What's the difference between being an SFI affiliate and having a traditional business, and which is better?

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, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/14/2013 12:00 pm
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
Difference between an SFI affiliate and having a traditional business:


1. In SFI business you have to build a strong team to get success, but in a traditional business you don’t need to build a team.
2. In SFI business you have to help your team, but in a traditional business you don’t need to help your team.
3. In SFI your successes largely depend on your team member’s success, but it doesn’t require in any kinds of traditional business.
4. In SFI you can
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William Spinden, Aff (Washington, US) Top Author Forum Guru 9/14/2013 2:34 am
Affiliate since: 01/31/2012, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read William's 1 other Ask SC answers
Overhead. employees. licensing. RESIDUAL income

It is generally much cheaper to be an affiliate, and your are building a lifetime. Residual income is an amazing thing!

I have formed LLC's, S-corporations, and sole proprietor's in the past, and it takes much longer to get everything up and running, as well as much higher starting costs.

The hours you spend working as an affiliate are maybe a third of a traditional business, and that is if you are really putting the
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/14/2013 8:22 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
The difference between SFI and a regular business you don't have to have alot of money to start. You could start with as little as $22.00 dollars for a S-Builder to start up.

You don't have to get all dressed up for the public if you don't want to.

You don't have to go to the bank to make a loan for your business if you don't have money.

You don't have to find something to sell SFI have alot of stuff to offer.

This is why I think SFI is better!!!!!!
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, () Top Author Forum Guru 9/15/2013 10:49 am
Affiliate since: 12/31/1969, Power Rank: 99999999
I used to own a corner store in a college town. It was an established, though declining, business when we bought t or $10,000. We refurbished it for $2,000 and restocked it for $8,000. We worked daily from 6am to 9pm. (I also had another job to pay our household bills.) We could not afford help, so it was just me and my husband. It was almost a year later that we made our first profit of $200. We thoroughly enjoyed the business and the personal relationships we built with the customers and area
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Puneet Khanna, Aff (India) Top Author Forum Guru 9/15/2013 2:41 pm
Affiliate since: 04/24/2013, Power Rank: 99999999 | Read Puneet's 4 other Ask SC answers
That honestly is a very valid question. And I asked myself the same question before I signed up for SFI. And this is what I realized.

1. STARTING CAPITAL

All traditional businesses need a starting capital. Depending upon what kind of a business you are planning to get into, this number will vary but it will definitely be there.
With SFI, you need ZERO starting capital. Which basically means that you do not need to invest any money.

2. INVENTORY

Whenever
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