Business Opportunities from Home

As long as the products are similar, there is PROBABLY no need to even mention it to the client (unless you think that particular client wants to know). If you change the product completely, however, the client should be notified.

GALAXY ELECTRONICS, Box 17, Blythbourne Station, Brooklyn, NY 11219, 800/221-8924. Wholesale, job-lot and close out merchandise. Catalog - $1.

A fairly nice looking, secure (one that can be locked) van or station wagon, a storage place and an office (or juts a phone for business calls in your home) is all that is required for the wagon jobbing business.

One of your strongest points is that you ‘guarantee’ that your merchandise sells — something that very few other salesmen or companies would even think about.

Stamp moldings and handles are purchased in volume. Handles come in many sizes, but 1/4 and 3/8′ (the size of the shaft that is inserted into the mount) are the most popular.

You won”t be in business long if you wait for buyers and sellers to come to you. You have to go out and get them. There are many different approaches you can take, for example, some real estate agencies sent a regular newsletter to all the homeowners in a particular zip code so that when the homeowner is ready to sell, the agency”s name and capabilities will already be known to the homeowner. Other agencies send post cards to all the homes in a six block radius of any listing they get. Be creative and vigilant. You can get good ideas from watching what the competition is doing.

It would be advantageous for you to have a large sign on each side of your trailer, and on each side of the car as well. It might read: Paper Collection Service.

This practice, however, is as much to your advantage as it is to the client! When you note an item that isn”t selling at one location, simply pick it up,, replace it with something you think will sell — and place the merchandise at another location where it hopefully will sell.

Swap meets or flea markets usually are long-running enterprises, often only on weekends. They are on special empty lots, in parking lots, or in stadiums. They are professionally organized and supervised by a small group or individual, and require a fee to participate.

This type of business will appeal to the wood enthusiast, or anyone who enjoys shop work; the variety of possible toy products is endless — limited only by the toy maker”s imagination and facilities.