Thursday, August 13, 2009

Make Concrete Blocks For Profits - A Business With A Great Foundation

Making concrete blocks is a profitable business. They are in constant demand almost everywhere. They are a commodity which is used for building all over North America and nearly everywhere in the world. When you manufacture concrete blocks you are not making widgets which may be in demand today but not next year. They are a fundamental component for all kinds of building from a huge warehouse to a garage or barbecue in the backyard. As long as people are building small or large projects the demand will never die.

For anyone who wants to get into a really solid business,with low start up costs,the concrete block making business is almost ideal. It is quite possible to start in your garage or back yard,using home made molds,to turn out one hundred or more blocks per day. If you don't mind a good days work one person can do this. You make the molds yourself from plywood and sheet metal and any handyman can do this in a home workshop. You can start part time,working evenings or weekends,and soon build a very profitable business. You need only a supply of cement,gravel,sand,water and your molds.The cost is low and the profit potential is high.

Working from home your overhead cost is low whilst larger makers have to pay for business premises and staff. If local builders have to buy from distant sources,the cost of transportation to bring concrete blocks to a building site is high,since they are very heavy. You have no transportation costs and can supply local buyers at a very good price. You can make yourself a handsome profit. Of course with one person working alone,using hand molds, your production is limited by the time and effort involved.

You will reach the point where you can no longer fill the demand with part time work. You will be ready to go full time in this very lucrative business. You may also want to acquire a concrete block making machine,which can turn out hundreds of blocks in a day. You may need help at this point and you must have enough space to store the blocks for drying. The blocks must be dried well for delivery to your buyers. Concrete block making machines are expensive. You may feel confident enough at this point to borrow several thousand dollars to buy your machine. However if you don't want to invest all that money there is another way. You can build a machine yourself.

Build a machine yourself? Well it is not as hard as it might seem at first. There are plans available that will enable anyone to build a concrete block making machine. The components are used automobile parts and some sheet metal. It is necessary to do some welding. If you are not skilled at this your local welding shop will do it for you. Instead of spending thousands of dollars on a factory made machine you can,for a few hundred dollars,make a machine which will perform as well as any of them. Presto you are ready to turn out concrete blocks in high volume.You can now supply any building project,large or small,at a really competitive price.

The concrete block making business is almost a no brainer. The demand is strong everywhere. By taking the route I have discussed you can't fail. You can work at your job till you are ready to go full time when the demand for your product requires you to.

Has this got you interested in the business of making concrete blocks? If you would like more information about plans and instructions go to http://www.concreteblockmaker.com

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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Vending Locations Services

Are you considering embarking into the vending business? If you are like many people the prospect of owning your own business can be very exciting! After all it is essentially a cash business that can provide you with a pretty good living once you get the business up and running properly.

One of the biggest aspects of this business that people sometimes find overwhelming is the thought of how they are going to find new locations to build their vending operation. Are there vending locations services that can help you? Sure there are!

These are people and companies that provide a service where they help find you locations to place your vending machines. They do all the leg work for you and find companies in your community that are in need of vending machine services.

Here is where you have to be careful though! Just like any other business there are expenses that you will incur. It is your job to decide if this kind of service is one of them. Initially you may get excited at the thought that someone else will be helping you find the locations. This does sound great! But at the end of the day it is your hard earned money that is being spent and you have determine if the expense is a viable one.

Vending Locations Services could cost you anywhere from $300 all the way up to $800 per location that they find you. So it is not cheap! Plus you have to factor in the cost of the vending machine that you are going to place there. As paying off your investment should be priority in any business this is no different.

My advice would be to take things slowly if you wish to proceed with using a locating service. Start out to see if they provide a good service and more importantly to find out if the locations that they are providing are helping you with your business.

Are you turning a profit at your location? Are there good sales running through your machines? These are things to consider and think about. If you are going to continue doing business with one of these companies you want to find some good locations that are making you money. Ideally you want to be recouping your investment from your vending machines in a reasonable time frame.

So what is stopping you from finding some locations yourself? Your marketing plan should consist of some effort on your part to finding locations for your business. Unless you have money to burn, using a locating service should be one aspect of your business building plan.

There are other avenues to finding new locations for you business. What about some advertising campaigns in your community, telephone books, post cards, business cards, business directories, making a website?

Learning your business is essential and building it takes time. Implementing a number of strategies into your marketing and business building plan will help you the most in the long run. Just be careful when starting out! The idea of having a vending locations services company do all the leg work for you does sound appealing but in the long run could end up costing you a lot of money.

Chris Robertson has been a successful vending operator for over 9 years. Living in Ontario Canada he provides beverage, snack, food and coffee vending services to various businesses in the GTA.He can be found at http://www.toronto-vending-services.com He has also written a vending e book which giving precision detail about how to start and operate a vending business. http://www.myvendingsecret.com

Also be sure to take a look at Chris's vending information website http://www.your-vending-resource.com/vendingbusiness.html to get all the latest details and information about vending and Chris's Free Vending Report!

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