Doubt, leasing my store!

Good afternoon everybody! I have a gift shop in Miami Beach, is new, about two month, now I have to return to my country (recent politicals changes) and when looking to sell all my stock, a lease oportunity arised, the thing is, is a small business with less than $6000 in merchandise, is fully operating and with all the permits and services, how much you think I can set the lease price?

Thanks!

The best place for saving of goods of online-store

Hi, all!
I want open an online-store. And thinking, where is the best place for saving of goods of online-store?
Necessary around 50-100 square foots.

Managing your employees. How hard it is for you? What have you done to solve it?

In a recent meeting with other business owners about our employees, many were talking about how unmotivated their staff is or how hard it is to get things done as we want them. I was curious to know about your experiences.

Momma's Recipe Business

Hello everybody!

Today i had an experience that led me to a business idea:

Since i'm a student 200Km away from my hometown, my mother packed me some canned food she made. Today i felt like i should eat something from home. I opened a jar witch contained a mix of vegetables cuted and prepared into large pieces. I wasn't very enthusiastic when i first saw the food since i'm not a veg guy. But when i tasted them...oh god...i wished i could give you a sample to see for yourself. It was really amazing. I ate the whole jar and then a thought poped in my mind: "hey, wait a second. If i like it so much it is impossible there are no others that will love this product!". Then i realized that there are no other products like this on the market. Next minute i called my mother and asked her about the recipe. She started to describe the process with every detail.

So now i'm thinking which should be the next step. In which direction should i develop this business plan. I'm thinking about an online store. I'm thinking about samples. I'm thinking about branding ( homemade-BIO brand i think is the right one). I think about advertising. I think about the production place and process. I think about patenting.A lot of thigns are flying in my head now and i want to know how to settle them down . I'm asking you how do you see this business in a the best way?

Local US Contact from Kabbage - Helping small business

Hi ,

Im SOLITAIRE Christophe , from Kabbage Company , helping small business to grow since 2001.

Ill be glad to answer your question about our services , but also in general market.

Who are we ?

Rob ( founder ) teamed up with financial services expert Kathryn Petralia and fellow entrepreneur Marc Gorlin and began the task of creating a business dedicated to helping other small businesses grow.

The group fleshed out their idea, came up with the crafty name Kabbage, a mid century slang term for money, and hit the road in search of funding.

Since its launch in 2001, Kabbage has grown to lend to all small businesses, online and offline, and has provided more than $1 billion in the U.S. and internationally to ensure small businesses have the support they need to grow.

We now offer lines of credit up to $100,000 and are the leading online provider of small business loans.

So don't hesitate to PM if you want further information

Regards,
Chris

Hello from Silent Texas

Hello everybody!

I am Joseph Tijerina, owner of Silent Texas, I have been in business for 8 months now and I'm always seeking information. I stumbled on this page with google search. I read through some posts and I seen some great questions and some outstanding answers. Thank you!

I constantly search the web for answers to my questions as a small business owner and constantly in a trial error bases with marketing and advertising.
Which is how I ended up here.
I look forward to chatting with you guys with anything I can answer from personal experience and of course ask questions to the veterans of business.


A little bit about my business:

Silent Texas is a Brand/Service, we offer retail of apparel of my designs. (we are heavy on 2nd amendment designs)
Service side we are a Screen Printing, Embroidery, and Digital Prints (banners, business cards, etc.)
Products | Silent Texas | Speedy Service and Quality

Advertising in "Book of Lists"

After having had my business open a full year, I've decided to start paying for some more serious advertising, including a web ad in a local weekly magazine. When I contacted the media person about this, they also suggested I advertise in the "Book of Lists", which is an annual publication that lists important local businesses in the area. The media contact said "The Book Of Lists is a business resource used by businesses in our community to find services. It is not geared toward job seekers or sales researchers. It is an “evergreen” publication because it is used all year."

The cost to advertise in the Book of Lists for a full year would be $500. So it's a considerable amount of money, but if it would generate a lot of business, it would be worth it to me. The thing is, when I search for "book of lists" and try to find info on how helpful this is for advertising a business, I don't get many results and mostly see ad type sites that encourage businesses to get on the book of lists, but not a lot of discussion among individuals about how beneficial this kind of advertising is.

Does anyone have any insight on this or experience with this?

Thanks.