What business would you start?

[zdeckich]

This is for people who already own a business or would like to start one. If you had the option to start your own business today what would it be? Just curious to know what people would do.

[m1911a1]

Here are my top choices....

• Medical/Recovery Center for woman and their babies addicted to drugs. I wouldn't run any of it myself, but just one way of helping others.
  
• Run an old-school (vinyl) record store and also sell associated high-end Amplifiers, Turn-Tables, Speakers.
  
• Run a HIGH-END Guitar Store, specializing in only Custom-Shop Gibson & Fender 50's Guitars. Also selling Boutique hand-wired, (Guitar) Tube Amplifiers from a handful of manufacturers.
  
• Run a Recording Studio
  
• Run a Fly-Fishing shop
  
• Own a Golf Course and be in charge of everything.....I worked in the Pro-Shop and Greens for 7 years as a kid.

But....at my age....I'll stick to the Aircraft Engine business....because it's the only thing I know and it's worked out well.

[Wesley Crusher]

Own a chain of bakeries and strategically place them next to medical marijuana clinics.

[zdeckich]

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Own a chain of bakeries and strategically place them next to medical marijuana clinics.

Hahaha now that's a good idea.

[ref1655]

create an international cult devoted to the preservation & worship of all things Rolex-related...oh wait, that's already been done.

OK...maybe open a Baskin-Robbins or Haagen-Daz store next to Wesley Crusher's bakery.

[Gaijin]

Originally Posted by ref1655

create an international cult devoted to the preservation & worship of all things Rolex-related...oh wait, that's already been done.

OK...maybe open a Baskin-Robbins or Haagen-Daz store next to Wesley Crusher's bakery.

Or pizza by the slice.




Actually I would like to open a reiki clinic or yoga studio. Or both in the same place. No, I'm not kidding.

[superdog]

Originally Posted by Gaijin

Or pizza by the slice.




Actually I would like to open a reiki clinic or yoga studio. Or both in the same place. No, I'm not kidding.

My man, I opened my first yoga studio in 2007. By 2014 I had a total of 3 and I was looking to open more.

I have been teaching yoga since 1998 (I stopped teaching after I sold).

I ended up getting super lucky and a bigger company came in and gave me an offer I could not refuse. Well, it did not go exactly like that, but that is how it ended up.

Anyway, it is a shockingly difficult business. Tons of competition, a huge amount of different personalities when dealing with the teachers and staff, Groupon studios offering options of $2 classes and new studios opening up all the time. And CRAZY customers.

It was very rewarding in certain ways. And I loved it for a long time. It was very disheartening in others.

The tough part was taking a passion that I truly believed in, and made it a business. To some degree, it surely ruined the passion I had for it.

But again, also super rewarding in a lot of ways....and especially when done correctly and for the right reasons.

My wife is still in the industry. It really is shockingly difficult to get ahead. If you ever want to discuss, I would be happy to go further into my own experiences. I would love to help out however I could.

[Sublover2166]

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Own a chain of bakeries and strategically place them next to medical marijuana clinics.

Well Peyton Manning owns over 20 Papa Johns pizza stores in the Denver area where marijuana is legal!! What a goldmine he found there

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by Sublover2166

Well Peyton Manning owns over 20 Papa Johns pizza stores in the Denver area where marijuana is legal!! What a goldmine he found there

😂

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[MonBK]

Doesn't that mean you'd have to work?

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Doesn't that mean you'd have to work?

OK Mon

Now we are at the same hight . . . .

[Andad]

Originally Posted by MonBK

Doesn't that mean you'd have to work?

[Demosthene]

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Own a chain of bakeries and strategically place them next to medical marijuana clinics.

Girl scouts are already well ahead of you in that regard.
I wouldn't want to start a turf war with them!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/ent...tion=australia

[locutus49]

Hilarious.

Originally Posted by Wesley Crusher

Own a chain of bakeries and strategically place them next to medical marijuana clinics.

[mannyv11]

If i could do anything I wanted and be successful I would love to open up a vintage/second hand watch shop.

I love all watches not just Rolex and to do something like this would be awesome. Unfortunately I do not have the time or the extra resources to think about it lol.

[Danny83]

If Tata motors comes to US I will open a dealership

[68camaro]

My 19 yo son just finished his freshman year of college, after his senior year of high school he started researching the high-guality whole leaf tea business in U.S. He has lined up suppliers for tea and accessories, started a website and has begun gorilla marketing.

His next step is to get professional logo and packaging, he is talking to firms now and getting quotes. He started his business up with less than $1,000, but to get logo/packaging it will cost considerable sums so mom and dad will likely pay up and take small piece of business so he understands truly how to build business.

I won't get into his product and service differentiator but the tea is best of best sourced from small family estates around the world.

He did his own website here: http://theteacellar.com

BTW, not sure if this will end of being interesting experiment or not but he is learning a lot about business.

Chuck

[keschete]

I would open my own urgent care clinic. I love working in urgent care and it is very much about fast, friendly, quality service for a reasonable price. I think urgent care clinics are helping with the health care crisis. People can pay cash and get taken care of if they can't afford insurance and most insurance coverage is accepted.

[Dr. Prunesquallor]

Originally Posted by keschete

I would open my own urgent care clinic. I love working in urgent care and it is very much about fast, friendly, quality service for a reasonable price. I think urgent care clinics are helping with the health care crisis. People can pay cash and get taken care of if they can't afford insurance and most insurance coverage is accepted.

I totally agree with you. My wife had some health challenges over the past two years. There is an urgent care clinic just three blocks from our house and they became familiar with her issues. They knew whether to give her an IV and send her home or whether she needed admitting to a hospital. In the latter case, she could wait at the clinic in comfortable surroundings until her room at the hospital was ready.

That kind of local care is a real godsend.



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[keschete]

Originally Posted by Dr. Prunesquallor

I totally agree with you. My wife had some health challenges over the past two years. There is an urgent care clinic just three blocks from our house and they became familiar with her issues. They knew whether to give her an IV and send her home or whether she needed admitting to a hospital. In the latter case, she could wait at the clinic in comfortable surroundings until her room at the hospital was ready.

That kind of local care is a real godsend.



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Thank you. I worked in a regular office for 18 years as a Nurse Practitioner. Last year I left my ENT position after 10 years. I love urgent care. I love being able to take care of patients with minimal interference from an administration or a manager. The staffing profile is a provider, xray tech, nurse and registration person. No fighting, no drama, its really great and the patient's respond positively 99% of the time. I love my job and my patients!

[mfer]

Well, if I knew I'd start one.

[superdog]

Bowling alley.
Dry Cleaners.
Laundromat.

And my personal favorite: car wash/detail/oil change center.

I think each, with the right management and location are easy money makers. Easy.

[Kingair]

Actually my next business will be one with the least investment of money & time but with the highest ROI !

[BNA/LION]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Actually my next business will be one with the least investment of money & time but with the highest ROI !

I agree! Work Less, Make More...

I don't think I want my own business per se. I think managing your investment is the only business I want to be involved in when I really retire.

[dysondiver]

Originally Posted by Kingair

Actually my next business will be one with the least investment of money & time but with the highest ROI !

can i be your silent partner

[Kingair]

Originally Posted by dysondiver

can i be your silent partner

Of course !

[FTX I]

A brothel.

[MonBK]

Originally Posted by FTX I

A brothel.

Been there, done that!

[superdog]

I keep thinking about a high end barber shop too.

[mjclark32]

Originally Posted by superdog

I keep thinking about a high end barber shop too.

Have you been to one of these?
http://kennedysbarberclub.com
I've been to the one in Westfield, NJ when my sister lived there. It's pretty cool. Pool table, girls to cut/wash hair/shave. Beer tap and lockers for whiskey.
I'd like to add to their idea where you could make it a cigar lounge with TV's etc. kind of make it a men's club/cigar and whiskey bar/barbershop.
I belong to a country club and a racquet club now, but if something like the above existed I'd join in a heartbeat and probably never leave!