Rickety
Strat-Talk Member
The reason I ask is because I live in an area that should have some kind of mom and pop music store, we have about 7,500 people and we're a central hub for a few smaller towns around us when people don't want to drive all the way out to a bigger city area.
I'm sick of not having what I need near me, especially in an area that sees bad weather that can inhibit deliveries from online orders for days. I've been thinking about opening a business in this town for a while, I've thought about a restaurant, a bowling alley, a movie theater, you name it. We do have a small music scene here, a couple of local bars will host local musicians to come and play, and we have a casino in the neighboring Native American reservation that hosts live bands as well (quite frequently I might add) so the demand is somewhat there, and may increase if there's a readily available music store in town.
My question to you is this... how difficult was it to open a music store for you? Is there some avenue you need to go down to procure contracts with brands like Gibson, Ibanez, and Fender or is it all out of pocket purchases? Any and all advice is welcome. (Please save the 'My advice... just don't do it' posts, because it's about more than just the money in this case.)
I'm sick of not having what I need near me, especially in an area that sees bad weather that can inhibit deliveries from online orders for days. I've been thinking about opening a business in this town for a while, I've thought about a restaurant, a bowling alley, a movie theater, you name it. We do have a small music scene here, a couple of local bars will host local musicians to come and play, and we have a casino in the neighboring Native American reservation that hosts live bands as well (quite frequently I might add) so the demand is somewhat there, and may increase if there's a readily available music store in town.
My question to you is this... how difficult was it to open a music store for you? Is there some avenue you need to go down to procure contracts with brands like Gibson, Ibanez, and Fender or is it all out of pocket purchases? Any and all advice is welcome. (Please save the 'My advice... just don't do it' posts, because it's about more than just the money in this case.)