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Recommended Vendors for Small Businesses

Hey y'all! Below are the vendors and merchant partners I’m working with in my business. You should use them too, they offer great products and services, and they will compensate you for referring new customers to them! So read, click, then copy and paste into your own blog! If you're starting a restaurant, you should pick a food cost percentage goal based on your industry/menu items and stick to it. Every good restaurant is built on a solid food costing percentage calculations. For a free trial to my food costing/kitchen inventory management software, please reach out to  Hava  at  Parsley App  and say Jase Grimm sent you.  For a great digital display company, contact  Brandi Booth  at  Raydiant . It’s a fantastic company that allows you to change your menu displays second-by-second, view social media feeds, create to-do lists, and communicate with your team. You can even video conference with your entire staff from the comfort of your home. They run s

How to Start a Small Business For Less than $1000

Just one month ago, I was fed up with working for people that prioritized profit before people and our planet, but I was afraid of losing my job. So I started Uncommon Fruit, a small sustainable business incubator. My mission is to help my family and friends, which includes you, to start their own sustainable small businesses and support their communities. The only thing I ask in return is that the business you start takes care of you, your employees, your customers, and our planet.  Step 1: Create a small business plan I recommend using a company called LivePlan . You may also opt to do it on your own, but take it from me that LivePlan basically writes your plan for you. It's like Mad Libs for business plans. Step 2: Prepare your email and social media accounts Create and register a business email account. Make sure your social media accounts (IG, FB, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) are ready to go live, with all relevant i