2 09, 2018

Starting a Mobile DJ Trailer Business in Florida?

2024-04-02T18:02:51+00:00September 2nd, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Thinking about starting a mobile DJ trailer business in Florida? A trailer can help you safely transport audio and visual equipment, while setting your business apart from other DJs in the local market. Below is an overview of this high-profit business model. Mobile DJ Trailer Business Model Explained Being your own boss and becoming entrepreneurial disc jockeys (AKA DJ) is something most on-air talent considers during their career. After all, most small radio markets pay on-air talent under $40,000 annually if you’re just entering the workforce. It’s not that small-market radio wouldn’t like to pay their employees more, it’s simply [...]

24 08, 2018

Should You Offer Free Samples From Your Food Truck?

2024-04-02T18:03:01+00:00August 24th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Offering free samples is one of the oldest ways to market and generate interest in a new food product. You see this all the time when you visit the giant discount retailers like Costco.  Part of the attraction for many Costco members is visiting the store is to see what type of snacks, entrees, drinks and deserts will be on display to try for free. Offering a free sample is an effective way to get potential customers to experience your product without risk.  But does it make wise business sense to offer freebies from your food truck like bigger businesses? [...]

14 08, 2018

101 Food Service Kiosk Name Ideas, and How to Find Yours

2024-04-02T18:03:06+00:00August 14th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

For many aspiring food kiosk owners, dreaming up the perfect name for your new business was probably one of the first things you did. After all, once you've established a concept for your new restaurant idea, picking out a name should come easy. Right? RIGHT? But what if you've headed down the path toward opening day, secured some investment capital, roughed out a viable business plan that seems to hold together, and maybe even secured licensing, insurance, and a few vendors to get your started, and you STILL don't have a name for your restaurant? What if you're marching toward [...]

8 06, 2018

What Licenses or Permits Does a Catering Business Need?

2024-04-02T18:08:09+00:00June 8th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Do you throw elaborate dinner parties for your friends, complete with multiple rounds of appetizers and perfectly paired after-dinner cheese plates? Do you look forward to minor social events as an opportunity to make little skewers festooned with carefully patterend baby buffalo mozzarella, cherry tomatoes, and fresh basil? Are you constantly being asked to "pitch in" with the cooking at other people's events or functions? Do you find yourself entering local cooking competitions to try out new recipes and bask in the glory of having the best chili in town, WHILE raising money for muscular dystrophy? If so, you've probably considered [...]

25 05, 2018

Two Ways Gourmet Food Trucks Can Better Serve Construction Sites

2024-04-02T18:08:15+00:00May 25th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Mobile vendors and construction sites go together like peanut butter and jelly, ketchup and mustard, donuts and coffee... Well you get the idea. The pairing of lunch trucks serving construction sites have been common site for decades. This symbiotic  relationship continues to be strong in 2018 and could be an overlooked opportunity for you as well. Whether you operate in a densely populated city or a rural area serving construction sites can be a profitable part of your regular operations. If a new structure like a distribution center is being developed off-the grid in a location without nearby water, electricity [...]

23 05, 2018

How to Start a Profitable Pie Concession Trailer Business

2024-04-02T18:08:20+00:00May 23rd, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Crumbly, flaky, tasty... The business side of selling pies has its benefits. While pies are traditionally thought of as a desert in the United States there are simple ways the food can be adapted as breakfast or lunch options (chicken pot pie anyone?). In today's post we explore the pie industry in greater detail so you can decide if it's the right option for your business. Business Potential One of the first steps in writing any business plan is determining if there's market demand for your product. In 2017, a company called Specialty Bakeries Inc. brought in over $20 million [...]

15 05, 2018

Should You Paint or Wrap a Food Trailer?

2019-11-27T15:55:30+00:00May 15th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

If you've landed here, you're no doubt trying to decide whether it's better to wrap or paint a food truck or trailer. If you're grappling with this decision, the answer is simple: Get your food truck professionally wrapped. Inside this post we'll outline our supporting evidence into the paint VS wrap decision, but for the majority of folks out there this should be an obvious choice.  Almost every gourmet truck you see on the road has used a wrap instead paint due to the numerous visual benefits. Learn the many reasons why below! Sprinter Van built by M&R Specialty [...]

7 04, 2018

How to Make Food Truck Menu Prices That Ensure Profitability

2019-11-27T15:55:37+00:00April 7th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

No matter what the idea and industry, there are certain things that every business owner has to consider among the waves and tides of decisions, strategies, and research that goes into their business. Of these, probably the most important, and easily the first thing noticed, for all customers besides the product itself is Price. What exactly are you going to charge for your object, your service, your council, or in our case today, mobile food and drink. This particular question, I find, finds quite the interesting pang in the Food Truck industry; for anyone with even the slightest knowledge and [...]

5 03, 2018

The Best Places to Find Blank or Unwrapped Food Trucks

2019-11-27T15:56:30+00:00March 5th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

Trying to find a blank food truck? A blank truck is simply a food truck that hasn't been wrapped with graphics or painted yet. A professional wrap makes an night-and-day difference in how a food truck will look to the public. This single update can transform a tired looking 20-year old truck and make the unit look brand new. If you're in the market for an unwrapped food truck there are a few places you can begin your search. First, keep in mind that any food truck can be "unwrapped" so to speak. If you acquire a food truck that [...]

9 02, 2018

How to Create Smart Objectives for an Early-Stage Mobile Food Business

2019-11-27T15:56:38+00:00February 9th, 2018|Getting Started|0 Comments

As your business grows and matures, where you invest time and energy needs to change. Too many first time vendors get overwhelmed when they find out just how many steps it takes to operate a food business.  Others get paralyzed just trying to figure out what to work to prioritize first. Don't let this happen to you!  The goal of this post is to help you set specific business objectives to throw your time and energy into when the time is right. You don't need to complete the steps of starting and growing a business all at once. In fact, [...]