start your own business

If you were going to start your own business, what would it be? Or, if you already have a business, what is it exactly?

A car wash supposedly has the quickest up start, meaning ROI is fast.


My dad is kicking around the idea of being a car broker, help folks buy a car at a good price. Seems to be a niche right now.

Maybe you could start a "Dupe Thread Detector" business (http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lot/15314-if-you-could-start-any-business.html)...that is, if your ego would allow it :)

Like most know I have my own Ins. Agency and right now we are doing pretty good. If I was going to start a new business I would probably look into opening a Chick-Fil-A as I know two people who own locations and both do very well. They are rated as one of the best franchises to own and I don't think I have ever seen one that went out of business.

Maybe you could start a "Dupe Thread Detector" business (http://www.thewarpath.net/parking-lot/15314-if-you-could-start-any-business.html)...that is, if your ego would allow it :)

ahhh good idea, nobody would use it though, that's been proven.

I want to start my own Bar/Restaraunt. It's a lot of work and most of them fail in the first couple of years, but if you can get it going they are recession proof.

I want to start my own Bar/Restaraunt. It's a lot of work and most of them fail in the first couple of years, but if you can get it going they are recession proof.

I would love to go that route too, but it's definitely a tough biz to break in to.

I would love to have a sandwich shop along the lines of Potbelly's or Jimmy John's, except not necessarily a franchise, in either a beach or college town.
My buddy and I were talking about this one day and he came up with a great name and slogan for it. I don't want to share it in case any of you vultures try to steal the idea but I will say that we would make a killing on marketing.

I would love to go that route too, but it's definitely a tough biz to break in to.

I worked in the Hospitality Industry and even have a degree from Cornell in Hotel Management; let me tell you it is a tough tough business. I worked for Marriott for ten plus years from the kitchen to Revenue Mgmt. When I worked in operations in a slow week I worked 50 hours (all salary employees for Marriott must work a min. of 50 hours) and in a busy week close to 85-90 hours a week. It was pure hell.


Revenue Management saved me and got me into the regular business world, thank god!

Cornell School of Hotel Administration (http://www.hotelschool.cornell.edu/)

My wife's parents were in the restaurant business for several years and my wife has talked about wanting to start her own at some point. But she knows firsthand the challenges involved.