My girlfriend's Father is willing to....
By justreal
@justreal (2364)
Canada
January 25, 2007 2:08pm CST
So I have been talking to my girlfriend's father about business and opening a small business like a tanning salon or maybe like a small restaurant to start with since he has his own restaurant and experience.
Anyway so her father is willing to go into business with me by helping me with the down payment which is great and he also offered me to work with him in his restaurant to learn and get some restaurent experience before going into restaurant business and before managing one myself, or even taking over his restaurant with my girlfriend as he also mentioned to me as well.
So I have great opportunities, and only disadvantage is that I live in Montreal and his restaurant is Cornwall, Ontarion. It's about 45 minutes to an hour from Montreal, Ihave to move in that case, but not a big deal.
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5 responses
@jane_sebastian (45)
• Philippines
26 Jan 07
That's a good start for you. I suggest you move to the most nearest place where the resto is located so that it's more convenient on your part.
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@jumpinjack00 (3054)
• United States
26 Jan 07
If it's worth going into business with
your girlfriend's father, than it's worth
traveling 45 minutes to work or the hassle
of moving.
I think for a first business, you're much
better off with something more likely to
succeed. A restaurant is a huge gamble.
You permits, licenses and insurance you
have to have. The amount of expensive
equipment you must have. Depending upon
the type of place, the size of the staff,
the constant purchasing of food, etc.
Not to mention, your food better be good
enough to keep customers either coming back
or spreading a good word about the place.
Nothing can kill a restaurant faster than
bad word of mouth.
Something like tanning salon can pay itself
off in no time. It's a one time purchase of
equipment. All you have to do is clean them
There is very little overhead expenses except
the start up costs and electricity thereafter.
Do your research though and see if people really
want one where you're at. And of course, there
aren't to many there ready to compete with you.
Of course there's so much more to consider. I
personally wouldn't choose either but you have
to follow your heart. Once you're committed to
something, there's no changing your mind.
One last thing. Because this is a girlfriend and
not a wife, I hope things last or there are going
to be big problems when you split. ‹(°¿°)›
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@Lydia1901 (16351)
• United States
2 Feb 07
Well, that is so good for you and I am glad that you are doing what you wnat to do. I hope you will be successful with that. Good luck to you.
