SIGforum
You have $80k to $100K to start a business - go

This topic can be found at:
https://sigforum.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/320601935/m/1400068924

September 04, 2017, 05:38 PM
JALLEN
You have $80k to $100K to start a business - go
One of the great things about owning your own successful business is that you can work any 60 hours of the week you want.




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
September 04, 2017, 05:47 PM
XLT
quote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
One of the great things about owning your own successful business is that you can work any 60 hours of the week you want.


lot's of truth to that.
September 04, 2017, 06:02 PM
JALLEN
quote:
Originally posted by XLT:
quote:
Originally posted by JALLEN:
One of the great things about owning your own successful business is that you can work any 60 hours of the week you want.


lot's of truth to that.


I have the scars to prove it!




Luckily, I have enough willpower to control the driving ambition that rages within me.

When you had the votes, we did things your way. Now, we have the votes and you will be doing things our way. This lesson in political reality from Lyndon B. Johnson

"Some things are apparent. Where government moves in, community retreats, civil society disintegrates and our ability to control our own destiny atrophies. The result is: families under siege; war in the streets; unapologetic expropriation of property; the precipitous decline of the rule of law; the rapid rise of corruption; the loss of civility and the triumph of deceit. The result is a debased, debauched culture which finds moral depravity entertaining and virtue contemptible." - Justice Janice Rogers Brown
September 04, 2017, 06:08 PM
cas
Spend $75K on scratch off tickets, then spend the rest of some vocational training, either lamp lighter or street car conductor.


_____________________________________________________
Sliced bread, the greatest thing since the 1911.

September 09, 2017, 02:16 PM
bendable
there is a Mennonite school that teachs the kids trades as well as the other stuff,
I'd buy them a long arm quilting machine and some supplies , then ask them for a percentage of the take.


the kids make a few bucks, the school makes a few buks and I get a little something ,
and ! they learn a trade in the process





Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.



Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
September 09, 2017, 02:22 PM
ZSMICHAEL
An opportunity has come to your area. There is significant money to be made in disaster recovery, as I mentioned earlier before Florida was threatened with Irma. You mentioned insurance fraud investigation. There will be plenty of that, I can guarantee that. There will be lots of opportunity to provide security services.
September 09, 2017, 08:12 PM
apprentice
quote:
Originally posted by bubbatime:


Wife is high level business executive level, making deep 6 figures.


Am I the only one that noticed this part?

Crimminy sakes man, go hunt Somallian pirates or something equally frickin cool. You sure as hell don't have to do something boring if you don't want to. Cool
September 09, 2017, 08:18 PM
ZSMICHAEL
quote:
Am I the only one that noticed this part?


Yeah I saw it. A friend of mine was still practicing orthodontics at 70, even though his wife was worth millions. Maybe its HER MONEY HIS MONEY. Who knows?
September 10, 2017, 01:49 PM
Suppressed
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
Am I the only one that noticed this part?


Yeah I saw it. A friend of mine was still practicing orthodontics at 70, even though his wife was worth millions. Maybe its HER MONEY HIS MONEY. Who knows?


I saw that and thought: If my wife made that much, I would have been retired a long time ago. Smile

The need to make your own money is something I fully understand. I know someone whose wife is a corporate attorney that does big mergers. She bills at $5,000.00 an hour and is worth at least $70 million.
September 10, 2017, 02:01 PM
bendable
there is a fella three corn fields away whose wife is in a very high level job at a local tractor company.

they bought 60 acres north of tiny town, he stays home all day and raises weird animals , and she is out and about flying hither and yon , he mows and feeds the animals Big Grin





Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency.



Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first
September 10, 2017, 02:06 PM
ZSMICHAEL
Weird animals. Like two headed snakes or like Alpacas for wool? Lots of money I hear raising Emus.
September 10, 2017, 04:40 PM
dave7378
quote:
Originally posted by mikeyspizza:
I would want something with the least amount of possible headaches and something I could do alone at first and therefore not require other employees I would have to rely on or who could screw up my business.

Some ideas:
  • towing company - you'll need a tow truck and an impound lot
  • a P.I.
  • locksmith
  • mobile auto windshield repair
  • virtual call center from home
  • uber or taxi-type service for the elderly
  • pickup/deliver groceries for the elderly
  • snowplowing


You can't make real money consistently without having good employees making money for you. Trying to do it all yourself is an exercise in small time.


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
September 10, 2017, 04:47 PM
old rugged cross
quote:
You can't make real money consistently without having good employees making money for you. Trying to do it all yourself is an exercise in small time.


I knew many guys that were a one man show mostly and made a good living. Not getting rich.
When their business grew they got to the point where they had to hire people. That is when the problems started.



"Practice like you want to play in the game"
September 11, 2017, 09:37 PM
jimmy123x
quote:
Originally posted by bendable:
there is a fella three corn fields away whose wife is in a very high level job at a local tractor company.

they bought 60 acres north of tiny town, he stays home all day and raises weird animals , and she is out and about flying hither and yon , he mows and feeds the animals Big Grin

........while she carries his balls around in her purse !
September 11, 2017, 09:39 PM
jimmy123x
quote:
Originally posted by old rugged cross:
quote:
You can't make real money consistently without having good employees making money for you. Trying to do it all yourself is an exercise in small time.


I knew many guys that were a one man show mostly and made a good living. Not getting rich.
When their business grew they got to the point where they had to hire people. That is when the problems started.


In my industry, here in Florida, I know lots of one man shows making 6 figures, year after year.
September 12, 2017, 04:41 AM
arfmel
quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Weird animals. Like two headed snakes or like Alpacas for wool? Lots of money I hear raising Emus.


Chinchilla farms are making a comeback, too. Ground floor opportunity.