The Perfect Home Based Business Opportunity: ‘Celebrate Home’ and Build Communities - business2community.com

Marketing

By Ashley Neal, Published June 27, 2012

Have you scoured the Internet looking for the ideal business opportunity, but never pursue any of them because: (a) the ‘perfect’ opportunity costs too much, (b) don’t want to waste time and money that you don’t have on something that may not work out, (c) you want to own a business not a franchise, or (d) when you contact the people in charge of the opportunity they answer questions vaguely or just don’t make you feel comfortable with moving forward. If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of those responses look no further I have found the perfect business opportunity for you: Celebrate Home.

Celebrate Home is a Welcome Service that to helps build communities, small businesses, non-profits and allows the business owner to make an exceptional income. Their motto,”Building Communities One Home at a Time”.

How it works:

A Celebrate Home exclusive territory owner, welcomes new homeowners with a generous basket filled with gifts and gift certificates from local businesses as well as community information. Celebrate Home benefits local non-profit organizations by providing new homeowners with a list of volunteer opportunities and each non-profits needs —this service is provided for FREE to the non-profit organizations. The beautiful gift baskets are an excellent way to bring in new customers to the business sponsor’s place of business. Here a few examples of the gifts that might be nestled inside a basket:

A fine dining restaurant might include an etched wine glass with a copy of the restaurant’s menu and a gift certificate for a free prime rib dinner inside the glass.A veterinarian offers a tote bag with their name and logo. Inside the bag is a dog leash, dog toy, and a frisbee. Additionally there is gift certificate offering a FREE initial visit, a FREE night of boarding, a FREE nail clipping, and a FREE dose of flea and tick application.An auto repair shop offers tire gauges and key chains with the company name and logo on them. Additionally there is a gift certificate for a FREE oil change and 25% off their first auto repair service.

The possibilities are endless (see the Celebrate Home website for more examples). Offers like these are sure to bring new customers to the business sponsors, while making the community feel very welcomed. Homeowners will feel inclined to try out every offer in the basket and they are provided with useful promotional items that will keep the business sponsors at the forefront of their minds.

How much does it cost?

Some of you may be thinking okay this sounds great but what’s the catch? It must cost a lot right? WRONG! Founders and close friends, Cindy and Dawn started Celebrate Home in 2009 in three rural Wisconsin cities with the goal of helping business owners navigate the recession and connect to the local communities. When they realized they had a great program they wanted to share it with other small business owners seeking to do the same, for this reason Celebrate Home is NOT a franchise opportunity and their are no royalties to pay. Cindy and Dawn’s mission is to share their opportunity with people of like minds for a price that is simple and cost effective. In order to get started, interested candidates must purchase the business opportunity kit that comes with over 60 templates of professionally branded digital files that will aid in running a successful business. They made all the mistakes first so that you won’t have too! Cindy and Dawn also provide on-going support at no additional cost. There are also sales articles, a training audio CD, and more! The kit is only $1295 plus the cost of your exclusive territory (which is determined by population). At the minimum you can be in business for less than $2,000 and actually make $15,000 a month or more! Which brings me to my next question:

How much can I profit?

If you are anything like me you might be thinking; I can spend around $2,000 – $3,000 on a viable business opportunity but how much can I really make? I mentioned $15,000 in the previous paragraph and it is very possible to achieve that goal with a lot of dedicated work and connections. But let’s look take a look at a few of the possibilities:

Cindy and Dawn have put together this wonderful visual (available on the Celebrate Home website) to help you really see the financial opportunity available. How to use the chart: Let’s say you sign up 30 business sponsors and they pay $4 per basket and you deliver 30 baskets a month to new homeowners:

30 sponsors x $4.00 per basket x 30 baskets = $3,600/month

With that example, you have made your initial investment back and profited $1,600! If you are very ambitious considered aiming for 100 sponsors that pay $5.00 per basket, and you deliver 30 baskets a month to new homeowners:

100 sponsors x $5.00 per basket x 30 baskets = $15,000/month

So imagine if you are located in a city where you could comfortably get $8 or even $10 per basket! The possibilities are truly endless.

Checkout this lovely twist! {Real-life example}

Jill Hansen (pictured above), co-owner of The Basket Connection based in central Texas purchased her Celebrate Home business opportunity kit to not only greet new homeowners, but to also celebrate soldiers returning home as well. Melissa Purl, a public relations representative for Seton Medical Center reported to the Kileen Daily News that Hansen only puts top quality products in the baskets so that soldiers know that what they do is appreciated. Hansen has really connected with her community helping the residents, business owners, and soldiers. How awesome is that!

Why I love this opportunity:

(Dawn and Cindy with their first Celebrate Home baskets in September 2009)

I don’t just put my neck out there for any company, trust me I have done my research and this is a business opportunity of a lifetime. I found the company a little over a year and half ago via while researching some business opportunities. I was so impressed with what I read and saw that I remembered the website by heart and contacted Cindy and Dawn (the founders of Celebrate Home pictured above) back in February to get more information. Let’s just say I bonded with the ladies instantly and we keep in touch regularly and I’m not even a Celebrate Home owner (yet) and they treat me like family. Another reason I personally love this opportunity is because as a small business advocate, I love the concept of personal touch marketing/ advertising that aids business owners with building their business and building the community. I like the fact that non-profits also get their information into the community for free. Also homeowners get a memorable and beautiful set of gifts which means everyone WINS! Finally, the cost to get started is realistic and doable with no franchise fees or royalties to be concerned with.

Celebrate Home is by far one of the best real business opportunities available. Head over to the website today for more information and to get started. Be sure to tell Cindy and Dawn, Ashley Neal sent you when asked, how did you find out about the opportunity. Visit: www.celebratehome.biz and invest in your future today before your exclusive territory is sold to someone else!

If you or someone else you know does get started with Celebrate Home opportunity please come back to this post and leave a comment with the city and state you are in, I would love to hear about your experience!

 

Images: Jill Hansen via kdhnews.com, all the rest of the images are used with permission from Cindy and Dawn, owners of Celebrate Home, Inc.

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5 Actions Every Small Business Entrepreneur Should Take to Grow Business Opportunities Today! - business2community.com

Strategy

By James Debono, Published March 16, 2012

Sometimes as a small business entrepreneur you spend so much time getting the next lead that you forget about what to do once you have that lead. The reality is that leads sometimes need nurturing in order to become the profitable long term business opportunity that you need them to be.

‘Ring fence’ Your Existing Clients

Competition in the market place is rife. More and more companies are looking to replace lost revenue and profitability through acquiring new business – and some of the ‘new business’ your competitors are targeting will include your existing accounts! In order for you to stay ahead of the competition you need to ‘ring fence’ your existing clients.

Don’t get complacent with your existing customer base. Your customers have got you to where you are today. And they are still a valuable asset for further revenue if made to feel valued.

Pick up the phone give them a call! Find out what challenges they are facing, find out what benefits they are getting from using your existing products and services, remind them of these benefits and the value they are getting. Find out if the competition has been in and what was compelling about their service.

If you run an internet based business then make sure you have an email sequence in place that delivers great value to your customers. Reminding them exactly of who you are and what you do for them, but also what you can do in the future.

Know Your Prospect inside Out

What did he have for breakfast? What color socks does he wear? What Coffee does he drink at Starbucks? Maybe that’s a little extreme…

You do want to know what makes him tick, what keeps him up at night, what one problem could you solve for your customer that would have him diving into his pocket and producing an open wallet right now? What are his life ambitions and goals? Take time to find out exactly who your customer is!

When you know more about your prospect it means you can develop your content marketing strategy to specifically target that person. Talking to their specific wants and needs and ultimately reducing the sales cycle.

Do More

As a small business entrepreneur you probably already feel that there are not enough hours in the day right? However now you know who your ideal prospect is you can manage your time more wisely.

Get yourself positioned wherever your client is likely to go, be the person giving the answer to the questions he is posing, provide new and valued insights that will drive revenue and help solve problems in his business.

Host webinars, seminars, write reports, post articles or guest blog on leading sites within your niche.

If you work in a methodic manner to fill your pipeline with the ideal client then you can afford to lose a percentage of those clients. I know that is counter intuitive but the fact is you will not convert 100% of the clients in your pipeline. You just won’t!

Purely by doing more and increasing your activity, you increase your chances of success – and therefore increase the amount of money you can earn. Simple math, isn’t it?

Ooze Authority

Some of the best small business entrepreneurs I know are trusted advisors for their clients. They’re someone whose opinion their clients and other people in the industry respect they have earned influence. They’re someone their clients turn to first to get information about purchasing decisions – either now or in the future. They’re someone that has a high level of credibility and clients trust their opinions and advice.

Highly effective people know that the more authority you have, the more likely people will open their ears and listen to you without being overly critical. Having the ability and time to influence these customers is what makes the most profitable small businesses.

Invest in yourself

As a small business entrepreneur you will face new challenges each and every day. One of the key charcateristics of an entrepreneur is to accept those challenges and overcome them the best way you can.

Take 5 minutes to list down your strengths and your business weaknesses. Pick one weakness each week to research; whitepapers, articles, books. Set yourself a goal to become a master at this deficiency in a certain time frame and a plan as to how you will do that. The weakness could be increase motivation or improve influence in niche or improve your sales skills. Whatever it maybe always look to better yourself.

As a small business entrepreneur the more you know and learn the more value you can offer others. When you offer more value you will make more sales and grow more business opportunities. So what are you waiting for? Get started implementing these strategies today.

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Pondering: Opportunity — What Are You Waiting For? - business2community.com

Strategy

By Peg Fitzpatrick, Published January 12, 2012

: a favorable juncture of circumstances

: a good chance for advancement or progress

This is how Merriam-Webster defines opportunity. How do you define it? Better yet, what do you do when an opportunity presents itself? Many opportunities require snap decisions and others require some sort of change on your part to make it happen.

Are you prepared for YOUR next opportunity?

“We often miss opportunity because it’s dressed in overalls and looks like work”
? Thomas A. Edison

Be prepared to roll your sleeves up and get your hands dirty. This is life — and it isn’t always easy or pretty. There are very few people in this world who don’t have to work hard every single day to make things happen in their life. Many times people look at others and say “they are so lucky!” One person I worked with in my last job said this to me all the time however; I was one of the first people to arrive at the office and always the last to leave. I had a very complicated job that I loved which required extreme attention to detail as well as many tasks with strict government deadlines. My “luck” was the responsibility I feel to myself to work hard and really kick butt.

Did I get noticed by management? Yes, my own hard work created the opportunity. I also had perfect reviews and great salary increases. More luck? Nope.

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it”

? Thomas Jefferson

Being afraid of a new challenge or circumstance is what stops many people from stepping forward or saying yes. If you want something SAY YES! Say that you are interested. Don’t wait for someone to come to you and spell it all out. Make your own opportunity by accepting responsibility or helping someone with a task on a job that you are interested in. No social media person in your company, maybe there could be if you came up with a plan, talked to your boss and expressed interest!

“Shallow men believe in luck or in circumstance. Strong men believe in cause and effect.”
? Ralph Waldo Emerson

Create the action that will give you the reaction that you desire. Many people have regrets for missed opportunities that someone else grabbed. Don’t let this be you.

Be the one to knock on the door!

Featured image courtesy of Steve-h – away until Jan 10 via Creative Commons.

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