Download or read book How to Start Your Own Bounce House Business U S A written by Graeme Renwall and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-08 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide created by someone with over 15 years in the business which is still going strong. I decided to write a book on something I actually knew about to help other people avoid the same mistakes I made in the beginning. Not only will this save you a lot of time but it will also save you a lot of money. It's indeed rare to find any help manuals out there where someone is still actually "walking the talk." Well this is one of them! This publication covers everything you need to know about starting your own bounce house hire business including all the necessary forms I use, ready for you to adapt to your own business. See the Table Of Contents below ..... INTRODUCTION: BRAINSTORMING: MARKETING: THE PHONE CALL (FEEDBACK OVER THE YEARS): SELF PROMOTION: THE WORLD WIDE WEB: CHOOSING A NAME: CHOOSING A DELIVERY VEHICLE: STORAGE: SPACE REQUIRED: OUTDOORS: INDOORS: OVERNIGHT DROPS: THE WEATHER: MOULD: SUPERVISION AND COLLECTIONS: STAFF: WHAT TO BUY WHEN STARTING: SECOND-HAND MARKET: HEALTH AND SAFETY: ACCOUNTS: THE YOUNGER AGE GROUP MARKET: ADULT MARKET: THE COMPETITION PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE: DIVERSIFICATIOIN: BUILDING A LOCAL BUSINESS: HOW TO CLEAN YOUR BOUNCE HOUSE: HOW TO ERECT A BOUNCE HOUSE: HOW TO PACK AWAY YOUR BOUNCE HOUSE: HOW TO CARRY OUT MINOR REPAIRS: USING THE RIGHT THREAD TO SEW: RECAP OF SAFETY POINTS: HIRING PROCEDURES: DEPOSITS: CREDIT CARDS: PAPERWORK ON DELIVERY: SUMMARY: FORMS TO USE: ORDER FORM FRONT OF APPENDIX 1 BACK OF APPENDIX 1 FRONT OF APPENDIX 2 BACK OF APPENDIX 2 FRONT OF APPENDIX 3 BACK OF APPENDIX 3 FRONT OF APPENDIX 4 BACK OF APPENDIX 4 ITINERARY THE TOOLBOX: THE WEB: PROCEDURE FOR TAKING AN ORDER: THE JUGGLING ACT: WHEN TO ADD MORE INFLATABLES: JOINING ORGANIZATIIONS: WHAT YOU NEED TO START: QUESTIONS TO ASK THE MANUFACTURER BEFORE BUYING: CLEANING PRODUCTS: BOLT-ON RENTAL EQUIPMENT: CHECKING THE NAME OF YOUR BUSINESS INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: MANUFACTURERS OF INFLATABLES: AFTERWORD Plus a host of other tips, in fact everything to get you started quickly, easily and cost effectively in what I consider to be the best little business in the world, but then I would say that, wouldn't I? Graeme Renwall

Download or read book Party Rental Business Playbook written by J. H. Dies and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-12-09 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to give you everything you need to start and run a party rental business that can even be home based. We teach you how to select and buy units for the best price, and include all of the forms, spreadsheets, tools, and even insurance contacts you need to run a successful party rental business. Additionally, editable copies of spreadsheets, contracts, and forms are available through the publisher using information contained in Party Rental Business Playbook

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Download or read book How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead written by Ralph Stayer and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2009-09-10 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are your employees like a synchronized "V" of geese in flight-sharing goals and taking turns leading? Or are they more like a herd of buffalo-blindly following you and standing around awaiting instructions? If they're like buffalo, their passivity and lack of initiative could doom your company. In How I Learned to Let My Workers Lead, you'll discover how to transform buffalo into geese-by reshaping organizational systems and redefining employees' expectations about what it takes to succeed. Since 1922, Harvard Business Review has been a leading source of breakthrough ideas in management practice. The Harvard Business Review Classics series now offers you the opportunity to make these seminal pieces a part of your permanent management library. Each highly readable volume contains a groundbreaking idea that continues to shape best practices and inspire countless managers around the world.

Download or read book Start Your Own Mail Order Business written by Entrepreneur Press and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2008-05-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Complete Package for Success—Signed, Sealed and Delivered! Busy families no longer need to take the time to run to the mall and shop for the perfect item. They simply click their mouse and have their treasures delivered from any corner of the country right to their doorstep. Shopping has never been so convenient and the opportunity for starting and running a successful mail order business has never been so great! If you want to work from home, running a lucrative business that costs little to start and requires no specialized skills, mail order may be for you. Working from a kitchen table, you can take orders, process payments and dispatch shipments picked up by a parcel service from a remote warehouse run by yet another vendor. This exclusive guide to mail order takes you step by step covering every aspect of startup and operations, including hard-won advice and helpful hints from successful mail order entrepreneurs. Learn how to: • Stay on top of market and industry trends • Choose products that sell • Set your pricing and other policies • Fulfill orders • Build an internet presence • Create a winning catalog or brochure • Choose a high-response mailing list • Use the best resources and tools in the industry With the boom in online shopping, mail order businesses are more profitable than ever, and Entrepreneur gives you everything you need to get started. Don’t wait! Start your mail order business today!

Download or read book Start Your Own Online Education Business written by Entrepreneur Press and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online education is experiencing a huge growth spurt. The number of students taking online classes increased 24 percent in the past year—and this growth is only expected to continue. Don’t let this lucrative opportunity pass you by. Take your teaching global by offering courses online. Learn everything you need to know to set up a successful online education business: • Find financing, write a business plan, choose a business structure and learn other business basics • Develop exciting courses in the four most popular areas—IT, health care, education and business—as well as niche markets • Promote your business and attract students through online newsletters, search engine optimization and other innovative techniques • Design a user-friendly website and provide high-quality tech support • Train instructors in this new education medium, or teach courses yourself • And more! Real-life stories from successful entrepreneurs show you exactly what you need to do to set up and run a profitable business. Now’s the perfect time to get started with an online education business—and with this book, you’re well on your way to success.

Download or read book Start Your Own eBay Business written by Christopher Matthew Spencer and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sold! To the Highest Bidder! eBay has changed the way the world shops. Here’s your chance to get in on this retail phenomenon—it’s simple and inexpensive to get started. All you need is a product (or service) people want and internet access, and you’re well on your way to reaching eBay’s millions of customers. Newly revised and updated with the latest eBay tools and features, this book puts you on the fast track to your own eBay business. You’ll learn: Tips for attracting interested customers and high bids How to spot trends and discover the next hot items Insider secrets from successful eBay entrepreneurs

Download or read book Start Your Own Business on eBay written by Entrepreneur Press and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2007-07-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: eBay has changed the way the world shops. Here’s your chance to get in on this retail phenomenon—it’s simple and inexpensive to get started. All you need is a computer and a product (or service) people want, and you’re well on your way to reaching eBay’s hundreds of millions of customers. You can sell almost anything on eBay, from the familiar to the exotic. And you can do it any time of the day or night, making this a great business to start part time. Newly revised and updated with the latest eBay tools and features, this book puts you on the fast track to your own eBay business. You’ll learn: • Hot tips for attracting interested customers and high bids • The latest online marketing strategies • The most profitable items to sell online • How to spot trends and discover the next hot items • Insider secrets from successful eBay entrepreneurs • The vital keys to eBay success • How to use eBay’s ProStores, Trading Assistants, Trading Posts and more to put you a step ahead of your competition More than 750,000 people make a living on eBay. Use this step-by-step guide, and you could become the next eBay PowerSeller!

Download or read book Making Business Child s Play written by Adam Margolin and published by eBookIt.com. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Making Business Child's Play demonstrates the importance of mastering the skills and techniques we possessed as children and exhibit as parents. By identifying the parallels between what goes on at home and at work, it demonstrates how we can transfer behaviours to be more successful within a business environment. Making Business Child's Play is for people looking for practical, action oriented ideas about business behaviours in an accessible entertaining style. It is written to be read in less than two hours, ideal for your next train journey or flight. It is not written as a textbook but provides lots of insights, hints and tips across a wide variety of topics through a very personal series of stories and analogies about the author and his two young children. The book is for all types of people across all types of industries but is perfect for aspiring managers with young children working in an office environment. So, if you are interested in a book which takes a fresh innovative look at common subjects then this book is for you. Once you have finished reading, you will have discovered an array of practical tips and techniques giving you a changed and enriched perspective as a manager and/or a parent.

Download or read book The Girl s Guide to Starting Your Own Business written by Caitlin Friedman and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-12-28 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addressing the unique challenges of being self-employed businesswomen, this guide offers advice on everything from writing a business plan and securing funding to hiring--and firing--employees.

Download or read book How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path written by Ron Elsdon and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable resource for general readers at any career stage, this book explains why, when, and how to engage in a fulfilling, nontraditional career path that is both inspiring and practical. The paradigm of the successful career has shifted. No longer is working for a single company or even within a single career field throughout one's lifetime the norm. Today, many people are considering nontraditional paths to achieving success. How to Build a Nontraditional Career Path: Embracing Economic Disruption explains what such a career path looks like and details the benefits and challenges of pursuing this option. Author Ron Elsdon identifies the types of individuals who will likely find nontraditional careers attractive and examines critical strategic issues, thereby enabling the reader to assess whether and how such a path might fit their personality, life goals, and career objectives. The information presented will benefit those considering "something different" at their entry to the workforce, individuals in middle or later career stages re-assessing their direction, people re-engaging with a career at an encore stage, or those whose previous career paths have been disrupted by an external event such as job loss.

Download or read book Jump Start Your Business Brain written by Doug Hall and published by Clerisy Press. This book was released on 2010-02-11 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Doug Hall shares data-proven methods that can make sales, marketing, and business development measurably more effective.

Download or read book Start Your Own Import Export Business written by Entrepreneur Press and published by Entrepreneur Press. This book was released on 2003-04-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This indispensable guide for succeeding in international trade is packed with valuable insights and practical advice for tapping into the lucrative global market.

Download or read book Rethinking School How to Take Charge of Your Child s Education written by Susan Wise Bauer and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2018-01-09 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If you read only one book on educating children, this should be the book.… With a warm, informative voice, Bauer gives you the knowledge that will help you flex the educational model to meet the needs of your child.” —San Francisco Book Review Our K–12 school system isn’t a good fit for all—or even most—students. It prioritizes a single way of understanding the world over all others, pushes children into a rigid set of grades with little regard for individual maturity, and slaps “disability” labels on differences in learning style. Caught in this system, far too many young learners end up discouraged. This informed, compassionate, and practical guidebook will show you how to take control of your child’s K–12 experience and negotiate the school system in a way that nurtures your child’s mind, emotions, and spirit. Understand why we have twelve grades, and why we match them to ages. Evaluate your child’s maturity, and determine how to use that knowledge to your advantage. Find out what subject areas we study in school, why they exist—and how to tinker with them. Discover what learning disabilities and intellectual giftedness are, how they can overlap, how to recognize them, and how those labels can help (or hinder) you. Work effectively with your child’s teachers, tutors, and coaches. Learn to teach important subjects yourself. Challenge accepted ideas about homework and standardized testing. Help your child develop a vision for the future. Reclaim your families’ priorities (including time for eating together, playing, imagining, traveling, and, yes, sleeping!). Plan for college—or apprenticeships. Consider out-of-the-box alternatives.

Download or read book Jump Start Your Merchandising Career written by Judith Adkins-Spears and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 411 For the Aspiring Merchandiser Make more money, be your own boss, and control your destiny. It covers all the basics of merchandising such as: what merchandisers do, the requirements for the beginning merchandiser, merchandising paperwork, client relations, customer service, even how to dress for success, and much more. You will refer to this guide again and again. You will discover: �� The sure fi re way to get merchandising jobs. �� How to acquire contacts in your chosen career. �� Everything needed to gain experience as a merchandiser. �� How to make resets easy. �� How to take care of your new business. From the tools needed to do the job right, to tips on job safety and a comprehensive glossary about Merchandising, you will fi nd all the resources necessary to build and grow your new Business in “Jump Start Your Merchandising Career”. Judith has compiled her extensive knowledge in one easy reference book that you will fi nd yourself taking with you on every job! I highly recommend this indispensable tool for a successful career in Merchandising! Servanne Edlund – Professional Mystery Shopper and Merchandiser I fi nd this book “Jump-Start Your Merchandising Career” to be a terrifi c self-help book for the aspiring merchandiser. Good solid advice from someone who knows the ins and outs of the job. Amber Jessamine – Auditor and Customer Service Analyst If you ever thought about merchandising, you defi nitely need to read “Jump-Start Your Merchandising Career” by Judith Adkins-Spears. This book will show you exactly what you should expect and what is expected of you! Every page offers something of value to the reader. It is a most comprehensive must read handbook that goes beyond the usual “how-to” and is fi lled with easy-to-follow instructions and valuable tips. I defi nitely recommend purchasing this book if you want to be successful in your new career. Sibylle Kline – MSPA Gold Certifi ed Mystery Shopper and Merchandiser, Many Years This book is written in terms that everyone can understand. Judith’s love for teaching truly comes through in every part of this book, offering clear and concise directions for starting and maintaining a successful merchandising career. If you have ever thought about merchandising as a career or part time job, this book is for you. PamInCa, author of The Essential Guide to Mystery Shopping Judith Adkins-Spears, the author of this book, has been a successful merchandiser and mystery shopper for many years. She has the Silver and Gold MSPA certifications, Undercover Video Specialist certification. Having been a teacher she fi nds her reward in encouraging others and contributing to their success. The material in this book will enable you to gain success in the fi eld of merchandising.

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