions (1 visit they get a lot of chicken in their bowl, the next a skimpy portion) 3. Staff being too slow or unfriendly I feel as if all of these negative reviews would be an easy fix. I'd be taking over as owner/manager so I'd be in the store 7 days a week and feel that I could improve the product. He also said that I had the freedom to change the menu, add menu items etc.. since he only has 3 locations and doesn't plan on expanding in the near future he isn't limiting me to his menu items. My plan would be to add some unique housemade sauces to give the tacos/bowls more flavor. I'd then by next Spring like to add homemade ice cream as a secondary product. I'm already experienced in making ice cream and this location has a very nice covered patio area that isn't really utilized well by just selling tacos. The space has plenty of room to add in a dipping cabinet very easily. I've been in the restaurant business for about 10 years, but never as owner/manager. Highest position has been Asst. Manager. Never really wanted to progress to be manager at a place I couldn't call my own. Thoughts? Any input is welcomed! [link] [comments]  |
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| A friend and I are trying to open up a small rental store and we have some copyright questions. Posted: 21 Apr 2019 10:51 PM PDT This very well could belong somewhere else, so if you know a better place to ask, let us know. Anyway, a friend and I are trying to open up a video rental store. We both have a good idea where to look to for business management help and understand enough ourselves that we aren't stumbling in the dark. The one thing we are having issues finding a definitive answer on is the copyright issue. We are aware that there are royalty issues involved, but we have no idea on who we need to call or get into contact with to set these deals up. We've tried to find the answer online, but can't find a coherent answer. We are aware that this post may be inappropriate for this sub, and if it is, we'll delete it. All we are really hoping for is a push in the right direction to figure this out. [link] [comments]  |
| Could someone advise the right prices for digital products along with Google Ads daily budget? Posted: 22 Apr 2019 03:55 AM PDT Hello, could someone please take a detailed look at https://quasimodosoftware.com/products ? I set the prices more like $5-placeholders since I cannot evaluate their possible value. I used to sell for a while on Amazon where I had set each product to be $1 because I hadn't spent anything on publishing and advertising on Amazon. Now, I launched my own website to sell my programs. Initially, I wanted to sell them for $2 taking into account the cost of hosting and domain but I also need to assign a daily budget on Google Ads so I set the prices to $5 and a daily budget to $2.64. Today I have read that Google would be ineffective even with $5 daily budget which means I cannot really test it with low budget. So I have 3 related questions:
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| Looking for help in scaling an online and offline survey solution Posted: 22 Apr 2019 03:34 AM PDT Hello, I along with my team created FeedbacQ, a solution to conduct surveys through web, Android/iOS apps or iPads. More details here https://www.feedbacq.co The solution is currently being used by some players in the hospitality and healthcare industry. They are using it to collect feedback from customers while they checkout after the service is received. They are able to analyze the feedback and get real inputs on parameters that need improvement. At the same time, I'm unable to get enough traction online. There are visitors, but conversion is quite slow. Looking for help on this front. Your time is greatly appreciated in advance. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| If I wanted to read/look at a Private placement Memorandum would I be able to? Posted: 22 Apr 2019 02:18 AM PDT |
| Selling a "department" of my business to another business? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 01:46 PM PDT Hi all, I am about to start a new business and I have a question about offering multiple products/services. I am starting my business by offering a service instead of a product because it sounds like that is the best way to get off the ground. I have some products in development that I can start offering much later once I have some profit to help fund their development. So let's say my business at some point in time will offer two things: a product and a service. One day I may decide to transition the company over to just product development where we no longer offer the service. My question is: can I sell that part of my business off to another business so they can continue what I started? The main reason why I would want this is so I don't have to suddenly drop all of the customers using my service. I feel that would reflect badly on my company in the long run. I am thinking about this now because I want to know if I should actually make two separate companies: one for the service and one for the product. I don't feel that this is ideal, but if I can't sell off my service at some point, I may want to do this. [link] [comments]  |
| How much business "lingo" do you know? Most important ones to know? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 06:00 PM PDT How much of the business textbook definitions, metrics, and so on do you know? If few, which ones do you use often, and which are important to know? [link] [comments]  |
| Looking for Facebook groups to advertise in Posted: 21 Apr 2019 07:52 PM PDT I'm a personal stylist looking to advertise for video conferences helping women determine the best color palette and clothing cuts for their body shape. Does anyone have any Facebook groups that allow advertisements and a relevant customer base? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| What is your favourite schedule maker Posted: 21 Apr 2019 07:15 PM PDT What software do you use to make schedule for employees that they can easily access [link] [comments]  |
| 50yr old small company but no FB page Posted: 21 Apr 2019 07:11 PM PDT Wondering if anyone has advice on how to handle this. I work at a company that's been around for 50 years. They have never had a public Facebook page, but since FB doesn't let you advertise without one anymore, they want one. Problem is it's a very small company and we don't have the staff to be creating content constantly and getting the page up and going, and it doesn't look great to be an established company and then have a FB page with a few likes and relatively no content. Also, we're an education financing company and my boss is concerned that we'd primarily have students contacting the page for inquires and customer service and our office doesn't manage the student communication (that's done from a different office which is an entirely separate entity but under the same name). Our purpose for the page would be to generating B2B leads with schools. Anyone have experience dealing with a similar situation or advice? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2019 10:27 PM PDT Hey Everyone! I will setup a full WordPress website for free. Any website you need (can be a personal blog or company website), I will make for you. If you've ever wanted a running website but didn't know where to start, I'll guide you through the whole process. Let's talk and within 24-48 hours I'll get your entire website up and running! [link] [comments]  |
| [NY, USA] New hire reporting for one-person S Corp Posted: 21 Apr 2019 01:22 PM PDT I established an S Corp in 2018, it started having profits in 2019 and I want to start paying myself salary (I drew no salary in 2018). I did not register myself as a new employee when I started the s corp: https://www.tax.ny.gov/bus/doingbus/hire.htm
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| Name for this specific type of customer? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 01:18 PM PDT I vaguely remember hearing a term that was coined for people that throw fits to get refunds even if there was never any real issue. Does anybody know this term? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 21 Apr 2019 03:21 PM PDT At the moment, I using paper-based employees work hours time tracking. I am looking into a Time Program that will automate timesheet report. What do you guys use? [link] [comments]  |
| THE GRIND FOR THE FORTNITE WORLD CUP Posted: 21 Apr 2019 11:54 PM PDT THE GRIND FOR THE FORTNITE WORLD CUP‼️ If you end up watching it, it means a lot to me. Make sure to like and subscribe for more content, I'm really trying to hit 400 subs❌ https://youtu.be/l0ERFU9Qg0k [link] [comments]  |
| Quick question I have for a school project. Posted: 21 Apr 2019 12:46 PM PDT Hey guys, hope everyone is having a good weekend! For a school project, me and my team have to create our own business and answer questions. Our business/product is iPhone cases made of plastic and other waste materials from the ocean. My role is in team management. Here is my prompt:
So far, I kind of have a very rough draft and what I will discuss: In terms of a business that operates around making phone cases, I know I need a CEO, A COO, and a CFO. The CEO- Head of everything, in charge of all operations and meeting with clients. COO- In charge of the production and marketing of products. Reports to the CEO CFO- In charge of all the financials. Manages money for wages, resources, machinery, etc. Additionally, I think I need to hire someone as a designated person for all the marketing and advertising. We also need someone to be in charge of being in contact with large manufacturers. All people I expect to be graduates of the college, with skills/degrees in Marketing, Business Administration (?) I think we need a small business consultant, who will further assist in operations. Additionally, a lawyer (?) and an Engineer to design/make/test the case. Is there anything I need to add to each role? Does each role make sense? Do I need more roles? What kind of skills does each person need? What would you guys add? Thanks so much guys. DISCLAIMER: I know its lame to ask you guys to do my whole project, I am just asking for input/advice because I want to get a good grade and not let down my team. If you guys know any resources or information I can use to learn more about management for an iPhone case company, let me know, thanks ! [link] [comments]  |
| How to LEGALLY start an online business In Texas? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 08:58 AM PDT I live in Texas, however, I am unfamiliar with the process of starting an online business legally. I am hoping to sell homemade jewelry through Etsy/an online website and it will be a sole proprietorship. What steps should I take? Will I need to file taxes for the business? How do I go through the taxing process? Will I need to register the business name? I've tried to do research, but I get lost, so I need some guidance. [link] [comments]  |
| How to hire as much as I can employees? Posted: 21 Apr 2019 12:35 PM PDT I am running a cleaning company based in London, and I'm in partnership with the biggest brand in the country which provides all kinds of domestics services. I'm looking to hire as much as I can men or women willing to work as self-employed in the cleaning industry. The job is simple. Usually, I train every each person on a minimal standard quality, make them a profile in our back-end system, provide them with an app and put them on schedule. The employee has to keep track of his jobs through the app and provide a service on different clients throughout the day. He/she has to use public transport to travel between the addresses, and that's it. I'm offering an excellent salary (its paid for each worked hour), occupancy of a minimum 40 hours per week (this may escalate 60+ if the cleaner wants to work more), flexible schedule (the employee decides when and how much he/she wants to work), bonuses for an excellent performance or cross-sells of different services (f.x. oven/windows/carpet cleaning, gardening, etc.) and for none UK citizens I help with applying for NiNo and opening a bank account. I have no limit or cap on how many employees I can hire. The job is simple, and anyone can do it (previous experience is not taken into consideration). Since I'm a Bulgarian, my recruiting focus is currently targeted only there, but I wish to expand more and more. I've tried posting a job post in a couple of jobs searching websites but no success so far. I'm currently working on a simple portfolio website, but I'm not very sure if that's going to help much. Also, I believe social media is not the right place to advertise such kind of job. I'm looking for any advice that may or may not help. If you need extra info about the job and what is the process of working, please ask in the comments, and I'll try to give as much as I can, explanation. Thank you! [link] [comments]  |
| Brick & Mortar Retail: Questions about Selling Houseplants & Other Trendy Plants Posted: 21 Apr 2019 11:59 AM PDT Hello! I own a brick and mortar retail store that sells a wide variety of eco-conscious, zero waste, and natural/organic products. We're expanding and our new frontage includes a large wall of windows. Over the years, we've had a lot of customer requests for houseplants, succulents, air plants, terrariums, etc. I'm considering carrying a selection of easy-care houseplants that are especially good for indoor air quality (snake plant, spider plant, peace lily), as well as general easy care houseplants (pothos, philodendron) and some of the hyper trendy plants (succulents, air plants). I'd love to hear from anyone selling these types of plants in a retail setting! Nurseries, florists, garden shops, etc. - What do you think of my plant selections? (Any other low hanging fruit I should be considering? Plants that are big profit centers? What's trendy these days?) - Where do you get your stock? Who are the major wholesalers? Or is local sourcing typical? - Pricing: An employee of mine used to work for a local florist. She suggested that plants tend to have a higher than average markup due to the care and maintenance required to sell them in good condition. 66% margin rather than the retail-typical 50% margin. Has that been true in your experience? Any information appreciated! Feel free to PM me if you'd prefer. I've been in retail for a long time, but selling houseplants feels like a very different ball game. [link] [comments]  |
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