I need a small business owner interview, questions in description.?

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1. How did you get started in business?
2. What schooling or training was need to prepare you to own your own business?
3. Was experience necessary? if so, what was needed? expand.
4. What advice would you give to young people who might be thinking of owning a business of thier own some day? (use in conclusion)
5. How much money is paid to the headquarters every month? (if a franchise)
6. When was the last divend paid out to stockholders? (if a public corporation)
7. How much did the initial set-up of the business cost? (franchise amount> Loan amount)
8. What are the daily sales
9. How do ou advertise/market the product/services? Costs involved? which are most effective/ineffective?
10. number of employees? how do you keep payroll costs down?
11.how do you manage your employees? what is done to motivate them? any good stories to tell about managing employees?
12. whata re some of their fixed (overhead) expenses? Variable (direct) expenses?
13.Who is your competition? how do you compete? whata re your strategies?


if you have one in OHIO that would help a lot better but anywhere is find.