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Sacremento's Amgen Tour and its business opportunities

Written by HmD on 2/08/2009 10:02:00 PM

The 2009 Amgen Tour of California Prologue time trial race is a collection of the worlds top cyclists. It is a nine day stage race of about 750 miles and will include cyclist like Lance Armstrong (USA) and Ivan Basso (Italy). The Amgen Tour will commence on Valentines day and is expected to draw at least 75,000 people to the streets of Downtown Sacramento. With this expected 75,000 person attendance, the surrounding businesses should be in a bee like frenzy to organize their product lines to suite the crowds and the people who have already started making their preparations to go to the event. I see this tour as a chance to earn a little extra.

Apart from the obvious valentines day sales surge and the certain preparations store owners are making to sell valentines day stuff during the event, there are two sets of products that they and any other person interested in making a extra buck should consider selling during this period.

Bicycles and Bicycle accessories Expo. - Cycling events draws thousands of cycling enthusiasts who are interested in seeing the latest bicycle models and accessories. Expo organizers earns revenue by charging people interested in promoting their products, a fee for each booth they occupy.

Bike stunt concerts - These concerts, which apart from bike stunts, usually involves live performances from musicians, are meant to draw a younger audience.

Pimped bicycle contest - I saw an event like this in Brazil a couple years ago during a local cycling meet. The contestants had to pay a fee to enter the contest and the winner and runner up won small prizes.

Children bike derby - This includes setting up a small stadium style track for children to compete in bicycle races. There is an obvious entry fee and vending machines for extra income.

Bicycles and Bicycle accessories - As said before this event usually bring thousands of cycling enthusiasts. These people are usually in search of accessories for their bikes and if they get the right deal, a new bicycle. Given the economy though, store owners should not overstock with bicycles and its accessories as there is no guarantee of a purchase.

Selling photographs - If you can get great photographs of the athletes while they are in action, those photos can make you a little extra income. Most sports sites like Foxsports and ESPN are willing to purchase pics if they are better than those that they have taken.

Amgen Tour Memorabilia - The attendants of this meet will want memories of the event and sometimes their is nothing better than authentic memorabilia to ink an experience in your memory. Amgens online store has a wide range of memorabilia that you can get online, so various tastes can be satisfied.

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The President and short term business

Written by HmD on 2/08/2009 11:41:00 AM

As sleazy as it may seem to some, when the president visits a state, businesses try to take advantage of a obviously unique opportunity. Store owners see the President as a short term cash cow for their failing businesses and so they try to sell President Obama memorabilia. As worn out as the sale of President Obama memorabilia may be in most states, its sale will always do well when he is in town.

So if you are a store owner in a state where the President has plans to visit, then you should try to advantage of it. Instead of waiting on a bailout or the stimulus plan, bail out yourselves and stimulate your own business.

For people in Florida and Indiana, the President visits your states on Tuesday 02/10/2009 and Monday 02/09/2009 respectively, so if you have interest in selling memorabilia, now is the time to plan for it.

Even if you are not a democrat, take advantage of the opportunity, as your political beliefs should not be a stumbling block to you earning extra income.

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California: Two new laws, two new business opportunities

Written by HmD on 2/08/2009 10:50:00 AM

The Governator, Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced a flurry of new laws during the start of 2009, two of which have caught my interest as possible short term business opportunities.

The first law of interest has to do with fire prevention. With the risk of wild fires being so high in California, law makers have decided to introduce a law which requires homeowners to clear bush that is 100 feet outside of their houses. This law opens the door for people who own landscaping businesses to earn extra revenue. Even for people who have no experience in landscaping, this is an opportunity, as landscaping, if you have the right equipment, can be easy. The new law also calls for better pest control in California forests. If Law Makers or the relevant agency allows private entities to help in this renewed effort to control pests that destroy/kills trees in California Forests, then this is another opportunity for Pest Control businesses.

The other law of interest has to do with Mobile homes. New requirements calls for all newly manufactured mobile homes to have smoke detectors in all rooms designed for sleeping. It also calls for Seismic braces (for safety during earthquakes) and water heaters fired by gas. So their is an obvious opportunity for businesses that sell smoke detectors Seismic Braces and Water heaters. I most admit however that most Mobile home manufacturers will stick to the suppliers they already have, but may think of new suppliers given the state of the economy and their aim to reduce the cost of supplies.

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