Starting to buy equipment

February 26th, 2008

There was a karate school in Boulder that went out of business a few months ago, and had left all of their equipment in the vacant unit. I decided to call the broker, who got me in touch with the contractor to see if they were willing to sell some of the equipment. I decided to make an offer for 7 mirrors, 6 wavemasters (punching bags), a couple of file cabinets, a table, and some benches. My biggest interest Read more…

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Finally… but!…

February 25th, 2008

A lot has happen since my last post, but at the same time not a lot.

Yes, I know. You’re probably thinking, “how’s that possible?” Well, my landlord has already received the check for my space, which covers my first month’s rent and a deposit - which I can probably kiss goodbye ’cause how often do you ever get your deposit back?

Anyways, I do not have full access to the place because, A) State Farm is still in there, and probably won’t be out until March 1st, and B) Blockbuster needs to approve my business with a written statement. Read more…

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It’s been awhile

February 11th, 2008

It’s been a couple of weeks or so since my last post, plus I figured that I should update everyone about the latest and greatest news.

First off, the issues that I was experiencing at the beginning of the year with one of my lenders decreasing my line-of-credit - well that couldn’t be resolved due to the school not making any money. It’s kinda tough to generate revenue when YOU’RE A START UP. Read more…

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