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Starting a Bowshop....help please

Old 06-11-2008 | 12:34 AM
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Whats all the essentials for having a Bow-shop?

I know-

Vise
Press
Arrow Saw
Fletching Jig
Scale
Screw Kit

What else??
I want to make sure we have everything ordered and what we need to order!
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Old 06-11-2008 | 01:08 AM
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T square
Draw weight scale
Grain scale
String and arrow level set
draw length measuring device
Bow Drawing board
serving thread/nock tying thread
Arrow/Insert squaring device
String splitter
serving tool
E retaining clip set
Arrow spin checker
Center shot tool
Lazer aligner
Limb pocket lube/cam lube
Chrono
Insert remover/installer/thread repair tool
shaft debburing tools
string wax/cleaner

If I think of more I will post.

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Old 06-11-2008 | 03:28 AM
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If you don'talready know what you need or how to use it I would question going into business for myself. Good luck with your venture
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Old 06-11-2008 | 05:24 AM
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A lot of money and thick skin are pretty essential...

Don't forget to get very good liability insurance and a tax I.D. Number from Uncle Sam..


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Old 06-11-2008 | 06:32 AM
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A lot of money and thick skin are pretty essential...

Don't forget to get very good liability insurance and a tax I.D. Number from Uncle Sam..

No doubt. I was going to sayroughly $200,000, no need for an income for at least 12 months, a great location, and 2 major bow lines.
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Old 06-11-2008 | 06:58 AM
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A lot of money and thick skin are pretty essential...

Don't forget to get very good liability insurance and a tax I.D. Number from Uncle Sam..

No doubt. I was going to sayroughly $200,000, no need for an income for at least 12 months, a great location, and 2 major bow lines.
200K? Really. I was going to go in business with a friend and backed out and we put together all the equipment, and 20-40 top of the line bows and came up with 100K max.

With 4 complete apple benches, your talking 5K max. 15K accessory inventory, and 40 top end bows at 30K max. 5-10K max arrow inventory.
 
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Old 06-11-2008 | 07:44 AM
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A lot of money and thick skin are pretty essential...

Don't forget to get very good liability insurance and a tax I.D. Number from Uncle Sam..

No doubt. I was going to sayroughly $200,000, no need for an income for at least 12 months, a great location, and 2 major bow lines.
200K? Really. I was going to go in business with a friend and backed out and we put together all the equipment, and 20-40 top of the line bows and came up with 100K max.

With 4 complete apple benches, your talking 5K max. 15K accessory inventory, and 40 top end bows at 30K max. 5-10K max arrow inventory.
What about the building your are going to put the business in (location does matter), modifications that will need to be made to it including display cabinets etc, and utility/insurance/salary/lease/mortgage bills you have to pay until it gets off the ground? What about some advertising, a webpage, or an indoor/3D/techno hunt system to get people through the doors during the slow season?

I speak from a bit of experience. I had direct access to the books at the shop I used to help at and we started (over again, purchased a previous business that had closed for 4 months at that point) and it was roughly $200k to startup when it was all said and done. We cut a lot of corners too.
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Old 06-11-2008 | 10:54 AM
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Plus dont forget about a good knowledge of bows and how to work on them, many shops have opened and closed real quick because the guy/s behind the counter did not know what they where doing.

When I looked into opening a shop it was right around the 200k mark as well.
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Old 06-11-2008 | 09:32 PM
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Well...I know and have most tools...I just wanna make sure I have everything.

This will be a very small shop....just so people don't have to drive 25mins to the closest shop which is thru the roof on prices
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Old 06-11-2008 | 09:53 PM
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ORIGINAL: MECHDOC

T square
Draw weight scale
Grain scale
String and arrow level set
draw length measuring device
Bow Drawing board
serving thread/nock tying thread
Arrow/Insert squaring device
String splitter
serving tool
E retaining clip set
Arrow spin checker
Center shot tool
Lazer aligner
Limb pocket lube/cam lube
Chrono
Insert remover/installer/thread repair tool
shaft debburing tools
string wax/cleaner

If I think of more I will post.
Dude, just go out to your garage and double check, hahahaha.
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