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Business idea in the disguise of a job?
IDEA MINDSETAlmost any offline business can be scaled by franchising. By this I mean by selling franchises, but never buying them. Service businesses such as coaching are often franchised and as my book subtitle says: " For Growth On Steroids Franchising Is Your Answer." Once you start hiring people you...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Walter Hay's Business Books
MARKETPLACEThe book is only available in PDF format. Hard copies are no longer available due to production cost. Walter- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Fastlane Marketplace
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Walter Hay's Business Books
MARKETPLACEAll three are still available at that price. Best wishes, Walter Readers please note the price for that three book bundle has reverted to $169.- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Fastlane Marketplace
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If I save up a few thousand dollars, what can I buy that I would use to provide a service or produce a good?
This vague advice is spot on. A I read the through this thread my reply hit me quickly: "LISTEN." While still running my first business which I was planning to sell after 20 years I kept a file of "Bright Ideas". These mostly came to me by listening. I was constantly meeting company...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Ideas, Concept Feedback
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Dressing For Success... Stop looking like a fool.
HOT! PEOPLEI started my serious business life with some big disadvantages. Being short and skinny due to a gene mutation that has plagued my life meant that I would never present an impressive appearance. Despite that I always dressed conservatively because I believed that it was necessary in the world of...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Managing People, Relationships
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15th Edition of PROVENGLOBALSOURCING
SOURCINGI have sent the link to all who have asked. Like all things Philippino this directory is rather random and requires a lot of patience. Many listings only show a business name with little information about the business. Searching for “manufacturers” you may find medical doctors, retail stores...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Product Development, Importing, Sourcing
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CHINA PLUS ONE STRATEGY
SOURCINGIn a thread which has since been closed @Rivoli wrote: "What every entrepreneur in the US needs to do asap is look at their supply chain and start looking at other options outside China. I have moved my entire supply chain out and it’s actually cheaper, I can help you do this if you need...- Walter Hay
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A fundamental question for any entrepreneur: What do I want from my business?
NOTABLE!I am glad that I never saw the need to go public. I believe that I had the best of both worlds by franchising my business. I was only answerable to my franchisees, but then, I had made all the rules as to how answerable I was. Basically that meant that provided they could continue to make big...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Walter Hay's Business Books
MARKETPLACEYes, that price still applies. The updated version is very significant in the way it deals with the massive changes in international commerce. Walter Readers please note the price for that two book bundle has reverted to $145.- Walter Hay
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- Forum: Fastlane Marketplace
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Walter Hay's Business Books
MARKETPLACEI can't do that because the 4th book is still quite a way off. It is a major project. Walter- Walter Hay
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Walter Hay's Business Books
MARKETPLACEThanks for your interest. I am accumulating information that I want to include in my "How to start and grow a B2B business" book. It is a slow process because there is a huge amount of territory to cover, so I can't see it being completed before the middle of 2021 at the earliest. Once it is...- Walter Hay
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Importing From China Without A Freight Forwarder
SOURCINGRAIL FREIGHT CHINA TO EUROPE For some time now, rail freight across the Asian and European continents has been a viable proposition, but currently there is congestion at the Kazakhstan border, and that will complicate matters for those thinking of making the change. From my observations, I...- Walter Hay
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Importing From China Without A Freight Forwarder
SOURCINGAs I posted above in answer to a question by @mon_fi, the learning process to become a forwarder would involve spending a year on work experience. I could have started up a forwarding business many years ago after 3 1/2 years working for a shipping company that saw me visiting ships in port...- Walter Hay
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Wendy Post #1 The Best Introduction That Ever Was
INTROHello and welcome Wendy. Your introductory post put a smile on my face. If not the best introduction that I have read on the forum, it must be close to the top. I love your sense of humour and I think with that you can go a long way. Walter- Walter Hay
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Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.
GOLD! SOURCINGThank you for your suggestions @Blackman and @Ronak. I greatly appreciate your comments, and reflecting on them I realize that it really is unneccesary work. Walter- Walter Hay
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Importing From China Without A Freight Forwarder
SOURCINGSorry, I got carried away and missed answering your final question. There are some very high priced courses you can study, but in my opinion, nothing beats on the job training. You would need to work in the industry for at least a year before you could get to know the most important aspects of...- Walter Hay
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I need someone to design / edit my brand's logo. Any recommendations?
@fastlanedoll If my memory serves me well, I think you have a copy of my Labels That Exploit book, and If so, have a look at Chapter 6. In case you don't have my book, here's a very important extract from that chapter: "Don’t be bullied by your designer. The designer might know how to...- Walter Hay
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- Forum: General Business Discussion
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Importing From China Without A Freight Forwarder
SOURCINGThe Coronavirus has caused a lot of disruption to worldwide logistics and although China got their internal logistics sorted quickly, there was a backlog of shipping at many ports in other countries. Reasons for that included internal logistics delays in many countries due to lockdowns and many...- Walter Hay
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Importing From China Without A Freight Forwarder
SOURCINGThanks @Stargazer for tagging me. @PetePreneur First, let me say that DIY importing of container shipments can be a nightmare. I would never even contemplate it. There is a lot of misinformation around suggesting that you can handle it yourself, but you only have to see some of the huge...- Walter Hay
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Sharing my lifetime experience in export/import. Product sourcing specialist.
GOLD! SOURCINGI did a brief search of this thread today because I knew that I had previously answered a question that had appeared today in a different thread. (Not one of mine.) In doing so I found a couple of my posts that were obsolete, and consequently now misleading. I deleted them, but it reminded me...- Walter Hay
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