Big Wheels Profit from: cabinet refacing, health products, kids' fitness.
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A big yellow school bus is hardly the place you'd expect tosee students performing cartwheels and somersaults, but childrenare flipping for the mobile gym known as "Tumblebus." Theidea of a bus filled with ropes, rings, vaults and beams soundsstrange? Perhaps, but Tumblebus has successfully parked its programin day-care and elementary school lots since 1987.
Tumblebus operators, whose mobile gyms are loaded with brightlycolored physical education equipment, offer 30-minute work-outsthat teach children basic motor skills. Classes can be held atday-care centers and elementary schools, as well as birthdayparties and other special occasions. Using weekly lesson plans thatincorporate Disney themes and children's music, Tumblebusinstructors set up activity stations so students move from onepiece of equipment to the next.
"[Schools and day-care centers] like it because they canoffer parents outside activities that actually come to theircenter," says Tumblebus operations manager Larry Scharlow."And, of course, the kids love the concept."
A complete Tumblebus business opportunity package, including thebus, training, marketing materials and equipment, costs $29,900.The 66-passenger school bus boasts a warranty on all majorcomponents. Financing is available.
For more information, call (812) 945-6866 or visit ,ahref=http://www.tumblebus.com>http://www.tumblebus.com
Cabinet Members
By Jessica Goins
Some homeowners try remodeling their own kitchens, only torealize it's not as easy as Bob Vila makes it look ontelevision. Others have limited budgets but still dream of thatMartha Stewart look.
Dura-Oak, a 24-year-old manufacturer that gives kitchens a newlook by refacing existing cabinets, meets those homeowners'needs. Dura-Oak dealers use hand-rubbed stains and trendy colors toupdate cabinet fronts--at costs 40 percent to 60 percent belowconventional cabinet replacement.
The $5,660 start-up fee covers the cost of training materials,as well as samples of Dura-Oak's and its competitors'products. Dealers receive one to three days' training(depending on prior experience) at Dura-Oak's Shreveport,Louisiana, facility. The company's how-to videos, audiotapesand manuals cover areas such as hiring employees, making salespresentations, advertising and installation.
For more information, call (800) 228-7702 or visit <ahref=http://www.dura-oak.com>http://www.dura-oak.com
To Your Health
By Michelle Prather
Everyone wants to maintain a healthy body and a happy home.Golden Pride International in West Palm Beach, Florida, works tohelp its distributors and customers do just that with its line ofhealth and home products.
Distributors can sell products--including vitamins andspices--from home, using a variety of selling methods: Having afriend tell a friend is one sure-fire option, and selling at tradeshows also reaps rewards.
Healthy living isn't hard to sell, says Harry Hersey III,president of Golden Pride. "For the first time," he says,"the mainstream medical community is putting out documentationsaying, `You know what? [Vitamins and herbs are] actually good foryou.' "
There's no distributor sign-up fee with a $75 purchase. A$30 distributor kit includes training materials, and ongoingsupport is also provided.
When you recruit new distributors for your "personalgroup," you receive rebates on their sales volumes.
For more information, call (561) 640-5700.
Contact Source
Golden Pride International, 1501 Northpoint Pkwy., #100,West Palm Beach, FL 33407.
