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Start Up Guide |
Everything you need to help start your own seasonal mobile ice cream van business for free. Useful business advice, help, ideas and tips
to get your new business started. |
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START UP A MOBILE ICE CREAM BUSINESS |
STEP5. EXPANDING - GROWING |
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What will it cost to expand?
With all the excitement and planning to expand your mobile ice cream
business it's easy to overlook some of the not so obvious cost that may arise.
Before you start to put your business expansion plans into action you need to
make doubly sure that you have looked at every possible cost that may be
incurred from every possible angle. Unexpected cost and expenses if not budgeted
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| Expanding your mobile ice cream business will
almost definitely mean that you will need additional ice cream vans or trailers,
which in turn may lead to unforeseen costs for overnight secure storage and
parking of your new ice cream units. Unless you already have adequate space
available this will be a new ongoing expense. A new fleet of ice cream vans may
also need sign writing with your business livery, logo and details to match your
existing ice cream vans or trailers. |
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| With more ice cream vans operating you will
probably find that you need to store and hold more ice cream products, your
refrigeration and freezer capacity will need to be increased along with a
suitable storage area for disposable and non refrigerated products. This may
mean that you might eventually have to step up to a small industrial unit or
suitable commercial premises which will mean having to pay rent and business
rates. |
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| Finally you will need to staff your ice cream
vans, you cannot operate several ice cream vans by yourself so you are going
have to look at employing help. |
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KEY POINTS |
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Time to expand
Your bookings are increasing, but is it time to expand your business?
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What will it cost
Have you looked at all the possible cost incurred to expand?
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Funding growth
Is it possible to expand without increasing your borrowing?
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Financial planning
Plan your finances well before you take the leap.
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Diversify
Don't put all your eggs (or choc ices) in one basket.
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Employing help
You can't keep doing everything yourself.
Find out more |
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