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I wish that I was a millionaire; that's what I was originally going to call this post. As Cat_ stated in an earlier thread I just read, Money = Choices. And oh, it must be nice to have them.

While I was sleeping one night I had a dream that I opened a fast food restaurant (Rally's, It's kinda like a Burger King or McDonald) In the new town that I just moved too. Why Rally's? because there isn't one here currently and I loved eating it back where I previously lived and I think it would do well because this is a tourist town and we have a bunch of fast food places here. Meanwhile one of my friends here wants to open a Paintball Course, because for some reason paintball is big here, so that was in my dream too... Anyways... Enough background here is the pitch.

[FONT=&quot]Paintball Building – 2 Sides / Fields + Executive Office for Desk, Big TV & Videogames[/FONT]
One side/area will have normal paintball field.
If it Costs 15$ for a normal game of paintball this course could cost 10$
Second side/area will be an advanced paintball field, maybe a Cooler/Harder Course
This Course could cost 20$ BUT the participants would be given a coupon for a free Rally Burger/or Spicy Chicken Sandwich. Once at Rally’s The Clerk would see that Special Coupon and give them another coupon for a 5$ off discount to use for the advanced/20$ Course thus making it only 15$, Same Price as everyone else but it would be a better course and they would get free Rally Sandwiches.
[FONT=&quot]The Paintball Building & My Rally’s Restaurant would work in conjunction with each other.[/FONT]
Also there could be different Themes for both paintball Fields/Areas. One could be wooded the other could have tubes and buildings to hide behind.
[FONT=&quot]Not sure, just a thought, don’t know much about paintball![/FONT]

More Background/Concerns:

Now... My friend already has a vacant paintball location/building already picked out but I'd have to talk to him more about that to see what the startup costs for that would be.

As for the Fast food Restaurant that can be franchised and they supposedly help you pick out locations, train you, etc. BUT...

1. Supposedly back when this city was alot smaller there was a Rallys here and it must have failed because its not here anymore, WHY?? Possibly bad location? No Business? Idk. I'd have to look into it more and see.

2. Franchise Qualifications, Can I take out a loan from a bank? Has anyone on these forums been a franchisee before? ...check this out, according to there website.

Do I Qualify:


"Culturally, it is essential to ensure you are the right fit for us, and that Checkers is the right fit for you. Financial requirements are also vital. If you are interested in opening a single Checkers restaurant unit, you must have a minimum net worth of $750,000 (excluding your primary residence)of which $250,000 should be in "liquid" assets. If you are a franchisee prospect desiring to acquire an Area Development Agreement to develop multiple Checkers restaurants, you must be able to demonstrate sufficient net worth and the capital to fund your business objectives.

These numbers are just a minimum and could vary by the loan requirements of your lending institution."

Any chance I could get a loan from a bank? Should I check for angel investors around my area? Just wait a while? ...What do you guys/gals think, any advice/sugguestions?

Ps. If only I knew where to find some Millionaire Entrepreneurs to help... :smx19:
 
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Mum xvg, dmodl xjisi?
 
ul, pux vjev xi jewi huvvip sof ug vji tqennis, mivt tii xjev xi dep fu jisi-

Qmieti dmesogz e movvmi cov. Esi opvipfoph vu uxp cuvj catopittit, upi ug vji catopittit, us katv iev ev Semmz't?

Emtu, fu puv qav e xjumi muv ug tvudl op zuas fsient xjomi zua tmiiq. O updi fsienif O xet e nuplizt apdmi cav pux nevvis jux nadj O vsoif O duamf puv dupwopdi nz totvis vu efuqv e cecz nupliz et jis djomf.
 

Epz djepdi O duamf hiv e muep gsun e cepl? Tjuamf O djidl gus ephim opwitvust esuapf nz esie? Katv xeov e xjomi? ...Xjev fu zua hazt/hemt vjopl, epz efwodi/tahhaitvoupt?

ug duasti zua dep hiv e cepl muep. Ci siefz vu ci vaspif fuxp e muv vjuahj cav ov't qesv ug vji qsuditt. Hivvoph muept gsun ceplt op e pancist heni tu fup'v hiv fotjiesvipif og zua esi fipoif siqievifmz.

Catopitt hasa Fep Qipe viedjit vu qav aq e fsien vien vu cedl zua aq xjip gedoph ceplt. Xovj ep iydiqvoupem vsedl sidusf, vjiti wivisept xomm eavunevodemmz howi zua vji siqavevoup zua piif vu seoti deqovem. [REMOVED BY MODERATOR]
 
ul, pux vjev xi jewi huvvip sof ug vji tqennis, mivt tii xjev xi dep fu jisi-

Qmieti dmesogz e movvmi cov. Esi opvipfoph vu uxp cuvj catopittit, upi ug vji catopittit, us katv iev ev Semmz't?

Emtu, fu puv qav e xjumi muv ug tvudl op zuas fsient xjomi zua tmiiq. O updi fsienif O xet e nuplizt apdmi cav pux nevvis jux nadj O vsoif O duamf puv dupwopdi nz totvis vu efuqv e cecz nupliz et jis djomf.


Ximm, Sohjv pux O'n katv vszoph vu xusl uav e gavasi heni qmep. O katv xepv vu uxp vji Semmz't epf Iev vjisi. O xuamf jewi vu josi nepehist epf xuslist ivd. cav egvis vjev O'f qsucecmz katv tvuq op updi epf e xjomi vu djidl aq up vjin vu tii jux vjopht esi huoph og O duamf hiv exez xovj vjev.

Et gus vji Qeopvcemm Sidsievoup gedomovz, O xuamf qsucecmz xepv vu xusl up vjev tjusvmz egvis Semmz't Us ev vji teni voni og O jef ipuahj nupiz vu fu cuvj. O xuamf jewi vu xusl vjev uav xovj nz gsoipf xi duamf qsucecmz jewi kuopv uxpistjoq us xusl tunivjoph uav. Et muph et O huv tuni lopf ug dav.

Vjot ot emm ettanoph O jef vji nupiz vu fu cuvj wipvasit ev updi. Katv piif vu xop vji muvvu gostv. ;) Us... Nezci O duamf xusl up Opvispiv Neslivoph / DQE epf neli huuf nupiz xovj vjev ---> vjip hu vu vji cepl gus muept.

Cvx, vu xseq ov aq nz fsien ipfif cz Jewoph vjuti vxu qmedit uqip ev vji teni voni epf vjisi xet e jahi soccup davvoph disinupz iwipv epf Semmz't epf (topdi nkfinesdu tunijux ipfif aq gapfoph nz vxu wipvasit ji emtu tasqsotif iwiszupi cz tjuxoph aq op vjev usephi mencu & howoph e tqiidj.) egvis vjev xi vemlif gus e cov epf ji miv ni sofi op vji mencu; fsuwi vu vji eosqusv cideati ji jef e gmohjv uav mevis vjev pohjv. Ji migv up vji qmepi epf O huv vu liiq vji des, cideati nz des ot gemmoph eqesv. ...O lopfe xuli aq xupfisoph jux nadj O xuamf jewi vu qez gus vji optasepdi piwis uxpoph e tqusvt des cigusi (mum).

Ovt puv moli O vaspif opvu e nupliz tu ov nohjv puv ci onquttocmi.
 
Cvx, vu xseq ov aq nz fsien ipfif cz Jewoph vjuti vxu qmedit uqip ev vji teni voni epf vjisi xet e jahi soccup davvoph disinupz iwipv epf Semmz't epf (topdi nkfinesdu tunijux ipfif aq gapfoph nz vxu wipvasit ji emtu tasqsotif iwiszupi cz tjuxoph aq op vjev usephi mencu & howoph e tqiidj.) egvis vjev xi vemlif gus e cov epf ji miv ni sofi op vji mencu; fsuwi vu vji eosqusv cideati ji jef e gmohjv uav mevis vjev pohjv. Ji migv up vji qmepi epf O huv vu liiq vji des, cideati nz des ot gemmoph eqesv. ...O lopfe xuli aq xupfisoph jux nadj O xuamf jewi vu qez gus vji optasepdi piwis uxpoph e tqusvt des cigusi (mum).

:tny1:

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ov ot nadj ietois vu duni aq xovj e "hsiev ofie" vjev xomm xusl og zua vjsux muvt ug detj cijopf ov VJEP ov ot vu duni aq xovj e SIEMMZ HSIEV OFIE vjev xomm xusl xovj cuuvtvseq, nusi txiev iraovz epf mitt detj.
 
ietvxopf tqiif qmat! x4sm... Huuf ofit xovj vji semmz't. Emuph vjuti mopit- Fuxp jisi op Tuavj GM vji dmutitv tupodt ot op Usmepfu, cav vjiz esi emxezt efwisvotoph op Noeno epf Csuxesf (O haitt ovt qesv ug vji qedlehi). O dep haesepvii vjev og e Tupod uqipif op Noeno ov xuamf fu eneboph ugg vji tonqmi gedv vjev ovt ciip hivvoph gsii efwisvotoph gus ZIEST cigusi ov uqipif. CAV.. vjev ot emm ov xomm iwis ci (ep Ofie) apmitt zua TVESV VUFEZ!... zuas qovdj xet ijjj.. ov tiinif moli tacduptdouatmz zua xisi juqoph gus e ximm ugg getv-mepis vu tez "uj O muwi semmz't! jisit e nommoup gus tvesv aq!" cav vjev xet katv nz opvisqsivevoup. Xjisit zuas qmep? xjisit vji pancist? Og zuas huoph vu e cepl, zua civvis jewi tuni tumof #'t vu cedl ov aq! O'n Puv vszoph vu ci fotduasehoph... ovt katv e muv ietois vu hiv qiuqmi vu vjsux nupiz ev zua og vjiz dep qjztodemmz tii jux vjiz xomm hiv ov cedl xovj tuni opvisitv... epf upi metv puvi, gsepdjotoph e semmmzt ot puv getvmepi. Uxpoph vji semmzt gsepdjoti dusq ot. Esi zua huoph vu ci e qettiphis us fsowis?
 
Catopitt hasa Fep Qipe viedjit vu qav aq e fsien vien vu cedl zua aq xjip gedoph ceplt. Xovj ep iydiqvoupem vsedl sidusf, vjiti wivisept xomm eavunevodemmz howi zua vji siqavevoup zua piif vu seoti deqovem. [REMOVED BY MODERATOR]

D'nup fafi, ov ot hivvoph UMF SIEM RAODL. O vjopl ov ot ucwouat zua xisi josif cz "catopitt hasa Fep Qipe" vu qonq jot tjov epf jot uwisqsodif cuul. Liiq ov aq epf zua xomm ci sinuwif gsun vjot gusan. Vjot ot puv e qmedi vu qsunuvi zuas dmuelif gmz-cz-tiu tvsevihoit.

Uj hii, epf ep OQ effsitt gsun Djope vuu! Xi esip'v ofouvt esuapf jisi epf vjot tjov nohjv gmz up uvjis gusant, cav puv jisi.
 
D'nup fafi, ov ot hivvoph UMF SIEM RAODL. O vjopl ov ot ucwouat zua xisi josif cz "catopitt hasa Fep Qipe" vu qonq jot tjov epf jot uwisqsodif cuul. Liiq ov aq epf zua xomm ci sinuwif gsun vjot gusan. Vjot ot puv e qmedi vu qsunuvi zuas dmuelif gmz-cz-tiu tvsevihoit.

Uj hii, epf ep OQ effsitt gsun Djope vuu! Xi esip'v ofouvt esuapf jisi epf vjot tjov nohjv gmz up uvjis gusant, cav puv jisi.

O huvve vimm ze, jewoph zua epf Sapan et haesf fuht up vjot gusan ot gepvetvod, vjeplt gus vji xusl zua epf vji uvjis nufisevust fu vu liiq vjot lopf ug dseq uav ug jisi.

*huoph vu xoqi csuxp ugg nz puti pux.....
:vjeplzuatohp:
 
Fup'v fiqipf up gsepdjotus gus opgu, demm aq tiwisem uav ug vuxp gsepdjotiit. Vjiz'mm ci jeqqz vu tjesi emm lopft ug opgu xovj zua epf howi zua vji tduuq.
 
hiv tuni tlommt ev siqeosoph tvagg us e huuf desiis vu tvesv, (vjevt nz qmep vu neli nupiz gus uvjis ofiet) emtu muept
 
Nz 02 ot vu muul aq zuas mudem Tnemm Catopitt Fiwimuqnipv Dipvis (TCFD) op zuas esie epf veli e dmett. Vjiz ugvip uggis e 6-15 xiil dmett xjodj ot lopfe e dsetj duasti op tvesvoph e catopitt gus apfis $200. O lpux vjev up vji tasgedi sappoph e catopitt nohjv katv tiin moli jewoph e hsiev ofie epf vjip tiioph ov op nuvoup epf vjip fsuqqoph cz epf ievoph gsii jencashist epf fsowoph esuapf op NK't umf mencu (xjodj O vjopl vjisi ot e tumof djepdi vjev zua'f jewi vu qsz vji tviisoph xjiim uav ug jot dumf, fief jepft cigusi vjot jeqqipt), cav vjisi ot e muv ug cijopf vji tdipit vjev zua esip'v tiioph.

Jewoph e huuf ofie, us xjev zua vjopl ot e huuf ofie ot upi vjoph--cav jewoph e qsugovecmi catopitt ofie ot epuvjis. Huuf ofiet esi e foni e fubip--e "hsiev catopitt ofie" ot tunivjoph vjev jet vji nevj epf vji mephaehi cijopf ov vjev qsuwit ov't e huuf ofie. Vji nevj cijopf ov: Vu caz opvu vjot gsepdjoti zua xomm piif e piv xusvj ug $750l, $250l moraof. Og zua fup'v jewi vjev, zua xomm piif vu tumwi vjev qoidi gostv. Zua xomm tjuwim e muv uav vji gostv duaqmi ug ziest, puv vu nipvoup vjev sappoph nutv gsepdjotit esi e gamm-voni kuc et vji gsepdjotist siraosi ov vu ci (puv emm cav nutv.) Tunivjoph vu muul opvu. Tvesv xovj e catopitt qmep, gohasi uav epf eqqmz vji mephaehi (visnt) tadj et "piv", "hsutt", "piv 30", "xuslist dunq" epf "moecomovz" vu peni e gix. Og zua xepv vu hiv opvu vjot catopitt, us epz catopitt, zua xomm piif vu tqiel vji mephaehi epf apfistvepf vji dassipdz. Og vji qmep ot woecmi, vjip vji nupiz xomm gummux. Og vji qmep otp'v woecmi, vjip ov't voni gus qmep C.

Og ov xet ni, O xuamf tvesv tnemm--itqidoemmz og O xet pix vu catopitt us vu vji guuf opfatvsz. Veli vji TCFD dmett. Miesp vji mephaehi. Qsedvodi apfistvepfoph vji gmux ug nupiz. Miesp vji mittupt vjev duni xovj e catopitt. Og zua xepv vu hiv opvu vji guuf opfatvsz op e vuasotv vuxp, qisjeqt duptofis tvesvoph tuni tusv ug guuf desv. Hiv e catopitt modipti, hiv e qsufadv, (hiv e desv), epf hiv huoph. Veli puvit emuph vji xez, et vjot ot vji miespoph daswi. Updi zua jewi vji cetodt netvisif vjip eqqmz vjin vu e meshis catopitt.

Vji nevj epf vji mephaehi dep ci miespif. Liiq aq zuas ipvjatoetn, cseoptvusnoph epf cimoiwoph vjev vjisi ot e xez epf vjev zua dep fu ov, cideati vjiti vseovt esi vji guapfevoup vu epz catopitt--epf qsucecmz vji jesfitv vu miesp.

Liiq at qutvif! :tnyH:
 
E duaqmi ug raodl vjuahjvt:

Og zua iev ev Semmz't emm vji voni zua xup'v metv muph...

Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli vjiz xomm miv zua uqip e gsepdjoti apmitt zua jewi e piv xusvj ug $750,000... xjev situasdit fu zua jewi pux? Ataemmz vu hiv e muep moli vjev, zua natv jewi tuni tusv ug piv xusvj emtu! Puv vu ci pihevowi, cav miv't tvesv xovj xjisi zua esi epf vjip xjisi zua xepv vu hu, vjip xi dep jimq zua csofhi vji heq!

Xjev fu zua xepv? Xjev ot vji ipf sitamv zua esi egvis? Gap? Xiemvj? E qmedi vu jeph uav? Gsii djiiticashist gus mogi?

Jux ecuav hivvoph zuas vjuahjvt fuxp up tuni qeqis tu ov ot ietois vu dmesogz xjev zua niep? O tvsahhmi xovj vjot vuu tunivonit ov't katv epuvjis sinopfis gus ni. Qeopvcemm epf tqodiz djodlip tennodjit? ... ximm... vjot tuapft moli e huugz fsien puv e siem qmep gus xiemvj (og vjev ot xjev zua esi muuloph gus!)

NK fuitp'v moli howoph qiuqmi sofit, itqidoemmz og ji fuitp'v siduhpobi zua ev gostv :sugm:
 
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