A mobile food wagon is a great idea, and I have had some ideas of this for a long time! Although guaranteed my idea is completely different, to your idea.Nadya wrote:Hi All,
I've been doing some research recently on setting up a mobile food wagon here in singapore.I am a young singaporean female and doesnt have much experience in this business but i am very hardworking,entreprising,creative and willing to take the risk to make my dream a reality. To make this happen, i need to get the license issued by the National Enviroment Agency and i have to submit all the necessary approval form from the PUB, URA, LTA, HDB, ACRA,SCDF(for eg.the fire safety) etc.I will also be going to thailand at the end of july to find out more abt this food product. I reaaly need to speak(for coffee,maybe?) to someone who has experience or would like to share his/her idea or is willing to give advice on my current situation.
Thank you in advance.
Email me at [email protected].
"So what if it fails"?!? I take it you're willing to fund her project and assume her debts if it fails?willinsg wrote:shoot down a fledging idea, good job buddy. why not provide the girl with some help? our nation needs such people with guts to blaze a trail of their own. so what if it fails? just learn.
Hi all, thanks for replying to my post.jpatokal wrote:"So what if it fails"?!? I take it you're willing to fund her project and assume her debts if it fails?willinsg wrote:shoot down a fledging idea, good job buddy. why not provide the girl with some help? our nation needs such people with guts to blaze a trail of their own. so what if it fails? just learn.
An entrepreneur has to start with market research, and I'm telling her that, in 2005 when the scheme was originally introduced, everybody who tried failed. A little library research may thus help her avoid the same fate.
quick question nadya, without providing me too much details i just want to know if your "mobile food stall" concept is lets say like the hotdog / kebab / arepa colombiana / you name it / type?Nadya wrote: I like to believe that my idea will be the next big thing and i am convince that this will work.
Hey All,wcs wrote:Good luck with your business idea.
It is well worth doing research on your target market to make sure that the opportunity is as lucrative as you hope. Remember to have a calculation in there for an hourly wage, as you will want someone to take over the running of each mobile food van so you can focus on new locations and more vans, this is what will make you money. Otherwise you could find working in the one van will suck the life right out of you.
To find out about coffee, chat with a drink stall owner at a Hawker Centre. Buy their product and chat to them about it. Buy more and ask more. If you are a paying customer with a genuine interest then people are usually willing to share.
If you studied at NTU or NUS you could go speak to some of the people in their entrepreneurship schools to get contacts who might be able to help you with the setup of your business.
Finally, it is a minor point, but consider setting up a new email for your venture, so that instead of cruelintention it reads more like "SingaporeMobileFood" or "Food2yourDoor" something that seems reasonable and related to what you are doing!
All the best with it!
There are many mobile food units that satisfy European, USA and UK standards for hygiene, and I'm sure if you discuss this fact with the local authority, they will take it into account. Although all units built have to meet not only local food & hygiene regulations but fire safety too. I will post a link to some units later...Nadya wrote:Hey All,wcs wrote:Good luck with your business idea.
It is well worth doing research on your target market to make sure that the opportunity is as lucrative as you hope. Remember to have a calculation in there for an hourly wage, as you will want someone to take over the running of each mobile food van so you can focus on new locations and more vans, this is what will make you money. Otherwise you could find working in the one van will suck the life right out of you.
To find out about coffee, chat with a drink stall owner at a Hawker Centre. Buy their product and chat to them about it. Buy more and ask more. If you are a paying customer with a genuine interest then people are usually willing to share.
If you studied at NTU or NUS you could go speak to some of the people in their entrepreneurship schools to get contacts who might be able to help you with the setup of your business.
Finally, it is a minor point, but consider setting up a new email for your venture, so that instead of cruelintention it reads more like "SingaporeMobileFood" or "Food2yourDoor" something that seems reasonable and related to what you are doing!
All the best with it!
Thanks again for replying to my post. It has help me in a certain way but im still having trouble executing this plan.
Earlier today,I drive to johor to view my mum's friend existing wagon(it is actually a caravan, i just need to have an idea how it look like). usually i dont like giving people too much detail, but since it is almost impossible to get this done i decide to attach a picture i took today(so you will have an idea what im talking about)
I told this friend about my business plan.He really like my idea but he remain skeptical due to Singapore strict rules. Questions like 'where do i throw the waste water after?' ' Can it be approve by the LTA or SCDF?' 'What about the back-up kitchen?' were asked. Now im still wondering if this business plan can still work.
That aside,i received a phone call today for a third interview for a job in a human resource department with a very good pay. Should i just go for the easier option? To work for a comfortable 9-5 job or follow my dreams?
my other email : [email protected]
Hi chess_gal,chess_gal wrote:I would assume you are a fresh graduate with no prior working experience so being young, this is the best time to start a business before you get too comfy with your salary.
I graduated 3 years ago, initially wanted to start my own business but parents were dead against it. But that does not stop me from my dreams. I save up, do my research, hit a few walls along the road and now I have a few side businesses (online shop & F&B outlet) running while working full time with a decent pay and position.
You can kill 2 birds with one stone but just make you hit the right bird.
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