Today we sit down with Scott Horvath of JSL Financial Scott was referred to me as someone that has helped a lot of folks secure financing needed to start their own food businesses even if they had been rejected for a loan elsewhere. Obtaining that initial loan of funding is daunting for any kind of startup […]

Today we’ve got another new episode for you with Deborah Ciardo owner of La Strada Food Truck based out of Potomac, Maryland. Deborah is someone that has followed her life-long passion for food and Italian culture and transformed that into her business for the past 2+ years. In today’s interview, Deborah shares how she became […]

On today’s podcast we sit down with Michael Davidson, better known as The GrilledCheezGuy around San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. Before Davidson created his cheesy alter-ego, he was a research scientist at a large company. That was until one day he saw an advertisement for a grilled cheese making competition being held at […]

Reasons entrepreneurs are rejected from loans include poor credit, no past business revenue, the loan amount isn’t big enough or a myriad of other reasons. Often, smaller dollar value loans in particular aren’t worth the time to put together for large banks that generate revenue by charging interest. So what’s an aspiring mobile food entrepreneur […]

In this lesson we talk to Matt Gladfelter of Bow Ties and Hot Dogs about some of the little details of operating a hot dog cart that simply haven’t fit into our conversations to up to this point. But that doesn’t mean this lesson isn’t critically important. In this discussion we cover some operational details […]

More than 5-years ago, Che Ruddell-Tabisola and his partner Tadd launched the BBQ Bus in Washington, D.C., with a mission to share their passion for great food and good times with friends. But this teams half-decade journey to business success wasn’t without its share of challenges along the way. Che and Tad operated the BBQ […]

Make no mistake. This episode is not an effort on our part to convince you to start a podcast. Far from it. In fact, after you listen to this episode with Matt Aaron of FoodStartupsPodcast.com and myself, we may convince you to do otherwise. And this is coming from two individuals that have published over […]

How much money can you make on a hot dog cart? This is the most important first question on operating a hot dog cart because if it’s not going to generate enough income to meet your needs there’s no reason to pursue the business at all. In today’s podcast episode we get to the bottom […]

It’s a fact: The hot dog stand business model is one of the lowest barrier to entry business opportunities available to new entrepreneurs. If you’ve been researching the topic online, you’ve already read claims that you could get started for less than $1,000 and be in the black within your first day of business. Well, […]

Welcome to Season 2 of the FoodTruckEmpire.com podcast, where we will be following along hot-dog slinger Matt Gladfelter of Bow Ties and Hot Dogs based out of Knoxville, Tenn. During the course of this season we will be speaking with Gladfelter as he seeks to build his own hot dog business empire in addition to […]