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Would like to start business, where do i begin?? Welcome

Begin at the beginning. Start by telling us a little about Yourself, Your background and
why you are interested in starting an Online Gaming Business.
there are pro's and con's about starting a business near your house.

If this was me and I wanted to start such a business, I would begin by doing TWO things.

One, I would develop a Business and Marketing Plan.
Two, I would contact SCORE. SCORE is FREE both in person and online.

Good luck and keep us posted, LUCKIEST

Thank you. That actually is very helpful. I'll get started this weekend. There may be an issue with one thing. Getting info from another business owner with the same concept. Most of the time, small business owners do not want to share their input, especially when it will be very similar to theirs. But i will take that into consideration and try to speak with them. Again, thank you for your advice.

First and Foremost, Welcome to the Community.

You need to begin here:

Ask yourself: Can I really make this happen?

How much will you need to start your business up?

Calculate the costs for the buildings rental, equipment needed, internet hookup, etc.

How much will you need to keep the business going? What is it going to cost someone to be a part of this? Why would they pay you to play a game when they can do this at home?

Have you thought about security? Somebody does not like your idea and plants a virus on your computer, or something else that is inappropriate. How will you monitor activities?

Are you going to use Personal Computers? Will a server manage these computers? If not, who is responsble for the game systems(xbox, ps2, etc)?

Think about the worse case scenario first and this might give you a better perspective.

Example: You are financed to start your business. You get a loan for 7,500 and purchase games and game systems for the building. In the middle of the night someone breaks in and steals every penny of equipment you have. You landlord has insurance that covers the damage from the break in, but you are repsonsible for your own equipment.

Now you owe 7,500 and have no systems to make back the money.

Best to think things through from finish to start, and focus on the risks factors before just the results of a business dream. Ignoring the risk factors will not make them go away, in fact ignoring them will insure that you are not prepared when they do hit.

If owning a business was as simple as dreaming it and then it happened I would be rich by now. Did I mention that I am not rich?

Welcome to the community, I hope that your business dream becomes a reality.

Actually a few months ago i noticed a place that was opened pretty late and had pc in neon lights. So i decided to check it out and i saw an entire room filled w/ pc's, gaming systems, flat screens and a very comfortable environment. I just could not believe that there was an actual place like it. I have been playing online games seriously for about 2 1/2 years now and growing up, if i knew there was a place near i was growing up i'm possitive i would've been going there. The place i'm thinking about is near the high school "Dolbie High" near beltway. That's not to say it's the only place i've decided. I've also have been going around other areas of houston and have been imaging how a game shop would do here and so on. There is a spot online that helps w/ advertising and a community of other online gaming shops, here it is if you'd like to check it out. www.igames.org