Piano Sales Forces...

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In a message dated 3/16/99 1:44:42 AM, Bill S. wrote:

<<What about the business/$
end of things?   Starting small & building with used merchandise, vs. writing
a thorough business plan, involving investors/limited partners, and taking
some risks?>>

Bill;
 Why do you want to run a retail operation? The answer to this question is the
most important one for you to answer.  You must be honest with yourself on
this point. Your business will flow from this answer or you will drown in your
business.....so to speak :-)

  In generic terms the easiest way to start is small and grow large but there
are pitfalls.  Is the objective of a sales floor to provide quality
instruments, quality service, and reasonable prices?........these three will
just about rule out silent partners/investors. 

  The choice to be made is not between start small vs. a thorough business
plan, rather it is to start at all. Do not start without a business plan...it
does not have to be complicated, it is your plan and you can make it any way
you want to. The BP is simply common sense thinking about strengths and
weaknesses you have vs your market. Unless you desire to present your BP to a
funding source, bank, SBA, etc. a simple plan will do the job.

  Before further discussion will be meaningful........ the first question
'must' be answered.
Jim Bryant (FL)