Can i trust thinkgeek.com for purchasing items off of? -

I love thinkgeek. I still have my license plate protector that says, Will work for bandwidth that I bought in 2001 when I lost my job during the dotcom crash and no longer had broadband access when I tried to freelance using dialup at home, in an area that did not yet have broadband.Thinkgeek has been around for a long time. I started buying from them back in 1999. They have greatly reduced the number of items they sell so I miss some of the geeky knicknacks I used to decorate my office with, but I ve also had good success with archiemcphee.com, a gag shop specializing in all things weird and geeky.

How can I open a business in America when I am a UK citizen? -

I love America and really want to start up a shop or two over there. I have the money but I am unsure about how to do it. Anyone else started up a business over there and could give me some help and advice like how many employees I would need to hire and the amount of money I would have to invest in. Thank You

It all depends on what kind of business and experience you have ?? .. plus what do you mean ?? running your business from UK ?? or you intend to move with your business.. ?? You have to fulfil many other questions first as well.. some business needs less than $30,000 .. while other business need much more than $200,000 .. so what kind of busines?? just retail business??.. a service company ??.. etc.... . I could help yet, alot have to be answered first.. as well your age, your availability, etc,....Good luck , and have a great day ..

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Plz some one tell me where i can get online jobs without investment which pay genuinly? -

i want to do any type of online jobs which will pay genuinely (with out investment)... i can do flash,photoshop and web desighning projects also.... i am surfing all over the internet but i couldnt believe any websites... can any one help me plz.....

My Dear Friend,There are lots of genuine sites. You can make some extra bucks but It will be difficult to earn handsome income.I am working with a company which is combination of online offline work. And yes, I am doing from my home only.Please visit http://unicare-india.blogspot.com if you are serious to earn from your home.Thanks

How can I manage someone out when they are not qualified for the position and actually doubling your workload? -

Our Department is only three people and I am in the middle of the hierarchy, My boss promised me we would discipline her today - 2 weeks ago. And he keeps avoiding the situation. He told me not to let up on her errors and to follow up on everything. So how can I help her help herself and the company and move along....

Have you taken the time to ask her if she needs training on the equipment or help performing her duties? Find out where she is making mistakes and show her how to avoid the problems. I know this will cut into the time you have to perform your duties, but it will speed up the overall speed in the department. This type of solution may even improve your chances for promotion.If she is unwilling to learn how to do the job, she should be removed from the situation. If you are in an At Will state, the boss can fire her without grounds. This might sound harsh, but in the long run, it could be best for all parties involved.

It s heartless, but you work in a business, not in a halfway home.The best wake-up call to her would be a dismissal.Until then, observe and report.

What kind of stationery and paper products do you need when starting a clothing retail store? -

I m starting a home based boutique for my design collection.

you need a papers , (printed receipts, or you can do it manually, ) Pens, pencils, money counterfeit detection pen, phone book, pen holder, business cards, may be you will need copy papers (if you will use fax).. Well.. that is all pretty much.. unless you will do cash register and credit card machine ?? then you will need the paper rolls and the stuff to make them going).. hope this help.. Good luck and have a great day .

Hi Princess,The simple answer to this question, and any like it as you plan for opening your business, is choose based entirely on what results you want from your investment. Of course, making choices means you need some kind of barometer to weigh your options. Aha, your Business Plan!Planning is key. In order to plan effectively, you must conduct some research. What do you need to provide your services? Who will you provide them to? Who are you competing against? What makes you better; gives you an edge ? How are you going to reach your prospects/potential clients? Answering these kinds of questions gives you a basis to begin a business plan.You can download my free research outline at www.abusinessmentor.comIt should certainly guide you in the right direction.Good Luck!

Is it possible to start a restaurant with no experience? -

I have what I think is a great idea -- a restaurant that specializes in salads to cater to the lunch crowd. I d love to open a restaurant, but I have no experience outside of a fast food job I got fired from. Is it possible to start a successful restaurant with no experience, or is this just a pipe dream?

It s possible to do anything, if you invest your time in it. To understand some of the permits and licenses you ll need alongside with federal requirements, check out the link provided. Since each state is different, it would be best to contact your state to see what you ll need to clear your business for launch.The next part is to get your business started, which costs money. If you think about it, you ll have to buy or rent the building your business will operate out of, provide all of the things needed in a salad bar (tables, seats, chillers, etc...), along with paying taxes, employee salary, and purchasing the food from some sort of vendor. It s a long laundry list of stuff, but you can see that to make money, you must first spend that money.How you go about getting that money to start up is usually done in two ways; either through an Investor(s) or through a loan. An investor is someone that is going to invest money in you to get your business set up and running. This can be a family member, friend, or even a private investor. The other way is through a loan, which you ll be responsible for paying back over time, just like college loans or credit cards.If you happen to get the money to start up your business, and you ve cleared everything with the state and the government, you re pretty much set. Again, you ll need to purchase or rent available space to have a building to operate out of and purchase all of the things to put into this building which will be your salad bar. You ll obviously need to hire employees and create a staff to operate and maintain your business. Also, you ll probably want to have somebody to cover you legally and someone to help you keep up on your taxes, finances, spending, earnings, etc...Most small businesses fail within the first year. I don t say this to scare you but more to encourage and enlighten you. Don t be afraid to try something, even if others don t understand it.Starting up a small business can be fun but you also should do some research to find out more about the industry you re getting into. You don t have to have experience to do any of this, but it generally might help if you had some unique and interesting ideas, especially when you re proposing your business idea to a potential investor.This isn t everything of course, there are plenty of other things that didn t get covered here. I would suggest you do more research on it yourself, so you learn at your own pace. I hope this helped, remember to check out the link below.Remember, if you really put the time and effort into this, it s possible. Best of luck.

Yes, it is possible to start a successful restaurant with little to no experience. You probably have a good bit of experience in what NOT to do based on your fast food experience. The key is to make up for your missing experience in research and planning. With this type of restaurant, you will definitely need to hire a staff, so you should plan to hire as your kitchen manager or chef someone with experience in a similar type of restaurant (such as Sweet Tomatoes or Souper Salad). Contact your county extension service -- in many areas they provide food service training. Another great ressource is Business Startup and Growth Magazine (see below).

Everyone needs to start somewhere ok. But I would suggest to get a job in a restaurant or anything something like that to gain some inside knowledge about the bussiness. You really need to read and research a lot to to familiarize yourself with the ins and out and other tricky things that go along in having that kind of bussiness. Never never embarked yourself in a bussiness without doing all this things.

Possible but a really really really bad idea unless you know what you re doing.

Hi I want to open a matrimonial service in kerala and a web site.What is the formalities for that? -

I have an interst to start a matrimonal web site and office in kerala.what kind of procedures are wanted for starting a web site with online payment system and office.

You are going to be hard pressed attracting customers to a product they cannot see and may not want. You would have to get license from local government, a web designed, a web hoster, and some sort of PayPal-like servce that operates in your country of origin....