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    Liquor Store?

    I looked into buying one for a minute in the 90's.. There was way, way more money in inventory than I expected. For a little store inventory could be 100k easy. Tough business, would not want to be a part of that, plus i would bet it is sad seeing the regular drunks everyday.. You are happy...
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    The credit card game

    Actually a great idea if you want to run a ponzi scheme on your cc card company.. But it ends and when it goes down, it goes down fast. A long time ago 20 years now, before madoff, stanton, etc.. There was a guy on TV that basically said, I got a charge card at 17, charged it up, made the...
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    What's your starup office setup?

    Huge conference table.. One laptop.. 4 chairs.
  4. J

    Cigar Guys!

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    You move to Houston, We will make it happen.
  5. J

    The credit card game

    What profits? You only profit if you sell the item for more than you bought it for, And if you charge on your store CC, you have to take into consideration the interest you will pay. Seems like a losing proposition to me.
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    Cigar Guys!

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Which ever is dipped in Grape Flavoring :) Actually, when I don't want to break into my Cuban's I smoke AVO... http://www.avo.com/en/cigarren/avo_puritos.cfm But if we ever have a fastlane cigar meet, I insist, Let me bring the cigars:thumbsup:
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    What to Pay a sales Rep

    PEOPLE 
    Since I am thinking about it. The only way it will work. From Day 1, you need to average what a customer is worth to you, what they will buy over time. Some will order the once, some will buy every week. but there is an average. You need to take that number, say the average business he sets...
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    What to Pay a sales Rep

    PEOPLE 
    My opinion is it is not going to work. 1st let me say that telling a salesperson he is first guy and has tons of potential might not be the way to go. Sales people for the most part don't care about money down the line, they care about having gas in the car and food on the table first. Sales...
  9. J

    Fitness fastlane

    Truth is he is probably to the point where he does not even need a website, If you do the training yourself, you are limited to how many hours a day you can train people, so once he is full, that's it. But good for him.
  10. J

    Fitness fastlane

    He needs to update his copyright on his site.
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    Fitness fastlane

    1 million is a ton to make a year off just working out clients or even a studio, but I can see it happening, I know someone who is probably making a few 100k a year easily personal training. He is probably 55 or so now, but still in great shape. At least 4 of my drs friends wives go to him...
  12. J

    What do i do with my life?

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    At 19 I was working two jobs, over 100 hrs a week with driving back and forth, and the kicker, between 17-20 I worked every single day. Over 3 years straight. 7 days a week. The solution is so simple. You want to open your own business, 1st learn how to sell. Go back to said uncle and tell...
  13. J

    What do i do with my life?

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    So your uncle cannot afford to pay you? Or your uncle Fired you? I think you are a joke, and this is a joke thread..
  14. J

    Word-of-Mouth vs. Active Marketing

    MARKETING MINDSET 
    Spread it myself, I have always looked at it like this, Friends will always say they like something you are doing, some will buy it from you or tell the few people they know about you. But that's it. That is where it usually ends. I have an idea, I don't even tell my friends or family, I...
  15. J

    Unemployed, new to the forum, want to invest my money smartly

    Well there is a reason most new businesses fail. I don't have the statistics, but when I read it a few years ago, It was like 75% close within the first year, of those left 80% close within the next 5. Not really good odds. About the money, again, you can start with zero, as long as you know...
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    Unemployed, new to the forum, want to invest my money smartly

    Well I don't know what you know, I don't know what business you are thinking about starting, so I could not say. Some people here can take $10 bucks and turn it into a million. Others can start with a million and turn it into $10 bucks. Just with 30k you need to be very selective on what you...
  17. J

    Finding good people! ITS HARD!

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    It takes a long time to post two Ads on CL every morning? I bet it takes under 3 minutes.. 60 minutes a month. 1 hour of time total. If he could get one guy to introduce him to one new client, I bet he would make much more than he made thinking about hiring sales people for free. Steve...
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    Finding good people! ITS HARD!

    HOT! 
    To bad it is 100% true.
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    Finding good people! ITS HARD!

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    Well not sure they will become agents and I would not train them that way. I dont know your margins, but if you had a base, you could make your model around what the Insurance industry does. Pay them a good base, and fire them after they sign up their friends. Keep the customers for life.
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    Finding good people! ITS HARD!

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    First let me say this, If you do not pay a base, it is not going to work. Salesmen need gas.. Gas isn't free. No one is going to build your dream for you. Idea for you off the top of my head though, Probably will not work. but it is free to try. Forget getting sales people, forget getting...

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