Business Proposition

[Bob The Mercenary]

For any of you business majors out there, I need some help.

A friend of mine works at a GameStop near my house. The salon next door to it is going out of business and so far doesn't have any takers for the property. The town is one of the richest towns in the state and the location is prime, the middle of a shopping strip off a semi-major highway. This friend of mine came to me with an idea, that we buy the place up and make it a comic/manga/movie shop.

I've always wanted my own little hole in the wall business, I'm just hoping this isn't us getting in over our heads. On it's face it sounds logical. The nearest comic outlet, now that the two nearest us closed down, is almost 50 miles away. There are none in the immediate vicinity, and I think being connected to a GameStop would be appropriate and improve traffic flow.

I'm thinking I could convince my dad to front us a loan for the place. We wouldn't have to pay for plumbing, since GameStop would let us use their bathrooms, and internet I could hijack. And we have two wholesalers in mind for the comics.

The question I have is, how do we do this? I've never even considered seriously starting a business before. What are the steps we should take if this is really going to happen? And more importantly, what should we name the place?

I'm also thinking of dropping Geek Squad and maybe working out of the back of our shop doing freelance work. My friend could also support the place through his freelance photography. I'm thinking we could also exploit the Connecticon event next year to advertise. I mean, anything short of a cheezy local ad.