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    Default I've been thinking...

    Yeah I know... You're all like... :o LMAO



    At a perfect club, what do you imagine?


    The atmosphere, the decor, the whole experience...

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    Default Re: I've been thinking...

    There is a club in Charlotte that I believe is similar. I have never been there so I may not be exactly correct. It is a three part bar. One part normal dance club then it has a sc for men on one side and a sc club for women on the other side. That maybe a common setup in other as well I don't know.

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    Default Re: I've been thinking...

    Yeah I know... You're all like... :o LMAO
    Now careful there Amber, you're gonna have a "brunette moment" if you keep that up. j/k
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    I like your basic idea Amber (particularly diversifying the club in case one part isn't so successful), and I've always had notions of running a strip club of my own, but upon knowing all the bullshit (legal and otherwise) that a club owner has to go through just to keep his/her operation going, and particularly after seeing what a lot of gals report on the pink site, I've come to the conclusion that the job isn't as glamourous as it would seem.

    My fear is that within ten years, the alcohol, nudity, and contact regulations in a lot of localities will get to the point where the only possible fun left to have at a strip club will be the illegal kind conducted in the back room (that is if your local officials let you HAVE a back room).

    Those of us up for some lap dancing will probably have to pay a private dancer $200+ hour or will have to go to rave-like "stripper parties" held in warehouses and barns. Either that, or we strip club lovers will have to relocate and erect "stripper friendly" suburbs outside of large cities to live in where we don't have to put up with the whiny puritans and politically correct officials trying to shut them down, at least at the local level.

    Another problem that a prospective club owner might have to deal with, particularly on the East Coast, would be one of the "Tony Soprano" variety, if you know what I mean.
    [eek]

    Kind of another idea I had was (after winning the lottery), building a house out in the country, and a little "party house" with strip club decor, including a stage, brass poles, lighting, and lap dance couches right on the premises. Then once a week I could have ten or so gals work and invite a bunch of rich guys over and run my very own "private" club, free from law enforcement. I could be the DJ (I'd announce the girls and shut up ) and we could have some self serve kegs on tap for refreshments.
    Former SCJ now in rehab.

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    What would you call it? Earl's place
    Don't make me spank you!

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    Default Re: I've been thinking...

    I'd think you'd make an excellent owner/ manager. It would be best if you consulted with other business professionals to insure your success. Let us know when you do get your own club!

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    Default Re: I've been thinking...

    When I was in Business School, I had a class in Small Buisiness Management where grad students would actual support entrepreneurs in weeding through all of the legal, health, zoning, licensing, financial issues, etc. associated with opening a small business. I'm sure that you would get lots of help if the topic business was a strip club. I'd be happy to volunteer in exchange for a special membership.

    Re your idea...it has a lot of good thoughts for diversifying the activities, spreading the risk and perhaps even making it easier to get zoned than if it was only a strip club. My only personal negative is that when I go to a strip club, I'm less comfortable with women as co-customers and I tend to travel to a club where I'd likely not know other customers. Would your shared use concept eliminate some of the privacy or anonymity that some guys look for in strip clubs by having a lot of couples in the parking lot, etc.?

    I'll tell you, based on how well you market yourself ( I live 3 states away but I'll get some dances from you one day - can't say that for any other dancer)... if you put your mind to it, I think you would make it successful.

    Let us know how things proceed.

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    Default Re: I've been thinking...

    Amber, as a businessperson I think you have what it takes to make it as an owner operator of a club. The more you can learn about the business during your performance days the better.

    However, I don't like your business model. No offense. Your plan for three separate entertainment areas is too complex, at least starting out. The best plans with the best chance of succeeding in my 25 years of experience are more focused.

    Problems I see:

    1. Complexity translates into a greater need for funding. It seems like your plan is trying to hedge one business against the others. If one or two are not doing so well the third will pick up the slack, in theory. However, your finances will be spread too thin over three different businesses with potentially (more like assuredly) three different customer types. It looks as though you do not have confidence in any one single business idea to commit. When one business is doing poorly, you will have to carry that business through a rocky period or close it. God forbid it is two of the three that are not doing well. Then the problems really begin.

    2. Who is really your customer? Demographics. Who do YOU want to attract and serve? You would think that the multiplex concept would enlarge your demographic so that the opportunity to make money would be greater, but the reality is that it is difficult if not impossible to serve everyone equally at their level of expectations and co-mingle customers with completely different interests and resources.

    3. Risk. There are very few businesses that are more difficult to operate than a club. You will be susceptible to all sorts of variables that you may not be able to control. Economy, community standards, legal, large numbers of employees, talent pool, facilities and infrastructure to handle such a large operation, unpredictable revenue streams maybe related to days of the week, some nights you may have NO customers! You must identify risks, regardless of how remote you think they are and mitigate them wherever possible.

    This is jus the tip of the iceberg. At the very least, I would urge you to invest $199 in a business planning software package. It will guide you through making a real plan to follow (this may take you months to perfect) and force you to think about things you might not otherwise think of.

    The more planning, and I mean real world solid planning, you do up front will pay off in the implementation phase. You may find your plan is workable, or you may buy an existing small club (with licenses) to cut your teeth. Long term, you may end up owning and operating 3 different facilities in different parts of town.

    Obviously, just my opinion.

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    though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays

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