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Entrepreneurship ski shop?
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so in entrepreneurship i was thinkin if i could ever open a ski shop in boston (or anywhere on the east coast, boston is the closest) that was made for park/freeride skiiers? idk maybe ive never been to a good ski shop but where ever i go i never see any good brands like Saga or Jibberish or anyhting like that.
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so, this is for a class of some sort? i dont see why not
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You can definitely do that. Core shops are sick because there not corporate. They are skiers doing things for their fellow skiers. Its a lot of work to get one going but its worth it. Its cool to because it builds the community. We have SSV out here and its super corporate. You cant go in there and identify with the place. They just wanna sell you skis and push you out the door. You can go into a core shop and talk about the latest skiing news or gear, sit down and watch a ski movie. Enjoy the lifestyle, Enjoy the place. Most of us are younger and aren't super well off at this point in our lives, but for right now shredding is our slice of the good life. When you run a core shop your part of the community in many ways. business, social and wherever else it takes you. enjoy it. work hard everyday. appreciate the people around you and everything will work out!
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Yea man, fuck corporations.
Owning a business is about losing money.
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Well I do not believe that Saga sells to shops at this point and Jiberish is super exclusive with the shops that they sell to.
There are some core shops that have been successful i.e Axis but that is because a lot of those shops have a cult following in their areas basically. There is way more to owning a ski shop then you actually think until you work in one.
It is possible and if you really want to make it happen! One word of warning though is that you will not ski.
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sounds like the life to me...
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That's the problem with stuff you like doing, the deeper you get into it, the less you get to do it.
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He never said a thing about not trying to make a profit.
In fact, everything he said is the type of shit that is going to make a new shop like Slope Style wipe the floor with the big box stores of the world.
Specialty stores can't/don't exist without customer loyalty and trust. That is the very thing what helps them turn a profit...
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