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I searched but could not find a link for "Green Truck" or anything to do with a franchise with that name. Does anyone have a link? If you type it out as a website it just says it's under construction.



Franchise opportunities are actually not a bad idea for people who have never owned a business or do not understand how to operate a business. They lay every possible thing out for you. Matter of fact, if you buy into a good franchise, it's almost impossible if you are following everything you are suppose to be doing, to fail, unless the franchise itself fails.

I have been seriously playing with the idea of franchising a part of what I do so that I can help other people create a successful business while at the same time generating a good steady stream of material to process. I won't be doing this anytime in the very near future, I have my own business to grow and look after. But I have been tumbling the idea around in my head just the same.

With all that being said however, the OP should not be giving advice about business if he has bought into a franchise and is stating their sales pitch, or worse if he is just simply re--posting their instructions and calling them his own.

If anyone has the link for "Green Truck" I would be interested, you can either post it here or send it via email.

Scott

NOBEL METAL WORKS

This post is not intended to give advice on franchising.

Originally Posted by Tcgs

YOU GUYS!!!

GREENTRUCK is MY FRANCHISE

I guarantee the contracts, the scrap, and the system.

I operate one of my own franchises.

Sounds good where do I sign up

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Sounds good where do I sign up

Your kiddin me mike.

Originally Posted by Tcgs

Your kiddin me mike.

Naw if your doing that well I'm interested....We will just have to work on "Green Truck" because my truck is Red

Where is your franchise information, your business license, etc. I can find no information. Who did you franchise through? Where is your sales documents (pitch), etc?

Reason I ask is that if you truly started your own franchise, I would be interested in knowing how exactly you did it. I know people who have started franchises, and have done very well, but it's a long and laborious process. When it comes to recycling it's even worse, you have to comply with the Federal EPA, and each state EPA program you operate in, not to mention the local governments, and that's just one tiny aspect of the environmental licensing.

And if it's your franchise, who operates the franchise while you are out getting your hands dirty?

How many franchises have you sold, and are those people on this forum? I would like to talk with them. Or if not on this forum, how can someone get in contact with them? Franchises always refer to their franchisees when new clients are asking about the franchise as a viable business to involve themselves in.

I am honestly interested if you have honestly successfully created a franchise. More info! I may be able to benchmark what I eventually intend to do, although our businesses are different, they still are similar enough.

Scott

Originally Posted by NobleMetalWorks

Where is your franchise information, your business license, etc. I can find no information. Who did you franchise through? Where is your sales documents (pitch), etc?

Reason I ask is that if you truly started your own franchise, I would be interested in knowing how exactly you did it. I know people who have started franchises, and have done very well, but it's a long and laborious process. When it comes to recycling it's even worse, you have to comply with the Federal EPA, and each state EPA program you operate in, not to mention the local governments, and that's just one tiny aspect of the environmental licensing.

And if it's your franchise, who operates the franchise while you are out getting your hands dirty?

How many franchises have you sold, and are those people on this forum? I would like to talk with them. Or if not on this forum, how can someone get in contact with them? Franchises always refer to their franchisees when new clients are asking about the franchise as a viable business to involve themselves in.

I am honestly interested if you have honestly successfully created a franchise. More info!

Scott

Thank you for your interest Scott.

There is a lot of propitiatory information. I will tell you what I can.

I have two Owned franchises currently. Denver and Phoenix.

Phoenix has already sold, Denver is for sale.

As for telling you how I franchised, how about I tell you what I found out about franchising a scrap business.

WHAT IS YOUR PROPRIETARY INFO? Everyone here knows how to scrap, what are you offering.

Me, I offer contracts, guaranteed scrap, guaranteed contracts, already negotiated.

What will you offer?

As for licensing and that other jazz, you need a partner. Maybe one who has already franchised other businesses. Start there.
I don't expect to become a franchise expert, simply I have a good franchise idea and have a proven model.

This is not a post about franchise help.

Originally Posted by Tcgs

SO you guys can hate on me even more,

I started my first greentruck store in Nov. 2012.

Built it completely organically, or should I say with no initial investment other than my time.

We scrap over 50 tons a month. Contracts guaranteed.

Oh, and that's working 2 days a week.

Originally Posted by Tcgs

SO you guys can hate on me even more,

I started my first greentruck store in Nov. 2012.

Built it completely organically, or should I say with no initial investment other than my time.

We scrap over 50 tons a month. Contracts guaranteed.

I run a blue truck and also a green truck, but still not a corprate ***** ! I guess whatever floats your boat is fine with me but I fly by the seat of my pants scrapping and love every minute of it ! I am just a "part timer" for now, hey a family mans gotta have insurance! Don't get it twisted tcgs you might as well be punching a time clock ever morning ! How much scrillar you toss out every year just to keep "your" franchise ? They make all the rules and you know that, might as well be working in a scrap yard that charges you for the fuel and oxygen you burn each day, it's the same thing. And btw who are you exactly To say what "level" I'm on ?

Originally Posted by Youareallidiots

Noble... pm me... Think Mirror Recovery Silver...

There's a section in here called introduce yourself, it will please many to put in a post there like the rest of us have. Thanks

Originally Posted by Youareallidiots

Noble... pm me... Think Mirror Recovery Silver...

You can PM me if you would like, I don't block anyone, you don't have to friend me, I'm very public and out in the open.

If you are going to message me about mirrors however, I don't recover silver from mirrors. Most of the new mirrors don't use silver, and the ones that have been made with silver are expensive to start with and usually very ornate, and hold their value.

Now if you wanted to talk about x-ray film, that's a totally different story and a much better avenue for generating silver from scrap.

If you lost my email, and would like to email me directly, you can do so at scottbrown@noble-metalworks.com

Scott

If anyone wants info on my franchise they can email me

greentruckrecycling@gmail.com

Originally Posted by Tcgs

If anyone wants info on my franchise they can email me

greentruckrecycling@gmail.com

Yeah but can we call it Red Truck?

Originally Posted by mikeinreco

Yeah but can we call it Red Truck?

Nope

I'm more interested in how you franchised, it has a lot of value and would be an interesting thread to start. I have a successful business that I am currently growing, or have been growing over a long period of time. I don't scrap, but instead I'm what you would call a precious metal refiner.

I would be most interested in your sales pitch honestly. That will tell me a good amount of information.

For example, if you search for a franchise that has to do with recycling, you might come across something like this:

Junk Genius | Professional Junk & Trash Removal

I am not asking for any proprietary information that I couldn't already get off the web or by asking a company who specializes in helping you franchise your business, I'm just asking about your personal experience, and what your particular franchise offers. I hope you understand my question clearly because I am honestly interested in what you are offering people, and how you got there.

Scott

This is not a post for franchise help scott.

Also, Scott.
As for my time management.

I built the accounts in month one.

Been fine tuning since.

We run trucks on Tuesdays, sort and dismantle what we didn't sell on Tuesday on Wednesday. I do invoicing and check writing on Fridays. Thursdays are for my "once every two week" clients.

I work full time around the clock, but as for the scrap portion, two days a week.

This is not a post about franchise help. There is not franchise opportunity available.