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Talk with business folks at CofC or USC in Columbia. Sometimes they can do market research using college students from the area. It should come out cheaper.
The idea of indoor sports may not fare well in Charleston. There are so many good days that being outside is usually not an issue.
Good idea about the restaurants. It's a great way to lose money.
My passion is definitely sports, anything sports. I thought about opening an indoor sports complex, I just need to do a little more research on if it would be a smart move to open one around there.
Too bad Top Golf doesn't franchise. I like that idea though. Chas could use some more casual batting cages I feel. Maybe even another Ninja Warrior course like at Velocity in N Chas.
I guess my issue is I hate losing customers. It makes me physically sick and keeps me up at night if I have an unhappy customer.
Building a customer base was one of the hardest parts of running a business. I only 'fired' a customer once in my 16 years of business, and it was not something I did on a whim. However, I don't have a large volume type business and I'm not wealthy. So all my customers and sales are very important to me.
Who is going to tell me I have to leave or come in at a certain time? Is someone going to tell me I have to work OT or to go mop floors? Etc etc.
You may not have to stay late and mop, but you'll be up checking documents, doing finances, and trying to figure out marketing plans, inventory, taxes, maintenance, employees, payroll, etc.
CEO's don't just sit in the chair while everyone else below them does work. They have a full plate too, and they also probably do a great deal of business travel, which can be exhausting.
Like Rocky said, you'll always be working for someone, whether it's customers, the bank, a parent company, or yourself. If you sit back and don't work, you'll just hurt yourself in the end because your business will fail.
You may not have to stay late and mop, but you'll be up checking documents, doing finances, and trying to figure out marketing plans, inventory, taxes, maintenance, employees, payroll, etc.
CEO's don't just sit in the chair while everyone else below them does work. They have a full plate too, and they also probably do a great deal of business travel, which can be exhausting.
Like Rocky said, you'll always be working for someone, whether it's customers, the bank, a parent company, or yourself. If you sit back and don't work, you'll just hurt yourself in the end because your business will fail.
I undertsand all that. I know what it takes to run a business. If you read my original post, I ask a pretty specific question. I didnt ask for people's opinions on how you think I should run a business.
Youre the one who said you didn't want to work for anyone. Good luck.
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