Mini-grocery stores often specialize in selling certain food items. Jupiterimages/Brand X Pictures/Getty Images When people are looking for specialty foods or ingredients that can t be found at the corner store or neighborhood supermarket, they typically head to small grocers, also called mini-grocery stores. Such retail establishments sell food and items that…
Health insurance is expensive, complicated, and sensitive-a lot can go wrong. But is a must if you re looking to grow. It can help, improve productivity by, and might even save you some money with . (Not to mention, if you have 50 or more full-time employees, you legally have to offer health insurance. Perhaps this could change next year, but for now, let s assume…
Introduction Fosse Commercial Contractors LLC is a small construction company formed from the merger of Fosse Painting & General Construction and West General Contractors. The company has successfully operated in the Houston area for the past ten years working on both small and large scale construction, repair, and alteration projects focusing on residential…
If you ve decided to start a small farm business raising chickens for meat, you re probably wondering where to begin. Sure, get some chicks, raise them to slaughtering size, process them or get them processed, and sell them, right? Sounds easy. But organizing your chicken broiler business takes some work. Follow these steps and you ll be off and running - and…
Fresin Fries is a locally owned fast food outlet that will be positioned as an international franchise through our creative approach to the company s image and detail presentation. Fresin Fries will provide a combination of excellent food at value pricing, with fun packaging and atmosphere. Fresin Fries is the answer to an increasing demand for snack-type fast…
Sarrica s Market is a new business located in downtown Moab, Utah. The store is an upscale international grocery and delicatessen with a distinct menu that includes authentic, hard to find ingredients from around the country and the world. The facility will include a sixteen person capacity eating area, deli/kitchen with counter and check out area, grocery/gift…
If your first thought when hearing the words business plan is yuck , then you re not alone. For most people, the thought of writing a business plan brings up painful memories of past homework assignments and many online store owners view them as something only real world businesses and Silicon Valley startups need. And lets face it, there s all that fun…
Introduction MillenniumMart is the convenience store of the 21st Century future, fulfilling a need that will continue to exist into the future - the need for speed. MillenniumMart will be the first fully automated, 24 hour convenience store that is more like an enormous dispensing machine than the traditional store. The company expects to capture market share…
Small business owners have many critical priorities, such as growing their business, making a profit, managing taxes, and attracting and rewarding valuable employees. A small business retirement plan may help them achieve these objectives. Most small business plans are easy to start up, inexpensive to run, and simple to manage. What is a small business retirement…
Trend Setters is a full-service beauty salon dedicated to consistently providing high customer satisfaction by rendering excellent service, quality products, and furnishing an enjoyable atmosphere at an acceptable price/value relationship. We will also maintain a friendly, fair, and creative work environment, which respects diversity, ideas, and hard work. Our…
Mixed Greens Salad Gardens (MGSG) is an exciting new company that meets an unsatiated need for quality salad greens. The close proximity to Eugene ensures a steady flow of customers. MGSG is a start-up grower and distributor of exotic salad greens for restaurants and individual consumers. MGSG is located in Blue River, Oregon and serves the southern Willamette…
Low Costs An Event Planner can work from almost anywhere if you have a laptop, internet and mobile phone. Most important are your personality and event management skills. Starting out by working from home keeps costs lower as renting office space can be a huge outgoing for a fledgling business and you may not wish to be tied into a long term rent contract from…
Under the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare ), businesses with fewer than 50 full-time-equivalent employees aren t required to provide health insurance to their employees and won t face tax penalties for not doing so. But that doesn t mean small businesses should not, or will not, provide health insurance for employees. In fact, there are a number…
Small business owners invest a tremendous amount of time, money and resources to make their ventures successful, yet, many owners fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. According to the Institute for Business and Home Safety, an estimated 25 percent of businesses do not reopen following a major disaster. You can protect your business by identifying…
GET MY CONCEPTDRAW SOFTWARE Each office is a unique space, thats why design of office premises has a lot of specifics based on the type of premise and kind of activity of the company which will be placed at this office. Different office concepts and features of office designs are also taken into consideration by designers and architects when office layout plans…
You still have time to significantly reduce your 2016 business income tax bill. Here’s a digest of the best year-end tax-saving moves to consider. Buy a heavy SUV, pickup or van Big SUVs, pickups, and vans are useful for hauling people and stuff around in your business, and they also offer major federal income tax advantages. Thanks to the Section 179 instant…
Verizon Wireless M2M technology automates processes and streamlines workflow by enabling machines to communicate with each other. Now you can stay focused on managing growth and gain greater visibility into your business—so you know what s happening and where. Once deployed, M2M solutions can help you: Increase profitability. Launch new products and services…
Schwab offers plans for businesses of any size. Use the information here to begin narrowing your options, or simply give us a call for help choosing the right plan for your business, whether your company employs one or many. Who it’s for: Owner-only businesses with no employees Key features: All the benefits of a traditional 401(k) High contribution limits Easy…
We have to level the playing field for America’s small businesses. When my dad ran his small printing business—he printed drapery fabrics in Chicago—it put food on the table; it gave us a good, solid, middle-class home and lifestyle. And I don’t think it’s old-fashioned to say that’s what I want for every family that wants to work for that here in our country…
If you are a sole proprietor or small business owner with only a few employees, you may be missing out on a great opportunity to achieve two important goals: mitigating your income tax liability and increasing your retirement savings. Most business owners have already established a retirement savings plan for their company. Typically, this is done through a defined…
With a financial plan, cash flow is easier to manage. Making a financial plan image by Allen Stoner from Fotolia.com A financial plan is a forecast of future performance for a business, usually prepared using spreadsheet software. Small businesses can benefit greatly from taking the time to do a financial plan at least annually. The plan helps a small business…
If you are thinking about starting a small business, you most likely already know what a business plan is and have heard that you need one. But do you truly understand the purpose of a business plan? Does it really matter if you have one for your small business? And how can you create a small business plan that is actually useful? The introduction and tips below…
Spending under half an hour a day managing social media may sound like a tall order, especially considering that an average user spends approximately two hours per day on social. But if you’re in charge of multiple marketing activities for your company, you may not have that much time on your hands to dedicate to social. Let’s say you’ve only got a measly 18…
Apparently Republican lawmakers have invented a time machine, which is better known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA). This insidious device may soon be taking the entire country on a trip back to the past because it would leave almost one-fifth of Americans without health insurance, a rate not seen since the before the Affordable Care Act (ACA). This reckless…
