Posted By: Sheri (New Board: ForeignJobs) on 'ForeignJobs' Title: Sheri's Web Date: Thu Nov 18 14:49:27 1999 has been open for almost a week. During this time it has been very slow with customers. However, all the inspectors have been into the shop, approved all but the kitchen I needed to have to serve coffee, pie, all things that require opening to serve. I had my sinks in place on Monday but had to wait til Friday to get inspected by the health department. This Friday I will be able to serve hot drinks, pies, etc. because of the three tub sink and the hand sink I had installed. Financially, it has been very rough going. Paul and I have put every cent into this project rather than try to take a small loan out. We now need good advertising so we have went to a local television station to price the time and research the times to get the best response. For each 30 seconds we have to pay $50.00 or more depending on the spot in the day we place it in. Now we are at a point where we have to get the loan. In the states, companies have to have a business plan to get this loan. It is a very detailed report, including graphs, etc. which tells the financer what the money's for and what your goals are, simply put. This is not a simple plan, it's about 50 pages long and you have to be very specific. During this slow time we have made gift certificates, punch cards for 1 - 10 hours on the computer, pamphlets, finished the programming on the computers, etc. so it's best that the time was slow for customers. I do plan to hand out candy with my business card attached with ribbon, give some to shops that have weekly drawings, churches that have volunteer groups, groups that are looking for a place to hold their meetings and don't want to pay high rents, etc. I'm telling everyone that will listen to me. ;-) It's important to be known in the business world so I attend a business luncheon on Tuesday at our 11:30 - 13:00. Through this meeting I have gotten to know more of the services that many companies have, the free services they provide for advertising, etc. It is going to be a very good tool for getting into the business community and improving my services. SHERI'S WEB INTERNATIONAL ** Email address: sheri@sherisweb.com Web Address: http://www.sherisweb.com