Any business owners?

[boo7382]

$12.50 ?

I thought it was tree fitty.......the amount of money that gotdamn lochness monster wants.

[bleys]

prediction of social media bubble collapse?

2-3 more years for people to really saturate the market, and then pull the rug out from under them..

it's not just SEO type things.. video (youtube) type marketers have skyrocketed.. graphics designers a close 2nd..

it's hard for me to take them seriously because you can tell for the 1st time they are thinking outside of the typical "employee mentality"..

[Carolina Husker]

I'm amazed how much consultants get to give their crappy opinion. I know some people analyze company networks, long distance, and data centers and get a % on the efficiencies they help implement. Save a million take home 100k. Lots of waste out there...

The vast majority of them are scumbags IMO.

Edit: Didn't see your second post. You're absolutely right about them being on the take.

[pstall]

if i do consulting for a company or small biz, it's for free and whatever they save, i leave it up to them to pay a % of the savings. thats just being smart.

but my anchor job is giving treasury solutions for mega giant bank. thats a solid pay every 2 wks.

i have friends that have small biz's. sometimes they get stuck creatively or running their biz is getting in the way of running their biz and they may ask for some input. i just take a practical look at some stuff and throw my 2 cents in. some have paid me and some haven't. no big deal. many times i just get free stuff from them from food, car stuff, audio, home whatev.

[PanthaSan]

I started my own company 9 months ago and haven't lost money yet although I may next year. Meaning i pay myself a salary.

I provide opinions and nothing tangible.

If you have any questions let me know but I am in a specialized niche market so it may not translate...

Hey, are you that Pimm mixer guy at Heathrow?

I still owe you for that last free bottle you gave me....:D

[Happy Panther]

Hey, are you that Pimm mixer guy at Heathrow?

I still owe you for that last free bottle you gave me....:D

That's me!

It's all about building relationships...

[dimbee]

I owned and operated a cell phone store for a couple of years. The fact that I don't do it still should speak for itself. I lost quite a bit of money.

[The Saltman]

Own a hotel, with the economy and all things haven't looked so good. Hired new staff with a new general manager and things are looking up. The bank that owned 50% of the mortgage on the hotel folded and the other 50% that was owned by another bank bought it on 38 cents on the dollar and refinanced it to us at that price so we got extremely lucky.

[Johnny Rockets]

Wife owns a residential and commercial cleaning company. In fact, a few people on here are her clients. She quit a 7 year career with IBM to do her own thing and kind of fell into it. Is it profitable? That all depends on who's asking.

[thefuzz]

I have ownded my own biz for quite sometime, if you want details PM me.

Yes to you is profitable, to the IRS, NO.

[Delhommey]

A bar is a great place to go bankrupt from what I've seen.

[Epistaxis]

Yep, Del is right.

From the people I talk to, bars and restaurants are a money and time pit. Labor of love type of stuff.

I own my own business, but calling what I do a business makes people squeemish.

I'm not supposed to care about the money.

lol

[Hawk]

the research I've done says a bar would do ok in the areas I'm looking at, but specifically if they had a liquor store attached and a VLT license is a huge plus too. In Canada remember, you can't buy booze at 7-11!

[Guest]

maybe I should already know this, but I don't, so sue me!

any of you own and operate your own business?

If so, would you care to share what it is and if it's profitable?

It's something I've often thought of doing myself, either a resort type thing or a sports bar/restaurant type thing.

My biggest problem is I have a pretty good job, even though I don't enjoy it at all anymore, but the money, benefits, security etc etc is all really good. I'm chicken to walk away.

I've worked in restaurants and for the owner and managers it was ball busting amounts of work. In early mornings and on the weekends doing the books, ordering food, then working all nights.

I know a guy who ran a bar for awhile and he put it best "you can make money running a bar, or you can have fun. You can't do both" :)