Tyler,

I also don' t own a proshop but I am a business owner and have operated my own business for more than 20 years. There is one truth that holds true in almost every business. For every successful business, there will be several that fail. The biggest factor, that determines which one yours will fall into, is the quality of the decisions you make on a daily basis. It' s not the ecomomy, the competition or the unemployment rate. Though all these can effect your business, it' s success is dependent upon making good decisions. Have you stocked the right products? Have you priced them correctly? Is your service as good as it can be? Do customers like doing business with you? Are you giving your customers more value for their dollar than they can get elsewhere?

I recommend you learn as much as you can about business in general, and apply it to the archery business. There are many helpful books on the market, that give valuble information on what it takes to be successful. Read as many of them as you can. If you make continuous learning about business and archery a lifelong goal, your chances for success will increase greatly.

Go for it, but only if you' re passionate about it. It takes a love of what you' re doing, in order to put in the effort needed for success. Good luck.