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LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ?

Jan 18, 2008 6:36 PM

giorgioa 43 posts since
Jan 9, 2008

LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? I am trying to come with some new ideas on a service to sell to restaurants. Anyone have any great ideas?

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CEO Space 271 posts since
Jan 13, 2008

1. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 18, 2008 7:19 PM

Giorgioa,

I just answered the post about selling a treatment of a tv show to a network and then I saw this post about service to restaurants................???????????

Thos two things seem very much unrelated.

There isn't anything in your profile, so what is it that you are looking for.

The more information you tell us and put in your profile, the more we can really help you.

Kathy

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giorgioa 43 posts since
Jan 9, 2008

2. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 18, 2008 7:38 PM

in response to: CEO Space

hi i have a treatment that i wrote and am trying to sell to a network and I am always thinking of new ideas for business ventures. I

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LUCKIEST 7,942 posts since
Aug 6, 2007

3. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 18, 2008 8:50 PM

Start by Writing a Business and Marketing Plan.
Tell me more LUCKIEST

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CEO Space 271 posts since
Jan 13, 2008

4. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 18, 2008 8:53 PM

in response to: giorgioa

Giorgioa,

So, you are looking for business ventures. What is your background and where do you live?

What do you like to do?

Also, I'm still not sure what a "treatment" for tv is?

Could you clarify.

Thanks,

Kathy

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Lighthouse24 2,396 posts since
Oct 10, 2007

5. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 12:47 AM

in response to: CEO Space

Kathy, a treatment is just a narrative that briefly tells "the story of the story" to sell a show's concept, characters, and "franchise" value. Treatments are used by established screenwriters and scriptwriters to pitch new ideas.

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CEO Space 271 posts since
Jan 13, 2008

6. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 1:49 AM

in response to: Lighthouse24

Lighthouse,

Thank you for explaining that.

Kathy

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Lighthouse24 2,396 posts since
Oct 10, 2007

7. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 1:52 AM

in response to: CEO Space

You're welcome!

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LUCKIEST 7,942 posts since
Aug 6, 2007

8. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 4:07 AM

Lets try it another way. YES I have a few GREAT ideas in the works to sell to restaurants.
Now if I tell you about them !) you might market them yourself 2) you might improve on them and again
market or sell them.
Restaurants are all competing for the bottom line. My last great suggestion was a coffee house drive through
were the ladies (waitresses) were well proportioned and wore tights and shorts. Maybe you say it on T V.
The customers keep coming back for more.
My next idea ----Sorry can't say more yet Talking to Home Depot,
LUCKIEST

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xeeker 14 posts since
Jan 19, 2008

9. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 11:19 AM

I am a marketing conultant to an Air Conditioning and refrigeration contractor in FL. My e-mail is jmjweis@bellsouth.net

Our primary target is hotels and restaurants. I wear out a lot of shoe leather cold calling them. I find my results don't appear, sometimes, for several months. As a matter of fact, I just got a call this morning from a restaurant that I "prospected" 7 weeks ago, their contractor moved!

At any rate, e-mail me and we can be a lot more specific. I have spent my whole life in restaurant marketing, 10 years in the wine business and 20+ in the restaurant equipment business and now I am consulting (for the last 3 years) to a friend who used to work for me and has a growing contracting business. I have tons of ideas that work.

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giorgioa 43 posts since
Jan 9, 2008

10. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 19, 2008 4:47 PM

in response to: CEO Space

hi a treatment is basically an idea for a tv show written on paper. you can register it with the screen writers guild. it gives you some protection.

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MDF2008 38 posts since
Jan 20, 2008

11. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 20, 2008 11:20 AM

Do you have a business plan completed?

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TGA000 33 posts since
Jan 17, 2008

12. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Jan 21, 2008 9:43 AM

I'd start by figuring out what sort of service you can sell.

Then you'll want to make sure you're able to automate most of the process. one of the biggest problems new business (and any business owner for that matter) has is the inability to extract themselves from the day-to-day.

But everything starts with the idea. Are you asking us for an idea of what to sell?

The best way to do this would be to go out to eat today. Sit somewhere so you can see the entire floor and pretty much observe. What are does the service staff do? What does the kitchen staff do, are the mangers struggling? What happens when it gets busy?

See if you can spot a hole in their day. If you're able to find a painful problem, and then show how they can fix it... that's your new business.

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print28 32 posts since
Feb 21, 2008

13. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? Mar 19, 2008 11:20 PM

Hello, I have been trying to sell printing menus, invoices, letterhead and envelopes, tshirts, caps, visors, pens, etc, and have not received alot of response. My daughter is a waitress with a business, that has 3 restaurants, if you let me know, what you want to sell, I can get her to approach the manager and maybe something can come about for you! If you want to email me (midstateprints@bellsouth.net) I have another idea that might interest you! Let meknow! Thank you for your time, and good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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MRFINANCE 104 posts since
May 11, 2008

14. Re: LOOKING FOR IDEAS TO SELL A SERVICE TO RESTAURANTS ANY SUGGESTIONS ? May 25, 2008 8:08 PM

Hi!

At Richton Funding we sell FUNDING to restaurants. In a slow economy who can't use extra cash.
Call me for more details,

Joe

718-692-2274

www.businessloansfast.net

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