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Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company

Feb 14, 2008 4:07 AM

Click to view Extescalade22's profile Professional Extescalade22 9 posts since
Feb 14, 2008
Hello to all in the Forum,

Let me take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Brian, and I am looking to start a luxury transportation company in Las Vegas, NV. I live here, and have a day to day interaction with tourists and a eye level view of the needs and weaknesses of the current transportation market.

That being said, I want to start a luxury transportation service in Las Vegas that not only addresses the normal transportation needs of the visitors, but I also want to cater to business professionals and other large clients in providing luxury and executive transportation.

I know that this question will probably come up in a response, so yes, I do have a business plan, I also have a marketing plan within that business plan, and an Investment Summary.

Those who may doubt that a new transportation service may work, we have thought about that too. I have been in contact with major corporations and have letters of intent for brand extensions, for custom branded items such as rims, our own line of custom grilles for cars, toy replicas that can be purchased as souvenirs, and we have even been in contact with a yacht company and we were given a green light as to the capacity to build our own custom yacht if we ever decided to expand to Miami.

I have done all of this work, and I have been hitting road block after road block as far as trying to find an investor. I have explored traditional methods of acquiring capital, but I feel that having an investor would provide the flexibility to create a world class business, and not have to be on a set schedule of immediate payments that a traditional loan would require.

If anyone has any ideas, please, by all means, reply to this thread, and we can start one on one contact. Thanks to all in advance for help, and I will talk with you soon.......

Best Regards,

Brian

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Click to view kenbac's profile Authority kenbac 14 posts since
Feb 11, 2008
1. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 14, 2008 7:10 AM
Tranportation is actually my line of business and will like to contribute some knowledge to your formation and also making investment in it.send mail to kenneddy@live.com
Click to view kenbac's profile Authority kenbac 14 posts since
Feb 11, 2008
2. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 14, 2008 7:10 AM
Tranportation is actually my line of business and will like to contribute some knowledge to your formation and also making investment in it.send mail to kenneddy@live.com
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3. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 14, 2008 7:52 AM
22, Welcome to this web site and Hello. How soon will you be start this luxury transportation service
in Las Vegas?? Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company.
I am a SCORE Counselor and have helped in the transportation field.
Do you know about SCORE?? SCORE is FREE.
Do you have a Business and Marketing Plan?? It is the first item a lender
or investor will want to see. Do you have an Accountant??, Lawyer??
Good luck, LUCKIEST
Click to view Extescalade22's profile Professional Extescalade22 9 posts since
Feb 14, 2008
4. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 14, 2008 1:23 PM
in response to: LUCKIEST
LUCKIEST,

I have approached both SCORE and the SBA, and they have both gone over the business plan. I am quite lucky because the SBA office and SCORE are both located on the campus of UNLV, and they have not only AMAZING advice, but they are quite easy to get to.

They have been able to help fine tune all of my plans, but like I said, I'm hitting a wall as far as finding an investment.
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5. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 14, 2008 1:31 PM
in response to: Extescalade22
22, you are telling us bits and pieces. There is a lot more info we need to
help you from hitting a wall as far as finding an investment.
Like SCORE, The more we know, the better we can help you succeed.
LUCKIEST
Click to view brownsugar56's profile Authority brownsugar56 11 posts since
Feb 23, 2008
6. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 24, 2008 4:15 PM
HI YOU KNOW AT THIS TIME EVERYONE IN BUSINESS IS SCARED TO TAKE ON SOMETHING NEW BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY, SO JUST A THOUGHT WHY DON'T YOU START SMALL AND THEN PROGRESS YOUR WAY UP AND INSTEAD OF JUST HAVING A BUSINESS PLAN AND RESEARCH YOU CAN HAVE A SUCCESS STORY TO GET YOU THE CAPITAL TO GET BIGGER, BECAUSE WORD OF MOUTH WITH TOURIST GO ALONG WAY,ALL I SAYING DON'T LET THE TURN DOWN GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR DREAMS, IF I HAD THE CAPITAL I WOULD TAKE A CHANCE, BECAUSE I HAVE ALL KIND OF BUSINESS IDEAS SO THAT HOW I FEEL WHERE YOU ARE COMING FROM. START WITH FAMILY.
Click to view Extescalade22's profile Professional Extescalade22 9 posts since
Feb 14, 2008
7. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 24, 2008 5:23 PM
in response to: brownsugar56
No, I completely understand where your coming from. We do want to start small, just the transportation company right now. We have our numbers worked out to where we only need to run 10 cars for 6 hours per day to break even. I dont know if you are familiar with Vegas, but we would have to work VERY hard to keep under that time limit. There are just so many people that need transportation here.

Thank you for your encouragement. I have had a more than a few people tell me that I cant do it, and in spite of them, I keep going and hitting the pavement trying to get this off the ground. Too many people let dreams go and get discouraged. I dont plan on being one of those people, and it's really nice to see that someone recognizes the fact that I am working as hard as I am.

And keep trying to start your business, im sure if it is meant to be, it will happen...........
Click to view Extescalade22's profile Professional Extescalade22 9 posts since
Feb 14, 2008
8. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 26, 2008 6:01 AM
Thanks to all of you for your help...... I am currently speaking with a few people off the forums, but there is always room for more help and improvement!
Click to view waynelenders's profile Authority waynelenders 14 posts since
Feb 26, 2008
9. Re: Need some help with a Las Vegas based transportation company Feb 27, 2008 1:15 AM
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