STAY AWAY FROM BUILDERPRO/FLEETCOR small business |
- STAY AWAY FROM BUILDERPRO/FLEETCOR
- Those who have outsourced the management of your social media accounts - how much are you paying per month?
- Need Some Advice. Should I take out a business loan to expand?
- QB mismatches entire client's invoices with our own Books..
- What else can I do to help my dad with our buisness?
- What have you always wanted to know about digital marketing?
- We lost everything what do we do?!
- Calculating startup cost for a cheese/wine business
- Customer Communication Application
- Logistics
- Saving on product shipment? Question to help my mom out with her small business
- What are some tips for starting up your own cellphone small business?
- Creating a software geared specifically towards small businesses management and was hoping to get some input
- Any cybersecurity consulting folks here that own their own business?
- Starting a Night Market
- Those who own cafes, how much does it cost run?
- Have a Move In - Move Out Cleaning Business - How Can I compete with Amazon Services?
- Help with better optimizing my business website???
- The state of blogging in today's age.
- Second "test" business?
- Any ideas on how to promote small tech support business
- What have you always wanted to know about using video for your business?
- Comic/Book Shop Tales
- eCommerce ux research
- First time Game/Hobby Shop start-up troubles
| STAY AWAY FROM BUILDERPRO/FLEETCOR Posted: 02 Jan 2020 07:15 PM PST I'm the office manager for a small demo company and since before I began working here our company has always used the builderpro/fleetcor gas card as a backup for our cumberlands cards. Since it's the end of the year I've been looking at our financials to try to find ways to save money. Today I noticed on our billing statements a handful of fees the company charged. When I called them about it, they told me that they had taken it upon themselves to enroll us into these "programs" on a free trial (without our approval) and that they emailed us stating that unless we requested they stop the program they would begin charging us every month. There were a total of 3-4 of these "programs" that they enrolled us in without our permission. One was a "fraud protection" which cost us $40/m even though we never signed up for it. Another was some sort of tracking service that we again did not sign up for and was costing us $60/m. They also had a "high risk fee" that was roughly $30-60/m that again, shouldn't have been applicable since we always pay on time. On top of that, I noticed that they charge 10cents per gallon administration fee, which, when you have multiple dumpster trucks/box trucks with 50+ gallon tanks, can get quite pricey. I immediately froze all cards and demanded they refund us. After an hour on the phone they agreed to refund us 3 months of these fees, but they had been gutting us since January! I wish I would've caught this sooner, but I wasn't the one to set it up. I just want everyone to be wary of these scummy business practices. Check for hidden fees in anything you do business with! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 01:00 PM PST What all do they do, how many hours of work a month and how much is their monthly fee? [link] [comments]  |
| Need Some Advice. Should I take out a business loan to expand? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 08:22 PM PST I purchased a small (2700 sqft) Liquor store 2 years a ago (early 2018). It was a side project for the previous owner who was going through a divorce and needed to sell quickly. I bought it for $50k plus inventory ($40k). At the time the store was making about $500k revenue annually but was declining due to the owner not purchasing any inventory for a few months. Since then I cleared $1.1M in revenue in 2019. I reinvested the majority of my profits to increase inventory and make improvements to the store (shelving, lighting etc). The problem I'm running into now is I am out of space to store inventory. To keep my prices competitive I need to buy bulk during sales from the distributors but with the lack of space and the increase in customers I'll either run out or have to increase my prices which will taper off my growth. (44% YOY from 2018-2019). The strip mall I'm in has a space that will be available at the end of 2020 that is 6000 sqft and the landlords have stated that they'll work with me on the lease since they are already having trouble filling spaces. (They approached me and I told them I'd think about it). The rent would only be about $1.5k more a month than I pay now for the first two years. The issue is the amount of capital it would take to move and build out a new space. I estimated about $200k for construction, coolers, shelving, more inventory etc. So the question is, do I take out the loan to capture that growth or hold back and try to save that money up and hope that the larger space is available a couple years down the line when I have the cash on hand? Also I have no debt on the business currently. Thanks for your help! EDIT: The 6000 sqft space is two units that will be combined. One unit is finished and the other is unfinished which is why I estimated that amount for the build out. [link] [comments]  |
| QB mismatches entire client's invoices with our own Books.. Posted: 03 Jan 2020 12:40 AM PST We are an accountant practice using QB for Accountants. I was importing a client's invoice csv file to his QB and QB matched the entire invoices randomly with our existing clients and imported into our own QB. Now in our firm QB we have the client's invoices under our different clients. Now we cant use our QB and client's QB. After two weeks talking to five advisers QB's technical expert came out with an idea to delete all our affected cutomers to take out all the invoices from our books!! And he suggested a third party app too.. Just wondering anyone eperience the same. [link] [comments]  |
| What else can I do to help my dad with our buisness? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 10:33 AM PST So, we recently opened up a wholesale warehouse, meaning we only do buisness to buisness transactions. My dad already has a decent customer base, we sell general merchandise. I have done all the computer stuff, like added inventory and set prices and all that, I have invested only $7000(which is nothing because it took about $160k to start up), I have sent flyers to stores to get more business. What else can I do? I'm only 19 with little experience, buisness is my passion and I really want us to grow, but with my knowledge there's very little I can do. It just feels like I'm very little help. I should also add I'm introverted and have social anxiety,so it's hard for me to talk to other buisness owners in person :/ [link] [comments]  |
| What have you always wanted to know about digital marketing? Posted: 03 Jan 2020 03:45 AM PST Hi all, I'm currently working on a set of free workbooks to help small business owners scale their digital marketing efforts and get much better results. What are the main questions you always have? They can be platform specific (i.e. How do advertise on Facebook?) or strategy specific (i.e. Should I do YouTube or Facebook watch?) Looking forward to all the answers [link] [comments]  |
| We lost everything what do we do?! Posted: 02 Jan 2020 12:29 PM PST Greetings, happy 2020! Here's my story My wife of 3 years and I purchased my boss's existing vape kiosk business in a busy mall and invested only 6 grand in all our savings to get started. It was dying ready to close after 5 years in business. My boss moved on to something else. My wife and I became first time business owners and we were stoked. We brought the vape business back to life. We made a killing in sales there for 2 years. Sales tripled and kept increasing. We had new cars new motorcycle. We went on dates all the time. Our next venture was buying a house with a first time mortgage and starting a new family... we were the perfect example of an American dream coming true... then, it all came crashing down, and fast. The mall terminated our lease. But not even just that. They gave our vape kiosk to a direct competitor. We sold our inventory for 50% off to customers and we sold all of it in the last 30 days we had left at the mall for 25k in sales and pure profit. Sold the kiosk display to the new tenant for 4k. We left the mall with 50k cash in the bank. We were in an excellent position after being terminated. Then, we lost everything. First thing that happened, my 12 thousand dollar new motorcycle was stolen from the mall parking lot days before we vacated. And I had no insurance on it. Next was even worse. We made the mistake of opening an actual vape shop outside the mall on the street. Ended up being more expensive than planned. We invested all 50k in renovations and new vape inventory for the shop. The shop did not end up being a revolving door as we had projected it to be. We made pretty much no business for months and lost 50k right from the first day we opened. For months my parents replenished our business account with thousands of dollars to pay the bills and paid the rent every month. I really didn't want them to do that but they told us to wait and that business will pick up and offered to finance everything. But I give up. We get 1 to 2 customers a day and they don't spend much. And it's not getting better. We will be shutting the doors in 2 months and filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on our cars, credit card debt we accumulated from investing more into the shop, and on the stolen motorcycle, might be the next option. We lost 50k in cash and now have 50k in massive debt that will most likely go unpaid. A total 180. And that's not including our combined 100k in student loan debts, which are still deferred. We are still active full time students. Our dream of moving out of my parents basement at age 29 has been crushed. What can we do now? [link] [comments]  |
| Calculating startup cost for a cheese/wine business Posted: 02 Jan 2020 08:36 AM PST So I'm sitting at my desk today at work and I have an odd craving for a charcuterie board. I had sparked an idea of opening a storefront in my local area focusing on local artisan meats, cheeses, and potentially beer and wine. I would like to have a storefront, but also a wine/snack bar. As far as I know, there aren't many places locally that are limited to this combination. has anyone done this before? What are the startup costs associated? [link] [comments]  |
| Customer Communication Application Posted: 02 Jan 2020 08:13 PM PST I am in the process of launching a business that will involve selling products to customers. I want to make sure I am prepared to handle communication from customers in the event of problems and general communication. For example, if a customer receives a flawed product and I offer a refund and a 10% coupon on a future purchase, it seems this is something I should track for good record keeping. Is there a good software for small businesses/startups (read: preferably close to free) that would fulfill this need? Bonus question: Any recommendations for good record-keeping in general? Thanks! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 12:05 PM PST What are some ways does everyone use to minimize cost but maximize effectiveness with domestic and international logistics? I work for a small business that sells some gym equipment and we've been given a great opportunity to become a distributor, I have 5 years of domestic and international experience but I'd love to see what are some great practices that I might not be aware of [link] [comments]  |
| Saving on product shipment? Question to help my mom out with her small business Posted: 02 Jan 2020 07:18 PM PST So my mom currently has a small business involving all natural soaps, lotions and shampoo. Currently she just goes to usps and pays for shipment at the counter. I know you can definitely find better means of shipping prices as I used to do eBay and there shipping prices were considerably cheaper than paying for the shipping at the counter. Does anyone have any recommendations, websites or assitance I can share with my mother on saving on the cost of shipping her products? [link] [comments]  |
| What are some tips for starting up your own cellphone small business? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:01 PM PST |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:45 AM PST We are trying to simplify monolithic CRMs like salesforce, Asana, HubSpot, etc., by creating an exclusively small-business focused solution. Would anyone be interested in starting a dialogue with us and testing out our application? Some questions we currently have include:
Any and all input is welcome. Thank you in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Any cybersecurity consulting folks here that own their own business? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 12:05 PM PST Hey all, Just curious if there are any cybersecurity folks operating their own small consulting business. I'm curious what sorts of insurance policies you have to protect your business. I'm trying to figure out what I need to do to start a business and that's one thing I really don't know enough about. Are you carrying just a general business umbrella policy, errors and omissions policy, both, something else, etc? I've certainly considered just doing it on the side under the table but I don't want to run the risk of something happening and getting sued with no protection. I'm concerned that someone I consult for still gets breached (hey, it happens and no network is fully secure) and I lose my house because I get sued into oblivion by someone with a better legal team than I have. Thanks in advance! [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:53 AM PST So my family an I own a small soap company and our main source of income is selling at vendor events. Well long story short, we have been to a number of failed vendor events where turnout is pretty low, and given how much these events seem to make from our vendor fees, we believe we can run a unique operation that avoids many of the pitfalls of a bad vendor event while making good money. That brings me to my second point, Night Markets have really taken off in my area, in most of the major cities around me you can find a couple successful operations, and people are eating it up - it gives you something to do on Saturday nights and you get to connect with the community, support small businesses, and have a good time. We are in the beginning stages of planning an event for april and talking with our local busy shopping center about renting out one of the empty medium-sized box store buildings for a couple nights, and theres a huge military family audience in this area we are hoping to market to, along with the thousands of visitors this shopping center gets every day. One thing we are doing differently is charging a small fee to each vendor that goes toward advertising, and taking some guerilla-marketing approaches - a lot of the vendor events we go to charge large fees but fail to advertise beyond Facebook. Does anyone here have experience in this business or style of marketing that can help drive appeal and interest? Once we secure our date and venue, we will begin recruiting vendors and getting music/decor squared away. [link] [comments]  |
| Those who own cafes, how much does it cost run? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 05:38 PM PST How much does it cost to run your cafe, on average, ever month? And what does your cafe focus on (coffee, pastries, etc.)? [link] [comments]  |
| Have a Move In - Move Out Cleaning Business - How Can I compete with Amazon Services? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 09:07 PM PST Hello everyone just need some quick opinions. Have been running a move in and move out business with a few employees. Things have been going great, but I just noticed Amazon is offering the same service for extremely low prices. I can understand basic cleaning being low but a move out clean is something that is not over and done. It takes time and patience to ensure its done correctly. Those people working for them must be averaging less then minimum wage. And they do give the workers the ability to raise the prices but they claim 9 out of 10 times the buyer pays the estimate? How can any one compete with this? Like I said a basic clean fine, but a move out clean is a timely job. [link] [comments]  |
| Help with better optimizing my business website??? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 04:44 PM PST DISCLAIMER I've read through the community rules and I know that it's a slippery slope sharing links, especially personal ones. I run a local service that only operates within 50 miles of my home. Per that detail, I feel that this isn't exactly business promotion. We also don't have a blog in ANY capacity. No articles, no images, no blog. Just basic business pages like services, etc. That all being said, if this is still not allowed please remove it or otherwise advise me on ways I can better present it, as I desperately need help with this issue. BEGIN POST Hi all. My name is Devin and I run a slightly niche service in my local region. I cook, clean, organize, and just about everything else for my clients. My goal was to be somewhere between maid services and a personal assistant with a dash of personal chef. Our main services are: - In house meal prep - Deep cleaning/Detailing - Interior design - Laundry Services - Mail Sorting So far I have gained about 6 clients which is enough for me to do this full time (30 hours with clients, who knows how many hours of my own time). That being said, I need to create a better presentation/presence to help customers understand what they're seeing/getting. I want to create higher quality leads and if I can somehow "automate" that process by making them as informed as possible, I would like to. I am constantly tweaking, adding, and optimizing. That being said, this is currently a solo adventure and I don't have other eyes to help me see what I'm missing. Could y'all wonderful souls please help me better clarify any redundancies, errors, or otherwise offputting sections of my website? I would seriously appreciate it. Thank you and happy New Year friends. Website: https://livewelladirondack.com Tl;dr: Please help me make my website more functional by suggesting information that should be added or by reviewing information that already exists but shouldn't be there. [link] [comments]  |
| The state of blogging in today's age. Posted: 02 Jan 2020 11:41 AM PST Hey guys, I know this is not a marketing group but since its all about business, I thought I'd just ask on your opinion the effectiveness of blogging in this day and age. When promoting a small business, is blogging (specifically, long form content via text) still work? Does it depend on your industry and quality of content? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 04:16 PM PST I've got a little computer consulting business that's making a few dollars, but not much. I'm getting into making some custom, higher-end artwork, which isn't really related to my consulting business - other than I use the same computer program for both. I have an LLC, bank account, website, etc. for my consulting business. Here's the question - can I start selling artwork under a name, like "XYZ Artwork" for part of the year to test out if I'm actually selling art, and then make an LLC for that business? I just hate to make an LLC and start a whole new business if my art business isn't going to take off. I'm just wondering if I can start selling artwork at local shows and on Etsy under "XYZ Artwork" for part of the year and see if I make money, and then if it looks like the small business is going to take off, then at that point make an LLC? Or, is it best to make an LLC right away and just operate under that from the very beginning, and then dissolve at the end of the year if this venture isn't going to take off? [link] [comments]  |
| Any ideas on how to promote small tech support business Posted: 02 Jan 2020 07:50 PM PST Hi guys, I recently started a tech support company with one of my friend. But we are stuck at how to get more customer or exposure. We have tried google platform and few other social media but not really getting the traffic we are looking for. Our targets are small businesses. Just need a push or some ideas on how to get it rolling. Any feedback is appreciated [link] [comments]  |
| What have you always wanted to know about using video for your business? Posted: 02 Jan 2020 03:44 PM PST I'm in video production and people seem to know how important video is, but they never seem to know where to go from there. Video isn't that complicated and I want to help dispel that video is some terrifying and mysterious form of marketing. What can I answer to help make it seem less daunting? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 02 Jan 2020 06:59 PM PST I recently began getting things together and working on a business plan for the bookstore I plan to open with my wife. I know it's a venture with a high likelihood of failure but if anyone has any anecdotal experience or stories that they feel comfortable sharing I would love to read them. Positive and Negative both. [link] [comments]  |
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| First time Game/Hobby Shop start-up troubles Posted: 02 Jan 2020 02:43 PM PST Forward: This is a first time endeavor into starting/owning a buisness for myself and buisness partner, so I apologize in advance if I'm unaware or unknowledgeable. My business partner and I are attempting to start up our own LLC of a games/hobby shop (think Magic the Gathering and Warhammer). Currently I am writing out a full detailed business plan to the best of my abilities, in hopes of having a bank pass a loan for us at around 120-150k. I'm seemingly always running into several issues while writing the plan out, so I've come to seek help. I'm having an issue for projected market growth of the business. How do you project and estimate the income of your shop if most of your product isn't at a set price and almost daily fluctuates? How am I able to accurately foresee month by month cash flow for the first year sales and revenues to prove stable and successful profit enough to repay said loan? Including the income of online sales and daily in shop tournaments along side monthly release events. What would need to be done to reassure a break even point of sales/profit loss for the bank to know were able to pay off the loan in a reasonable time and not take 15 years to pay off or have the business go under in 6 months? As for the majority of other things, we have a location for the basis of the store, rent/bills monthly accounted for and correct numbers for operating hours, distributors and supplies set up (have to have the location and buisness ID to follow through) operating costs and start up estimate of supplies and inventory. Alongside the few other local and state licenses and costs for those. Any help or input is always appreciated and received with a grain of salt. Thank you. [link] [comments]  |
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