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- Learn the ins and outs of how to start a business in the fastest growing sectors of the food industry. From concept development to creating your business entity, we have you covered.
- Food Business Articles
- Writing the Business Concept Section for Food Truck Business Plan
- What’s the Total Cost to Open a 7-Eleven?
- Writing the Market Analysis Section of a Food Truck Business Plan
- Turn Your Food Truck Into A Mobile WiFi Hotspot
- Basic Tips For Making Food Truck Insurance Claims
- Food Truck Workers’ Comp Insurance Basics
- Eight Ways To Reduce and Prevent Food Truck Robberies
- Late Food Truck Loan Payments? How To Avoid Repossession
- 8 Common Reasons For Food Truck Loan Denials
- Understanding How FUTA Affects Your Food Truck
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Learn the ins and outs of how to start a business in the fastest growing sectors of the food industry. From concept development to creating your business entity, we have you covered.
Food Business Articles
Writing the Business Concept Section for Food Truck Business Plan
The business concept section for a food truck business plan is one of three primary elements that potential investors will actually take time to read because it answers their primary question, "What am I investing in?" The business concept section in your food truck[...]
What’s the Total Cost to Open a 7-Eleven?
7-Eleven operates, franchises, and licenses over 84,000 stores globally across 19 countries. 7-Eleven is broadly recognized as the premier destination for snacks, drinks, quick meals, and of course Slurpees. How much will it cost to open a 7-Eleven franchise? Expect to invest between $140,250[...]
Writing the Market Analysis Section of a Food Truck Business Plan
The market analysis section of your food truck business plan illustrates your knowledge of the mobile food industry. Here, you present general highlights and conclusions of any marketing research data you’ve collected. The market analysis section should include the following: Industry description and outlook: In[...]
Turn Your Food Truck Into A Mobile WiFi Hotspot
Buried inside many of the latest smartphones is a capability that few food truck owners have yet to take advantage of. A feature called tethering lets a phone go beyond talk, email and Web surfing to act as a mobile wifi hotspot that can[...]
Basic Tips For Making Food Truck Insurance Claims
After causing a minor accident usually comes the dread of a possible car insurance rate hike. Even if you have plenty of food truck insurance coverage, you might be tempted to avoid filing any food truck insurance claims or to keeping the accident a secret from your[...]
Food Truck Workers’ Comp Insurance Basics
One of the big questions new and existing food truck owners have centers on workers’ compensation insurance; otherwise known as food truck workers' comp. In the food truck industry, there's no shortage of potential risks that employees face. From slipping on wet floors in the[...]
Eight Ways To Reduce and Prevent Food Truck Robberies
Local news stations across the country have been reporting about food truck robberies over the past year. I certainly hope this doesn't become an escalating trend. Whether or not you decide to purchase property insurance, it still makes sense to implement some risk management tactics to protect your income[...]
Late Food Truck Loan Payments? How To Avoid Repossession
For most mobile food vendors, their largest operating expense is their food truck. While some vendors are lucky enough to have had cash set aside to open their business, the vast majority look at financing as the primary option of getting their business on[...]
8 Common Reasons For Food Truck Loan Denials
No one likes rejection. Especially when it comes in the form of loan denials for your future food truck empire. Educating yourself about why businesses do or do not receive financing is the first step to taking control of your own destiny. Today I share[...]
Understanding How FUTA Affects Your Food Truck
Food truck owners must pay federal and state unemployment taxes in order to fund the unemployment tax system. Unemployment compensation is designed to pay benefits to workers when they lose their jobs through no fault of their own. The Federal Unemployment Tax (FUTA) fund and state[...]