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Subject: Pool Hall in New York City
Category: Business and Money > Small Businesses
Asked by: vppremier-ga
List Price: $10.00
Posted: 23 Sep 2002 21:37 PDT
Expires: 23 Oct 2002 21:37 PDT
Question ID: 68310
Hello, my name is Vishal.  I am looking into opening a pool hall in
the New York City area.  My question is where do I start.  I have been
to that Sba.gov websites and a few other related web sites of that
nature and I have found scant information.  I need to know what steps
I must take from now to take care of the legal matters and licenses
needed and also items like how do I go about renting pool tables and
cues.  Basically I'd like to know all that one has to do, in detail,
from the forming of the idea to opening day in their business.
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Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: larre-ga on 23 Sep 2002 23:51 PDT
 
Business startup assistance is available without charge through the
Service Corps of Retired Executives, (SCORE) of New York City. This
service is a subsidiary of the Small Business Administration. SCORE
can match you with a counselor/mentor to guide you through the process
of starting and running your business, step-by-step. Anyone with an
idea of starting a business is eligible for the counselling program.
Assistance is available via e-mail or in person.

Service Corps of Retired Executives
New York City Chapter 1000
http://www.scorenyc.org/
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: vppremier-ga on 24 Sep 2002 18:41 PDT
 
I am also looking for information on where to rent pool tables, find
market analysts, places I can go to for pa systems and things of that
nature, thanks
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: vppremier-ga on 15 Oct 2002 10:08 PDT
 
When, if ever, shall this question be answered?
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: willie-ga on 15 Oct 2002 10:15 PDT
 
Hi

I think one reason your question remains unanswered is that it is
really a  series of questions,( e,g legal matters, licences, renting
property, renting tables/cues etc) all of which would take time to
research and write. Researchers get 75% of the $25 i.e. not a lot for
the amount of research that would have to be done to answer your
question. That's probably why nobody has picked it up.

Willie
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: vppremier-ga on 15 Oct 2002 10:33 PDT
 
Thank you Willie for bringing this to my attention.  What then would
you say would be an attrative price for all of these questions to be
answered?
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: willie-ga on 15 Oct 2002 11:24 PDT
 
It's actually way outside my area of expertise, so I'll leave it to
one of the other researchers to answer that if you don't mind - I live
in the UK, and don't know much about New York pool halls :)

Willie
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: haversian-ga on 19 Oct 2002 04:01 PDT
 
I can give you some tips about asking a "good" question if that's what
you're looking for.

First off, be specific.  Ask a single question with one right answer
so the Researcher knows when (s)he is done answering it.  If the
question is of necessity vague, give information about what you
already know so we don't end up duplicating your effort.  Your final
sentence, "Basically I'd like to know all that one has to do, in
detail, from the forming of the idea to opening day in their
business." also has some "red flags" that researchers tend to shy away
from.  Words like all and detail indicate a very long and involved
answer; combined with the multipart nature of your question and the
fact that it draws on many different spheres of knowledge makes it
unlikely that one researcher will have the resources or the
willingness to tackle your problem.

Also, tell us what type of answer you want.  If you want "fill out
this form, send it to this address, go to this government office,
obtain this permit" then ask for it.  If you want general resources,
mention that.  With regard to your pool gear part, do you want one
rental place?  Do yo uwant 3?  Do you want to be told to go to the
yellow pages under rental and start calling people?

I would suggest you close this question and post each part separately.
 First, ask for the legal advice on whom to contact about starting a
business, hiring employees, taxes, etc (I would suggest talking to a
lawyer).  Then ask about finding a building to rent, choosing a good
location, etc.  Also ask about the equipment rental (do you want an
option to buy if your pool hall starts to take off?), advertising,
promotions, etc.

Starting a business is not a $25 proposition.  Your time alone will be
worth thousands of dollars by the time you are done, and  you will
incur all manner of expenses to go along with that.  Trying to offload
some of that work onto others is a good idea, but you seem to be
expecting too much.  At minimum wage, what you've offered for this
question will buy about 3-4 hours of someone's time - consider whether
you would be happy with that little research for something as
important as your new business.

Sorry I have to sound so depressing; I do wish you the best.

-Haversian
Subject: Re: Pool Hall in New York City
From: vppremier-ga on 04 Nov 2002 00:57 PST
 
Hopefully my final revision here.  What I'd really like to know is
where I can go to get a market analysis done for the area (Queens, Ny)
that I am in for the viability of a billiards business.

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