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Date Posted: 00:30:34 10/02/09 Fri
In reply to: Dennis S. Vogel 's message, "Re: How do I start a Valet Service (parking)?" on 23:35:13 09/09/03 Tue

>

want to know how to start my small valet services business.

Hi,
>
>For now, I advise you to find out which businesses or
>people would want (not necessarily just need) your
>service.
>
>Here's what you should be thinking of & answering for
>yourself (in addition to what I wrote in other posts)-
>Why do they want it?
>What is their current situation without your service?
>Why is it less than optimal?
>What makes them different from businesses or people
>who don't want/need your service?
>
>When will you start your business (written goals)?
>It may be best to visualize yourself starting your
>business. What are you doing? What do you have?
>What did you to make it possible for to be doing it?
>What did you do to get what you have?
>What's the best, most optimal thing you can do
>everyday to advance your situation?
>What will bring you significantly closer to being
>ready on your starting date?
>
>What can you do now (learn, invest in
>materials/equipment) to get you closer to achieving
>your long-term & short-term goals?
>
>When you plan to achieve something big, it's usually
>best to plan in reverse.
>Brief example - Opening day; be sure everything is
>ready for tomorrow; bring proof of insurance to
>clients; finalize insurance requirements; get
>insurance premium quotes
>
>Project management breaks down processes into critical
>path & secondary tasks. The critical path is made up
>of things that have to happen in right time frame for
>the success of the project. In other words, step 2
>can't happen without step 1 being completed. Secondary
>tasks can happen in a more loose time frame (can be
>finished within days of the stated date) without
>disrupting the flow. Critical path tasks have to be
>done no later than the stated date or the whole
>project will be delayed.
>
>The example about getting insurance coverage may be a
>line of secondary tasks you'll plug into the critical
>path. You'd figure out when to start it & when the
>finished result (having the coverage) will
>intersect/become part of the critical path.
>
>So you should be determining which tasks are critical
>path items & which are secondary. Then schedule them
>in the optimum order. As you work backwards from
>visualizing the complete project, to the previous
>task, you'll be putting them in order of when you need
>to accompish them. Then figure out which are on the
>critical path. Those not on the critical path are
>secondary.
>
>Dennis S. Vogel
>thrivingbusiness@email.com
>When you compete against big businesses with
>big budgets you need powerful marketing
>strategies and tactics. You'll find them here-
>http://www.thrivingbusiness.homestead.com

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Test “Proven Methods”, Reduce Your Risks & Start Successfully Dennis S. Vogel 01:27:26 10/05/09 Mon

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>> > > >want to know how to start my small valet services >business. > > > > > > > >Hi, >> >>For now, I advise you to find out which businesses or >>people would want (not necessarily just need) your >>service. >> >>Here's what you should be thinking of & answering for >>yourself (in addition to what I wrote in other posts)- >>Why do they want it? >>What is their current situation without your service? >>Why is it less than optimal? >>What makes them different from businesses or people >>who don't want/need your service? >> >>When will you start your business (written goals)? >>It may be best to visualize yourself starting your >>business. What are you doing? What do you have? >>What did you to make it possible for to be doing it? >>What did you do to get what you have? >>What's the best, most optimal thing you can do >>everyday to advance your situation? >>What will bring you significantly closer to being >>ready on your starting date? >> >>What can you do now (learn, invest in >>materials/equipment) to get you closer to achieving >>your long-term & short-term goals? >> >>When you plan to achieve something big, it's usually >>best to plan in reverse. >>Brief example - Opening day; be sure everything is >>ready for tomorrow; bring proof of insurance to >>clients; finalize insurance requirements; get >>insurance premium quotes >> >>Project management breaks down processes into critical >>path & secondary tasks. The critical path is made up >>of things that have to happen in right time frame for >>the success of the project. In other words, step 2 >>can't happen without step 1 being completed. Secondary >>tasks can happen in a more loose time frame (can be >>finished within days of the stated date) without >>disrupting the flow. Critical path tasks have to be >>done no later than the stated date or the whole >>project will be delayed. >> >>The example about getting insurance coverage may be a >>line of secondary tasks you'll plug into the critical >>path. You'd figure out when to start it & when the >>finished result (having the coverage) will >>intersect/become part of the critical path. >> >>So you should be determining which tasks are critical >>path items & which are secondary. Then schedule them >>in the optimum order. As you work backwards from >>visualizing the complete project, to the previous >>task, you'll be putting them in order of when you need >>to accompish them. Then figure out which are on the >>critical path. Those not on the critical path are >>secondary. >> >>Dennis S. Vogel >>thrivingbusiness@email.com >>When you compete against big businesses with >>big budgets you need powerful marketing >>strategies and tactics. You'll find them here- >>http://www.thrivingbusiness.homestead.com

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Test “Proven Methods”, Reduce Your Risks & Start Successfully	Dennis S. Vogel	01:27:26 10/05/09 Mon