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I got a call today on an opportunity in our area......
it's a business I've been interested in for a while.
Just wondering if anyone has been "down that road" with
SBA loans/franchise stuff???
I'm in the VERY, VERY beginning stages of checking it out....

is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

Nice. I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come.

Oops, wait, well, crap, you know what I mean. I'd patronize your business.

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

Nice. I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come.

Oops, wait, well, crap, you know what I mean. I'd patronize your business.

Well, I would want it to be a full service business!

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

Nice. I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come.

Oops, wait, well, crap, you know what I mean. I'd patronize your business.

Well, I would want it to be a full service business!

Like, all you can eat?

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

Nice. I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come.

Oops, wait, well, crap, you know what I mean. I'd patronize your business.

Well, I would want it to be a full service business!

Like, all you can eat?

and some to take home......................

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:

pbans wrote:

buffettbride wrote:is this the one you might have mentioned before?

i had a thread about these places once...

Yep.........the one close to me is up for sale.....the owner is moving...

Nice. I wish I lived closer, I'd totally come.

Oops, wait, well, crap, you know what I mean. I'd patronize your business.

Well, I would want it to be a full service business!

Like, all you can eat?

and some to take home......................

A business plan that can't fail.

I don't know what you're selling, but can I watch

the first thing you want to do is go talk to the folks at SCORE, they're retired business people who volunteer their services and provide advice about starting your own business or buying a business. they're afffilated with the SBA and if you apply for an SBA loan you have to use them..... they offer all kinds of classes and one on one services. also go check out the SBA website there's a wealth of info there.

my dad is volunteers with SCORE and if you PM me with your particulars i can ask him who you should contact. or check the phone book they should be listed in the government section. or call the local SBA office and ask them.

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the first thing you want to do is go talk to the folks at SCORE, they're retired business people who volunteer their services and provide advice about starting your own business or buying a business. they're afffilated with the SBA and if you apply for an SBA loan you have to use them..... they offer all kinds of classes and one on one services. also go check out the SBA website there's a wealth of info there.

my dad is volunteers with SCORE and if you PM me with your particulars i can ask him who you should contact. or check the phone book they should be listed in the government section. or call the local SBA office and ask them.

AF! you surpised me!
I assumed this would be a sex related post, given the direction this thread has taken...but you are actually very helpful!!
I knew I loved you!

kitty wrote:

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the first thing you want to do is go talk to the folks at SCORE, they're retired business people who volunteer their services and provide advice about starting your own business or buying a business. they're afffilated with the SBA and if you apply for an SBA loan you have to use them..... they offer all kinds of classes and one on one services. also go check out the SBA website there's a wealth of info there.

my dad is volunteers with SCORE and if you PM me with your particulars i can ask him who you should contact. or check the phone book they should be listed in the government section. or call the local SBA office and ask them.

AF! you surpised me!
I assumed this would be a sex related post, given the direction this thread has taken...but you are actually very helpful!!
I knew I loved you!

i still want to nibble on your belly button piercing

AlbatrossFlyer wrote: i still want to nibble on your belly button piercing

If I still had...you'd be the first!

AlbatrossFlyer wrote:the first thing you want to do is go talk to the folks at SCORE, they're retired business people who volunteer their services and provide advice about starting your own business or buying a business. they're afffilated with the SBA and if you apply for an SBA loan you have to use them..... they offer all kinds of classes and one on one services. also go check out the SBA website there's a wealth of info there.

my dad is volunteers with SCORE and if you PM me with your particulars i can ask him who you should contact. or check the phone book they should be listed in the government section. or call the local SBA office and ask them.

I'll check out the websites and see what I can find.....
Thanks for the info....

As the former owner of a franchise that failed, I'll offer these $.02. Make sure the franchise is not a "fad" business of any kind and don't try to bail one out that isn't doing well, even if they offer it to you for almost nothing. Find out the REAL reason the owner is letting it go so you don't end up f'ed

pbans wrote:I got a call today on an opportunity in our area......
it's a business I've been interested in for a while.
Just wondering if anyone has been "down that road" with
SBA loans/franchise stuff???
I'm in the VERY, VERY beginning stages of checking it out....

This is from the early 80s
my Dad was starting a Recycling center
and was turned down for SBA loans ..


until the business was making money then they wanted to
lend him money..

NanaBabe wrote:As the former owner of a franchise that failed, I'll offer these $.02. Make sure the franchise is not a "fad" business of any kind and don't try to bail one out that isn't doing well, even if they offer it to you for almost nothing. Find out the REAL reason the owner is letting it go so you don't end up f'ed

We're going to set up a meeting with them.....I wouldn't even consider it without letting a cpa (of my choosing, not theirs) look at financial statements.....it may not be feasible, but I won't know unless I look in to it....definitely going in to it with eyes wide open, the last thing I want to do is jeopardize my finances................such that they are.