How to start, maintain and run a profitable business

  Deliveries for catering businesses   For years, our company has served local caterers, a demanding group with fluctuating daily order volumes. Timely deliveries and high service standards are always expected—even when no orders come in. Managers must know their drivers’ strengths under pressure and ensure professionalism, especially when extra services like unwrapping food or delivering to another floor are requested. Such extras are often expected and any pushback is seen as poor service. Catering orders must be delivered immediately. All other orders are secondary. Delivery service for caterers is only profitable with consistent, high daily order volumes. On-demand calls or unpredictable daily volumes are inefficient and drain company resources.  

  How do I start making t-shirts with my branding logo at home? Does anyone know a cost efficient way of starting something like this with the product links? I seen some machines for it on Amazon but wanted a better understanding because I have no clue Before you start a business, did you ask yourself this simple question? How is my business different from any other embroidery businesses in the area? Before investing your time and money in purchasing equipment, conduct thorough market research. Then write your business plan. How are you planning to grow your business? How much would that cost you to start, even at home? What would be a specialty of your business? Who are your customers? Look around for other similar businesses in the area and examine how they operate. Only after careful research and calculation of all expenses, proceed to look for the equipment.  

  What's left for traditional managers in an AI-driven workplace? I think humans need interactions with other humans. Even though AI can schedule, analyze, place orders, and even train employees, I think a simple conversation, such as a meeting with subordinates or words of support, won’t be replaced by AI. We aren’t robots, and after some time, AI will start to irritate people. We can see proof even now.  

  What knowledge do I need to be a successful businessman and entrepreneur owning a business (excluding main subjects such as tech and real estate)? Please leave comprehensive learning sources. In my humble opinion, it is impossible to learn how to be an entrepreneur solely from books or even with a college degree. Also, it will be a bad idea to try to imitate someone’s business model. You have to have some practical managerial experience besides that. First, you need to have an original business idea. Otherwise, your business will compete on price only. Which is bad profit-wise. Then you need to write a business plan based on your business idea with a deep explanation of your business strategy, marketing, and P&L forecast for your future business. Besides business and marketing strategy, it will give you an idea about financing for your business. Then you need to hire a team of employees for your business, train them, and supervise them. So if you don’t have management experie...