subject: Beginning Your Donut Business Using A Donut Machine [print this page] So you want to begin your own donut business! You will need a donut machine and other equipment to do so. Before you actually start making donuts you need to learn everything you can about the machine and the donut business.
Put all your ideas on paper. This will help you to find solutions to the questions you can't answer right away. You must know the smallest things about how to do business by employing a donut making machine.
Don't jump the gun. First write down all the questions and make a plan. After this begin your search on the Internet. Go to the websites that have information about the machine and other equipment you will need. Study about the various kinds of machines and how to place them. Don't neglect the extra equipment you will need. List them down as well.
If you are a newcomer to this business I must tell you not to make the error of buying more extra equipment than you need. Buy only the equipment you really need to run your machine and business. Over and above the Internet you must read a lot of books you can find on starting and running a business. You will be hard pressed to find books about the donut machine business. If you can source them, give yourself a pat on the shoulder.
Use the knowledge of people who are already in this business. I mean people who regularly make bread, scones and muffins. Take advantage of their expertise. Don't involve your "intelligent" friends and relatives no matter what. If they don't have enough knowledge about this business they will end up causing you more harm than good.
Finding a businessman willing to assist you is not as tough as it looks. He might very well give you ideas and lessons without charging any fee. You will be amazed how much his advice will help you. His advice would be addressing the nuts and bolts of your donut business. There is no substitute for hard-core experience. You will learn about new dimensions about the donut business.
Choose a businessman in a similar field whose advice will help you. Talk to him on the phone and let him know that you desire to buy a donut machine and begin a business. Get an appointment with him and when you meet him discuss the ideas and strategies he uses for his own business because they will help you too.
