Owning your own business

[bigmos]

Who on here owns their own (LEGAL and LEGIT) business? And What is it?

 

[willbprod]

Porn company. Urban films. www.lbproductions.biz www.lbvideos.com

 

[ANGRY MAN]

Tow truck company. Our Motto is "I'll Tow your ass just ask my Ex-Girlfriend!

 

[almost10]

VS Harlem Gaming Lounge in Manhattan, featuring Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 Slim, Wii, Gamecube, and computers!

XBox Live and Sony Online are also available or bring your own account if you have one.

We are open currently 5 days a week Thursday to Monday opening @ 12m and closing about 10m on weekdays and 1 or 2:am on the weekend

The setup is:

EQUIPMENT
- 8 Console Stations:
* 8 HIGH-DEF fast response (8ms) flat screen TVs
- Satellite TV
- Over 100 DVD's

CONSOLES
- 8 Xbox's
- 6 PS2's
- 6 Xbox 360's
- 2 Playstation 3's
- 2 Nintendo Wii's
- 2 Gamecubes
* Over 200 games
* Controllers

COMPUTERS
- 5 PC stations:
* equipped with web surfing, workplace, and gaming capabilities
* each computer outfitted with 64 bit processors, 1 gig of RAM, 128mb
graphic cards, and more

Take a look at a few pics...
MySpace
Yahoo360 page

a few extra links...
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=profile/75925
http://www.residentgamer.com/rg2/?p=98

Feel free to bring as many friends to make the most of it!

I have rented the place for so many parties... from baby showers to bachelor parties... photo shoots to fashion shows... there is something for everyone!!

Where:
VS Harlem Gaming Lounge
New York City , NY 10037
bet 133rd and 134th
Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th Street

 

[femmenoire]

VS Harlem Gaming Lounge in Manhattan, featuring Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 Slim, Wii, Gamecube, and computers!

XBox Live and Sony Online are also available or bring your own account if you have one.

We are open currently 5 days a week Thursday to Monday opening @ 12m and closing about 10m on weekdays and 1 or 2:am on the weekend

The setup is:

EQUIPMENT
- 8 Console Stations:
* 8 HIGH-DEF fast response (8ms) flat screen TVs
- Satellite TV
- Over 100 DVD's

CONSOLES
- 8 Xbox's
- 6 PS2's
- 6 Xbox 360's
- 2 Playstation 3's
- 2 Nintendo Wii's
- 2 Gamecubes
* Over 200 games
* Controllers

COMPUTERS
- 5 PC stations:
* equipped with web surfing, workplace, and gaming capabilities
* each computer outfitted with 64 bit processors, 1 gig of RAM, 128mb
graphic cards, and more

Take a look at a few pics...
MySpace
Yahoo360 page

a few extra links...
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=profile/75925
http://www.residentgamer.com/rg2/?p=98

Feel free to bring as many friends to make the most of it!

I have rented the place for so many parties... from baby showers to bachelor parties... photo shoots to fashion shows... there is something for everyone!!

Where:
VS Harlem Gaming Lounge
New York City , NY 10037
bet 133rd and 134th
Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th Street

That's a great idea. You'd do well opening a spot like that in the A.

 

[almost10]

Your not the first person to tell me that....

Im still considering it. I've been open almost a year and its doing well. I recently started to blog about it on Yahoo360.

 

[Temujin]

Your not the first person to tell me that....

Im still considering it. I've been open almost a year and its doing well. I recently started to blog about it on Yahoo360.

You got something good there bro. If you are ever trying to franchise holla I would love to do something like that in N.C.

 

[TRUFICTION]

JUST SOLD OFF THE LAST ASSETS OF MY TOWING AND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY.

SO NOW I FOCUS ON

PHOTOGRAPHY AND ART PUBLISHING.

T-SHIRTS WITH MY IMAGES AND OTHER STUFF

MOTORCYCLE CUSTOMIZING.

MY FAVORITE AND LEAST LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IS............
IM A PROFESSIONAL PROCRASTINATOR

I SPEND WAAAAAAY TOO MUCH TIME IN THIS CHAIR.

I GET TO WORK ALL DAY AND MOST OF THE NIGHT

 

[gameboy]

VS Harlem Gaming Lounge in Manhattan, featuring Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 Slim, Wii, Gamecube, and computers!

XBox Live and Sony Online are also available or bring your own account if you have one.

We are open currently 5 days a week Thursday to Monday opening @ 12m and closing about 10m on weekdays and 1 or 2:am on the weekend

The setup is:

EQUIPMENT
- 8 Console Stations:
* 8 HIGH-DEF fast response (8ms) flat screen TVs
- Satellite TV
- Over 100 DVD's

CONSOLES
- 8 Xbox's
- 6 PS2's
- 6 Xbox 360's
- 2 Playstation 3's
- 2 Nintendo Wii's
- 2 Gamecubes
* Over 200 games
* Controllers

COMPUTERS
- 5 PC stations:
* equipped with web surfing, workplace, and gaming capabilities
* each computer outfitted with 64 bit processors, 1 gig of RAM, 128mb
graphic cards, and more

Take a look at a few pics...
MySpace
Yahoo360 page

a few extra links...
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=profile/75925
http://www.residentgamer.com/rg2/?p=98

Feel free to bring as many friends to make the most of it!

I have rented the place for so many parties... from baby showers to bachelor parties... photo shoots to fashion shows... there is something for everyone!!

Where:
VS Harlem Gaming Lounge
New York City , NY 10037
bet 133rd and 134th
Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th Street

awww,,, that's the shit bra,,, how much do you charge to play? you should hold Madden tornements like once every month and advertise the tournement on the radio to draw attention to your location,,,

 

[LegendOfLedo]

Hey Tru, How may I get one of those "Choices" T-shirts?

 

[kthuggin]

Refurbished and Scratch And dent Appliances. Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, and stoves.

People get rid of shit for the dumbest reasons and it ends up here for resale. On average we pay about $10 to $20 for a non working item, or free if we find it on the curb. We swap parts from another machine, clean it paint it and sell a washer on average for about $150.

I recently bought a non working 25 cubic feet whirlpool side by side, with water and ice maker for $10 dollars, It only need a relay to kivk the compressor on. The relay cost me $20. The same frige was on sale at best buy for $950. I'm selling for $575. It cost me $30 and I'll make $545.

I'll bill you for that blessing!

 

[TRUFICTION]

Hey Tru, How may I get one of those "Choices" T-shirts?

SHOOT ME A PAYPAL FOR $20.00 + $3.00 FOR SHIPPING
TELL ME YA SIZE
2x AND UP ADD $5.00
AND IT WILL BE ON THE WAY
SAME DAY SHIPPING IF ORDERED BEFORE 5 O'CLOCK

 

[TRUFICTION]

Refurbished and Scratch And dent Appliances. Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, and stoves.

People get rid of shit for the dumbest reasons and it ends up here for resale. On average we pay about $10 to $20 for a non working item, or free if we find it on the curb. We swap parts from another machine, clean it paint it and sell a washer on average for about $150.

I recently bought a non working 25 cubic feet whirlpool side by side, with water and ice maker for $10 dollars, It only need a relay to kivk the compressor on. The relay cost me $20. The same frige was on sale at best buy for $950. I'm selling for $575. It cost me $30 and I'll make $545.

I'll bill you for that blessing!

THATS A GOOD ASS BUSINESS I HAVE PURCHASED WASHER DRYER AND FRIDGE FOR MY SHOP THAT WAY.

 

[gameboy]

Refurbished and Scratch And dent Appliances. Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, and stoves.

People get rid of shit for the dumbest reasons and it ends up here for resale. On average we pay about $10 to $20 for a non working item, or free if we find it on the curb. We swap parts from another machine, clean it paint it and sell a washer on average for about $150.

I recently bought a non working 25 cubic feet whirlpool side by side, with water and ice maker for $10 dollars, It only need a relay to kivk the compressor on. The relay cost me $20. The same frige was on sale at best buy for $950. I'm selling for $575. It cost me $30 and I'll make $545.

I'll bill you for that blessing!

nice! do you have a storefront,,, or you work out of your garage? either way,,, that's cake!

 

[gameboy]

damn TRU,,, i thought i was really doing something with my 3 PC, 2 flat screen set up,,, your shit just brought me back to reality,,, that looks like some shit from "Enemy of the State",,, sweet.

 

[kthuggin]

nice! do you have a storefront,,, or you work out of your garage? either way,,, that's cake!

Storefront

 

[Raptor ES]

Private Investigations and Security Consulting.

Starting a business is not hard. $100 to form the LLC and file with the state. I did it myself after doing some research online in about 2 hours.

$100 to the city for a business permit and thats it.

Now I have to have a PI license, firearms permits and General Liability Insurance so things are a bit different because of what I do.

Even getting a DUNS number and getting on the GSA schedule so I can get government contracts wasn't too hard.

(don't we have a board for this?)

 

[gameboy]

Storefront

where did you learn to repair appliances? did you go to school for it? you should branch off into a house call repair service,,, you'll be able to find a lot more people who don't want to pay to repair their appliances and sell them to you for cheap also,,,

 

[kthuggin]

THATS A GOOD ASS BUSINESS I HAVE PURCHASED WASHER DRYER AND FRIDGE FOR MY SHOP THAT WAY.

What's funny is, I charge $20 to remove the customers old pieces, after we sell the customer a piece, bring their appliance back fix them and have the on the floor later that day for sale.

 

[TRUFICTION]

What's funny is, I charge $20 to remove the customers old pieces, after we sell the customer a piece, bring their appliance back fix them and have the on the floor later that day for sale.

I ALREADY KNOW I TRIED TO GET RID OF SOME SHIT RECENTLY
I HAD TWO DRYERS AND A WASHER THAT THEY PICKED UP FOR FREE
WHEN I BOUGHT SOME NEW SHIT
I STILL HAVE A
FAIRLY NEW FRIDGE THAT NEEDS A COMPRESSOR
BUT I REFUSE TO PAY SOMBODY TO PICK IT UP.

ITS TOO NICE SO IMMA HAVE IT FIXED.

 

[almost10]

awww,,, that's the shit bra,,, how much do you charge to play? you should hold Madden tornements like once every month and advertise the tournement on the radio to draw attention to your location,,,

The regular hourly rate is $8/hour.

We have Madden, NBA Live, 2k7, Fight Night, and Halo 2 Tournaments all the time. Take a look at some of the links. The myspace blog has pics from some of the tournaments.

We bring out famous faces at a few events...

NBA Live... both Jae Millz and Max B played and when they played eachother it was CRAZY. The same event included 40 Cal. and DJ Capone. Jim Jones also plays, but wasnt at the event.

Madden... DJ SnS comes to every event. Madden legends like Gooch, Young Gunz, 1Nine and guys from WWA play to the end at every event.

and for the And1 Mixtape tour, we hosted an event sponsored by The Ave Magazine, Mt. Dew, Pepsi, and Ubisoft. It was a packed house!!!!! Players like Hot Sauce, AO, and The Professor were there signing autographs and playing against customers in the game.

The Madden League is playing the 07 season right now on Monday nights. Most of the players in the league are the best in the country. They also run an NBA Live League and MLB League.

When I have time... I will share some pics...

Carl Thomas - Fight Night Round 3
Stephon Marbury - hanging out... passing through
Richard Jefferson - Honorary Team mamber (Halo2)
The list is long...

Thanks for the advise! Im working on getting radio advertising.... I've been shouted out a few times

 

[kthuggin]

where did you learn to repair appliances? did you go to school for it? you should branch off into a house call repair service,,, you'll be able to find a lot more people who don't want to pay to repair their appliances and sell them to you for cheap also,,,

I only do the minor repairs. I have developed relationships with guys that repair for a living. They work for larger corporations and repair on the side. I show them what I got, they tell me what they'll charge, that's on the major problems. The minor things I've sort of picked up on and learned as the business go. No school- just a legal hustler by heart!

 

[freaky_1]

Record Label. Doing well we are preparing for our first release which is my wife's EP. We are looking at a late summer early fall release. Busy recording and setting things up for the event, also getting ready for April which will bring us in contact with The Wu Tang Clan. So it's just alot of planning and using my contacts in music and film to get this done.

 

[mrjody]

damn TRU,,, i thought i was really doing something with my 3 PC, 2 flat screen set up,,, your shit just brought me back to reality,,, that looks like some shit from "Enemy of the State",,, sweet.

I call the nigga Jean Luc TruFiction !!

 

[Hyroglyphx]

I'm in the process of opening my own tattoo studio in Atlanta. Just recently got incorporated, well became an LLC.

 

[LSN]

Wow...great effin' idea...!

VS Harlem Gaming Lounge in Manhattan, featuring Xbox 360, Xbox, PS3, PS2 Slim, Wii, Gamecube, and computers!

XBox Live and Sony Online are also available or bring your own account if you have one.

We are open currently 5 days a week Thursday to Monday opening @ 12m and closing about 10m on weekdays and 1 or 2:am on the weekend

The setup is:

EQUIPMENT
- 8 Console Stations:
* 8 HIGH-DEF fast response (8ms) flat screen TVs
- Satellite TV
- Over 100 DVD's

CONSOLES
- 8 Xbox's
- 6 PS2's
- 6 Xbox 360's
- 2 Playstation 3's
- 2 Nintendo Wii's
- 2 Gamecubes
* Over 200 games
* Controllers

COMPUTERS
- 5 PC stations:
* equipped with web surfing, workplace, and gaming capabilities
* each computer outfitted with 64 bit processors, 1 gig of RAM, 128mb
graphic cards, and more

Take a look at a few pics...
MySpace
Yahoo360 page

a few extra links...
http://www.mlgpro.com/?q=profile/75925
http://www.residentgamer.com/rg2/?p=98

Feel free to bring as many friends to make the most of it!

I have rented the place for so many parties... from baby showers to bachelor parties... photo shoots to fashion shows... there is something for everyone!!

Where:
VS Harlem Gaming Lounge
New York City , NY 10037
bet 133rd and 134th
Take the 2 or 3 train to 135th Street

 

[Tripster]

I just started a Sales Training and Consulting business. Working on a book. I also do motivational speaking for High School and College students, but I haven't started collecting a fee for those services.

 

[gameboy]

Wow...great effin' idea...!

i had that idea back in the late 90's,,, but didn't think it would actually be profitable. everybody and their mama has a PS2 (now PS3) or an X~BOX,,, and with online gaming,,, who would actually come to your store and pay???

 

[TRUFICTION]

i had that idea back in the late 90's,,, but didn't think it would actually be profitable. everybody and their mama has a PS2 (now PS3) or an X~BOX,,, and with online gaming,,, who would actually come to your store and pay???

I WOULD THINK
PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PLAY AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE IN THAT TYPE OF COMPETITIVE ENVIROMENT.
THEY PRACTIVE AT HOME AND COME TRY THEYRE SKILLS
OUT AND FUCK SOMBODY UP AT THE SPOT.

APPARENTLY ITS WORKING HES DOIN IT.

 

[LSN]

It's the ambience so to speak...the same reason people will go to a sports bar instead of turning on the TV and buying a six pack...@ Harlem dude...man you should get a liquor license... j/k...or am I?

i had that idea back in the late 90's,,, but didn't think it would actually be profitable. everybody and their mama has a PS2 (now PS3) or an X~BOX,,, and with online gaming,,, who would actually come to your store and pay???

 

[T_R_O_N_I_X]

I'm in the process of opening my own tattoo studio in Atlanta. Just recently got incorporated, well became an LLC.

Whats good fam? You have any pix of your work you can post for the board? Thanx.

As for my business? I deal in consumer electronics. Unlocked mobile phones, pocket pc's and accessories, gps devices/software and plasma/lcd tv's, and a whole lot of other ish.

[FRAME]http://www.elite-electronix.com[/FRAME]

 

[LSN]

To address the thread I had several businesses operating under one roof...graphic designs on clothing and paper...manufacturing jewelry and a studio..."sold" legitimate mixtapes...typical all-in-one "hood" shop...it functioned for close to 2 years...lesson learned I was running my business more like a hustle than anything else and all hustles come to an end...I did gain some valuable experience though...my "failure" reminds me of a quote I can't remember exactly when Diego was telling Johnny Depp in "Blow" something about having the right dream but the wrong vision (if someone remembers it help me out)...being back in the classroom is like throwing a fish back in water...I have been working with kids since high school and the next business I open will definitely be a long-term venture that's better suited for me...I'm looking to open an afterschool/summer school program catering mostly to young Black boys obviously I won't be able to exclude anyone though...I don't want to go into the specifics of it though...

 

[dannyroman]

CURRENTLY MANAGE A RAPPER.(GENERAL).ALSO SILENT PARTNER IN FILM COMPANY(GROOVEBOY)W/ MY BOY DOCSMITTY. WE DO STRAIGHT TO DVD MOVIES
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JOINT WE DID WIT MIKE KNOX AND HIS SQUAD.. OSKINO CAME THROUGH.
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WE DID THIS ONE BACK WHEN HYPNOTIC WAS HOT.
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I PROCASTINATE A LOT. AND COULD MAKE MORE MOVES THAN I AM.AFTER READING THAT "JODY THREAD I AM MOTIVATED.
WOULD LIKE SUGGESTIONS FROM THE FAM...WHAT SHOULD I DO?
MY TEAM DOESN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS I DO AND THAT FUSTRATES ME. PLUS I TAKE ALL THE RISK OUTSIDE OFF THIS TO MAKE THINGS POSSIBLE.

 

[gameboy]

To address the thread I had several businesses operating under one roof...graphic designs on clothing and paper...manufacturing jewelry and a studio..."sold" legitimate mixtapes...typical all-in-one "hood" shop...it functioned for close to 2 years...lesson learned I was running my business more like a hustle than anything else and all hustles come to an end...I did gain some valuable experience though...my "failure" reminds me of a quote I can't remember exactly when Diego was telling Johnny Depp in "Blow" something about having the right dream but the wrong vision (if someone remembers it help me out)...being back in the classroom is like throwing a fish back in water...I have been working with kids since high school and the next business I open will definitely be a long-term venture that's better suited for me...I'm looking to open an afterschool/summer school program catering mostly to young Black boys obviously I won't be able to exclude anyone though...I don't want to go into the specifics of it though...

here you go bra,,,
you should have sold blow instead of mixtapes,,,
http://www.moviewavs.com/php/sounds...ies&movie=Blow&quote=dream.txt&file=dream.wav​

 

[peterlongshort]

I have my own law firm. Scratch that, I have my own law office, a firm implies that I have a gang of people working for me. It's only me and and a secretary. Most of my business is real estate and emminent domain issues, I'm expanding though.