Freight Brokerage Business. The Staff of Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
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Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC)
interviewing job applicants
inventory
invoicing
J
job descriptions
jobs in freight brokerage
L
lawyers
legal business structures
LegalZoom
less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments
liability insurance
licensing
limited liability companies (LLCs)
load confirmation and rate agreements
loans
locating your business
lockboxes for receivables
logos
LTL (less-than-truckload) shipments
M
mail theft
market niches
market research
marketing
marketing plan
middlemen. See also freight brokers
mission statements
motor carriers
N
naming your company
networking
niches
9/11 impact on brokering process
non-brokerage services
non-compete agreements
non-performing carriers
O
office equipment
online presence
online search engine advertising
operating structures
outsourcing
ownership structure
P
pallet exchanging
partnerships
part-time vs. full-time employees
pay scales
payables
paying employees
payment terms
personality traits for success
personnel policies
photocopiers
players in freight brokerage
pooling
position descriptions
positions for staffing your business
postage scales and meters
postage stamps
principles for transportation intermediaries. See also transportation intermediaries
printers
private motor carriers
problem resolution
professional advisors
professional associations. See also Transportation Intermediaries Association
profit
promotional materials
property brokers
prospects
publicity
purchasing departments
Q
quoting rates
R
rates
receivables lockbox
receptionists
record keeping
recruiting job candidates
reference checking
regulations
regulatory agencies
relationship building with carriers
relationship building with shippers
relationships, customer
repeat business
reputation
retaining employees
Roach, Jeff
roles and responsibilities of key positions
S
sales
sales representatives
seasonal issues
secretaries
shippers
shippers associations
shipping information
shredders
skills and abilities for success
slow periods, planning for
social marketing
social media policies
social media presence
social networking
software technology. See also DAT Solutions, LLC
brokerage
business planning
office and accounting
record-keeping
sole proprietorships
specialization
staffing
basic positions
employee benefits and
employment eligibility verification
evaluating job applicants
freelancers vs. employees
independent contractors vs. employees
job descriptions and
non-compete agreements and
outsourcing and
part-time vs. full-time employees
paying employees
personnel policies and
recruiting job candidates
reference checking
training and
turnover and
when to hire
stamps
starting a business while working full-time
startup expenses