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Hey everyone,
As the title says, I'm starting a business with a friend/partner, which is new territory for both of us. We are starting a drive thru soda business. Anyone in utah, gilbert/mesa arizona, or idaho is probably familiar with these types of shops. Examples are swig, the soda shop, sodalicious, fizz bizz. It's basically specialty sodas and a few basic cookies. The target audience is essentially moms in minivans looking for some caffeine and a treat. Overall, these shops do surprisingly well with relatively low overhead. Anyway, we are starting one in the PNW, which doesn't have anything quite like it yet.
As far as our progress, we have the LLC and just purchased the drive thru building. We are good on funding. We are currently looking for the location for the building. We gave the city some locations we are looking at and they will get back to us with some basic info about each one, such as daily traffic count, cost to run utilities etc. Some locations have FOR LEASE signs, while others are just empty lots, so cold calling is in our future. After finding the location, we will work on the business licenses and permits and go from there.
I will keep this thread updated as things unfold. I am absolutely open to any suggestions or input from anyone with experience in this area. Anything from finding locations to negotiating leases or anything else. Starting a business is completely out of my comfort zone, but I'm willing to accept the risk if it means possibly making a better life for myself and my family. Thanks in advance!
As the title says, I'm starting a business with a friend/partner, which is new territory for both of us. We are starting a drive thru soda business. Anyone in utah, gilbert/mesa arizona, or idaho is probably familiar with these types of shops. Examples are swig, the soda shop, sodalicious, fizz bizz. It's basically specialty sodas and a few basic cookies. The target audience is essentially moms in minivans looking for some caffeine and a treat. Overall, these shops do surprisingly well with relatively low overhead. Anyway, we are starting one in the PNW, which doesn't have anything quite like it yet.
As far as our progress, we have the LLC and just purchased the drive thru building. We are good on funding. We are currently looking for the location for the building. We gave the city some locations we are looking at and they will get back to us with some basic info about each one, such as daily traffic count, cost to run utilities etc. Some locations have FOR LEASE signs, while others are just empty lots, so cold calling is in our future. After finding the location, we will work on the business licenses and permits and go from there.
I will keep this thread updated as things unfold. I am absolutely open to any suggestions or input from anyone with experience in this area. Anything from finding locations to negotiating leases or anything else. Starting a business is completely out of my comfort zone, but I'm willing to accept the risk if it means possibly making a better life for myself and my family. Thanks in advance!
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