Top Products to Jumpstart Your Business: Must-Haves for New Entrepreneurs

[CarrieB]

So I am just starting out and am so excited!!! I wanted to know what the first things that would be nice to have to do shows as I get extra money besides the things I will get in my starter kit. Any ideas?

 

[AJPratt]

I like the TTA, and the handy scrapers and the pastry brush and the scoops and the microfiber towels to keep your table clean...uh-oh... I'm going nuts. LOL The hardest past is not spending your whole commission on product,but hey is in an investment!

 

[vangogirl]

I know, I'm stupid!

I like the TTA, and the handy scrapers and the pastry brush and the scoops and the microfiber towels to keep your table clean...uh-oh... I'm going nuts. LOL The hardest past is not spending your whole commission on product,but hey is in an investment!

Hi. I'm sorry, I'm new too. I'm still trying to figure out all the shorthand on the board. TTA?
Thanks

 

[SusanBP0129]

tool turn around, perhaps? welcome aboard!! i am new too!!

 

[AJPratt]

No problem!! It is the Tool Turn About.

 

[vangogirl]

thanks, sorry. I do have that too!!! I bought it as a customer because my drawers were rediculous!

 

[AJPratt]

I actually have TWO! One I keep at home on the counter and the other I keep with my kit and just fill with a few things I need for my shows.

 

[KathyG]

ah. . . I have three tool turn abouts! I use one at my shows and two at home! I absolutely love them.

I have tried to have at least one of most things so people can see them. The catalogs are great but some pictures do not do justice to the actual size, like the chillzanne products, but those are pretty spendy. I have a SA sample for the stripes, a professional and executive saute pan (expensive but well worth it), at least one nylon tool, the small micro-cooker, a scraper, and a few other's that I think might sell if they are actually handled.

It is also nice to have a few of those things so I can talk about how I use them in my kitchen, but like what was said before you have to be careful to not spend your whole commission, unless that is why you became a consultant!

I think the key is to gather them slowly. (If you do not want to do that then save up every month and buy them in April at the 40% off! Especially the costly items.) I had a consultant who bought everything she wanted at once(including business supplies) and after a few months she was frustrated that she spent so much and wasn't getting what she wanted so she quit. So she had all of these folders and a table and a ton of stuff she didn't need to get her first month. So just take is slowly, it will not hurt your business at all.

 

[Cindycooks]

After almost 2 years in the business - I just got another TTA too - it is nice to have it always in my crate ready to go. I would also suggest a microfiber towel. I keep it looped thru the tie on my apron to wipe my hands during the show. The kitchen shears are another good thing to invest in - cutting open packages of food at your show. Also the can opener. Open a can of black olives for instance and then drain them with the can strainer....and a trick I learned from my director....you can cut thru (an inch or so) the lid of the can with the kitchen shears to show how they sharp they are and talk about how they cut right thru chicken bones.
You may want to invest in the large bar pan also. Lots of recipes use that. Also the small batter bowl or the easy read measuring cups. I could go on and on...sorry I just keep thinking of stuff!

 

[chefjeanine]

Carrie,

I suggest that you REALLY focus on meeting the Super Starter sales levels. This will earn you great paychecks AND put fantastic products into your hands for FREE! In your 4th month, you'll have your first "kit enhancement" period when you can place an order and get 40% off the products you'd like to purchase. In April, you'll get a second opportunity to purchase products at 40% off.

Good luck. Have fun!

 

[mommyhugz1978]

When I started my business five months ago, I made a deal with myself that I would add one piece per 100.00 I make... so far so good, depending on what I want and how much it cost, is how much I spend I dont' want to spend the whole commishion check!!!