Question going out to salon owners or similar business owners!? -

I would like to open up a portable salon offering salon services to people that cannot get out to get their hair done. My idea would be to go to assisted living homes, senior living communities, and individuals that have limited opportunity to get out, and provide basic to advanced services for them, without them having to leave their homes or living areas. I would like to provide haircuts, shampoo sets, perms, and eventually color to these people and allow them to feel good about themselves without all the hassle. What would I need to do to make this dream become a reality? I am already a licensed cosmetologist. Any helpful sites about business licensing, business loans, business plans, ect. or any tips from personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for any help you can provide.

There is probably a great need for this service, if you are willing to put up with some different problems than you would in a normal salon. I worked 11 years as an Activity Director in Senior Living Communities and I was always responsible for the beauty shop. The best thing for you to do is get your name out to Activity Directors and Administrators of any and all facilities you would like to work with. If they do not have a need for someone now, they may in the future. It would be very rewarding for you, I am sure. Everyone loves going to the beauty shop -- it is such a special time for the residents, and they always feel so special afterward All it takes is a lot of love, listening, and laughing. I loved my years working with Senior Adults!!

I live in Bangladesh.I want to start export business to singapur.How can i start it? -

Hi! I;m from Bangladesh and I do export to China.Singapore is a bit tough market for export of commodity items. However, for any export from Bangladesh you have to have the following:1. Trade Licence from Dhaka City Corporation or other CC or Municipality where you live.2. Bank Account (Current A/C).3. Export Licence from the office of Chief Controller of Imports Exports.4. Income Tax Certificate (with TIN clearly mentioned).5. EXP Number (given by your Bank on behalf of government s Bangladesh Bank). 6. Pre-shipment Inspection Certificate (PSI). In some cases SGS inspection and its certificate7. Country of Origin Certificate from DCC I or CCC I.8. After you have got a Buyer (Importer) in Singapore for your item to be exported from Bangladesh, you have to issue them Proforma Invoice (Quotation).9. The Buyer will send you Sales Contract for you to seal and sign10 . The Importer will approach their Bank in Singapore to issue Letter of Credit (L/C) in favor of your firm/company s name address, that would be advised through any of the correspondent Bank (if your local bank is not known to them or doesn t have presence in Singapore) that will come to your Bank either by SWIFT or by Telex (obsolete now).11. After you have the original copy of the L/C (you may also have 100% Advance payment made by the Buyers through TT, which is only possible if your Buyer knows you from past deals) you prepare the cargo as per the Terms Conditions of the Sales Contract and/or the L/C.12. Get the cargo PSI/SGS and complete the formalities as mentioned above.13. Print Commercial Invoice (Number of copies as per L/C).14. Print Packing List (Number of copies as per L/C).15. Contact any C F Agent who will handle stuffing of your cargo in any of about 12 private container yards, if the cargo will go by Sea. If the cargo is for shipment by AIR then use ZIA Dhaka.16. Have stuffing pictures (in color) with Seal Number Container Number clearly shown.Get the Bill of Ladings (B/L) and then send all the shipping documents stuffing pictures to the L/C issuing bank through your L/C negotiating Bank. PS. In case of 100% Advance payment made by TT to you, you just courier/DHL all the above docs/pics directly in the name address of teh Buyer in Singapore.There may be some minor or major issue surface when you actually make first shipment. But those can always be taken care off, if you talk enough with your local bank and with people who have already been exporting to Singapore.Best of luck!

I want to buy mini-bulldozer, bulldozers suppliers how to make a choice? -

Should pay attention to what way?

I know of a site, he has a lot of bulldozers, the supply of information. You can look at: http://www.minibulldozer.net

Do you think its right for people to call themselves CEOs without their business being a corporation? -

I see everybody calling themselves CEOs, but they re a sole proprietorship. Can you legally do that?

You can LEGALLY call yourself KING of your own business if you want to. There is no LAW when it comes to giving yourself a title in your OWN company. Why would the government need to stick their noses in that and create laws for job titles? I would like to think our law makers have more pressing issues than regulating what a some guy calls himself in in OWN business.

Actually the standard term for the head of a corporation is president The boss can call himself/herself whateva wheneva.But you don t have to eat stick from the egotists.

what is considered right and wrong is certainly left to be defined by the interpreter. Hell I know a C E O of a corporation who has Janitor on his card. Who cares? I guess I mean other than you?