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10-Minute Food Truck Training

Learn all about successfully starting, operating and scaling your food truck business. Hard hitting tips and insider information from a long time food vendor. Hosted by Bill Moore, Executive Director of the National Street Food Vendors Association, current food truck owner and 48 year veteran of the food service industry.
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A Broken Industry: Credit Card Processing an Interview with Jeremy Lessaris

I am talking with Jeremy Lessaris, CEO of https://www.verifee.com/. His mission to educate small and large business on credit card processing and help them save money WITHOUT passing on the fees. I learn a ton every time I speak to Jeremy. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experi...

Jun 23, 202549 min

Food Truck Freedom Act or Is It?

Moving over to the new bill passing Oklahoma called Food Truck Freedom. Let's see if it really is. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one timesupport here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

Jun 18, 202511 min

The Texas Mobile Food Vendor Regulatory Consistency Act

Good, Bad and Ugly of the new bill passed in Texas to help mobile food vendors. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talk to a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

Jun 16, 202511 min

One Big Beautiful Bill and it ain't me!

Free money! At least that is what the clickbait headlines say. Let's dive into your responsibilities with the so called "no tax on tips" bill. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. ⁠https://nsfva.org/⁠ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. ⁠https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore⁠ Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: ...

Jun 11, 202513 min

TIPS Redux

OMG tips again! I don't want to see you taken to court by the labor board or your own employees. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

Jun 09, 20259 min

Plans Don't Always Work Out

Update on my surgery and how plans don't always go as we thought. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

Jun 03, 202514 min

Referrals and Kickbacks Belong to YOU.

Stop being an underpaid sales person and STOP overpaying for services. Those referral and residual incomes are being paid by YOUR fees. Stop being taken. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support ...

Jun 03, 202510 min

How Slow is Slow? Survey Says....

What do guests find acceptable when it comes to waiting on food? You be surprised how FAST the expectation ! We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

May 28, 202512 min

What Personality is Best for Your Food Truck?

What do Wonder Woman, a Lie Detector and a Personality Test have in common? The answer will help you create a better team for your food truck. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https...

May 26, 202510 min

Beware Vanity Franchises

Being told "you should franchise this!" is a great feeling BUT not all recommendations to franchise are pats on the back. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Su...

May 21, 202512 min

Getting Started with Easy Eats!

Today I am speaking with the co-founder of Easy Eats, Warren Nash. He takes us all through getting started on their platform with your own demo account. We talk about the must have features for your food truck success. The video version please go here: https://youtu.be/72s0KwsfYCQ Get your demo account here: https://easyeats.com/ We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my...

May 21, 202540 min

Hold the Mayo, Add the Facts: Cleaning Up Bad Advice: Part 2

I decided to see what other happens on other Facebook groups and answer questions that got ignored completely or contained dangerous or bad advice. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here:...

May 19, 202515 min

Truth in Advertising

Don't you wish advertisers would just tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

May 14, 202513 min

Hold the Mayo, Add the Facts: Cleaning Up Bad Advice: Part 1

I decided to see what other happens on other Facebook groupsand answer questions that got ignored completely or contained dangerous or badadvice. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: ht...

May 12, 202514 min

Getting Stuff Done

Like you, I wear many hats. Just listen to the intro, I have three main businesses and responsibilities, plus wife, kids, etc. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcas...

May 07, 202516 min

Moral - Legal - Ethical

Seems like moral, legal and ethical should be a way of life and self-evident, but... We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

May 05, 20258 min

P2P - Can You Use Person to Person Apps to Conduct Business?

Cash App, Venmo, Zelle and other money moving apps have a personal application and a BUSINESS application. Use the personal app to conduct business and you risk frozen accounts, forced refunds with no seller protection. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly...

Apr 30, 202513 min

Carpetbagger's Don't Care - Do You?

Being a responsible participant in our industry requires you to care about the people we serve. If you don't care about the people and only focus on the money, well.... We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show on...

Apr 28, 202513 min

"Free Processing" is just not FREE

Falling for a "free" credit card processing scheme seems like a smart business move until you understand the perspective of your business expenses. There is no winner in this except the processing company sales person. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees Get on my schedule for a free no obligation c...

Apr 23, 202517 min

How to Avoid Event Scammers

How to avoid being taken by fake events. Join our Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoodTruckTraining We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talk to a real food truck owner with decades of experience. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Apr 21, 202513 min

Point of Difference: Part Two

Part Two. Standing out from the crowd of food vendors. There is more to a real point of difference than just good food. Go to our Facebook group for a free downloadable checklist to create your point of difference. https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoodTruckTraining We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠⁠⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types...

Apr 16, 202510 min

Point of Difference: Part One

Standing out from the crowd of food vendors. There is more to a real point of difference than just good food. Go to our Facebook group for a free downloadable checklist to create your point of difference. https://www.facebook.com/groups/FoodTruckTraining We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees⁠⁠ Get...

Apr 14, 202516 min

Interview with Alycia Johnson: If it's not right

Today I am speaking with Alycia Johnson, owner of Sweet Kraving Donuts. She is not only an up-and-coming food truck, but she also has expanded into vending machines filled with her products. Alycia is someone to watch! Check out the website! ⁠https://www.sweetkraving.com/⁠ We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member...

Apr 11, 202512 min

Interview with Alycia Johnson: I am going up from there!

Today I am speaking with Alycia Johnson, owner of Sweet Kraving Donuts. She is not only an up-and-coming food truck, but she also has expanded into vending machines filled with her products. Alycia is someone to watch! Check out the website! ⁠https://www.sweetkraving.com/⁠ We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member...

Apr 09, 202513 min

Moral, Legal, Ethical

How does moral, legal and ethical apply to your food business? Seems self evident but... We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. https://nsfva.org/ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. https://bit.ly/Bill-Moore Love what we do on the podcast? Show one time support here: https://bit.ly/Podcast-Support...

Apr 07, 20258 min

Interview with Alycia Johnson: Multiplying My Income

Today I am speaking with Alycia Johnson, owner of Sweet Kraving Donuts. She is not only an up-and-coming food truck, but she also has expanded into vending machines filled with her products. Alycia is someone to watch! Check out the website! https://www.sweetkraving.com/ We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-ty...

Apr 07, 202512 min

I Ain't Got No Sales!

Food truck owners wait too long before reacting to no profits. Stellar food and service will only take you so far. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Apr 02, 202516 min

I Ain't Got No Money!

A perennial question how do you find money to start your business. Let's talk about the ways to "find" the money. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food VendorsAssociation ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on onesite. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talkto a real food truck owner with decades of experience. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠h...

Mar 31, 202517 min

Uncomplicated Branding

Branding is as important to your food business as the food itself. After all people can't taste your food until they find you and decide to eat. Branding helps make that decision. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees⁠⁠ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talk to a real food truck ow...

Mar 24, 202516 min

Are You Headed To Failure?

60% of all new businesses fail by year three. Food Trucks are no exception. We talk about the top reasons you might be headed to failure and don't even know it...Yet. We have SPACE for you at the National Street Food Vendors Association ! Support, Promotion, Advocacy, Community, Education all on one site. Join today only $19.99 Monthly. ⁠https://nsfva.connectedcommunity.org/membership/member-types-fees⁠ Get on my schedule for a free no obligation call. Talk to a real food truck owner with decade...

Mar 19, 202516 min
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