Accident At Work

admin answers:

Tricky question. By acquiring labor, I assume you mean subcontracting. Are you going to make the ties yourself? Are the ties going to be one-of-a-kind unique to you? If so, will you be designing the ties?

Contract labor and “labor” should be separated in this discussion. You interview laborers — that’s how you acquire “proper” labor. The same thing is true for contract labor (vendors). Ask to go see their operation in action. Ask for examples of their work and a list of their current customers. It’s just like hiring an employee. You will call the references and ask about workmanship, dependability, quality, etc.

You can ask a materials vendor for references also, and tour their facilities. You can ask for samples. I would talk with a rep in person. Find one that you like. If a company hires reps that aren’t people-people (people-oriented), then that’s a reflection of their products.

CAPITAL. That right there is the proverbial question. You really have to start a business with your own personal savings OR through the investment(s) of angel investors. Angel investors are independently wealthy (not necessarily Bill Gates wealthy, but just people with disposable income) who like you and are willing to take a chance. They tend not to charge much of a fee to loan you the money. Be wary of people who want to make a capital investment in return for a piece of the business. If you sell 10% of the business to someone for $10,000 today, and in 10 years your company is worth $2,000,000… Guess what. That’s worth $200,000. You may resent that later on.

Banks do not typically loan money to start-ups (the risk is too high), unless you have collateral and a decent credit score. The SBA requires a couple (or more) years worth of financial statements before they will sign off for you for a bank loan, which you will not have.

I can understand why you want to keep your business dealings within the USA. It’s a quality-control issue, and it’s also patriotic. It’s also probably a bit unrealistic if you do not have a bunch of capital to begin with. You can have that as a GOAL. But, if you only have $10,000 in the bank, and you have the choice to buy a roll of cloth from China for $10 or one from Arizona for $60, and you have a reasonable expectation that the quality will be similar, then you have to do what you have to do.

If you buy the $10 roll and it turns out to be junk, then you’re only out $10. Technically that could still happen buying from Arizona, and if it did, you wouldn’t have enough money even to buy another one from China.

You have a very good idea. Labor and materials are fairly simple. Where to find capital… Good question. Join a civic organization. Network. Do things for other people, and they will do things for you. If a person likes you, you will go far in the search for capital.

The most tried-and-true method is to work a job and use excess income to fund your start-up. I’ve seen that work many times, though those people have usually had angel investors also (or good credit, and thus loans).

You will not be able to go to venture capitalists (people in the business of funding start-up companies) until you have a solid management structure and business model. An idea will get you nowhere. A group of motivated people qualified to do what you are doing will. Venture capitalists tend to discount the worth of an idea and appreciate the worth of people.

Hope that helps. If I can do anything else to help you, feel free to email me.

admin answers:

No, I manage and employ staff, and I have never chosen a person for a position due to their looks.

I tend to choose a person on their personality, confidence and experience. If I ask questions, I don’t want to see a person who looks like they are going to jump if I say” Boo” or hear just only yes/no answers. I admire any person who shows a part of their personality during an interview.

As my clients or staff don’t work well with a person as part of my team who only bluntly answers yes or no. To their questions or if they are working on a task.

Another point I will make to you when you turn up to an interview bring one brief detailed page of your work experience, not a full account of your work history.

As we don’t have time reading a long printed out CV’s from applicants.

On your next interview use these pointers I gave you and show some confidence in your actions. To stand out and make the interviewer see you are the best person for the job.

Anyway why would you want to get a job in a restaurant, aim all your career goals higher. Look into applying for a apprenticeship training position in any of the skilled work industries. You don’t want to be on minimum wages when your thirty or working in a restaurant.

Get yourself a trade certificate so you can get yourself a job with good wages in any country in the world.

admin answers:

I traveled last year with them. The interviews are in group, with yourself and maybe three of the other possible delegates. They asked questions about school and our classes, who inspires us, who we look up to, they asked questions about traveling, like “what would you do if you’re room mate snores at night?” questions like that. They asked about my personality and if I was good at solving problems. It was honestly really easy, just be yourself and answer honestly. My interview was great and the trip was amazing! We went to China and I loved it. I got another letter a few days ago, about going to 7 countries in Europe. I’m going to try and travel again.

Good luck