1. Come up with a brilliant and innovative plan. In this case, it's keeping water bottles in a cooler of ice and just adding a Crystal Light packet to make it lemonade. No fuss. No mess. No cups.
2. Find a willing partner to share the burden. Younger siblings and your BFF make for great company and cheap labor.
3. Look for simple ways to increase your traffic. In this case, it would be to cajole mom into leaving the comfort of the air conditioned house and driving you to a busy intersection where more than 3 cars per hour pass by.
4. Be professional. Just look cute and wave at all the cars that pass by.
5. Look for ways to do good. Hot, sweaty missionaries riding by make perfect charity cases in this kind of business.
6. Don't forget the "little" people. To keep your cheap labor and matronly supervisor happy, make sure they are properly compensated with quarters and/or free samples.
7. Frequent quality checks. Make sure you sample your products frequently to ensure that everything is up to par. You never know when the composition of the Crystal Light + water could drastically change.
8. Choose your location wisely. It's not all about traffic. Large trees or a row of bushes out of sight of the road are invaluable in this type of business where frequent liquid sampling is required.
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So did they actually make money with all the sampling and the profit divisions and with the cost of crystal light and the bottled water?
ReplyDeleteBet the kids had lots of fun though!
so fun!
ReplyDeleteI could go for a cold bottle of crystal light right now. I'll send you the money if you'll send me the drink :) Thanks!
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