I am planning to put up a computer shop, anybody wants to share insights about this business?
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I will try to keep this short.\nI had a computer store in Calif for a few years and did quite well. I found it to be the most cash intensive business if you do things right. \nLocation and hours are a key here. Because most people work during the week and have only weekends off to take care of thier computer problems being open on Sunday is essential. Also being open a little later than your competition helps. You must also be in a location that can be easily accessed and seen.\nDepending on where you are in the country, you might wish to seek out computer swapmeets. They provide many customers and contacts. In Calif there are many throughout the state and I did some of my best business there. Plus most of the buyers use cash.\nBe sure that you and the people you have working for you really know what they are doing. Keep up with the new technologies and very important, have fun.\nGood luck to you.
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Just purchase or rent an office there, setup your office and your ready :)
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What type of business?
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Sorry, love to help, but need more info.\n\nWho is misusing the company computers?  Your staff?  Your coworkers?  Is the company misusing their own computers? \n\nWhat way are the computers being "misused" - harassing people, identify theft, software piracy, etc.??
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http://www.lucky.incometicket.com   This home business is amazing!! The concept will blow your mind! Having merchants like Wal-Mart, Target, Nike, Best Buy, Sears, Dell Computers, etc...pay YOU for people shopping at their web sites!! No products to purchase, or sell. Check it out!
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Open a small store. Sign up with one of the major computer manufacturers as a dealer. Look online for distributors like Micro D and Arrow Electronics. Then the other real distributors will find you, don't worry. The thing is that you have to realize that you are opening a retail busness that sells computers and you have to think "retail". 2/3 of your business will be done in the last quarter. Business will start to die in January and slowly pick up as the year progresses. Do not run ads or have a lot of stock in January. Manufacturers will introduce new lines in August to take advantage of the buying season. They will try to get you to buy the old stuff. You will get stuck with old inventory.
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Me and other local customer computer builders.  Big brand name companies cut too many corners.  For all the computer systems I build, I'm willing to make a cheap custom system for someone, but I do *not* use crappy quality parts.\n\nMost systems built by big brand name companies will have some good quality parts and other stuff that is total crap.  I've worked on a lot of brand name systems, and the modems, motherboards, network cards, sound cards, and lots of other components tend to be inferior to parts that only cost a few dollars more.\n\nBig companies are all about their bottom line.  I'm about making a little money but more importantly building a quality computer system. They don't care if there is a modem that is $2 more that is 10x better than the piece of crap they put in. They just care that they saved $2000 on 2000 computers they put together.
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Well, i don't really want to star a business rigth now, but i have a couple of ideas i'm starting to explore.\nI'd like to open this place for kid's parties.\nI'd like to start a child development center. \nAnd i have a proposal for getting a franchise to sell icecream.
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you are too vague for estimating, Are you going to manufacture? or buy from a wholesaler? or have someone else make it for you? How large a space do you need ? you will need office staff, warehouse staff, computer systems, software, Phone systemsforklifts, storage systems, Trucking companys need to be contacted and .....  Too many variables . You need a business plan
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I think it's a very good site. I've found a few things on it, even under the free site...there's a lot of people out there that aren't worried about getting money for items and don't want to go through the hassle of having a garage sale....plus others put stuff on because it's free to advertise.\nCheck it out....I give it a thumb up!\nBut the items go fast....so hurry!\n\nSmileyCat : )
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It essentially is a foreign computer company already.  Check out where all the laptops are made and about 1/2 of the desktops.
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I would start by doing lots of research on opening a business and jotting down just off the top of your head what you'll need to get started before you even try to figure out costs - listing everything will give you a place to start.  Here are some things I would think about:\n\n1) where and how big do you want this shop to be?\n2) what space is available in the area where you want the location\n3) will you need to do your own renovating/remodeling to the space\n4) do you plan to buy or rent the space?\n5) location is really, really important; are there other businesses in the area that draw people and might promote walk-in business for your shop?\n6) how close is your nearest competition? don't even try to compete with starbucks if they're anywhere near unless there's something so unique about your shop that you'll have your own niche following\n7) how will you advertise?\n8) will you need to hire employees\n9) who will handle the legal work? the accounting? \n10) how much insurance will you need - property insurance, insurance against loss of inventory, liability insurance in case a customer or an employee gets hurt in the store\n11)how much inventory do you need to get started?\n12) how much money do you need not just for upfront costs but to keep the shop going in the beginning before the business takes off\n13) have either of you worked at the kind of coffee/tea shop you'd like to own - are you willing to do that for awhile to really learn the ins and outs of the business?
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ask what the cost to buy into this is (the start up cost). ask about the  term of the agreement, ask amout what kind of help they are going to give you to help this business get up and running? Good luck
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Very Good!! Asus socket 939 Mobo; AMD Dual core 4400+ processor; Zalman CPU Fan; 2GB Kingston ValueRAM; EVGA 256MB or 512MB AGP or PCI Card; Two-74GB Western Digital Raptor (10,000 RPM) SATA Hard Drives; a 600 Watt Power Source with fan controls; one 250GB Western Digital SATAII Hard Drive (with the 16MB Cashe) for backups; one 16x Plextor DVD-RW; one Lite-On DVD/CD Combo Drive; one Floppy Drive with Card Reader; Plenty of case fans to keep your cool. 19" monitor, keyboard, optical mouse, 5:1 amplifyed speakers. Joysticks and other interfaces. That'll probably shoot down that $2500 real fast! Try buying at Newegg.com or at Tiger Direct. That might save you some $$!
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Whatever wireless service you have in your area and talking to people you know living there will be the best referral for that, is what will be most important. Also, as long as it has enouth memory for a program that you use for realestate and your book keeping that sort of thing. Dell is probably the best. if you are going to share files with your desktop you may not need as much memory for those programs, pictures take a lot of memory. So, Dell will design a unit just for your needs. They are great about that. They will try to sell more than you might need so really talk to other business people and see what their experience has been before you do anything. My first Gateway...first computer ever they sold me way more than I needed in programs so, I know they all do it. Just know what you want before you call and go for lots of storage and memory and speed/ Good luck.
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Try one of the computer/techie shows in your area, there are some great deals there.
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If you need to come to yahoo to ask for business advice then perhaps you need to do a lot more research than what you've already done.\n\nA lot of your question depends on the existing space you are interested to use for the store. \n\nIf the store is a dump with no HVAC and electrical, then your expensive will rise a good 30% on top of all the fixtures and paint and flooring, but if the store used to be a Best Buy with everything in it, then you obviously have nothing to worry about.\n\nIt also depends on how high end you want your store to be, do you want custom shelving or standard off the rack stuff? do you want expensive lighting or just flourescent? what kind of flooring do you want? All of these will vary your cost greatly.\n\nTo cover all ballparks, $100/square foot will get your store looking like a Circuit City or better, or 1/2 that if you go bare bones and spend your weekends painting the walls.\n\nLastly, any amount you think you'll need, double it when you ask for investment. Something will always go wrong and you'll need the money. \n\nAlso, an architect will be willing to consult on everything including what tie matches your pants as long as he or she gets paid, but look for one with relevant retail experience, it is very specialized and a residential architect cannot tell you what fixture to use in a store to save his life.