| Do you have weekends free? Are you a master | | | | people to fill them out. The food will be free and the |
| chef when it comes to the grill? Trying to come up | | | | cards guarantee anonymity, so you should be able to |
| with a way to make a little extra cash? Maybe you | | | | get a pretty good assessment to see if BBQ |
| should seriously think about owning and operating | | | | concession trailers are in your future. |
| your own business in the world of BBQ concession | | | | While it is easy to give food away, it is tougher to |
| trailers. You can get your own trailer and start | | | | sell it. On your comment cards, use some system to |
| making a name for yourself at festivals, fairs and flea | | | | assess how much people would be willing to pay for |
| markets. | | | | your food. If everyone says they love it, but would |
| The best way to start out with a business in BBQ | | | | only be willing to pay $4 for a sandwich that costs |
| concession trailers is similar to what you would do to | | | | you $2.50-3.00 to make, you will not be in the BBQ |
| start out in any small business venture; you need a | | | | concession trailers business for long. You need to be |
| business plan. While the start up cost for BBQ | | | | able to pay for your supplies and overhead, keeping |
| concession trailers isn't exorbitant, if you can't set it | | | | in mind gas prices are on the rise. If you can't make |
| up anywhere or produce food that people are willing | | | | a profit, stick to barbecuing at home and having |
| to pay for, you are not going to be successful. | | | | friends over for dinner. |
| Start with your menu. Keep it simple and keep it to | | | | Once you have a menu and prices, it is time to start |
| what you know. Start out small with family and | | | | looking at BBQ concession trailers. EBay is a good |
| friends and get suggestions as to what is working | | | | place to look and there are a few companies |
| and what isn't. You'll need something unique, your | | | | specializing in BBQ concession trailers. Some of them |
| BBQ will have to stand out. Keeping in mind you will | | | | are willing to work with beginners to get them going |
| be working out of one of those relatively small BBQ | | | | in the business, offering advice and wisdom borne |
| concession trailers, you will need to have a scaled | | | | from experience. |
| down menu that appeals to a large percentage of | | | | Finding a place to sell your wares is hard. It requires |
| people. | | | | perseverance and dedication and good old-fashioned |
| Once you have narrowed your menu items down to | | | | stubbornness. Patience helps, too. If your product is |
| a manageable handful, increase your audience and | | | | as good as you think it is, people will start looking for |
| see how you are received. Find a church group or | | | | you and talking your food up. Soon yours will be one |
| community group that is having an affair you can | | | | of the most popular BBQ concession trailers at any |
| cater and get lots of feedback. Hand out a comment | | | | event. |
| card with each sandwich or plate and encourage | | | | |