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  1. Djioul

    Control commandment - Distribution Business

    Hello everyone, As I said in my Intro, my wife and I will take over a business that my dad started a few years ago and I have one concern: Control. I wanted to have your thoughts and advices on this point. Here is the deal : The activity will be about selling some professional materials and...
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    S'il y'a des français : besoin d'aide pour un questionnaire

    Hello ! Pas spécialement intéressé par la mode mais si je peux aider... :smile2: Je ne sais pas si c'est fait exprès mais il faut que tu donnes l'accès pour pouvoir participer au questionnaire. Bon courage !
  3. Djioul

    Cold calling (phone vs face to face)

    EXECUTION 
    I agree, for this kind of business, you can't avoid visiting in person. My question would be: isn't it a good idea to give a first call to announce yourself and avoid disturbing your potential customer. I was asking myself the same question in another country for other customers (bakery). So...
  4. Djioul

    Losing the sale

    MARKETING RANT 
    I agree. Maybe they will update the design one day... The point here is that the design is from the 70's and was back then a way to differenciate from other brands. And that's still working today in France, nobody really likes the design but you can find the product quite easily when you...
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    Losing the sale

    MARKETING RANT 
    I don't know the products you have in North America so difficult to compare. In France, it is (for me) the best jam in terms of quality. At least for the industrial ones. Of course, you will find some local jam producers which are excellent and even better. Tell me if you try one time ;)...
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    Mandatory information sources for entrepreneurs ?

    Thanks !
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    Losing the sale

    MARKETING RANT 
    Hey @sparechange, Very interesting post. I just wanted to give some details on the "Bonne Maman" product you just describe because this brand (and its packaging) has some history and I know it well because it is French. The brand was founded in the 70's and it was the starting point of one of...
  8. Djioul

    (retired) French generals threaten government?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Hey @loop101 , In their open letters, they ask the government to act and to do something to improve our security in order to prevent a civil war. I don't think they want to start it to make a "coup d'état". Is it likely France will have a civil war ? Who knows... There were some huge tensions...
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    Mandatory information sources for entrepreneurs ?

    Thanks for answering. I get your point but in general, I think it is still not a bad idea to keep an eye on what's going on for the economy, geopolitics... without having to read any kind of BS coming from the main medias.
  10. Djioul

    Mandatory information sources for entrepreneurs ?

    Hey, Many thanks for your answer. I will have a look but it looks quite interesiting. Charles Gave seems to be the French MJ DeMarco, right ? :rofl:
  11. Djioul

    Mandatory information sources for entrepreneurs ?

    Hello everyone, I was wondering which source(s) of information (newspapers, magazines, blogs...) you use in order to be sure that you get the latest and most relevant information you need as entrepreneurs (economy, business,...). I am almost completely avoiding to read any kind of news coming...
  12. Djioul

    Can we please open a FB group?

    MEETUPS 
    To me, having to come on this forum to interact with others acts as a filter. I'm in a few (serious) FB groups which are getting out of control and loosing quality because of too many users. Agree with the asset issue
  13. Djioul

    In the fastlane and looking to go even faster!

    NOTABLE! 
    Hi, Really liked the entire story, congratulations ! Your business is B2B, right ? Did you only use online prospection (eBay, SEO, ads...) or did you also use traditionnal prospection techniques (visiting potential clients...) ?
  14. Djioul

    Bonjour, J'ai vu que tu as liké mon commentaire et que tu es en France. Vu que c'est assez rare...

    Bonjour, J'ai vu que tu as liké mon commentaire et que tu es en France. Vu que c'est assez rare sur ce forum et que je suis nouveau, je me permets de te contacter. :smile2: Tu viens de quel coin ? Quel type de business as-tu commencé ? En espérant te lire prochainement ! Julien
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  15. Djioul

    Where create a company ?

    Hi, I don't really get your question... What do you exactly want to know ? Having ideas does not mean anything... In which sector are you going to start your company ? Do you need to hire some people ? What turnover do you expect ? Do you need a location (shop, office...) ? What do you need to...
  16. Djioul

    What wins did you have last week? What would make this week a win?

    HOT! 
    It's not really during last week but last few weeks. My wife and I started a small business, selling hand-made jewels she makes out of semi precious stones. Not a CENTS business at all but a very good training for the CENTS one we will launch in September. What we achieved during the last 3...
  17. Djioul

    European Fastlane Business Thread

    HOT! 
    Thanks for your compliment about my English and your supporting words ! I don't know if you can still consider France as the 5th economy... Anyway, as I said in another post, I don't want to use the disadvantages of being in France as an excuse. As you just said, no place is perfect. Let's get...
  18. Djioul

    Need Recommendation for Guided meditation Program

    MINDSET 
    Hi Raja, I don't know if you can call it "meditation" but I use the Wim Hof breathing method. I don't know if I can put the link here but go on Youtube and search "Guided Wim Hof Breathing". It's an 11 minute video which I use as a guide. It consists in 3 rounds of intense breath-in/out...
  19. Djioul

    The Productocracy: How To Print Money (Legally!)

    GOLD! 
    Wow, seeing this thread made me read this chapter again. I read the French versions of your 2 books but I will definitely buy the next one(s) in English. Much more impact ! Thanks !
  20. Djioul

    The definitive answer to whether you should study at university

    Very interesting topic. The world has evolved so much during the last 20 years and is still evolving very fast. Unfortunately, I think that the education system might be the only thing which didn't really evolve for the last 70 years (I mean, significant evolution). I have the feeling that it...

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