I want to start but I can’t afford a hot dog cart. No fewer than 3 people every week say those words. Good News! There is a way to start, to create your own income and end the pain and agony of working for someone else. If you’re truly unhappy with how things are, then […]
Getting Started
Two Broke Hands Didn’t Stop This Hot Dog Vendors Dream
He had just gotten started two weeks earlier. His new purchase, a big freezer to store hot dogs in was now at risk of being ruined by the rising water. In an attempt to raise the big freezer onto blocks and avoid damage, BAM… both hands smashed. Crushed! But his two broke hands didn’t stop […]
My First Day As A Hot Dog Vendor
I had done a couple trial runs with friends and family. I had done two blind taste tests with about 6 types of hot dogs all in preparation for my first day as a hot dog vendor. It wasn’t until about 8AM the morning of the big day that it HIT ME. Holy Moly Roly […]
Street Food and Catering Business Book Coming
Ben is writing a new street food and catering business book, and he’s giving away free chapters. If you are thinking about starting a hot dog cart or street food business, or want to improve your current business, you should sign up to get free information. Ben’s previous book, “Hot Dogs Saved My Life,” has […]
Catering and the Alligator That Almost Got Away
That dang alligator almost got away. My dad was like a serial entrepreneur. From the time I was young until I was about 15, dad had a hardware store, a huge blueberry farm, a catfish farm and was one of the largest beekeepers in the U.S. He used to say: “Ya put enough irons in the […]