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So let me address those that ask why dont you just got get your own spot My Reply: How bout, you just give me $15,000 to start thatll take care of 1st, last months rent and security deposit of a FIVE YEAR LEASE after I find an owner who will lease to me and take the liability of doing urban club events (no matter how classy or upscale, I know its not fair but its just the imagine the media paints of us and we let em) Mind you, this $15,000 has to be spent before I can even apply for an Liqour license.. Ok now loan me $3,500 to $4,000 just to apply for a Liqour license that may take me 6months to get approved or denied on! (Keep in mind I only paid 1st month, last and security) so six months is looking more like $35,500 in rent b4 I make a dime. Smh (hopefully the building owner works with you on this but remember he doesnt owe you anything and he doesnt have to) Meanwhile, Im waiting on licenses and permits .. I have to buy coolers, sound systems, A/c units(optional), paint, accessories, glasses, cups, straws furniture, lights and fixtures ect. So tack on another $10,000 to$20,000 depending on what deals I can find or how elaborate I want or need the spot to look on launch day! So make that $45,000 on the low end b4 a dime is made .. And oh how can I forget I gotta get insurance every business must have in insurance .. So an million dollar plus policy witch is standard for an night club would run me about another $5,000 a year So make that $50,000 Im upto b4 making a dime! Now by the grace of God my Liqour license was approved after I had to explain to the state why in 2006 I owned two Cadillacs and how and where I got the money (Yes they can dive that deep into your personal business) .. Now I have to find a staff, security, a good door man thats gonna let the right people in and keep the wrong ones out, bartenders that are gonna be polite and courteous and that arent gonna steal from from me , and a good D.J or promoter thats gonna bring people out and help me protect my investment as if its their own! Im up to $60,000 b4 I make a dime.. I gotta pay my wonderful staff and I gotta pay the lights and gas! HOLD UP!! I forgot the most important part of why Im in the business... THE LIQOUR.. Oh yes the LIQOUR tack on $8,000 to initially stock my bar with everything b4 I even learn what my target crowd likes to drink!! That brings my grand total to a rounded up $70,000 b4 I make an dime!! Now every club owner wants the best cliental (upscale & classy) so Ill start of with an COLLARS & HEELS ONLY POLICY... And Ill quickly realize that After being open for a month only a total 150 ppl have walked through the door (no cover) because no one wants to dress up to go out in Buffalo and Im stuck up and uppity for tryna make them (que the hate) Mind you Im only tryna give the people what the say they want around here, smh!! So now Im in the hole .. Bills piling up, staff still want their money and remember I borrowed about $40,000 from you and you want your money too lol .. So Im upto about $80,000 I owe b4 making a dime ... I gotta do something I gotta make money right? Im on the hook for a 5 year lease even if I close the business early.. So I relax my standards I let the sweatshirts in I let the solid tees in I let the ladies in with sneakers ( High Risk, High Reward crowd) IM GETTING MONEY NOW right? WRONG!! I have a crowd now but now I have to increase my security by triple just incase something goes wrong .. So I make $3000 at the door $1500 goes to security of rip and I dont even touch that money because the remainder goes to my promoters.. And as Liqour is sold Liqour must be restocked on a weekly basis!! MORE MONEY!!!! and you better hire a good lawyer because our ppl are sue happy but thats another story!! So now the city is putting pressure on me because I promised the State Liqour Authority and town council that I was only gonna attract High end cliental .. But when the city workers come to clean the streets the morning after theyre finding blunt guts ect. on the ground And they complain to the city!!! So now Im investigated for bringing that thug element out and throwing thug parties may not be the issue but thats what it looks like So I go back to the original format I turn up my dress code again I anger the Real N**as that pop bottles but never want to follow the rules or protocol, and those couple of classy cliental dont want to come back because now my spot is considered ratchet smh Loooooooong story short, its almost not worth it to open a spot here because those (upscale) people just DONT SUPPORT!!! So all of my classy people if you want better you gotta do better!! I know this post was long but hopefully this sheds light on what we have to go through as business owners and event planners in the great city of Buffalo ( white or Black ) its bad for all of us .. But we do it because we love what we do for you THE PEOPLE because #ItaintaboutTheMoney
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:22:21 +0000

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