Plus, it's really not hard work. Once you’ve got everything ready in the morning it takes about 30 or 40 minutes to set up your cart . After that, until you get really busy, it's a pretty relaxing job. People are usually in a really good mood when they get a hot dog, especially if you make them feel good and put a little smile on their face .
The hot dog business is fast to start . You can usually start your own hot dog cart business in less than two weeks . I promise you, you can make money your very first day . I've never opened a hot dog cart anywhere that didn’t make sales the very first day I was opened. And usually you'll make back, 100% of your investment in less than 30 days . I've made it back in as little as a week in some locations. The hot dog cart business can be started on a shoe string budget. I'll show you how to get started in the hot dog cart business for less than $1,500 . Now I'm not saying you're going to have the Cadillac of equipment and everything that you need, but you can certainly get started there.
This is truly a scaleable business. It can be as big as you want it to be. You can make a lot of money - While your not gonna become a millionaire from a single hot dog cart I know operators that make as much as as much as $250,000 a year in the hot dog business with just a few carts in good steady locations.
"Everybody LOVES a Good Hotdog" Everybody loves hot dogs and if you think hard enough there's a way to incorporate hot dogs into almost any type of business.
"This Business Is So Easy An Dummy Could Do It" The hot dog vending business is easy work . It's not technical and it's not complicated and anybody can learn to do it in just a matter of a few hours.
I would really suggest that everyone start with minimal start up costs. It's so much easier and so much faster . And while you're learning you're going to make a few mistakes anyway so it's better that you make it with small cheap or used equipment.
I’ll show you more than a dozen ways to make extra money from your hot dog cart business that you would never think of.
It’s one of the great things about the business. You can choose who you want to work with. You're in total and complete control. Plus, lastly, the hot dog cart business leads to bigger and better things. For me in the hot dog cart business, I've had the privilege to work with a lot of people in catering businesses, other ventures.
Boy, this was a big one for me. I worked for awhile in a job just before I started my first hot dog cart business where I worked around people that I really didn’t like.
Then you can purchase new equipment and more supplies out of profits, not out of your pocket when you start.
It's really up to you. There aren’t very many businesses that you can set your own hours in but I'll tell you, the hot dog cart business is one of them.
You can be animated and have a good time in your business. Not only is that the best way to be, it's the way that's going to make you the most money. People who buy a hot dog from a hot dog cart vendor want to be cheered up. They want to be reminded of old times when things were better. And nothing’s better than buying a good tasting hot dog off a hot dog cart for a lot of people. Sometimes it's the highest point of their day. "Talk About A Low Stress Business!" The hot dog cart business isn’t emotionally or mentally challenging.
It’s completely up to you. And you can change in a moment’s notice. Now, just think of another business that has that flexibility. There aren’t many. You get to be your own boss. You call the shots and you're in control of your own future and your own destiny. In the hot dog business you can set your own hours. If you want to work mornings, afternoons, lunches, or just weekends, you can. You make the decisions yourself. "You Don't Have To Quit Your Current Job" A lot of hot dog vendors only work weekends, some only work events, start part time and keep their own jobs.
You meet people everyday that you use to network and joint venture with depending on what kind of business they're in.
And people that really didn’t like me. "It's Great In The Rushes - Friendly Folks Throwing You Money Hand Over Fist" But I had no choice . I had to have a job, I had a wife and kids to feed. But not anymore. Now I make my own decisions and you can too. Today I have a serious NO Assholes rule! When you start your own hot dog cart business you'll make more money probably, than you're making right now and you get to choose who you work with or nobody at all.
The reason I make my extra money in my hot dog cart business is to pay 100% of my overhead. When I go out and sell hot dogs from my cart, everything that I'm selling is 100% profit. It's one of the big secrets that you need to learn in this business. Most vendors leave that money on the table . "I Trade Hot Dogs for FREE Stuff " There's one last great benefit of being in the hot dog business . Free stuff. I've traded hot dogs for almost everything you could imagine. I'm usually working in areas where there are businesses around me, both industrial or commercial, and they always have stuff.