I BELIEVE THAT THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS CONCEPTS COULD HAVE GREAT POTENTIAL:
All of the following business ventures are described in general terms, because except for certain areas of high tech, the basic concept/premise for any 'new idea' in any realm of human endeavor, can be explained fully enough IN ONE SINGLE PARAGRAPH so that anyone expert in that area(and more times than not, someone of even just average intelligence)will IMMEDIATELY have that EUREKA, AH-HAH MOMENT and fully understand exactly what it is that you have in mind(and possibly even be mad at themselves for not having thought of it long ago). In other words, if you provide the right person with nothing more than an ever so slight description of just the basic concept/premise of whatever it is that you have in mind, they now know EVERYTHING necessary to make it just as SUCCESSFUL as if they knew everything about it as you do--and consequently, they really don't need you anymore if they decide to go it alone!!:
1)the proper utilization of the basic concept/premise upon which the miscellaneous
area of 'surety bonds' is based could revolutionize/be a game changer in certain
areas of advertising/marketing.
2)the concept/premise of having a lot of people do something simply for the chance to get some inexpensive 'incentive' &/or to win a substantial amount of cash(but nowhere near the total amount that it would cost to pay them even a small wage)has a lot of potential in many areas.
3)the PROPER WAY to sell things for others on ebay type websites.
4)there could be a big opportunity for someone if they could find out if there was
some reason why college baseball(which is just as big a sport in the 'pro' sector as
are football and basketball)isn't as big a 'national' sport as college football and basketball
are(it is virtually non-existent) and thus might be made into a big/lucrative
business like college football and basketball are.
5)with the proper design the exterior of a single model car can quickly and easily be
converted to the look of any number of different models/coler schemes.
6)opportunity exists in the area of making vehicles 'moving billboards'.
7)there are many opportunities in the public storage sector including increasing the size of existing facilities and establishing others in inexpensive vacant buildings.
8)a company that 'designs' and offers a variety of innovative 'contests' to
companies/organizations that might want them for advertising purposes.
9)there are many innovative ways of profitably improving the health care system in
this country, not the least of which is opening up the field to a much larger number of
people by increasing the number of those specialized 'procedures' which don't require
several years of unnecessary/never going to be used high priced education in
order to be accomplished in an equelly competent manner.
10)the basic concept/premise behind the design of the lego building blocks has the
potential to be used for much larger projects around the home(and possibly even
larger projects than this)such as decks/patios/fences/walkways/steps/sheds.
11)a national 'marketing' service of sorts that will provide the power and prestige of
national size contests and prizes to rural/small/local radio and TV stations in an effort
to help them increase their market share of listeners/viewers.
12)there is a 'venture' out there that is being worked on seperately by several different
'entities' that, when perfected, has the potential to 'change the world'. unfortunately, none
of the various technologies presently being researched can alone-even if perfected-satisfy the necessary requirments/meet the minimum specifications necessary to be certified
'acceptable'-- however, if perfected and properly merged/integrated together they have the
real possibility to be successful.
13)an oppportunity of renting/leasing/buying at discounted prices large 'blocks' of any
number of of possible 'commodities' in only those areas of endeavor where once you have gained access to them you will have complete autonomy with respect to acting as a 'business within a business' when it comes to the 'marketing' and rerenting/leasing/selling of the 'commodity' in question--this basic concept will work equelly well in both the 'brick & mortar' world and the internet world.
14)a big opportunity exists in the area of of providing properly designed/'programed'
simulators(an industry still in it's infancy)in those industries who would
greatly benefit from them.
15)a big opportunity exists in a whole new industry of providing properly designed
'self-ordering' equipment systems to the fast food industry.
16)there are several industries out there who could accomodate a sizeable and willing
workforce who, for whatever reason, don't like the 9 to 5 work structure, and
for certain concessions made in that structure will work for less money and/or
benefits than the 'going rate'.
CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR WEBSITES:
17)a website where the public can go and in one place get independent evaluation
as well as users opinions/comments on EVERYTHING that is advertised in the
'media' for sale by 'independent' entities.
18)a website(fee or ad based?)where people
can advertise their existing website as well as promote new ones
19)a website(fee or ad based?)for those who
write movie scripts or compose songs where their material will be critiqued by
those prominent in those industries and if approved they will be payed in some
reasonable manner.
20)several possibilities in the proper 'linking' of content from all other appropriate websites.
CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration
should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly
make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure
rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the
winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of
their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commertial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
25)a TV show where people send in a 5 minute segment of themselves saying anything
that they want to talk about.
26)I believe that there is a big market out there for a 'talk radio' type of
program(possibly even a 24 hour format) where(possibly fee based?)people can
have 5 uninterupted minutes to say whatever it is that they have to say--I have
several ideas for variations on this premise.
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27)there is a lot of potential in the definitive research and proper implementation of the necessary 'programs' in several 'less traveled venues' in both mainstream and lesser realized sectors of the 'financial markets'.
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ALTHOUGH I DON'T PERSONALLY POSSESS ANY OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TRAITS, PERSONALITY OR EXPERTISE TO BE IN CHARGE OF BUILDING A 'START UP' VENTURE INTO A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE, I CONTEND THAT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES', YOU COULDN'T FIND A BETTER PERSON TO BE IN AN ADVISER/'CONSULTANT' ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF ANY 'START UP' WHOSE POTENTIAL I LIKE:
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THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that 'SOME OF THE GREATEST COACHES WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'.
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they have now.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
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Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store business is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another, because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE LEGIONS OF GREEDY/EMPTY-HEADED/CRY-BABY/SELF-CENTERED BUFFOONS that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 30-50 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of our new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent that, either were ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not any money can eventually be made on it!!!
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If you 'Google up' the top 100 most expensive Venture Capital backed 'start ups' THAT ENDED UP FAILING, NONE OF THEM HAD MORE THAN 5 OUT OF THE TEN 'MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS' ON MY LIST OF 'FACTORS' THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN SOME POSITIVE MANNER IN THEIR 'BUSINESS MODEL', BEFORE A 'START UP' IS TO CONSIDERED FOR INVESTMENT!!!!!
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If you will just read the premise of the above referenced 'start ups', it is almost impossible to believe THAT SOMEBODY WOULD ACTUALLY INVEST so many millions of dollars in 'start up' ventures with such 'weak business models'!!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars (maybe even less), by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
http://discounstores.weebly.com
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I am posting this notice about my roommate who has been trying all his life(so far unsuccessfully)to get someone to take him serious about the various 'ideas' he has for inventions and other business type 'concepts. Due to a lifelong 'deficet disorder' type malady that has denied him of a few 'qualities/attributes that an 'entrepreneur' should really have(he is a 'loner' and has virtually no 'verbal communication skills' at all) if they are to have any reasonable chance of becoming successful, he just hasn't been able to get anybody to take him serious!!!
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He is going to start a 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign soon(see it on the 'homepage' of his website which is at: http://discounstores.weebly.com), which he has told me(and anyone else that will listen) the following about, AND WHICH, I BELIEVE, REALLY SAYS IT ALL:
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I have made some rather 'radical' contentions in my lifetime about a lot of different things in several different sectors of our society, which if proven true have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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BECAUSE EVERY 'IDEA' THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life ABOUT ANYTHING/EVERYTHING ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which are listed below and on my website (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades), it is only necessary to determine the worth of ONE of them in order to determine the potential worth of them all!!! It is for this reason that I am staking EVERYTHING on the success of the following business venture that I plan to 'CROWD FUND' in the near future, as described on my website.
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I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON THIS VENTURE UNLESS OR UNTIL someone provides me with some DEFINITIVE reasons why it is no good &/or WHY IT WON'T WORK OR BE SUCCESSFUL. IF ANYONE WOULD CARE TO RUN/'MANAGE' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I will give you 10% of whatever amount of money is raised(could realistically be several thousand dollars), and if the campaign is successful in raising the full amount, I WILL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE EQUITY IN THE VENTURE ITSELF(which could be several million)!!!!
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Dear Mr. :
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I realize from your LinkedIn 'profile' that giving advice is not part of your 'job description', but if there is any insight that you could possibly give this AGING VETERAN that would help me before my sojourn in this life comes to an end, I would be eternally grateful to you.
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Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES', OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, what might be a better course of action (other than giving up, which is not an option, UNLESS I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER OTHER THAN WHAT I AM SUGGESTING BELOW?
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In this email and on my website I MAKE SOME RATHER 'RADICAL' CONTENTIONS about a lot of different things in several different sectors of society, which, IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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Because every IDEA that I have ever had, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life ABOUT ANYTHING/EVERYTHING ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which are listed below and on my website (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades-and some of which I updated for modern usage/understanding)it is only necessary to determine the worth of ONE OF MY IDEAS in order to determine the potential worth of them all!!!
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In other words, I am staking the value/worth/validity of every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING/EVERYTHING, on the success of the following business venture that I am 'CROWD FUNDING', as described at the link below.
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following CF campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TO, &/OR IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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YOU CAN SEE A DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE(AS WELL AS SOME OF MY OTHER BUSINESS RELATED 'IDEAS') AT THIS LINK : http://discounstores.weebly.com
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following CF campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TO, &/OR IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO..
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
Dear Sir:
From one member of 'The Family Of Man' to another, I realize that giving out advice is not part of your 'job description', but at the age of 73 I am 'DESPERATE' for (and would be eternally grateful for as well) any advice/help/insight that you could possibly give this AGING VETERAN before my sojourn in this life comes to an end, with regard to the following lifelong 'dilemma' that I am trying to DEFINITIVELY come to terms with once and for all, as described below.
Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL (other than giving up, which is not an option, UNLESS I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER 'RADICAL CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society, WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about anything/everything, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades--a few of which are listed below and the rest on the 'homepage' of my website), IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS(such as the one described below) in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below, in which, IF IT BECOMES FULLY FUNDED, I AM STAKING EVERYTHING that I have spent my entire life 'championing', on the success or failure of a single business idea, which I am going to let 'represent' the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', entrepreneurial capabilities, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD:
1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
Thank you very much for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
If you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me based on the business venture described below, I WILL GIVE YOU 10% of the amount of the money that is raised (it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities), AS I HAVE TRIED TO 'MANAGE' THIS CAMPAIGN 4 times myself AND DIDN'T RAISE A SINGLE PENNY!!!!!. Email me if you’re interested. Thank you.
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
cureforusa
A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THE REST OF THE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS VENTURE CAN BE SEEN ON MY WEBSITE AT:
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Discount Convenience Stores
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER INCREDIBLE/ASTONISHING CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society, WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about anything/everything, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades--a few of which are listed above and the rest on the 'homepage' of my website), IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS(such as the one described below) in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below, which is for a BRICK-AND-MORTAR 'start up' venture in the retail sector--one that the 'establishment' investor/VC people don't like, mainly because there is no way to keep competitors out, and the profit margins are 'too thin' to waste time on. IF I CAN MAKE A SUCCESS OF A 'START UP' that the 'experts' in the industry say is no good, USING TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which go against the 'status quo', it may finally, after over half a century, get somebody to take me and my 'CONTENTIONS' seriously--IN OTHER WORDS, if a 73 year old man who has been considered a 'loser' his entire life is all of a sudden able to create what looks like it may well become a multi-billion dollar a year company(making him one of, if not the oldest person, to ever start with nothing at that age and accomplish this 'feat')with the credit for doing so being a result of employing certain TIMELESS & ETERNAL Truths, Values and Principles (NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS UTILIZING 'THE WISDOM OF THE CROWDS'), then there just might be something to them!!
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IF THIS CF 'CAMPAIGN' BECOMES FULLY FUNDED, I AM STAKING EVERYTHING that I have spent my entire life 'championing', on the success or failure of this one single business idea, which I am going to let 'represent' the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', entrepreneurial capabilities, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD:
1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
Thank you very much for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
If you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me based on the business venture described below, I WILL GIVE YOU 10% of the amount of the money that is raised (it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities), AS I HAVE TRIED TO 'MANAGE' THIS CAMPAIGN 4 times myself AND DIDN'T RAISE A SINGLE PENNY!!!!!. Email me if you’re interested. Thank you.
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FIRST OF ALL, HERE IS A RECENT POST THAT I PUT ON LinkedIn in an effort TO TRY AND GET 'PARTNERS' FOR THIS VENTURE:
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Are there anymore TRUE 'Brick & Mortar' entrepreneurs left out there like a Ray Kroc or a Howard Shultz-the men behind the success of McDonalds & Starbucks. If you want to know what a really TRUE 'Brick &
Mortar' entrepreneur is then read the first 100 pages of the following books about these men and the companies they made famous: 'Pour Your Heart Into It' & 'McDonalds: Behind The Golden Arches'.
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If, after reading the first 100 pages of each of these books, you feel that you might have what it takes to be a TRUE entrepreneur, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF STARTING A BUSINESS FROM THE 'IDEA' STAGE TO GLOBAL DOMINENCE, then look below and see a description of the venture that will take us to those heights!
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I am 72 years old and I am ready, willing and able to work 18 hours a day(and eat, sleep and dream about it the other 6 hours each day) to make this venture a succes--if there are any of you 'young bucks' out there that think that you can keep up with this old man and like the sound of this venture AND ARE WILLING to endure all of the negativity that will come from all of the 'naysayers' out there that will tell you that 'it can't be done', THEN LET'S GET TOGETHER AND PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT IT CAN BE DONE!!
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I realize that you are a busy person and giving advice isn't part of your 'job description',
BUT I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL if you could take a few minutes to tell me if the following course of action is the best way to determine IF MY LIFETIME OF 'DISCOVERIES' are as valuable to society as I believe them to be--CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS WAS YOUR 'DILEMMA'??
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 73 year old 'geeky'/'neerdy' looking, high school educated, 'introverted', ex-army VETERAN, with a 'blah' type personality, who lives in a small apartment on the 800 dollars a month that I get from working several 'blue collar' type jobs for the last half century. I have tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of 'malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities as well as my verbal communication skills--which nobody seems to fully understand just how much 'grief'/isolation that these two 'impediments can cause someone, BOTH in their personal life, as well as in trying to succeed as an entrepreneur!!
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Although I admittedly lack the two extremely important entrepreneurial 'attributes' listed above, I ALSO POSSESS the two unique/novel/unusual 'attributes' described below, that under the proper conditions/circumstances, AND WHEN USED IN UNISON WITH WHAT I REFER TO AS CERTAIN 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES'(which I have 'gleaned & culled' from the thousands that I have come across in the last half century and which can be seen on my website), OVERRIDES all of the above alluded to negative ones, and 'qualifies' me to 'coach' to successful fruition, any 'project' that I like and feel passionate about!!!
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Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'(as I have never really been able to fairly 'test' them in 'real world applications')--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THIS MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL(other than giving up, which is not an option unless I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
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In this email and on my two websites, I MAKE SOME RATHER 'HARD TO BELIEVE' CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society(not the least of which are the potential value/worth of the above alluded too 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES)--WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!.
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BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, as well as every 'contention' that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES' ALLUDED TO ABOVE, IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS OR 'CONTENTIONS' in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below in which I AM going let a single 'idea' represent the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas'(WHICH, BY THE WAY, THE 'EXPERTS' IN RETAIL SAY WON'T WORK!!!) by STAKING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE on the success or failure in the 'marketplace', of the single business START UP 'idea' described below!!!!!:
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' OTHER THAN by letting the success or failure of the subject of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it, I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD DO THE FOLLOWING:
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1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help from(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
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I will be very appreciative for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
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IF THIS CF CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I can't be in charge of it as I have tried it 3 times before, AND HAVEN'T RAISED A SINGLE DOLLAR---so if you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I WILL GIVE THEM 10% of the amount of the money that is raised(it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE THEM 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
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I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities)to create, implement and 'manage' a CF campaign for them.
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Discount Convenience Stores
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http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 'COMPETITION' as the smartest and most innovative 'players' will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY THIS 'START UP', BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THE REST OF THE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS VENTURE(AS WELL AS FOR OTHERS)CAN BE SEEN ON MY WEBSITE AT:
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Discount Convenience Stores
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cureforusa
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I realize that you are a busy person and giving advice isn't part of your 'job description', BUT I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL if you could take a few minutes to tell me if the following course of action is the best way to determine IF MY LIFETIME OF 'DISCOVERIES' are as valuable to society as I believe them to be--CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS WAS YOUR 'DILEMMA'??
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 73 year old 'geeky'/'neerdy' looking, high school educated, 'introverted', ex-army VETERAN, with a 'blah' type personality, who lives in a small apartment on the 800 dollars a month that I get from working several 'blue collar' type jobs for the last half century. I have tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of 'malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities as well as my verbal communication skills--which nobody seems to fully understand just how much 'grief'/isolation that these two 'impediments can cause someone, BOTH in their personal life, as well as in trying to succeed as an entrepreneur!!
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Although I admittedly lack the two extremely important entrepreneurial 'attributes' listed above, I ALSO POSSESS the two unique/novel/unusual 'attributes' described below, that under the proper conditions/circumstances, AND WHEN USED IN UNISON WITH WHAT I REFER TO AS CERTAIN 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES'(which I have 'gleaned & culled' from the thousands that I have come across in the last half century and which can be seen on my website,)OVERRIDES all of the above alluded to negative ones, and 'qualifies' me to 'coach' to successful fruition, any 'project' that I like and feel passionate about!!!
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Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'(as I have never really been able to fairly 'test' them in 'real world applications')--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL(other than giving up, which is not an option unless I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
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In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER 'HARD TO BELIEVE' CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society(not the least of which are the potential value/worth of the above alluded too 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES--WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!.
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BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, as well as every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES ALLUDED TO ABOVE, IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS/CONTENTIONS in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below in which I AM going let a single START UP 'idea'(which, by the way, the 'experts' in retail say won't work!!!) represent the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', by STAKING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE on the success or failure in the 'marketplace', of that single business 'idea'!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' OTHER THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it, I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD DO THE FOLLOWING:
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1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
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I will be very appreciative for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
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IF THIS CF CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I can't be in charge of it as I have tried it 3 times before, AND HAVEN'T RAISED A SINGLE DOLLAR---so if you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I WILL GIVE THEM 10% of the amount of the money that is raised(it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE THEM 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
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I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities)to create, implement and 'manage' a CF campaign for them.
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Discount Convenience Stores
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http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 'COMPETITION' as the smartest and most innovative 'players' will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY THIS 'START UP', BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!:
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that in many areas of human endeavor: 'SOME OF THE GREATEST 'COACHES' WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'!!!
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they presently possess.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
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THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS). With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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The convenience sector has grown massively over the last three years, with approximately 24pc of consumers visiting their local shop every day. Independent convenience stores have really upped their game,” according to Nick Shanagher, managing director at Newtrade, which runs the Independent Achievers Academy programme to help small retailers boost profits and footfall. Recent figures show that there are now 50,747 smaller independent community stores, which represent a fifth of the UK’s grocery market and employ nearly 400,000 people. The sector generates £37.46bn for the UK economy.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, and considering the success that selling 'discount' has had in just about every sector of the retail industry, THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON to believe that it wouldn't be just as successful in the 'convenience store' sector as well!!! AND AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY OF 'COMPETITION' being a problem, simply keep in mind that the smartest and most innovative 'players' will be the ones who will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT THIS 'START UP' IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted. Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of this new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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Having said the above, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones that I am describing here(and described in greater detail on the website alluded to below). The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 50-70 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2-3 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store sector is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another--because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent, that were either ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not it will eventually be profitable!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars, by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
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A PRELUDE TO THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROPOSED 'START UP':
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THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!:
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that in many areas of human endeavor: 'SOME OF THE GREATEST 'COACHES' WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'!!!
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they presently possess.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
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THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS). With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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The convenience sector has grown massively over the last three years, with approximately 24pc of consumers visiting their local shop every day. Independent convenience stores have really upped their game,” according to Nick Shanagher, managing director at Newtrade, which runs the Independent Achievers Academy programme to help small retailers boost profits and footfall. Recent figures show that there are now 50,747 smaller independent community stores, which represent a fifth of the UK’s grocery market and employ nearly 400,000 people. The sector generates £37.46bn for the UK economy.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, and considering the success that selling 'discount' has had in just about every sector of the retail industry, THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON to believe that it wouldn't be just as successful in the 'convenience store' sector as well!!! AND AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY OF 'COMPETITION' being a problem, simply keep in mind that the smartest and most innovative 'players' will be the ones who will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT THIS 'START UP' IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted. Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of this new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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Having said the above, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones that I am describing here(and described in greater detail on the website alluded to below). The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 50-70 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2-3 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store sector is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another--because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent, that were either ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not it will eventually be profitable!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars, by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
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http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
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All of the following business ventures are described in general terms, because except for certain areas of high tech, the basic concept/premise for any 'new idea' in any realm of human endeavor, can be explained fully enough IN ONE SINGLE PARAGRAPH so that anyone expert in that area(and more times than not, someone of even just average intelligence)will IMMEDIATELY have that EUREKA, AH-HAH MOMENT and fully understand exactly what it is that you have in mind(and possibly even be mad at themselves for not having thought of it long ago). In other words, if you provide the right person with nothing more than an ever so slight description of just the basic concept/premise of whatever it is that you have in mind, they now know EVERYTHING necessary to make it just as SUCCESSFUL as if they knew everything about it as you do--and consequently, they really don't need you anymore if they decide to go it alone!!:
1)the proper utilization of the basic concept/premise upon which the miscellaneous
area of 'surety bonds' is based could revolutionize/be a game changer in certain
areas of advertising/marketing.
2)the concept/premise of having a lot of people do something simply for the chance to get some inexpensive 'incentive' &/or to win a substantial amount of cash(but nowhere near the total amount that it would cost to pay them even a small wage)has a lot of potential in many areas.
3)the PROPER WAY to sell things for others on ebay type websites.
4)there could be a big opportunity for someone if they could find out if there was
some reason why college baseball(which is just as big a sport in the 'pro' sector as
are football and basketball)isn't as big a 'national' sport as college football and basketball
are(it is virtually non-existent) and thus might be made into a big/lucrative
business like college football and basketball are.
5)with the proper design the exterior of a single model car can quickly and easily be
converted to the look of any number of different models/coler schemes.
6)opportunity exists in the area of making vehicles 'moving billboards'.
7)there are many opportunities in the public storage sector including increasing the size of existing facilities and establishing others in inexpensive vacant buildings.
8)a company that 'designs' and offers a variety of innovative 'contests' to
companies/organizations that might want them for advertising purposes.
9)there are many innovative ways of profitably improving the health care system in
this country, not the least of which is opening up the field to a much larger number of
people by increasing the number of those specialized 'procedures' which don't require
several years of unnecessary/never going to be used high priced education in
order to be accomplished in an equelly competent manner.
10)the basic concept/premise behind the design of the lego building blocks has the
potential to be used for much larger projects around the home(and possibly even
larger projects than this)such as decks/patios/fences/walkways/steps/sheds.
11)a national 'marketing' service of sorts that will provide the power and prestige of
national size contests and prizes to rural/small/local radio and TV stations in an effort
to help them increase their market share of listeners/viewers.
12)there is a 'venture' out there that is being worked on seperately by several different
'entities' that, when perfected, has the potential to 'change the world'. unfortunately, none
of the various technologies presently being researched can alone-even if perfected-satisfy the necessary requirments/meet the minimum specifications necessary to be certified
'acceptable'-- however, if perfected and properly merged/integrated together they have the
real possibility to be successful.
13)an oppportunity of renting/leasing/buying at discounted prices large 'blocks' of any
number of of possible 'commodities' in only those areas of endeavor where once you have gained access to them you will have complete autonomy with respect to acting as a 'business within a business' when it comes to the 'marketing' and rerenting/leasing/selling of the 'commodity' in question--this basic concept will work equelly well in both the 'brick & mortar' world and the internet world.
14)a big opportunity exists in the area of of providing properly designed/'programed'
simulators(an industry still in it's infancy)in those industries who would
greatly benefit from them.
15)a big opportunity exists in a whole new industry of providing properly designed
'self-ordering' equipment systems to the fast food industry.
16)there are several industries out there who could accomodate a sizeable and willing
workforce who, for whatever reason, don't like the 9 to 5 work structure, and
for certain concessions made in that structure will work for less money and/or
benefits than the 'going rate'.
CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR WEBSITES:
17)a website where the public can go and in one place get independent evaluation
as well as users opinions/comments on EVERYTHING that is advertised in the
'media' for sale by 'independent' entities.
18)a website(fee or ad based?)where people
can advertise their existing website as well as promote new ones
19)a website(fee or ad based?)for those who
write movie scripts or compose songs where their material will be critiqued by
those prominent in those industries and if approved they will be payed in some
reasonable manner.
20)several possibilities in the proper 'linking' of content from all other appropriate websites.
CONCEPTS/PREMISE'S FOR RADIO/TV SHOWS:
The following concepts/premise's could have several variations and much consideration
should be given to charging 'entry fees' as they could add a lot of revenue and possibly
make a profit on their own:
21)a TV show almost EXACTLY like american idol but with ACTING as the basic structure
rather than singing.
22)a TV show where people send in videos of themselves singing or acting and the
winners will be voted on by the public, with 'appropriate' prizes awarded.
23)a TV show where aspiring 'song writers' send in videos of themselves(or someone of
their choosing)singing songs that they have written.
24)a TV show where people pick from a list of companies who solicit TV commercials and then send in their videos of their 'version' of a given commertial. Possibly have a segment for RADIO commercials that won't work on film/video.
25)a TV show where people send in a 5 minute segment of themselves saying anything
that they want to talk about.
26)I believe that there is a big market out there for a 'talk radio' type of
program(possibly even a 24 hour format) where(possibly fee based?)people can
have 5 uninterupted minutes to say whatever it is that they have to say--I have
several ideas for variations on this premise.
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27)there is a lot of potential in the definitive research and proper implementation of the necessary 'programs' in several 'less traveled venues' in both mainstream and lesser realized sectors of the 'financial markets'.
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ALTHOUGH I DON'T PERSONALLY POSSESS ANY OF THE ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS TRAITS, PERSONALITY OR EXPERTISE TO BE IN CHARGE OF BUILDING A 'START UP' VENTURE INTO A SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE, I CONTEND THAT BASED ON THE FOLLOWING 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES', YOU COULDN'T FIND A BETTER PERSON TO BE IN AN ADVISER/'CONSULTANT' ON THE MANAGEMENT TEAM OF ANY 'START UP' WHOSE POTENTIAL I LIKE:
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THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that 'SOME OF THE GREATEST COACHES WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'.
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they have now.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
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Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store business is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another, because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE LEGIONS OF GREEDY/EMPTY-HEADED/CRY-BABY/SELF-CENTERED BUFFOONS that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 30-50 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of our new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent that, either were ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not any money can eventually be made on it!!!
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If you 'Google up' the top 100 most expensive Venture Capital backed 'start ups' THAT ENDED UP FAILING, NONE OF THEM HAD MORE THAN 5 OUT OF THE TEN 'MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS' ON MY LIST OF 'FACTORS' THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED IN SOME POSITIVE MANNER IN THEIR 'BUSINESS MODEL', BEFORE A 'START UP' IS TO CONSIDERED FOR INVESTMENT!!!!!
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If you will just read the premise of the above referenced 'start ups', it is almost impossible to believe THAT SOMEBODY WOULD ACTUALLY INVEST so many millions of dollars in 'start up' ventures with such 'weak business models'!!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars (maybe even less), by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
http://discounstores.weebly.com
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I am posting this notice about my roommate who has been trying all his life(so far unsuccessfully)to get someone to take him serious about the various 'ideas' he has for inventions and other business type 'concepts. Due to a lifelong 'deficet disorder' type malady that has denied him of a few 'qualities/attributes that an 'entrepreneur' should really have(he is a 'loner' and has virtually no 'verbal communication skills' at all) if they are to have any reasonable chance of becoming successful, he just hasn't been able to get anybody to take him serious!!!
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He is going to start a 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign soon(see it on the 'homepage' of his website which is at: http://discounstores.weebly.com), which he has told me(and anyone else that will listen) the following about, AND WHICH, I BELIEVE, REALLY SAYS IT ALL:
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I have made some rather 'radical' contentions in my lifetime about a lot of different things in several different sectors of our society, which if proven true have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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BECAUSE EVERY 'IDEA' THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life ABOUT ANYTHING/EVERYTHING ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which are listed below and on my website (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades), it is only necessary to determine the worth of ONE of them in order to determine the potential worth of them all!!! It is for this reason that I am staking EVERYTHING on the success of the following business venture that I plan to 'CROWD FUND' in the near future, as described on my website.
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I WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON THIS VENTURE UNLESS OR UNTIL someone provides me with some DEFINITIVE reasons why it is no good &/or WHY IT WON'T WORK OR BE SUCCESSFUL. IF ANYONE WOULD CARE TO RUN/'MANAGE' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I will give you 10% of whatever amount of money is raised(could realistically be several thousand dollars), and if the campaign is successful in raising the full amount, I WILL GIVE YOU 20% OF THE EQUITY IN THE VENTURE ITSELF(which could be several million)!!!!
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Dear Mr. :
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I realize from your LinkedIn 'profile' that giving advice is not part of your 'job description', but if there is any insight that you could possibly give this AGING VETERAN that would help me before my sojourn in this life comes to an end, I would be eternally grateful to you.
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Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES', OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, what might be a better course of action (other than giving up, which is not an option, UNLESS I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER OTHER THAN WHAT I AM SUGGESTING BELOW?
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In this email and on my website I MAKE SOME RATHER 'RADICAL' CONTENTIONS about a lot of different things in several different sectors of society, which, IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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Because every IDEA that I have ever had, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life ABOUT ANYTHING/EVERYTHING ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which are listed below and on my website (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades-and some of which I updated for modern usage/understanding)it is only necessary to determine the worth of ONE OF MY IDEAS in order to determine the potential worth of them all!!!
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In other words, I am staking the value/worth/validity of every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING/EVERYTHING, on the success of the following business venture that I am 'CROWD FUNDING', as described at the link below.
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following CF campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TO, &/OR IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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YOU CAN SEE A DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE(AS WELL AS SOME OF MY OTHER BUSINESS RELATED 'IDEAS') AT THIS LINK : http://discounstores.weebly.com
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following CF campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TO, &/OR IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO..
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
Dear Sir:
From one member of 'The Family Of Man' to another, I realize that giving out advice is not part of your 'job description', but at the age of 73 I am 'DESPERATE' for (and would be eternally grateful for as well) any advice/help/insight that you could possibly give this AGING VETERAN before my sojourn in this life comes to an end, with regard to the following lifelong 'dilemma' that I am trying to DEFINITIVELY come to terms with once and for all, as described below.
Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL (other than giving up, which is not an option, UNLESS I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER 'RADICAL CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society, WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about anything/everything, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades--a few of which are listed below and the rest on the 'homepage' of my website), IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS(such as the one described below) in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below, in which, IF IT BECOMES FULLY FUNDED, I AM STAKING EVERYTHING that I have spent my entire life 'championing', on the success or failure of a single business idea, which I am going to let 'represent' the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', entrepreneurial capabilities, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD:
1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
Thank you very much for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
If you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me based on the business venture described below, I WILL GIVE YOU 10% of the amount of the money that is raised (it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities), AS I HAVE TRIED TO 'MANAGE' THIS CAMPAIGN 4 times myself AND DIDN'T RAISE A SINGLE PENNY!!!!!. Email me if you’re interested. Thank you.
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
cureforusa
A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THE REST OF THE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS VENTURE CAN BE SEEN ON MY WEBSITE AT:
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Discount Convenience Stores
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER INCREDIBLE/ASTONISHING CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society, WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!
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BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, and every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about anything/everything, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES (which I have gleaned and culled from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades--a few of which are listed above and the rest on the 'homepage' of my website), IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS(such as the one described below) in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below, which is for a BRICK-AND-MORTAR 'start up' venture in the retail sector--one that the 'establishment' investor/VC people don't like, mainly because there is no way to keep competitors out, and the profit margins are 'too thin' to waste time on. IF I CAN MAKE A SUCCESS OF A 'START UP' that the 'experts' in the industry say is no good, USING TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES which go against the 'status quo', it may finally, after over half a century, get somebody to take me and my 'CONTENTIONS' seriously--IN OTHER WORDS, if a 73 year old man who has been considered a 'loser' his entire life is all of a sudden able to create what looks like it may well become a multi-billion dollar a year company(making him one of, if not the oldest person, to ever start with nothing at that age and accomplish this 'feat')with the credit for doing so being a result of employing certain TIMELESS & ETERNAL Truths, Values and Principles (NOT THE LEAST OF WHICH IS UTILIZING 'THE WISDOM OF THE CROWDS'), then there just might be something to them!!
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IF THIS CF 'CAMPAIGN' BECOMES FULLY FUNDED, I AM STAKING EVERYTHING that I have spent my entire life 'championing', on the success or failure of this one single business idea, which I am going to let 'represent' the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', entrepreneurial capabilities, AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it(which, if it is as successful as I predict it will be, could well have many positive ramifications in all sectors of society), I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD:
1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
Thank you very much for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
If you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me based on the business venture described below, I WILL GIVE YOU 10% of the amount of the money that is raised (it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE YOU 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities), AS I HAVE TRIED TO 'MANAGE' THIS CAMPAIGN 4 times myself AND DIDN'T RAISE A SINGLE PENNY!!!!!. Email me if you’re interested. Thank you.
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FIRST OF ALL, HERE IS A RECENT POST THAT I PUT ON LinkedIn in an effort TO TRY AND GET 'PARTNERS' FOR THIS VENTURE:
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Are there anymore TRUE 'Brick & Mortar' entrepreneurs left out there like a Ray Kroc or a Howard Shultz-the men behind the success of McDonalds & Starbucks. If you want to know what a really TRUE 'Brick &
Mortar' entrepreneur is then read the first 100 pages of the following books about these men and the companies they made famous: 'Pour Your Heart Into It' & 'McDonalds: Behind The Golden Arches'.
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If, after reading the first 100 pages of each of these books, you feel that you might have what it takes to be a TRUE entrepreneur, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF STARTING A BUSINESS FROM THE 'IDEA' STAGE TO GLOBAL DOMINENCE, then look below and see a description of the venture that will take us to those heights!
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I am 72 years old and I am ready, willing and able to work 18 hours a day(and eat, sleep and dream about it the other 6 hours each day) to make this venture a succes--if there are any of you 'young bucks' out there that think that you can keep up with this old man and like the sound of this venture AND ARE WILLING to endure all of the negativity that will come from all of the 'naysayers' out there that will tell you that 'it can't be done', THEN LET'S GET TOGETHER AND PROVE TO THE WORLD THAT IT CAN BE DONE!!
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I realize that you are a busy person and giving advice isn't part of your 'job description',
BUT I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL if you could take a few minutes to tell me if the following course of action is the best way to determine IF MY LIFETIME OF 'DISCOVERIES' are as valuable to society as I believe them to be--CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS WAS YOUR 'DILEMMA'??
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 73 year old 'geeky'/'neerdy' looking, high school educated, 'introverted', ex-army VETERAN, with a 'blah' type personality, who lives in a small apartment on the 800 dollars a month that I get from working several 'blue collar' type jobs for the last half century. I have tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of 'malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities as well as my verbal communication skills--which nobody seems to fully understand just how much 'grief'/isolation that these two 'impediments can cause someone, BOTH in their personal life, as well as in trying to succeed as an entrepreneur!!
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Although I admittedly lack the two extremely important entrepreneurial 'attributes' listed above, I ALSO POSSESS the two unique/novel/unusual 'attributes' described below, that under the proper conditions/circumstances, AND WHEN USED IN UNISON WITH WHAT I REFER TO AS CERTAIN 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES'(which I have 'gleaned & culled' from the thousands that I have come across in the last half century and which can be seen on my website), OVERRIDES all of the above alluded to negative ones, and 'qualifies' me to 'coach' to successful fruition, any 'project' that I like and feel passionate about!!!
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Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'(as I have never really been able to fairly 'test' them in 'real world applications')--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THIS MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL(other than giving up, which is not an option unless I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
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In this email and on my two websites, I MAKE SOME RATHER 'HARD TO BELIEVE' CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society(not the least of which are the potential value/worth of the above alluded too 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES)--WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!.
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BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, as well as every 'contention' that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES' ALLUDED TO ABOVE, IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS OR 'CONTENTIONS' in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below in which I AM going let a single 'idea' represent the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas'(WHICH, BY THE WAY, THE 'EXPERTS' IN RETAIL SAY WON'T WORK!!!) by STAKING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE on the success or failure in the 'marketplace', of the single business START UP 'idea' described below!!!!!:
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' OTHER THAN by letting the success or failure of the subject of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it, I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD DO THE FOLLOWING:
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1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
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I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help from(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
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I will be very appreciative for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
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IF THIS CF CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I can't be in charge of it as I have tried it 3 times before, AND HAVEN'T RAISED A SINGLE DOLLAR---so if you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I WILL GIVE THEM 10% of the amount of the money that is raised(it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE THEM 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
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I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities)to create, implement and 'manage' a CF campaign for them.
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Discount Convenience Stores
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http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 'COMPETITION' as the smartest and most innovative 'players' will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY THIS 'START UP', BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THE REST OF THE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS VENTURE(AS WELL AS FOR OTHERS)CAN BE SEEN ON MY WEBSITE AT:
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Discount Convenience Stores
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cureforusa
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I realize that you are a busy person and giving advice isn't part of your 'job description', BUT I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL if you could take a few minutes to tell me if the following course of action is the best way to determine IF MY LIFETIME OF 'DISCOVERIES' are as valuable to society as I believe them to be--CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF THIS WAS YOUR 'DILEMMA'??
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My name is Frederick Scanlin and I am a 73 year old 'geeky'/'neerdy' looking, high school educated, 'introverted', ex-army VETERAN, with a 'blah' type personality, who lives in a small apartment on the 800 dollars a month that I get from working several 'blue collar' type jobs for the last half century. I have tried my entire adult life to become a successful entrepreneur, but I haven't as yet achieved that goal due to a childhood/lifelong 'deficit disorder' type of 'malady that severely affects BOTH my organizational abilities as well as my verbal communication skills--which nobody seems to fully understand just how much 'grief'/isolation that these two 'impediments can cause someone, BOTH in their personal life, as well as in trying to succeed as an entrepreneur!!
.
Although I admittedly lack the two extremely important entrepreneurial 'attributes' listed above, I ALSO POSSESS the two unique/novel/unusual 'attributes' described below, that under the proper conditions/circumstances, AND WHEN USED IN UNISON WITH WHAT I REFER TO AS CERTAIN 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' 'TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES'(which I have 'gleaned & culled' from the thousands that I have come across in the last half century and which can be seen on my website,)OVERRIDES all of the above alluded to negative ones, and 'qualifies' me to 'coach' to successful fruition, any 'project' that I like and feel passionate about!!!
.
Basically, I just want to know if I have spent MY ENTIRE LIFE chasing an 'impossible dream', because I WAS WRONG ABOUT MY ENTREPRENEURIAL 'CAPABILITIES'(as I have never really been able to fairly 'test' them in 'real world applications')--OR, IF I AM NOT WRONG, is the following course of action as described below, my best bet to, at least, GET TO THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER ONCE AND FOR ALL(other than giving up, which is not an option unless I AM PROVIDED DEFINITIVE REASONS WHY I AM WRONG)??
.
In this email and on my two websites I MAKE SOME RATHER 'HARD TO BELIEVE' CONTENTIONS ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS in several different sectors of society(not the least of which are the potential value/worth of the above alluded too 'TIMELESS & ETERNAL' TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES--WHICH IF PROVEN TRUE, have the realistic capability of SUCCESSFULLY advancing the human race forward in all sectors of its existence!!!.
.
BECAUSE THE VALUE/WORTH/VALIDITY OF EVERY IDEA THAT I HAVE EVER HAD, as well as every contention that I have ever made in my entire life about ANYTHING, ARE ALL BASED ON THE SAME TIMELESS & ETERNAL TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES ALLUDED TO ABOVE, IT IS ONLY NECESSARY TO DETERMINE THE THE VALUE/WORTH OF ONE OF MY IDEAS/CONTENTIONS in order to determine the potential value/worth of them all!!!
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It is for this reason then, that I am starting the 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign described below in which I AM going let a single START UP 'idea'(which, by the way, the 'experts' in retail say won't work!!!) represent the potential value/worth of all of my 'ideas', by STAKING EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR CONTENDED ABOUT ANYTHING IN MY ENTIRE LIFE on the success or failure in the 'marketplace', of that single business 'idea'!!!
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AND SO UNLESS YOU CAN THINK OF A BETTER WAY FOR ME TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF MY POSSIBLE 'ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPABILITIES' OTHER THAN by letting the success or failure of the following 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign decide it, I WOULD BE ETERNALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU IF YOU COULD DO THE FOLLOWING:
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1)FORWARD THIS EMAIL TO ANYONE WHO YOU THINK MIGHT FEEL IT TO BE A WORTHY ENOUGH PROJECT TO MAKE A 'CONTRIBUTION' TOO.
2)IF YOU COULD IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER, LET AS MANY OTHERS KNOW ABOUT IT AS YOU MAY FEEL COMPELLED TO DO SO.
.
I honestly feel that the value/worth/validity of my entire reason for existence in this life is being summed up in this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign, which may well be my final attempt to attain the success that I have spent over half a century denying myself EVERYTHING for--assuming, of course, that those whom I am asking for help(which without their help, I have no chance of achieving that success)will provide me with, at long last, the opportunity to be the absolute "BEST THAT I CAN BE", so that I won't have to be 'ashamed to die' before I am allowed to win those victories, that I honestly believe in my heart of hearts, to be ones that I was conceived/born/destined to win for humanity!!!
.
I will be very appreciative for ANYTHING that you can possibly do for me, and in closing, let me make the following 'proposition' in case you or someone you know might be interested in it:
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IF THIS CF CAMPAIGN IS GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, I can't be in charge of it as I have tried it 3 times before, AND HAVEN'T RAISED A SINGLE DOLLAR---so if you or somebody you know would like to COMPLETELY 'manage' this 'CROWD FUNDING' campaign for me, I WILL GIVE THEM 10% of the amount of the money that is raised(it could well be THOUSANDS), AND IF THE CAMPAIGN IS SUCCESSFUL in meeting its 'target' amount, I WILL ALSO GIVE THEM 10% of the equity in the venture itself (could well be MILLIONS)!!!
.
I WILL OFFER THE SAME DEAL with regard to any of the other 'business ventures' that are described at the link below, ALL of which I would also like to 'CROWD FUND' if I can find someone out there who believes in them enough(as well as in THEIR OWN 'CROWD FUNDING' 'managerial' capabilities)to create, implement and 'manage' a CF campaign for them.
.
.
Discount Convenience Stores
.
http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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cureforusa
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
.
With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS).With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
.
As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE POSSIBLE 'COMPETITION' as the smartest and most innovative 'players' will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY THIS 'START UP', BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
.
After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
5) It has universal need/appeal.
6) It is highly scalable.
7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted.
Having said that, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept / premise of the ones described on the website alluded to above. The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves a big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!:
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that in many areas of human endeavor: 'SOME OF THE GREATEST 'COACHES' WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'!!!
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they presently possess.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
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THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
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With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS). With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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The convenience sector has grown massively over the last three years, with approximately 24pc of consumers visiting their local shop every day. Independent convenience stores have really upped their game,” according to Nick Shanagher, managing director at Newtrade, which runs the Independent Achievers Academy programme to help small retailers boost profits and footfall. Recent figures show that there are now 50,747 smaller independent community stores, which represent a fifth of the UK’s grocery market and employ nearly 400,000 people. The sector generates £37.46bn for the UK economy.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, and considering the success that selling 'discount' has had in just about every sector of the retail industry, THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON to believe that it wouldn't be just as successful in the 'convenience store' sector as well!!! AND AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY OF 'COMPETITION' being a problem, simply keep in mind that the smartest and most innovative 'players' will be the ones who will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT THIS 'START UP' IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted. Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of this new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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Having said the above, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones that I am describing here(and described in greater detail on the website alluded to below). The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 50-70 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2-3 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store sector is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another--because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent, that were either ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not it will eventually be profitable!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars, by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
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A PRELUDE TO THE DESCRIPTION OF MY PROPOSED 'START UP':
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THERE ARE CERTAIN UNIVERSALLY INFALLIBLE IDEALS, VALUES, TRUTHS & PRINCIPLES THAT ARE TIMELESS & ETERNAL IN THE LOGIC, INSIGHT & KNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR PROFOUND WORDS OF WISDOM IMPART TO THE HUMAN RACE. They are unique in the universe in that they transgress time, space, race, creed, color, religions, cultures, gender, sexual preference and all other areas of human endeavor.
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I have gleaned and culled several dozen parables, precepts, platitudes, axioms, insights, adages, truisms, sayings, quotations and other general observations from the thousands that I have encountered over the last several decades, all of whose basic premise's are based on the ideals/values/truths/principles alluded to above (some of which, when I felt it appropriate, I took the liberty to update &/or paraphrase to make them adaptable to modern times)--a few of them are listed below, and the rest can be found on my website at: (http://discounstores.weebly.com).
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Although many of these adages/axioms/quotations, etc. may seem blatantly obvious and others laughingly simple on the surface, the proper 'discernment' will show that they contain within the much deeper meaning that they are meant to impart, certain profound 'words of wisdom', that are universally TIMELESS, ETERNAL & INFALLIBLE in all areas of human endeavor, and thus IF HEEDED TO THE MAXIMUM & STEADFASTLY ADHERED TOO, THEY WILL VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE THE SUCCESS OF ANYTHING THAT IS BASED ON THEM--INCLUDING 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES!!:
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1) Based on the same basic premise of the proven fact that in many areas of human endeavor: 'SOME OF THE GREATEST 'COACHES' WERE NEVER 'PLAYERS'!!!
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2) I, like many others, have a '6th sense' type of attribute that allows me upon being made aware of certain people, places, things processes, concepts and any number of other particular 'sets of circumstances', to see them, not necessarily as they are in their present state, but rather how they might become in a different &/or 'expanded' way that would give them more value/worth than they presently possess.
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3)Because I am fully aware of all of my 'limitations' in every aspect of my ENTIRE life/existence, and realize the limitless value of the proper 'relegation' of certain jobs/tasks, I am able to 'tap into' all of the experience, wisdom, talent, knowledge and expertise of everybody with whom I may end up 'partnering' with on any given subject/project. Therefore it is unnecessary for the skill, ability, expertise or knowledge that is needed for me to successfully accomplish that given subject/project to be in my actual 'possession', just as long as I am both aware of which of those attributes will be necessary to successfully get the job done, and know how they can best be used to do so, and then have at my disposal those cooperative people who do actually possess those various skills/attributes.
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4) the 'start up' doesn't require any further R&D, or the 'creation' or use of any new/untested technology to make them fully 'functional' entities!!!
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5) the 'start up' doesn't require the IMMEDIATE establishment of any expensive local/regional/national 'infrastructure' type facilities that is mandatory to make the venture a 'successfully functioning entity'!!!
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6) the 'start up' has major 'appeal' & is relatively easily & profitably 'SCALABLE'.
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7) the 'start up' passes all mandatory requirements of all 'respectable' SWOT analysis and 'venture evaluation' 'requirements.
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8) The potential worth of an 'idea' for a proposed new 'start up' business venture isn't in any way affected by whether or not the person who came up with the 'idea' is a fast talking, good looking, charismatic type person or looks like Frankenstein and has the personality of Attila the Hun!!!!
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9) Even though there are now, and always will be, new or improved products &/or services that are novel, unique, sensational, spectacular &/OR unbelievable, THE SIMPLE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT, in most of these cases, THERE SIMPLY isn't either a big enough market out there to make them worthwhile business enterprises, OR they can't be offered at a price that enough people could afford to purchase them!!!
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THEREFORE, THE FIRST & MOST IMPORTANT thing that must be considered before a proposed 'start up' is to be pursued, is to determined if there is a big enough POTENTIAL market of buyers out there, who will readily accept the price that they will have to be charged in order to cover ALL the costs associated with making that product/service available to them?
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10)ALL 'NEW' BUSINESS 'START UP' VENTURES that don't utilize any new or untested technology to make them fully 'functional' business enterprises, ARE ONLY 'NEW' in the sense that the various 'components' that make them up(MUCH LIKE THE letters of our alphabet, which, WITH JUST 26 LETTERS, form hundreds of thousands of words and phrases to create the entire English language)--which have been successfully used billions of times in creating every single 'man made' thing in existence--simply have never before been 'put together' in exactly the particular way/shape/manner or form that they are now being combined in order TO FORM/CREATE THE PARTICULAR 'NEW' START UP VENTURE IN QUESTION!!!
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11)THE MANAGEMENT TEAM that is in charge of making a success of any given venture is the singularly most important 'element' in determining its success or failure--and I would add that just how successful it becomes is, in turn, directly proportional to both the amount and degree of original, 'out-of-the-box' type of entrepreneurial expertise that is possessed/exhibited by that team, AS WELL AS, their ability to properly discern which parts/aspects of the prevailing status-quo that affects their particular venture in any way, that they will no longer accept/hold up as being the unquestioned way that the who, what, where, when and why of how they will do things to insure the success of their venture!!
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12) Based upon the above 'Truths', most 'start ups' that don't require any new &/or untested technology in order to make them completely 'functional' business enterprises, require only a few 'skill sets' in order to make them completely successful ventures(depending on what it is, this number will vary, and is easily determined by checking on the number of those utilized in comparable' start up' ventures), IT IS THEREFORE MY CONTENTION:
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THAT ANY 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURES that meets the 'criteria' alluded to above--even though it may not as yet have a 'team' or a comprehensive 'business plan' ready to go--HAS JUST AS GOOD OF A CHANCE OF BECOMING A SUCCESS IF IT IS LEAD BY A 'TEAM' COMPRISED OF THE FOLLOWING KIND OF MEMBERS AS IT WOULD IF IT WAS COMPRISED OF A 'TEAM' OF ITS 'FOUNDERS', WHO MAY OR MAY NOT BE AS QUALIFIED AND CONFIDENT AS THAT 'HAND PICKED' TEAM BELOW ARE:
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A 'HAND PICKED' MANAGEMENT TEAM COMPRISED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO CAN 'THINK OUT OF THE BOX', AND ARE BOTH EXCITED & PASSIONATE ABOUT THE 'START UPS' POTENTIAL POSSIBILITIES IN THE 'MARKETPLACE', AND HAVE WHATEVER DEGREE OF EXPERTISE THAT IS REQUIRED IN ALL OF THE VARIOUS 'SKILL SETS' THAT ARE NECESSARY TO MAKE THAT TYPE OF A VENTURE A FULLY 'FUNCTIONAL' & SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE.
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13) Problems can be solved much quicker/easier/cheaper/better, if, rather than looking for its solution (and not the solution to any of its many possible negative results) by advancing forward from its present one, instead 'retreat' backward from the absolutely best solution conceivable (if anything were possible), until they come together in the best of all possible/economically feasible solutions to that problem, that can be implemented within the limits of existing knowledge & technology.
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14) If a company is going to survive, remain competitive and continue to proliferate in the harsh and uncertain environment of today’s ever-changing global economy, they must at all times be consciously aware of APATHY, COMPLACENCY AND UNAWARENESS, which must, in their many direct, indirect and ripple-down forms and guises, be avoided like the plague--not to do so can & will have devastating effects. Also they must have it be an integral part of their 'business model' to, AT ALL TIMES, be consciously aware of the importance of being constantly vigilant to the subtle and ever changing social/political/economic 'landscape' and be able, at a moment’s notice', to adjust/change their company's direction to adapt to & accommodate these changes.
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15) Lastly, it must always be properly, carefully and thoroughly searching out/being on the lookout from across the entire spectrum of all business ‘disciplines’ for:1) ANYTHING from which the premise, concept or principle upon they are based, can be successfully ‘adjusted’, adapted and then ‘transferred’ for successful utilization in other areas that may possibly be of interest/benefit to them;2)ALL INNOVATIVE COST & LABOR SAVING MEASURES, as well as any other SALES PRODUCING &/OR ENHANCING METHODS which might be successfully utilized in some way or another.
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A NATIONAL CHAIN OF DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE STORES:
With over 151,000 convenience stores in the United States in 2014, and over $700 billion in annual sales, these small stores result in big business in America. In comparison, there are about 33,000 supermarkets and 40,700 drug stores across the nation (NACS). With this new convenience format Wal-Mart hopes to capture some of the $700 billion quick trip market share it is losing to Dollar General and other convenience stores. Walmart U.S. CEO Bill Simon said earlier this month that the retailer has just 10% of that market share and is vying for more with the hybrid stores that can serve consumer fill-in trips, which Walmart estimates to be 40% of their groceries spent.
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The convenience sector has grown massively over the last three years, with approximately 24pc of consumers visiting their local shop every day. Independent convenience stores have really upped their game,” according to Nick Shanagher, managing director at Newtrade, which runs the Independent Achievers Academy programme to help small retailers boost profits and footfall. Recent figures show that there are now 50,747 smaller independent community stores, which represent a fifth of the UK’s grocery market and employ nearly 400,000 people. The sector generates £37.46bn for the UK economy.
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As can be seen above, THERE IS A POTENTIALLY ENORMOUS WORLDWIDE MARKET FOR 'CONVENIENCE STORE' TYPE operations out there, and considering the success that selling 'discount' has had in just about every sector of the retail industry, THERE IS NO LOGICAL REASON to believe that it wouldn't be just as successful in the 'convenience store' sector as well!!! AND AS FAR AS THE POSSIBILITY OF 'COMPETITION' being a problem, simply keep in mind that the smartest and most innovative 'players' will be the ones who will proliferate, AND THAT IS DEFINITELY WHAT THIS 'START UP' IS ALL ABOUT, BECAUSE IT IS NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AS ARE ALL OF THE OTHERS AND BELIEVING THE LIE THAT 'CONVENIENCE' AND 'LOW PRICES' CAN'T GO TOGETHER!!!
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After working for 7 years in a store like the one described below(which was very successful until it was forced to close up to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners)AND CONSIDERING THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS, IT IS MY CONTENTION that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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POSITIVE ASPECTS RELATED TO THIS VENTURE:
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1) The operation from which I originally got the idea of opening a chain of full service convenience stores- which would sell all of its products/services at discounted prices- operated profitably for 7 years until it was forced to close down due to a bitter divorce between the husband and wife owners.
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2) It is extremely 'low-tech'.
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3) It is based strictly on proven concepts/premises.
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4) It can become profitable in as little as 3 or 4 months.
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5) It has universal need/appeal.
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6) It is highly scalable.
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7) It is relatively inexpensive to finance.
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8) With the dismal present economic situation (and no relief in sight) never has the time and opportunity ever been more conducive for a chain of stores like these.
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9) Because of its universal appeal, it will only be necessary to open a handful of these stores in order to get a solid indication of how successful they would be if expanded on a national/global basis.
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10) It fills a potential multi-billion dollar a year ignored/unmet 'niche' it's sector of the marketplace whose basic concept/premise has eluded the best entrepreneurial minds in that sector, as a thorough search of the internet confirms that THERE AREN'T ANY OTHER STORES LIKE IT ON THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!!!
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11) Lastly, these stores are tailor made to utilize the territorial method of franchising, which the early pioneers of franchising utilized so effectively in the early 1950's, that they were able to manage 1500 units with only a handful of executives in the home office!!! The beauty of this method is that the franchisee not only pays a big upfront 'fee' for his exclusive territory (city, county, state or multi-state territories), but he also pays for all the costs to open and operate all of the units in his territory!!!
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A very wise proverb from antiquity succinctly says: "NO POWER ON EARTH CAN STOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME". Without exception, all of the current relevant economic indicators point to the fact that our society is on the verge of ushering in the birth of a new GLOBAL ECONOMIC MODEL, whose direct, indirect and 'ripple-down' effects, ramification, repercussions, consequences and implications, will, by necessity, mandate that the American people will have to make certain changes in their current lifestyles, as well as make other concessions in areas of their lives that, up till now, they have simply taken for granted. Having said the above, I believe in my heart, mind, body and soul, that, with the PROPER LEADERSHIP, this chain of stores-which in the light of this new GLOBAL ECONOMY- will be ones that the public WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD NOT TO SHOP AT!!!!
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Having said the above, never in modern history have the TIME, OPPORTUNITY AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ever concurrently come together in such perfect alignment as to virtually guarantee the success of starting up a nationwide chain of retail stores based on the concept/premise of the ones that I am describing here(and described in greater detail on the website alluded to below). The complete absence of a retail chain of stores like this one leaves big empty void in this segment of the retail market that can be successfully exploited by someone with the wisdom and foresight to see it for the virtually unlimited ground floor opportunity that it is.
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Conservatively, there is a potential market worldwide to support 50-70 thousand stores of this kind, with each doing in the vicinity of 2-3 million dollars a year in gross sales, thereby making this a potentially 50-100 billion dollar a year business!!! Therefore, based on the 7 year success of my friend’s store as well as my own observations of the industry for those years, it is my contention that there exists in this country, and possibly even worldwide, a vast potential market in the retail sector of our economy for a chain of NEIGHBORHOOD DISCOUNT CONVENIENCE / MINI-GROCERY STORES that sell convenience store products & services, as well as a few dozen other key food/grocery items, at prices REASONABLY CHEAPER than they can be purchased anywhere else.
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The only segment of the economy that has shown double digit growth for the last several years has been in the DISCOUNT sector of retail, and yet the convenience store sector is the only retail sector of the economy that hasn't as yet gone DISCOUNT in some form or another--because, for whatever reason ‘convenience store’ & ‘discount’ are just two things that have never been associated with each other. The main reason for this is that anyone who may have thought about it never looked past the several daunting surface problems standing in the way of how one might profit from selling convenience store products/services at discounted prices. After working for the guy who owned the ‘prototype’ store from which I got this idea for opening up a national/ global chain of them, I was able to successfully discern the reasons why conventional convenience stores couldn’t sell for discounted prices and how these reasons might be overcome.
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Despite what you believe &/or what the government is telling you, the economy of this country is NEVER AGAIN going to be able to sustain any kind of long term growth, UNTIL THOSE that we have elected to represent us in Washington begin to use logic/facts/truth/common sense when devising and implementing the laws that affect all of us in every segment of our society!! Although the following business venture will be just as successful in a good economy, it sure doesn't hurt to have its beginning in an economy that will virtually guarantee its success.
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It is also my firm belief that if we seize this moment in time, where EVERY RELEVANT factor affecting it, both economic and otherwise, are in such perfectly synchronized alignment, it is easily within the realm of realistic possibility that this retail concept will appeal to a large enough segment of the cost conscious consumer to generate the kind of volume that will be necessary to successfully overcome its slim profit margin and allow it to sustain the projected rate and extent of growth in order for it to achieve, in less than a decade, the same kind of phenomenal success in its sector of the retail marketplace that has taken WAL-MART 60 years to do in theirs!!!
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It is extremely rare that a definitive determination of the chances for SUCCESS of a business opportunity of this magnitude can be decided for the relatively small amount of money that it will cost to determine this one. Because the basic premise for this venture is one of universal want/need/appeal it will only be necessary to open up half dozen or so units/stores to get a definitive idea on how others that might be opened will fare.
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I read routinely about promising new business ventures without half the potential of this one on which millions of dollars have been spent, that were either ’flops’ or on which more money is still needed to determine if it will even work much less whether or not it will eventually be profitable!!!
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For a few hundred thousand dollars, by using the less expensive of the two ’business model’ methods associated with this venture (as opposed to the more expensive one of remodeling acceptable new storefront locations) of ’partnering’ with a business owner of an already open/operating store who is willing (for a mutually agreed upon percentage of the new business‘ ) to remodel and operate his business to our specifications, you can get a reliable idea in a few short months whether or not the concept/premise of this promising new business venture has the kind of potential that I claim it does.
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Once again, because this promising new business venture is offering a product/service that has universal want/need/appeal you can be pretty certain that whatever happens during the 6-8 month trial’ run with that store will be the same result that you will get wherever you open one up. Because there is room for at least 20,000 stores nationally and another 30-50 thousands globally you can multiply your profit/expenses for that 6-8 month trial period by this total number to get a ’ball park’ figure of the yearly revenue potential of this promising new business venture to help you decide if it is worth investing in (see a longer description of this venture at the link below).
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YOU CAN SEE A LONGER DESCRIPTION OF THIS PROPOSED 'START UP' BUSINESS VENTURE AT THE LINK BELOW:
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http://fundanything.com/en/campaigns/udiscount-convenience-storesntitled-campaign
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http://discounstores.weebly.com
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