starting a business

[url]http://www.sba.gov/[/url]

It's a start.

(in a whiny kid voice)
but that place is so confusing!

First you need a business plan and investment or start up money. You also will need a business license at some point and a place to rent to run you business out of.

What kind of business is this going to be?

Send a PM to Bigshrimpn, he'll give you a few pointers.

[QUOTE=Jill's Tit;1066417]Send a PM to Bigshrimpn, he'll give you a few pointers.[/QUOTE]

this is good advice. he does run one. does he not?

also, HAVE YOUR SHIT TOGETHER. It always helps. if you don't have your shit together, don't be getting all pie in the sky small business fantasy.

[QUOTE=aphonicmessiah;1037000]how do i go about making business plans, finding investors, getting credit, and anything else required to get a business started?[/QUOTE]

i'm looking to possibly start something next year - what are you trying to do? you will for sure need a business plan, to get investors or to approach a bank about a small business loan - that's where you'll start

are you profit or non-profit?

I can only imagine what Morey deleted.

You're in for some work my friend. If you're serious and you know what type of business you want to start, I can give you some pointers. They say most small business' go out of business in the first six months. Today is my 1 year anniversary.

Woot woot!!

i want to own a music store. id be building and selling my own guitars, basses, amplifiers, processors, and speaker cabinets. id also be trying to sell other companies products.
im very hopeful about the whole thing. i want to try to expand it into a recording studio, record store, and music hall, eventually.
ive been doing my own research since i first posted this thread, and im very confused on how to find investors and whatnot....can anyone help me with this one?

dude, you live in virginia and not far from charlottesville and want to open a msic store? there is one man you should research, one man who loves investing in shit and has retarded contacts. find coran capshaw. lave him. make him yours. dont tell him i sent you. i might get fired.

Look on the web for government websites. I know that the federal government gives people grants and loans and such to start up small businesses. Also you have a really good business idea. From what I've read here I assume you haven't taken any college business classes? If not you might want to look into it. You don't need go for a degree to just take a few classes. At least that is how it is at my college. Depending on your credit and how much you need for start up costs, try looking into loans from the bank. I also have a friend who has his own skateboarding shop and all of his startup money came from credit cards.

Also, since you are going to be selling things you make yourself, maybe you could just start out selling stuff out of your house. You know, just to build up some capitol to start you "real" business with and you would also get tons of word of mouth advertising this way and some built in clients/customers when you open the actual store. Another advantage of this the is that you would start off with less debt than you would by just going out and getting a loan straight away. I understand that this method would take a bit longer, but I just wanted to put it out there as an option. You will need to weight the pros and cons of every option you have and go with the one that is right for you.

Good luck! I would love to buy a guitar from you. Oh, that gives me another idea. You could start out using the internet as well. Use eBay and all that to your advantage.

[QUOTE=Lady Chaos;1066824]Look on the web for government websites. I know that the federal government gives people grants and loans and such to start up small businesses. Also you have a really good business idea. From what I've read here I assume you haven't taken any college business classes? If not you might want to look into it. You don't need go for a degree to just take a few classes. At least that is how it is at my college. Depending on your credit and how much you need for start up costs, try looking into loans from the bank. I also have a friend who has his own skateboarding shop and all of his startup money came from credit cards.

Also, since you are going to be selling things you make yourself, maybe you could just start out selling stuff out of your house. You know, just to build up some capitol to start you "real" business with and you would also get tons of word of mouth advertising this way and some built in clients/customers when you open the actual store. Another advantage of this the is that you would start off with less debt than you would by just going out and getting a loan straight away. I understand that this method would take a bit longer, but I just wanted to put it out there as an option. You will need to weight the pros and cons of every option you have and go with the one that is right for you.

Good luck! I would love to buy a guitar from you. Oh, that gives me another idea. You could start out using the internet as well. Use eBay and all that to your advantage.[/QUOTE]
ill be taking business oriented classes in january. i was planning on using the internet, as well. send me a pm with your email, and ill send you some attachments of some of my desgins. maybe you can be one of my first customers!
thanks a lot.

[QUOTE=happy_hooker;1066795]dude, you live in virginia and not far from charlottesville and want to open a msic store? there is one man you should research, one man who loves investing in shit and has retarded contacts. find coran capshaw. lave him. make him yours. dont tell him i sent you. i might get fired.[/QUOTE]
i looked him up, and i have to thank you very very much, hook. ruwe and i might actually be settling in or near charlottesville after we get married, so maybe we could work together.... or at the very least, i could try to get help from this guy.

coran is actually a really awesome guy. socially inept, but kind. he is always looking for new investments, especially in the music/food industries. i have worked for hime since i arrived in cville, and couldnt be more pleased about it.
if you guys move t cville we def. need to partner up for some things. not to toot my own horn, but i have ALOT of connections here.

[QUOTE=happy_hooker;1068194]coran is actually a really awesome guy. socially inept, but kind. he is always looking for new investments, especially in the music/food industries. i have worked for hime since i arrived in cville, and couldnt be more pleased about it.
if you guys move t cville we def. need to partner up for some things. not to toot my own horn, but i have ALOT of connections here.[/QUOTE]

again, thank you.