PAILS OFFER PERSONAL TOUCH ON GIFTS FIRM PACKS PRODUCT WITH BABY STUFF, TOYS.BUSINESS NAME: Build a Bucket A reserved amount of memory that holds a single item or multiple items of data. Bucket is somewhat synonymous to "buffer," although buffers are usually memory locations for incoming data records, while buckets tend to be smaller holding areas for calculations. See hash table, buffer and variable. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 36717 33rd St. E., Palmdale Palmdale, city (1990 pop. 68,842), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the irrigated Antelope Valley; a growing residential suburb of Los Angeles near Little Rock Creek where it forms Lake Palmdale Reservoir, inc. 1962. , CA 93550 PHONE: (661) 733-7902 WEB SITE: www.buildabucket.net OWNER: Cindy Spies ESTABLISHED: June June: see month. 2006 NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: One DESCRIBE YOUR BUSINESS: We make personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. pails filled with baby products or children's toys. We recently added diaper bags that customers can fill with their choice of products. IS THIS YOUR FIRST BUSINESS? Yes WHY DID YOU START THIS BUSINESS? I was looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. something to sell on eBay, and the idea just took off. WHERE DID YOU GET THE IDEA? My kids have unusual names -- Jacey and Jameson -- and it's hard to find things with their names. I thought other people might be having the same problem, and I just came up with the idea. HOW LONG WAS IT FROM CONCEPT TO OPENING? About a month. WHAT DID YOU DO DURING THAT TIME? Got a DBA, seller's permit and set up a Web site. WHAT WERE YOUR STARTUP COSTS AND HOW DID YOU FINANCE THE BUSINESS? About $2,500, financed through personal savings. WHO DID YOU RELY ON FOR ADVICE? Friends, family and other business owners. WHAT HADN'T YOU CONSIDERED BEFORE OPENING? That it would be so popular, and that I would be as busy as I am. I had to quit working full time and go part time as a paralegal paralegal n. a non-lawyer who performs routine tasks requiring some knowledge of the law and procedures, employed by a law office or who works free-lance as an independent for various lawyers. just to keep up with the orders. WHAT IS YOUR EXPECTED REVENUE THIS YEAR? $10,000 WHAT GOALS DO YOU HAVE FOR THE COMPANY? To grow slowly and steadily. To provide a cute cute adj. cut·er, cut·est 1. Delightfully pretty or dainty. 2. Obviously contrived to charm; precious: "[He] , quality product that people are proud to give as gifts. CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Cindy Spies started Build a Bucket, a Palmdale business that makes personalized pails filled with baby products or children's toys. (2 -- color) Cindy Spies creates buckets such as this one with personalized baby gifts through her Palmdale company, Build a Bucket. She recently added diaper bags to the mix of gifts, which she sells on eBay and through her company Web site. John Lazar/Staff Photographer |
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