F.C. Minaker - One Thousand Ways to Make $1000

Practical Suggestions, Based on Actual Experience, for Starting a Business of Your Own and Making Money in Your Spare Time

thosepioneers in American business who had the wisdom and tenacity to stay on their course until they arrived,this book is dedicated

ne t housand W ays to Make $1000was first publishedin 1936 by The Dartnell Corporation. For many years, thebook has been out of print and difficult to find. Yet WarrenBuffett, and his biographers, credits it with shaping hisbusiness acumen at an early age. So in 2008, we decided tomake the book available again. Working from the 1940 edition, we made every effort to reproduce the content as itwas originally presented.

The story of moneythe first step in making moneyhow tobegin making moneyraising money to start a businessthe storyof the cash registerhow J. C. Penney made his first $l,000thestory of Morning Glory tomato juicehow the great Wanamakerbusiness startedMrs. MacDougall turned $38 into a millionhow Otto Schnering made his first $1,000.

Qualifications of a good salesmangetting the name on theorder blankdeciding what to sellevery woman is a hosieryprospectovercoming price objectionshow to sell tailored-tomeasure suitsthe right and wrong way to sell nursery stockselling frocks brings back prosperitya good way to sell radiosastoreless shoe businessJames Horner became a premium specialist$1,000 from selling fire extinguishersa business sellingmending fluidselling protection against deathunique cigarette dispensing humidorselling printing specialties to businessmenbringing the store to the customerhow Cord earned hisfirst $1,000using old customers to get new onesantiques arecoming backSullivans collection system portfoliohow theWaffles sell moth tabspossibilities of industrial uniformsfivedollars starts stamp exchangea killing on carded merchandisetaking a chance on soap wins for Fitzeevery man wearsshirtsgifts for young men to give to girlsgreeting cards mademoney for Ettinger.

Free training in handicraftssuiting your product to yourmarketsBilly B. Van and his Pine Tree soapKnapp specialized in pressed chickenhandkerchiefs for the Chinesestart a pie bakery$l00 per month with felt workstarting afood specialty businessmaking money from worn-out tirescommunity marketing of handicraftsan architect for thebirdsbuilding a business on homemade fudgewhere tosell candied popcornivory carving proves remunerativepotato chips made Hibbard independentdoll hospital paysfor operationbrown bread and beans pay the taxeshe madesnake snaks popularwhat you can make from clam shellsTosdale sisters saw Paris on fancy pillowsmakes miniature

reproductions of antiquesa rattling good income from rattlershe specialized in hamburgersetched bottles and boxes sell easilythe vogue for wrought iron house numbersJames Mackssandwich bardoughnuts bring profitsmotor-driven chairs forinvalids100 other things easy to make.

He cultivates violas for the marketa map salesman learnshow to raise and sell broilersMrs. Foxs mink ranchgoatdairyinga coming businessa different kind of poultry farmselling fighting fish by mailbreeding dogs for fun and profitbee keeping for profittheres a big demand for ornamentalbirds-a smart way to market broilersraising rabbits for theirwoolglad garden brings joy and profitmaking money froman herb gardenraising goldfish for premiums-cleaning up onturkeysraising Irish terriersquick profits from mushroomsadvertising makes farm pay.

What goes with a patentthe cost of taking out a patentimprovements are the most salable patentsBert Ponds hobbyended up in a businesselectrical toy sells out State Streetfuneral flags and insigniatoy automobile puzzles onlookersprofits from whittlinga shoe pain-killer builds a newbusinessColeman made his $1,000 with polishMrs. Royetonsbutton-eyed lambs.

Good profits from a sale barna roadside tire repair businessa target green for iron practiceselling bait at a roadside standmaking a stop and sock it range paya roadside bookstore.

Deciding what kind of store to openchoosing the best locationwhat makes a store successfulkeep merchandise movingstarting a stamp shopmaking a grocery store pay-theins and outs of running a gift shophow to become a corsetierestart a second-hand magazine shopquality sells-evenhamburgersbutter-and-egg stores can be easily startedthehosiery barthe fat mens shopopen a drug-less drug storedollar pups make pet store paycashing in on the tropical fishvogue.

Showmanship in businesspromoting a business with premiumsdirect-mail advertisingcontest for increasing a storeslisthow to make newspaper advertising payhow Harding builta restaurant businessa change in policy started a laundryonthe road to leadershipMilo Jones started his sausage businesswith a $30 advertisementrestaurant which caters to childrenbridge prize puts over home libraryreturnable containers pepup salesan advertising adventure blazed the path of success forWebers bakeryhow $150 a month advertising built a $10,000,000businessopen-air market brings added profitsmixing a goodtime with good foodusing one product to sell another.

Essentials of a mail-order businessimportance of repeatorderswriting copy to sell by mailwhat can be profitablysold by mailmaking your letters pullthe mechanics of a goodsales letter too much you is worse than too much wetesting chart for letterslet the other fellow shout your praisesaskfor the ordera spare-time business became the worlds largestmail-order housea one-man business with a million customersreaching the smoker by mail.

Training gave Chapin a starta flower-a-day servicerugwashing is a quick-profit businessstarting a package deliverysystemsewing for the hard-to-fit womanan airplane junkyarda business in organizing archery clubsghost writing isa businesssnapshots pay vacation billsstyle scouting with acamerawalking the dogwhat one man did with an old truckTraders Exchange does a national businessboys club provesprofitablemeals for dogs is a business nowhow to start a postalcard advertising servicebringing the show to the audiencetrucking fruit from Floridahow money can be made in cemeteriesturning ashes into golda club truck gardenplanning littledinners for restaurantsa fix-it shop on wheelsstarting an artacademy on a shoestringcatering to school childrennickelin-the-slot pool tablesturning a natural flair to profithow toget the doctorspecializing in dog sketches-a new slant on thegrab bag ideaservice to mothers becomes a business-put abilliard table in a store-a profitable auto travel businessa newslant made this circulating library a suceessa clipping servicefor artistsstarts printing business at sixty-fivebe a free lance