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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    Hmm... I would have thought it'd be more comparable to a hot wife with room temperature IQ.
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    Thanks, yes you're right, although they're certainly not crap... Apple's devices are smooth to use, and the handheld devices are nice just to hold. They're great designers. However, the price-to-value ratio is, well, crap (I agree there). Anyway, I'm glad I made this thread, I've come up with...
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    Have you succeeded at anything since, or was it no that long ago? If I were to be sarcastic, these are actually my thoughts in regards to reading too many books. Ultimately you're going to have to pound phones and do whatever it takes to drum up business. But you may have been serious with...
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    I was a little defensive admittedly, though perhaps not intentionally. I was just being honest. Look, I get what you're saying. Your observations are correct; I need to build up a little wealth so I can pursue my larger goals. In order to "guarantee" that I will manage this, I don't want to...
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    What are your goals? I'd rather not share my long-term or personal goals, but I do have these. What specifically do you want to earn 7 figures for? To pursue my longer-term goals. What they are is somewhat irrelevant to the fairly narrow question I asked originally. What does success look like...
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    I don't have a site yet. My goals? Unsure.. currently looking at various opportunities, but need something that has the potential to reach 7 figures in revenue as soon as humanely possible, so I need to solve a need, and it will likely need to be fairly niche so I can compete (and not on...
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    Ecommerce vs. cold calling

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    Hi, While sales skills can be both written and verbal, I want to build both. However with an ecommerce/online-driven venture, you only really build skills of the written type. Plus I want to be able to drive traffic more aggressively through offline avenues. How can I boost sales for a product...
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    Trading

    Thanks, I've heard of this model before but I'm aware of the large discount retailers, and many manufacturers apparently have established relationships with these sorts of buyers vis-a-vis excess stock. But perhaps there's still an opportunity there... Possibly a larger mark-up potential too...
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    Trading

    Trading is the one of the most basic forms of business around... What do you think of simply wheeling and dealing for startup capital to start a more significant operation? For example you call up manufacturers (domestic or international) and talk about how you can increase their sales. You...
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    Raising Capital for Businesses?

    Thanks guys... a little research tells me I would need a lawyer as this is definitely a regulated business. However I believe if I join a company first and focus on developing one company's financial position for 6-12 months, I wouldn't need to be regulated... or at least I think it would allow...
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    Raising Capital for Businesses?

    Well I have knowledge in the area but not experience. However, if I shoot for established small businesses with adequate collateral and cash flow to secure a reasonable amount of debt, say for CAPEX or perhaps an acquisition of another business, I think it would be more about hustling and...
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    Raising Capital for Businesses?

    Yes you're right, it would basically be IB... I should look into the legalities myself, but I believe you need to be SEC-registered in the US to be a broker which can add to your costs dramatically and slow everything down. I'm based in the UK, so it may be easier. I guess I'm just putting this...
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    Raising Capital for Businesses?

    Hello. What do you think of the idea of raising capital for other businesses? For example, a startup that's growing... they're looking to raise 1m in debt or equity. What if I managed to do this for them, and take 2% off the top as a success fee for example? Everyone needs money, and with some...
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Interesting, thanks a lot for sharing your experiences.
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Thanks guys. I guess it would really just be sales... I agree that "consultants" are generally full of BS. I don't want to be in the business of "advising" but rather getting real results. I just thought marketing myself as a consultant would evoke a broader appeal, as if I'm providing a fuller...
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Thanks Nicole. I already know about your thread though, I'm talking business consultancy in the more traditional sense. But thanks anyway and keep it up!
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    Sales/Consulting

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    I was hoping to hear from people who have got into this themselves... I thought I might be able to hear about how some people got into it, what kind of services they offered, what kinds of firms they targeted... not that I would do exactly the same thing, but I was just interested in other...
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Any other thoughts on this? I was thinking about this more for raising startup capital.
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Well I mean employing real simple systems that old-fashioned businesses don't have, like referral systems, reactivating old clients, etc.
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    Sales/Consulting

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    Oops! I meant to say performance basis rather than consulting basis in the OP, but my second paragraph would have given you this impression anyway. My answer to your post is no. If you make someone $100k and take $20k, both sides are going to be happy. Make sense?

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