Thanks Mark. I have a few more business plans later on that I can't wait to discuss, but we'll have to take these one step at a time.
Ever since i started researching on GLobal Warming, helping the environment kind of stuck along in my head. So the question was, how could I help the environment and still earn a little for my work and dedication put forth in the effort?
It later came to me. Pop Bottles and cans refunds. School was the prime target to recieve pop bottless, esp. lunch time. During the days after I became to realize I could earn small profits while helping the environment and earth, I started to expand my idea and throw out rough ideas on a notepad at night. Day in and day out would I think of an easier, more responsible, yet more logical idea to earn small profits and have others working for me. (RichDad principal in hand.
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I then started on my own, collecting between 5-10 bottles a day at school and storing them in my locker until the day was over, then i would tkae them home. I figured starting on my own would help spread the word, people would realize what i was doing, and hopefully if someone came across a bottle, they would give it to me. In a sense, I had a few others working for me, and I was earning all of their profits. They were simply putting small sums on money in my pockets.
Of course only 10 bottles equals $1 in refunds, but a dollar a day, or $0.75 a day for 180 days can ring up quickly. So after about a week of working for myself, I started to pile up the bottles on my garage floor. It grew and grew every day, but somehow I had to find a way to bring in a larger supply.
RING! RING! How about hiring a full-time employee and paying him half of the profits, keeping the other half to myself? There was hardly any work to be done by whoever i hired, just go around grabbing empty bottles and throwing them in my locker when I was there. A simple $0.05 each bottle/can. They didnt' have to hassle with taking them home, I would do that. Bring bottles to my locker and get paid. Of course if someone was smart, they would do the same thing I was and earn the total $0.10 each, but i really wasn't there all for the extra change. I truely wanted to help the environment and recycle. Still people in my grade think I was all for the money, but that's not the truth.
On top of hiring an emplyee who was simply bringing in 10 bottles/cans per day +, how about if they recruited another employee and earned 1/4 of their profits? It's much like a VERY SMALL chain referal idea, but with only 3 people working total. (I drew up a small picture using pain that I attatched to this post. "Ferrito" is the last name of a guy in my grade that i think would be willing to join on).
**(I realize 1/4 of $0.10 is a very small amount, but I would pay my employees in intervals of $5 or so. )
So, Kale is my first employee. I already paid him once, and it was $4. There are about 4 other boys in my grade that make extra trips to my locker to throw in their bottles which is very nice. That way I can keep the solid $0.10 from my own connections rather than paying kale $0.05 of each bottle. As of now, it's working nicely. I go back to school this coming tuesday which is the first day back since christmas break. I guess I will jsut have to see what all happens down the line.
Later plans included getting a seperate locker for Kale's bottles, and even sitting where i could view the trash cans in the lunch room incase someone was going to throw out their bottle I could stop them and ask if I could have it.
I guess what I am trying to do here is get as many refundable bottles and cans without it being too noticeable. I still have my own school life that I need to live and i dont' want to dedicate all my time to running around begging for pop bottles. I would say I am on a good track first off and I am enjoying it. I returned my first supply after about 2 weeks and made $19. But since I paid kale $14, I totalled at $15 profits. ($19-4= $15.)
Time will tell where this ends up, but remember to look at this attatchment just to help clarify a few things. I have a plan to take this idea to the community and help out residents, but I will be sure to inform you all next time i post.
Thanks again Mark.
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