Sounds outstanding. I was in no way critisizing your idea I think its a good one I just know how most establishments in this industry can be.
I will be the first to admit selling anything from a service to a product is a little tougher down south vs up north. I too got a fair shake of business but I couldn't get away with 100 more than the other guy type prices. I settled on about 35 more than my competitors(freelancers) and about 30 less than some of the Billiard shops in town.
I was wanting the regular work. I wanted to have contracts for the recovers. Say every two to three months but it just wouldn't work that way and for me is wasn't worth it to do just a table or two vs 10 to 15 at a time. There was enough sparatic work around do 2 here 2 here 15 here 3 here but ultimately I just make more money in sales and its more reliable.
So would you be targeting mechanics that work for a dealership or journeymen mechanics. Maybe you could set up your school to be a parts distributor, IE cues, chalk, cloth, rubber, pockets and then sell these products to the students rather than pay the premium prices from the dealerships for materials. If I could have gotten cloth for cheaper it would have made a bigger difference in my bottom line.
I will be the first to admit selling anything from a service to a product is a little tougher down south vs up north. I too got a fair shake of business but I couldn't get away with 100 more than the other guy type prices. I settled on about 35 more than my competitors(freelancers) and about 30 less than some of the Billiard shops in town.
I was wanting the regular work. I wanted to have contracts for the recovers. Say every two to three months but it just wouldn't work that way and for me is wasn't worth it to do just a table or two vs 10 to 15 at a time. There was enough sparatic work around do 2 here 2 here 15 here 3 here but ultimately I just make more money in sales and its more reliable.
So would you be targeting mechanics that work for a dealership or journeymen mechanics. Maybe you could set up your school to be a parts distributor, IE cues, chalk, cloth, rubber, pockets and then sell these products to the students rather than pay the premium prices from the dealerships for materials. If I could have gotten cloth for cheaper it would have made a bigger difference in my bottom line.