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I started a business, I borrowed allot of money to invest into it, the business is suppose to start in May 09 but things got bad over christmas, i lost my previous job and had trouble with things. Basically I am putting everything at risk, all of my money and assets are now invested on my waffles, if I don't make profit this summer I will be declaring myself bankrupt I am a gambler, i i am gambling with my banks money on this business but how bad it is to be bankrupt really? |
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you might like it.. |
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risk vs reward...good luck! If you don't try you will always question yourself... Do you accept waffle investors? |
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gimmie a waffle you keep going on about em ...i drool...you tease further what footy match we gota go too? |
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good luck dude. |
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I not considering investors if that's what you mean diaZo because i want to own the business 100% should i be scared of bankruptcy? or maybe i will like it :P i don't see how it would be that bad apart from not being able to get a mortgage, which i don't want anyway i am going balls out on this business and just see what happens... |
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freqy if you give me your address i will post you one, no shit man just stick it in your toaster and put some chocolate spread on it, or some maple syrup |
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so far i have booked 'the bearded theory festival' 'the big session festival' 'summer sundae weekender' and there are 4 more unconfirmed |
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rather than go bankrupt there are other 'less severe' ways of sayin you have no money. but better still i rekon it'll be a hit and larns waffles will become like bubbagump shrimp. a house hold name. best of dude. |
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the other option is to hold back until next year and focus on debts, i have not yet paid the festivals yet, so i have time to consider my options. but as all my personal friends know, i am a risk taker and a gambler, so i will probably just go for it. thanks |
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you gotta do a festival this year try it out. have you got all the gear ready? can you play music at your stall? your on wheels arnt you? like a little pushcart? did you get the graphics done ? did'nt someone design something o n this forum? how much is a waffle with a topping? i actually typed all that above in one breath. :P lol |
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can't you go out in the street with your cart, instead of just festivals? |
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You should have borrowed as much as you can while you had the chance, not like you will have to pay it back as half the banks will be going under at this rate. |
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if it's your first business i wouldn't guess the chance of success is very high...these things should be set up so you can fail with as little pain possible...not taking yourself into bankruptcy. i don't know what the laws are in UK or the US really. |
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Aw... I though the Summer Sundae Weekender was an ice cream festival, not another boring music fest! :( The line up is crap, too. The world sucks; I think I'll go to bed now and not ever wake up. As said, it may not be a great idea to start a business at this time. However, it looks like you're going to do it anyway, so good luck! ^^ |
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I did have a van before with a serving hatch, but i sold it and decided to use a tent kiosk, a waffle with topping is £2.50 there was someone who designed the logo yeah, but i scrapped it and made a new one I was lucky to get 6k off my bank and i got 3k from princes trust, plus i had a some myself, but i have massive credit card bills and so things are super tight. yes it's going to be tough for me, but I have to try i guess, other wise i will be one of those guys you see in the cold street at 6am with a yellow coat going to the factory |
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is this waffle from an old family recipe, handed down through the generations, grandfather to father to son, each time honed and improved until the waffle transcends other foods that share the name and becomes something more than a waffle: it becomes an experience? And can you get one with ham and cheese melted on it? |
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to get your loan, did you just walk in to the bank, stuff a waffle into some bald dude's maw, and as he's choking it down with tears of joy running down his cheeks, you whispered in his ear "help me bring the gift of waffles to all men and women with £2.50 and a healthy appetite?" He then swallowed his waffle and weeping, proceeded to write you a check. "Go now son, into the world and share your geometrically indented snack biscuit with the people and bring perhaps a single ray of light into these dark times." |
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haha! Ace. :D Only thing that detracted from my enjoyment of what I just was that waffles are certainly not "biscuits". Stil hilarious, though. Thank you. *bows* |
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Not exactly like that I had to climb a holy mountain, at the top i found the waffle master, he handed down the secret recipe and i went forth to venture into the world of the Liège waffle . it is so sweet and irresistible to anyone ... But seriously the Liège waffle recipe is a guarded secret in Belgium |
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Is it possible to make a waffle with just one huge square indented in it instead of a bunch of tiny squares or would that no longer be a waffle? Cuz then you can fill the whole square with syrup from a single pouring/pumping position instead of sweeping back and forth across the whole waffle. |
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If Freqy gets a waffle, I'd like a waffle! |
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anyone board of my waffle thread may enter into a crazy flash site |
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I think you just started Waffles 2.0 |
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my grandmother used to serve something called chicken and waffles. it was chicken in chicken gravy over waffles. the first time i had it i thought it was kind of strange bordering on gross, (i was used to having waffles for breakfast and generally with something sweet), but i came to quite like it. it wasn't anything she just did with leftovers, either. she would bake a whole chicken just to make this. |
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haha over in the states i think they have waffles with anything, these ones are just very sweet ones, they have sugar pearls inside which caramelize as they bake in the iron which gives the waffles a chewy texture, and you sometimes feel a crunch of sugar. |
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evolume on a roll.:P |
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not on a roll ( bread ), i mean rolling out fun text pixels for us to enjoy. :) |
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wow thats fucking amazing, larn...this site |
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i love waffles, and i like larn, so you cannot fail! nothing beats a superior waffle. |
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haha thanx I have thought about having a big inflatable waffle man you know with like arms and legs dangling around in the air as a promotional stunt. but are people really that dumb that they will buy a waffle because they noticed a personified waffle ? |
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Is this for like actual waffles? what do u think u can bring to the waffle market? |
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what is your waffle business called? |
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yes Suzy they are real hot chewy sticky Belgian waffles mmmmm I will provide toppings, like blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, cornish double cream, melted Belgian chocolate, canadian grade A maple syrup, walnuts, Nutella, sorbet ice cream and others....all of my products are the best quality possible it's called 'The Waffle Stop' |
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If this is serious, than all I can say is don't be greedy. Just hammer out a good product at a good price and your business will take off. Times are very tough right now, and I know the UK has gotten hit hard and will continue too. The food restaurant business will always have a place because people are lazy (given nothing catastrophic happens). So, do some calculations and figure out how much profit you need in order to get by modestly until things improve. |
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I was thinking more on the lines of investing in a tasty waffle for my stomach |
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are they made fresh or are they pre-packed? |
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WOFL |
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Good question Big, they are made fresh in Belgium to the highest quality, then they are flash frozen and delivered to me. I then store them in my massive chest freezer and defrost them as i go. Initially I tired to make them myself, but i ran into all kinds of trouble because the Belgium's keep the recipe a secret, i was not able to produce them at a good enough standard. thanks Rev I have a business plan drawn out and i have a financial forecast, using a cash flow analysis for this year, but really there are allot of variables. I just need to sell at a minimum of 6 per hour, but my target is 10 per hour to make a healthy profit. But I make good profit for selling hot drinks including hot chocolate, cans and bottles. |
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"they have sugar pearls inside which caramelize as they bake in the iron which gives the waffles a chewy texture, and you sometimes feel a crunch of sugar." Sounds delicious! I'd love to try one of your (soon-to-be) famous waffles. Good luck with the business! |
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WHOA YOUR WAFFLES SOUND SO GOOD I can't wait to stuff my fat porky face with them I shit seven times a day, minimum-- mostly just warm grease. |
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sure thing thanks Zephyr. I will be hitting a few festivals this year, if it takes off then i'll be able to aquire more loans to get funded for the big festivals in 2010. I know those festivals i booked are not exactly great ones, but you have to start somewhere, i am only targeting the small ones up to 3000 capacity. If anyone can reccomend a small camping UK festival, please let me know |
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beautifuldays, if you get there i guarantee to fill your hourly quota at least twice :) |
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what about captain birds eye? |
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gingaling freqy ^_^ |
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R.I.P.!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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basically freqy ended my business by raiding me |
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Yes RIP larn's waffles I AM BANKRUPT LOL |
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ouch :( well, at least you have a thread |
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nah it's cool, being bankrupt isn't that bad really |
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