23 Yrs Old - Looking for feedback on my UNIQUE business.

[Jmcauley]

Hi - My name is Justin and I am a 23 year old small business owner. I caught the entrepreneur bug while taking business classes in college. Starting a business is the only option for my future, for I refuse to make money for the man and be a corporate bug.

Anyways, I am looking for some general feedback and also trying to generate interest in my online ordering business, Foodpatio LLC. I started this company when I was 20 and have really experienced some success recently.

We offer online ordering solutions for restaurants. We serve over 18 clients and am currently expanding.

You can check out our site at Foodpatio: Order Online and our most recent client's site at Wheat State Pizza | Welcome

Being young, it can sometimes be difficult to find quality resources. I am so happy I found this site and am able to meet like minded people.

Please feel free to leave feedback about the company and to ask any questions.

P.S. We are also looking to hire

Foodpatio: Order Online
Wheat State Pizza | Welcome

Thanks - Justin

[CycloneArts]

Looks good. Was the site recently revamped or something? It says Opening in April 2008

[Jmcauley]

We have an online ordering network that is currently under construction at Foodpatio: Order Online. You can check out our progress at our test site, Foodpatio: Order Online

We also sell our technology to restaurants to utilize on their own site.

[BMX]

Looks good to me. What are you future plans for the business.

[CIsaac]

Not bad. Great concept. So, how does it work in details? You integrate your site with the restaurant's site and the customers order and go through you? Can a customer go to your site and order from restaurants you partner with also? Please explain.

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IBS - Isaac Business Services

[Jmcauley]

We have our technology (our online ordering engine). We use this on our foodpatio.com website, where consumers can visit the site and see a list of partnering restaurants to order online from. For a better understanding, check out our test site at Foodpatio: Order Online

AND

We also design restaurants web sites for them with our online ordering engine. If they already have a site, we integrate our online ordering technology into their existing site. Wheat State Pizza | Welcome is a perfect example and one of our clients.

We make money on all the methods described above.

The foundation of the business is built and ready to blast off. We are looking for help with that

[CIsaac]

Thx that answers my questions. I think it is a concept that could have some impact. Keep us updated!

[SIMPLEROBB]

That is super legit man. AWESOME!!!!!!!

[SSpiro]

Great concept. I like your ideas. Great work and good luck!

[monkeyX]

Great plan... looks pretty solid

[BDub713]

Checked out the website, and I think it's great! How are you primarily promoting your website? Through search engines, or do you call and talk to restaurants personally?

Also, I've got two ideas for websites I'm hoping you can critique. The first is a simple website riding the viral video wave. The name of the site would be OnGoingStory.com. Basically, a story would be started (using viral videos), continued, and ended by users. I would use YouTube embeded videos to do so.

The second idea is a little more complex. This idea was started after my neighborhood association couldn't fund some very basic things. Here it is . . .
This website would be a sort of news letter that would update the neighbors on events, rule changes, school events, etc. -- simple things that are generally in small neighborhood publications. It would also offer a forum for the neighborhood to discuss ideas, problems, points of interest. It would offer a free classified section, plus it would have syndicated publications, podcasts, etc. from personal finance gurus, gardening tips, recipes, etc. Here's where the unique part come in. The obvious means of revenue would be with advertising, but a percentage of the income would go straight to the home owners association board to be used however they see fit to us it.

Let me know what you think!

Thanks.

[jayrobinson15]

Your idea is unique and very creative, and I would be surprised if your business plan was not successful in a short amount of time. Keep at it and keep us posted on your progress. Good luck!

[kathleen fasanella]

Starting a business is the only option for my future, for I refuse to make money for the man and be a corporate bug.

So...if you become successful and have to hire people to help out, you're asking them to do what you will not? E.g. "make money for the man and be a corporate bug".

[Warranties-For-Less]

So...if you become successful and have to hire people to help out, you're asking them to do what you will not? E.g. "make money for the man and be a corporate bug".

Funny,

There will always be owners and employees, and we all know which is the best, owners, so what was your point, it is wrong to not want to be an employee, or wrong to hire others to do what you won't? Are you sure you are on right forum?

Good luck to all,

[MattV]

Very very cool idea. Makes me wanna benchmark it! kidding. - or maybe not.