Starting and Managing a Courier Service


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Updated with additional chapters added: This book provides all you need to get your courier service business up and running by providing an easy step-by-step approach. Start making income within days of purchasing this book. Your potiential first year income can be between $40,000 to $80,000 a year and within a few years you can be making a 6 figure income. The goal of this book is to equip you to lower your risk and increase your financial reward. Over 120 pages packed with valuable information.




How to Start Run & Grow a Successful Courier Business


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Do you dream of being your own boss? Do you want to start a recession-proof business? I wrote this book, How to Start Run & Grow a Successful Courier Business, to show you how to start, run, and grow a courier service business from scratch. Every day, customers need documents, packages, and parcels delivered across town and across your state. YOU could be the answer to that need! When you start a courier delivery service business, you meet a need in your community and begin a business that will outlast most economic situations. All you need to start is a mode of transportation and a solid strategy. I will teach you that strategy! You don't need a major budget to start a courier business since it doesn't require a lot to start. You only need a little capital, and there is no formal education or training required. You will learn all you need to know to start a courier business and keep it running. A courier business also has an endless list of potential customers, which translates into easy profits for a start-up business. In my book, you will learn about how to start a courier business from scratch. We will discuss what a courier service is, what services it offers, and what your earnings could potentially be. You will learn how to write a solid business plan, what type of business entity is best for a courier business, and where to establish your business location. I will teach you all about branding your business, including finding a name, creating a logo, and establishing a vision statement. I will teach you how to scope out your competition. We will discuss what insurance to purchase and how to account for taxes. I will also give you 15 tips for running your business smoothly. We will talk about the types of software you should use and how to set a competitive price. Most importantly, you will learn all about start-up funding. I will show you the many ways that you can obtain the funds to start your new delivery business. I will show you how to find clients and market your business. Without new customers, your business won't be a success. I will show you proven advertising techniques, both online and offline. Last, but not least, we'll discuss ways that you can grow and expand your business. Once you get going, you'll need to branch out, and I will teach you how. This book also makes a great gift for that entrepreneur in your life. Be sure to click "Buy Now."




Start Your Own Courier Business


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If you've been downsized, outsourced, grown tired of the rat race or just need more income and a brighter future, this book is for you. If you're ready to take charge and become your own boss, this book is for you.The demand for local, fast courier and delivery services is booming. Independent local couriers can provide the services that are in demand, like same-day deliveries that are just not available from UPS or Fedex. What does a courier do? They pick up and deliver packages, documents, even pets, for businesses and individuals. This service is always in demand, even in smaller in town, as there is always someone who needs a package or document delivered today. A courier service is the perfect "shoestring startup," as it requires very little money to start. All you need is a reliable vehicle and a smartphone.. No formal training is required, just the ability to communicate clearly with customers. Your new courier business can be home-based. This reduces overhead costs, and your only commute is to your next customer! The list of potential customers is almost endless: Architects, engineers, contractors, printers, doctors and medical labs, grocers, pharmacies, caterers, flower shops, accountants, attorneys, busy individuals who don't have the time to run errands and homebound individuals such as seniors and those recovering from an accident or illness.An independent courier service offers you: Flexible hours. Be your own boss. Scalability - grow as big as you want. A recession-proof business. Start on a shoestring.In this book, you'll learn: How to earn an instant income from day one. A simple tax break that could pay for your new delivery van. Software and smartphone apps to help you grow. Free and low-cost marketing ideas that work. How to set up your own website for under $200. How to pick the right vehicle for your new courier business and make it last 300K miles. Forms for your new courier business.




Changing How the World Does Business


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From one of the founding executives of FedEx comes the first full inside story of how Fed Ex came to be one of the world's most successful, innovative, and admired companies. Frock reveals the details of how the company was conceived, launched, and kept afloat despite incredible obstacles.




Managing Start-ups for Success


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World economics and the industrial environment has recently created a fertile ground for the creation of new enterprises and start-ups. This book skilfully identifies the challenges of building a new business venture from an idea to a marketable product. It highlights • Robust methods for keeping up with innovation; • Designing new ways to grow, improve and market your product; and • Managing the changes in the business environment, market dynamics and other uncertainties. The volume is rich with examples and case studies of many small and large businesses. It further reflects on the business and entrepreneurship ecosystem, the challenges and opportunities in India, entrepreneurship and women, e-commerce, the new generation of entrepreneurs, and exit strategies for entrepreneurs. An essential guide for entrepreneurs and professionals working in business management and marketing communications, as well as scholars of business administration and financial sciences, this book by an industry expert offers many new and practiced approaches, examples and lessons for innovative thinking and breaking new ground in business.




The Mom Test


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The Mom Test is a quick, practical guide that will save you time, money, and heartbreak. They say you shouldn't ask your mom whether your business is a good idea, because she loves you and will lie to you. This is technically true, but it misses the point. You shouldn't ask anyone if your business is a good idea. It's a bad question and everyone will lie to you at least a little . As a matter of fact, it's not their responsibility to tell you the truth. It's your responsibility to find it and it's worth doing right . Talking to customers is one of the foundational skills of both Customer Development and Lean Startup. We all know we're supposed to do it, but nobody seems willing to admit that it's easy to screw up and hard to do right. This book is going to show you how customer conversations go wrong and how you can do better.




Starting and Running a Business All-in-One For Dummies


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Written by a team of business and fi nance experts, Starting & Running a Business All-In-One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of setting up and growing a successful business. Featuring straight-talking advice on everything from business planning and marketing, managing staff and dealing with legal issues, to bookkeeping and taking care of tax obligations, this book is your one-stop guide to turning your business plans into profit.




Consulting Start-Up and Management


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Looking to start up your own research and evaluation consultancy? For almost 20 years, Gail V. Barrington has run popular workshops to help professional researchers and evaluators determine if they have what it takes to succeed as consultants. This book makes that helpful guidance, and more, available to a wider audience. Barrington shows readers how to get started, set fees, find work, manage time and money, set up an ownership structure and business systems, manage contracts, and work with subcontractors and staff. With Barrington's advice and encouragement, independent practitioners have the roadmap to success!"I would highly recommend it to anyone starting a consulting career. The author has truly singled out the most important lessons to be passed on, both of the practical type and of those related to consultancy."-George Grob, Center for Public Program Evaluation"This book addresses a big and important gap in the evaluation literature. It provides a clear and concise account of what evaluators and applied researchers need to know in order to succeed in independent consulting practice." -Stewart Donaldson, Claremont Graduate University




Organization and Management Problem Solving


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Based on a broad range of case studies, Organization and Management Problem Solving is an insightful text designed to improve the application of organization theory and systems thinking in teaching and practice. This book illustrates the five key themes in the nature of organization and managementa'technical, structural, psychosocial, managerial, and culturala'through the analysis of measured incidents tested by students. A clear theoretical framework supports the case studies, allowing the text to have practical relevance to contemporary settings and to be recognized as a model for describing, analyzing, and responding to organization and management problems. The model integrates the thinking of many writers on organization and problem solving including Ackoff, Blake, and Mouton; Schein, Kast, and Rosenweign; and Mitroff and Lippitt. The approach eliminates causal conditions and emphasizes responsive problem solving. Theory is applied and expanded as needed to a broader social context, engaging the reader in a thorough understanding of the nature and development of organization theory and problem solving. This book is relevant to consultants, academics, and professional managers in a number of settings (academic, military, business organizations, and research institutes) and disciplines (including development and change, management, human resources, social psychology, communication, sociology, and psychology).




The Drive to Freedom: The Hustler's Guide to Becoming an Independent Courier


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This book is a guide as well as a shining light into the secret world of Independent Courier Contracting. This book outlines in very simple steps how anyone, but particularly minorities in low income areas that would otherwise start illegal hustles, can become successful entrepreneurs in the ever growing transportation industry without having a CDL (Commercial Driver's License) or any professional driving experience. This book isn't written by a researcher but by an actual practitioner who after quitting his job at Berkshire Hathaway went on to start his own small courier business which grew from $500 - $2,000 a week within its first 90 days of operation.